| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Robert Ragsdale (fresh) SG - Troy Ruck (fresh) SF - Jason Wardell (fresh) PF - Chris Howard (fresh) C - Ricky Lake (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) SG - Mike Kelley (fresh) SF - Jack Kucinski (fresh) PF - Robert Frazier (fresh) C - Scott Morgan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ricky Lake wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mike Kelley steps in front of the Robert Ragsdale pass | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham loses the dribble to Chris Howard | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Ragsdale hits a shot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Frazier hits a jump hook from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | St. Mary's (MN) | The pull-up jumper by Troy Ruck is blocked by Scott Morgan | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Shawn Cheatham | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Ragsdale - foul #1 on Robert Ragsdale, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | St. Mary's (MN) | Jason Wardell comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley misses the tip | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | St. Mary's (MN) | Chris Howard pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | Jason Wardell connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:45 | St. John's (MN) | Troy Ruck is called for the reach on Shawn Cheatham - foul #1 on Troy Ruck, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Fears (C) Ricky Lake | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 17:37 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Troy Ruck - foul #2 on Troy Ruck, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Charles Binford (SG) Troy Ruck | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 17:37 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:37 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:37 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to Joseph Fears | 4-5 |
| 17:27 | St. Mary's (MN) | Chris Howard makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Binford | 7-5 |
| 17:07 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 17:06 | St. Mary's (MN) | Chris Howard gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:56 | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Ragsdale is called for 10 seconds | 7-5 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Danial Socha (PG), Brian Robinson (SF), Joseph Rusk (C) Robert Ragsdale, Jason Wardell, Chris Howard | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole (SF), Jan Williams (PF), Fred McHargue (C) Jack Kucinski, Robert Frazier, Scott Morgan | |
| 16:45 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Shawn Cheatham | 7-8 |
| 16:31 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Rusk clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Shawn Cheatham - foul #1 on Shawn Cheatham, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Ricky Lake (C) Joseph Fears | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Manuel Guerro (SF) Mike Kelley | |
| 16:31 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Rusk misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:31 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Rusk makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:19 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Cheatham | 8-11 |
| 16:06 | St. Mary's (MN) | Danial Socha comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 8-11 |
| 16:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ricky Lake hits the follow up shot | 10-11 |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Danial Socha (fresh) SG - Charles Binford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Robinson (fresh) PF - Joseph Rusk (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ricky Lake (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Poole (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Manuel Guerro (fresh) PF - Jan Williams (fresh) C - Fred McHargue (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham misses long on a floater from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 15:39 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 15:19 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 15:17 | St. John's (MN) | Fred McHargue gets the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 15:02 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams makes the runner from the left block | 10-13 |
| 14:50 | St. Mary's (MN) | Danial Socha clanks a 3 from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 14:49 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 14:37 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-13 |
| 14:36 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Rusk pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 14:22 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Rusk makes the shot from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 14:06 | St. John's (MN) | Charles Binford steps in front of the Fred McHargue pass | 12-13 |
| 14:03 | St. Mary's (MN) | Brian Robinson lays it up and in set up by Charles Binford | 14-13 |
| 13:47 | St. John's (MN) | Fred McHargue loses the dribble to Brian Robinson | 14-13 |
| 13:34 | St. Mary's (MN) | Brian Robinson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Brian Robinson, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Ragsdale (PG), Alex Record (SG), Jason Wardell (SF), Chris Howard (PF), Joseph Fears (C) Danial Socha, Charles Binford, Brian Robinson, Joseph Rusk, Ricky Lake | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan (PG), Mike Kelley (SG), Jack Kucinski (SF), Robert Frazier (PF), Scott Morgan (C) Shawn Cheatham, Terry Poole, Manuel Guerro, Jan Williams, Fred McHargue | |
| 13:16 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 13:15 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to Jason Wardell | 14-13 |
| 13:02 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Fears can't finish the layup | 14-13 |
| 13:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Jason Wardell tips it in | 16-13 |
| 12:48 | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 12:46 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Kucinski | 16-13 |
| 12:26 | St. John's (MN) | Alex Record is called for the reach on Mike Kelley - foul #1 on Alex Record, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole (PG) John Whelan | |
| 12:18 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mike Kelley | 16-15 |
| 12:07 | St. Mary's (MN) | Chris Howard can't finish the layup | 16-15 |
| 12:05 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Fears grabs the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 11:50 | St. Mary's (MN) | Jason Wardell misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jack Kucinski - foul #1 on Jack Kucinski, team foul #2 | 16-15 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham (PG) Terry Poole | |
| 11:50 | St. Mary's (MN) | Jason Wardell makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:50 | St. Mary's (MN) | Jason Wardell misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:50 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Robert Ragsdale (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alex Record (fresh) SF - Jason Wardell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Fears (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Kelley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Kucinski (fresh) PF - Robert Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Frazier hits the finger roll on a great pass from Shawn Cheatham | 17-17 |
| 11:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Ragsdale travels with the ball | 17-17 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Charles Binford (PG), Brian Robinson (SG), Ricky Lake (C) Robert Ragsdale, Alex Record, Joseph Fears | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole (SF), Jan Williams (PF), Fred McHargue (C) Jack Kucinski, Robert Frazier, Scott Morgan | |
| 11:14 | St. John's (MN) | Charles Binford is called for the reach on Shawn Cheatham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Binford, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| 11:03 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Cheatham | 17-20 |
| 10:40 | St. Mary's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham takes the ball from Brian Robinson | 17-20 |
| 10:35 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham lays it up and in | 17-22 |
| 10:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | Jason Wardell is hacked by Terry Poole - foul #1 on Terry Poole, team foul #3 | 17-22 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Ragsdale (PG), Joseph Fears (PF), Joseph Rusk (C) Jason Wardell, Chris Howard, Ricky Lake | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jack Kucinski (SF), Robert Frazier (PF) Mike Kelley, Fred McHargue | |
| 09:55 | St. Mary's (MN) | Charles Binford can't throw it down | 17-22 |
| 09:54 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 09:48 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Ragsdale is called for the reach on Shawn Cheatham - foul #2 on Robert Ragsdale, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Danial Socha (PG), Alex Record (SF) Robert Ragsdale, Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan (C) Jan Williams | |
| 09:48 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:48 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:25 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Fears throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-24 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Jason Wardell (SF) Charles Binford | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan (SG) Shawn Cheatham | |
| 09:02 | St. John's (MN) | Alex Record steps in front of the John Whelan pass | 17-24 |
| 08:42 | St. Mary's (MN) | Jason Wardell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Danial Socha | 19-24 |
| 08:20 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan slams it home on a great pass from Terry Poole | 19-26 |
| 07:58 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Rusk's floater is knocked away by Scott Morgan | 19-26 |
| 07:57 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Frazier snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 07:45 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Terry Poole, team foul #4 | 19-26 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Charles Binford (SG), Brian Robinson (SF), Chris Howard (PF), Ricky Lake (C) Alex Record, Jason Wardell, Joseph Fears, Joseph Rusk | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham (PG), Mike Kelley (SG), Manuel Guerro (SF), Jan Williams (PF), Fred McHargue (C) Terry Poole, John Whelan, Jack Kucinski, Robert Frazier, Scott Morgan | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Danial Socha (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Binford (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Lake (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mike Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Guerro (fresh) PF - Jan Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred McHargue (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ricky Lake is hacked by Fred McHargue - foul #1 on Fred McHargue, team foul #5 | 19-26 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Michael Foster (PG) Danial Socha | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 06:58 | St. Mary's (MN) | Chris Howard buries a 3 from straight away set up by Charles Binford | 22-26 |
| 06:44 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams misses the lay-in | 22-26 |
| 06:43 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ricky Lake grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 06:24 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ricky Lake comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 06:22 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 06:17 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 06:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to Ricky Lake | 22-26 |
| 05:58 | St. Mary's (MN) | Charles Binford misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 05:57 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 05:35 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Shawn Cheatham and he's hacked by Chris Howard - foul #1 on Chris Howard, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Jason Wardell (SF), Joseph Fears (C) Michael Foster, Ricky Lake | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jack Kucinski (SF), Scott Morgan (C) Manuel Guerro, Fred McHargue | |
| 05:35 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams misses the free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:35 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Fears gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 05:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Jason Wardell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 05:15 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 04:54 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams misses the easy layup | 22-28 |
| 04:53 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Morgan | 22-28 |
| 04:41 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 04:39 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to Brian Robinson | 22-28 |
| 04:20 | St. Mary's (MN) | Scott Morgan takes the ball from Brian Robinson | 22-28 |
| 04:04 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham is hacked by Charles Binford - foul #2 on Charles Binford, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Danial Socha (PG), Alex Record (SG), Ricky Lake (C) Charles Binford, Brian Robinson, Chris Howard | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan (SG), Manuel Guerro (SF), Robert Frazier (PF) Mike Kelley, Jack Kucinski, Jan Williams | |
| 04:04 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ricky Lake pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 03:50 | St. Mary's (MN) | Jason Wardell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 03:48 | St. Mary's (MN) | Joseph Fears snags the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 03:42 | St. Mary's (MN) | Alex Record clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 03:40 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ricky Lake tips it back up and in | 24-28 |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Danial Socha (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Record (fresh) SF - Jason Wardell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Fears (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ricky Lake (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Whelan (fresh) SF - Manuel Guerro (fresh) PF - Robert Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | St. John's (MN) | Manuel Guerro is fouled on the floor by Joseph Fears - foul #1 on Joseph Fears, team foul #10 | 24-28 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Ragsdale (PG), Troy Ruck (SG), Joseph Rusk (PF) Danial Socha, Alex Record, Joseph Fears | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole (PG), Fred McHargue (C) Shawn Cheatham, Scott Morgan | |
| 03:22 | St. John's (MN) | Manuel Guerro makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:22 | St. John's (MN) | Manuel Guerro makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:57 | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Frazier blocks the short jumper by Ricky Lake | 24-30 |
| 02:56 | St. Mary's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Ruck | 24-30 |
| 02:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ricky Lake misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Fred McHargue - foul #2 on Fred McHargue, team foul #6 | 24-30 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Alex Record (SF), Chris Howard (PF) Jason Wardell, Joseph Rusk | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley (SG), Jack Kucinski (SF) John Whelan, Manuel Guerro | |
| 02:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ricky Lake misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ricky Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:19 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 02:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ricky Lake pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 02:12 | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Ragsdale's dunk attempt is rejected by Fred McHargue | 25-30 |
| 02:11 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 01:56 | St. John's (MN) | Jack Kucinski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-30 |
| 01:55 | St. Mary's (MN) | Alex Record grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 01:49 | St. Mary's (MN) | Jack Kucinski picks off the pass by Chris Howard | 25-30 |
| 01:30 | St. John's (MN) | Jack Kucinski misses the 3 from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 01:28 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ricky Lake snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 01:12 | St. Mary's (MN) | Troy Ruck makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Chris Howard and he's fouled by Robert Frazier - foul #1 on Robert Frazier, team foul #7 | 28-30 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Jason Wardell (SF), Joseph Fears (C) Alex Record, Ricky Lake | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham (PG), Jan Williams (PF), Scott Morgan (C) Terry Poole, Robert Frazier, Fred McHargue | |
| 01:12 | St. Mary's (MN) | Troy Ruck makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:50 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Ragsdale takes the ball from Jack Kucinski | 29-30 |
| 00:30 | St. Mary's (MN) | Robert Ragsdale can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 00:28 | St. Mary's (MN) | Jason Wardell gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 00:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Jason Wardell drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 00:00 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley buries a halfcourt shot | 32-33 |