| Lineup | Denver | PG - William McLaughlin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Travis Earhart (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herman Marino (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wesley Zangl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norbert Cousins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Putt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Eli Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Richard Putt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 26-25 |
| 19:39 | Denver | The rebound goes to Wesley Zangl | 26-25 |
| 19:24 | Denver | William Walker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Herman Marino takes the ball from Stephen King | 29-25 |
| 18:51 | Denver | Earl Standish is called for the reach on William Walker - foul #3 on Earl Standish, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 18:29 | Denver | 3 seconds is called on Wesley Zangl | 29-25 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Eli Reese is alone and drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen King | 29-27 |
| 17:51 | Denver | Earl Standish steps in front of the William McLaughlin pass | 29-27 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Earl Standish dunks the ball | 29-29 |
| 17:19 | Denver | Eli Reese steals it from Travis Earhart | 29-29 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Travis Earhart steals it from Earl Standish | 29-29 |
| 17:06 | Denver | William McLaughlin banks in the layup set up by Travis Earhart | 31-29 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Earl Standish makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen King | 31-31 |
| 16:25 | Denver | Herman Marino connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by William McLaughlin | 33-31 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Earl Standish works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 16:05 | Denver | William McLaughlin pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 15:41 | Denver | William Walker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 15:40 | Denver | Wesley Zangl tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William McLaughlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Travis Earhart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Herman Marino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Wesley Zangl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norbert Cousins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Putt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Eli Reese (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Earl Standish connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Norbert Cousins | 35-34 |
| 14:59 | Denver | William McLaughlin is fouled on the floor by Earl Standish - foul #4 on Earl Standish, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Ryland (PG), Dexter Bruce (SG), Nile Porter (SF), Cole Kline (PF) William McLaughlin, William Walker, Travis Earhart, Herman Marino | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Jones (PG), David Rister (SG), Max Webster (SF), Donald Mealy (C) Earl Standish, Stephen King, Norbert Cousins, Eli Reese | |
| 14:36 | Denver | Richard Ryland clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Max Webster pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Chad Jones's layup is rejected by Wesley Zangl | 35-34 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | David Rister gets the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Chad Jones can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Nile Porter - foul #1 on Nile Porter, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Herman Marino (PF) Wesley Zangl | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Chad Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Chad Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:11 | Denver | Cole Kline snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 13:51 | Denver | Herman Marino blows the dunk | 35-35 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | David Rister snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | The jump hook by Donald Mealy is blocked by Herman Marino | 35-35 |
| 13:41 | Denver | Nile Porter snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 13:14 | Denver | Herman Marino misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 35-35 |
| 13:13 | Denver | Nile Porter hits the follow up shot | 37-35 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Chad Jones makes the turnaround from the left block | 37-37 |
| 12:42 | Denver | Dexter Bruce can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 12:40 | Denver | Nile Porter gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:27 | Denver | Nile Porter's floater is tipped away by Richard Putt | 37-37 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Chad Jones | 37-37 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Max Webster drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 11:49 | Denver | Dexter Bruce is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dexter Bruce, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Denver | William McLaughlin (PG), William Walker (SG), Travis Earhart (SF), Wesley Zangl (C) Richard Ryland, Dexter Bruce, Nile Porter, Cole Kline | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Standish (PG), Stephen King (SG), Norbert Cousins (SF), Eli Reese (C) Chad Jones, David Rister, Max Webster, Richard Putt | |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Eli Reese banks in the layup | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William McLaughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Travis Earhart (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Herman Marino (tiring) 7 pts. C - Wesley Zangl (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norbert Cousins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Mealy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eli Reese (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Denver | William Walker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Donald Mealy gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | William McLaughlin is called for the reach on Stephen King - foul #3 on William McLaughlin, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Cole Kline (PF) Herman Marino | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Jones (PF) Donald Mealy | |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Chad Jones misses long on an open jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Cole Kline - foul #1 on Cole Kline, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Nile Porter (C) Wesley Zangl | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Chad Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Chad Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:19 | Denver | William McLaughlin comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Chad Jones | 37-44 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Nile Porter takes the ball from Eli Reese | 37-44 |
| 09:31 | Denver | William McLaughlin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Chad Jones - foul #2 on Chad Jones, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Ryland (SG), Wesley Zangl (C) William Walker, Nile Porter | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:31 | Denver | William McLaughlin makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:31 | Denver | William McLaughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-47 |
| 08:50 | Denver | Cole Kline is hacked by Chad Jones - foul #3 on Chad Jones, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Herman Marino (PF) Cole Kline | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Putt (PF), Donald Mealy (C) Chad Jones, Eli Reese | |
| 08:29 | Denver | Richard Putt is called for the reach on Herman Marino - foul #2 on Richard Putt, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Nile Porter (SF) Travis Earhart | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rister (SG) Stephen King | |
| 08:12 | Denver | Richard Ryland loses the ball out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Dexter Bruce (SG) William McLaughlin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Max Webster (SF) Norbert Cousins | |
| 07:52 | St. John's | David Rister is hacked by Nile Porter - foul #2 on Nile Porter, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Jones (PG) Earl Standish | |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Donald Mealy is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Mealy, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Cole Kline (PF) Herman Marino | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:16 | Denver | Wesley Zangl lays it in | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Ryland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dexter Bruce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nile Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cole Kline (fresh) 5 reb. C - Wesley Zangl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chad Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SG - David Rister (fresh) SF - Max Webster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Putt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Donald Mealy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Chad Jones buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Mealy and the foul's on Richard Ryland - foul #2 on Richard Ryland, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Denver | William McLaughlin (PG), William Walker (SG), Travis Earhart (SF) Richard Ryland, Dexter Bruce, Wesley Zangl | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen King (SG), Norbert Cousins (SF), Eli Reese (C) David Rister, Max Webster, Donald Mealy | |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Chad Jones misses the free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Eli Reese | 41-49 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins blows the layup but the foul's on William Walker - foul #4 on William Walker, team foul #7 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Standish (PG) Richard Putt | |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:22 | Denver | Travis Earhart hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 41-51 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Earl Standish grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Earl Standish works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen King | 41-53 |
| 05:46 | Denver | William Walker can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-53 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Eli Reese | 41-53 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Eli Reese hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 41-53 |
| 05:31 | Denver | Travis Earhart grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 05:08 | Denver | The short jumper by Cole Kline is denied by Chad Jones | 41-53 |
| 05:07 | Denver | Nile Porter pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 04:55 | Denver | William Walker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Earl Standish grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Stephen King knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Earl Standish | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:29 | Denver | William Walker is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 41-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Ryland (SG), Herman Marino (PF), Wesley Zangl (C) William Walker, Cole Kline, Nile Porter | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rister (SG), Richard Putt (PF), Donald Mealy (C) Earl Standish, Chad Jones, Eli Reese | |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-55 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Donald Mealy tips it in | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Denver | William McLaughlin's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by David Rister | 41-57 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | David Rister can't finish the layup | 41-57 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins grabs the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Donald Mealy double dribbles | 41-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Dexter Bruce (SG), Nile Porter (SF), Cole Kline (PF) William McLaughlin, Travis Earhart, Herman Marino | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Standish (PG), Max Webster (SF) Stephen King, Norbert Cousins | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Ryland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dexter Bruce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nile Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cole Kline (fresh) 5 reb. C - Wesley Zangl (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Rister (fresh) SF - Max Webster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Putt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Donald Mealy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Denver | Nile Porter is hacked by Max Webster - foul #1 on Max Webster, team foul #7 | 41-57 |
| 02:57 | Denver | Nile Porter makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 02:57 | Denver | Nile Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Rister | 42-57 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Earl Standish connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Richard Putt and he's hacked by Richard Ryland - foul #3 on Richard Ryland, team foul #8 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eli Reese (C) Donald Mealy | |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Earl Standish makes the free throw | 42-60 |
| 02:22 | Denver | Cole Kline blows the layup | 42-60 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Richard Putt grabs the defensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Earl Standish shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-60 |
| 01:51 | Denver | Dexter Bruce pulls down the rebound | 42-60 |
| 01:39 | Denver | Eli Reese picks off the pass by Cole Kline | 42-60 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Eli Reese comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 42-60 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Richard Putt tips it in | 42-62 |
| 01:00 | Denver | Cole Kline lays it up and in and he's fouled by Earl Standish - foul #5 on Earl Standish, team foul #8 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Jones (PG), Stephen King (SG), Norbert Cousins (SF) Earl Standish, David Rister, Max Webster | |
| 01:00 | Denver | Cole Kline makes the free throw | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Chad Jones | 45-64 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Denver | Richard Ryland loses the dribble to Stephen King | 45-64 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Stephen King can't throw it down | 45-64 |
| 00:26 | Denver | Wesley Zangl grabs the board | 45-64 |
| 00:20 | Denver | Chad Jones takes the ball from Richard Ryland | 45-64 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Richard Putt lays it up and in set up by Chad Jones | 45-66 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Cole Kline scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-66 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Chad Jones runs out the clock | 47-66 |