| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Laughlin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donte Gengler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willie Holmes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jerald Ellison (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Colin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Cornelius Blount (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Apple (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Gerhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Milliner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Byron Belcher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Baylor | David Gerhardt inbounds the ball | 31-20 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Baylor | The jump hook by Byron Belcher is blocked by James Colin | 31-20 |
| 19:40 | Baylor | The offensive rebound goes to David Gerhardt | 31-20 |
| 19:16 | Baylor | Jerald Ellison denies the turnaround by James Milliner | 31-20 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | James Colin gets the rebound | 31-20 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Willie Holmes misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-20 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Willie Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Mark Laughlin | 33-20 |
| 18:08 | Baylor | Adam Apple misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-20 |
| 18:07 | Baylor | Byron Belcher tips it back up and in | 33-22 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | James Colin is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Apple - foul #1 on Adam Apple, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield (SF), Sean Bono (PF) Willie Holmes, Jerald Ellison | |
| Subs | Baylor | Charles Lewis (PG), Michael Zawistowski (SG), Edward Durham (SF), Paul Uchida (PF), Ehioze Suleiman (C) Cornelius Blount, Adam Apple, David Gerhardt, James Milliner, Byron Belcher | |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Donte Gengler drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Mark Laughlin | 36-22 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 17:16 | Baylor | Ehioze Suleiman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Colin - foul #2 on James Colin, team foul #1 | 36-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Virgil Kimble (SG), Willie Holmes (SF), Lewis Boudreaux (C) Mark Laughlin, Donte Gengler, James Colin | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 17:16 | Baylor | Ehioze Suleiman makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 17:16 | Baylor | Ehioze Suleiman misses the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lewis Boudreaux | 36-23 |
| 16:57 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield's pass is intercepted by Ehioze Suleiman | 36-23 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 16:52 | Baylor | Lewis Boudreaux swats the short shot by Ehioze Suleiman | 36-23 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Virgil Kimble grabs the board | 36-23 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Willie Holmes connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Jerry Westerfield | 38-23 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 16:05 | Baylor | 3 seconds is called on Charles Lewis | 38-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Laughlin (PG), Donte Gengler (SG), Jerald Ellison (PF) Jerry Westerfield, Virgil Kimble, Sean Bono | |
| Subs | Baylor | Cornelius Blount (PG), Adam Apple (SG), David Gerhardt (SF), James Milliner (PF), Byron Belcher (C) Charles Lewis, Michael Zawistowski, Edward Durham, Paul Uchida, Ehioze Suleiman | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison misses the lay-in | 38-23 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin can't tip it in | 38-23 |
| 15:34 | Baylor | Cornelius Blount grabs the defensive rebound | 38-23 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Laughlin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donte Gengler (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Willie Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerald Ellison (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Lewis Boudreaux (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Cornelius Blount (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Apple (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Gerhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Milliner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Byron Belcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Baylor | Adam Apple connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Cornelius Blount | 38-26 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin is fouled in the backcourt by Cornelius Blount - foul #3 on Cornelius Blount, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Colin (C) Lewis Boudreaux | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison travels with the ball | 38-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Edward Durham (PF), Michael Zawistowski (C) James Milliner, Byron Belcher | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 14:30 | Baylor | Michael Zawistowski clanks a floater from the left side | 38-26 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Donte Gengler is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Laughlin | 41-26 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 14:08 | Baylor | Michael Zawistowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Willie Holmes - foul #3 on Willie Holmes, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Virgil Kimble (SG), Sean Bono (PF) Mark Laughlin, Donte Gengler, Jerald Ellison | |
| Subs | Baylor | Charles Lewis (PG), Paul Uchida (PF), Byron Belcher (C) Cornelius Blount, Adam Apple, David Gerhardt | |
| 14:08 | Baylor | Michael Zawistowski misses the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 14:08 | Baylor | Michael Zawistowski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Lewis - foul #3 on Charles Lewis, team foul #3 | 41-27 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Virgil Kimble | 43-27 |
| 13:28 | Baylor | Byron Belcher makes the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on James Colin - foul #3 on James Colin, team foul #3 | 43-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donte Gengler (SF), Lewis Boudreaux (C) Willie Holmes, James Colin | |
| Subs | Baylor | Adam Apple (SG), David Gerhardt (SF) Michael Zawistowski, Edward Durham | |
| 13:28 | Baylor | Byron Belcher makes the free throw | 43-30 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Donte Gengler misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-30 |
| 13:07 | Baylor | Adam Apple pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 12:57 | Baylor | Adam Apple misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-30 |
| 12:56 | Baylor | David Gerhardt pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 12:38 | Baylor | A charge is called on Byron Belcher - foul #1 on Byron Belcher, team foul #4 | 43-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Laughlin (PG), Jerald Ellison (SF) Virgil Kimble, Donte Gengler | |
| Subs | Baylor | Cornelius Blount (PG), Michael Zawistowski (SG), James Milliner (PF), Ehioze Suleiman (C) Charles Lewis, Adam Apple, Paul Uchida, Byron Belcher | |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison double dribbles | 43-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donte Gengler (SG), Willie Holmes (SF), James Colin (C) Jerry Westerfield, Sean Bono, Lewis Boudreaux | |
| Subs | Baylor | Edward Durham (SF) David Gerhardt | |
| 12:05 | Baylor | Ehioze Suleiman drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Michael Zawistowski | 43-32 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | James Colin slams it home on a great pass from Mark Laughlin | 45-32 |
| 11:43 | Baylor | Mark Laughlin is called for the reach on Cornelius Blount in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Laughlin, team foul #4 | 45-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Virgil Kimble (SG) Donte Gengler | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 11:34 | Baylor | Jerald Ellison is called for the reach on Cornelius Blount - foul #1 on Jerald Ellison, team foul #5 | 45-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Adam Apple (SG), David Gerhardt (SF) Michael Zawistowski, James Milliner | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Laughlin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Virgil Kimble (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerald Ellison (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - James Colin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Cornelius Blount (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Apple (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Gerhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Durham (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ehioze Suleiman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Baylor | Adam Apple hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-32 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Willie Holmes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Willie Holmes can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Gerhardt - foul #1 on David Gerhardt, team foul #5 | 45-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donte Gengler (SG), Sean Bono (PF), Lewis Boudreaux (C) Virgil Kimble, Jerald Ellison, James Colin | |
| Subs | Baylor | Charles Lewis (PG), Michael Zawistowski (SF), Paul Uchida (PF), Byron Belcher (C) Cornelius Blount, David Gerhardt, Edward Durham, Ehioze Suleiman | |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Willie Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Willie Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 10:15 | Baylor | Sean Bono blocks the jumper by Paul Uchida | 47-32 |
| 10:14 | Baylor | Charles Lewis grabs the offensive board | 47-32 |
| 09:53 | Baylor | Paul Uchida clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Sean Bono - foul #1 on Sean Bono, team foul #6 | 47-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield (PG) Mark Laughlin | |
| Subs | Baylor | James Milliner (PF) Adam Apple | |
| 09:53 | Baylor | Paul Uchida makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 09:53 | Baylor | Paul Uchida makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Donte Gengler clanks a turnaround from close range | 47-34 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Sean Bono snags the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux drills a runner from the right block set up by Donte Gengler | 49-34 |
| 08:50 | Baylor | Paul Uchida buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Charles Lewis | 49-36 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Donte Gengler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-36 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Holmes | 49-36 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Willie Holmes is whistled for traveling | 49-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Laughlin (PG), Virgil Kimble (SG), Jerald Ellison (PF), James Colin (C) Donte Gengler, Willie Holmes, Sean Bono, Lewis Boudreaux | |
| Subs | Baylor | Cornelius Blount (PG), Adam Apple (SG), David Gerhardt (SF), Edward Durham (PF), Ehioze Suleiman (C) Charles Lewis, Paul Uchida, Michael Zawistowski, James Milliner, Byron Belcher | |
| 07:41 | Baylor | Cornelius Blount misses long on a shot from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | David Gerhardt is called for the reach on Jerald Ellison - foul #2 on David Gerhardt, team foul #6 | 49-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donte Gengler (SF) Jerry Westerfield | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Laughlin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Virgil Kimble (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donte Gengler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerald Ellison (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - James Colin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Cornelius Blount (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Apple (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Gerhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Durham (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ehioze Suleiman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison blows the layup | 49-36 |
| 06:56 | Baylor | Ehioze Suleiman gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 06:38 | Baylor | Adam Apple's pass is intercepted by Virgil Kimble | 49-36 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Virgil Kimble lays it in | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:20 | Baylor | Adam Apple makes the runner in the lane | 51-38 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Donte Gengler makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Laughlin | 54-38 |
| 05:40 | Baylor | Ehioze Suleiman clanks a turnaround in the lane | 54-38 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | James Colin gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Adam Apple is called for the reach on Virgil Kimble - foul #2 on Adam Apple, team foul #7 | 54-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield (SG), Sean Bono (PF), Lewis Boudreaux (C) Mark Laughlin, Jerald Ellison, James Colin | |
| Subs | Baylor | Charles Lewis (PG), Michael Zawistowski (SG), Paul Uchida (SF), James Milliner (PF), Byron Belcher (C) Cornelius Blount, Adam Apple, David Gerhardt, Edward Durham, Ehioze Suleiman | |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Virgil Kimble makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Virgil Kimble makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 05:05 | Baylor | Byron Belcher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 56-38 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield gets the rebound | 56-38 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Charles Lewis steals it from Lewis Boudreaux | 56-38 |
| 04:31 | Baylor | James Milliner is called for traveling | 56-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Holmes (SF) Donte Gengler | |
| Subs | Baylor | Edward Durham (PF), Ehioze Suleiman (C) James Milliner, Byron Belcher | |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Willie Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Laughlin (SG) Willie Holmes | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Baylor | Sean Bono is called for the reach on Michael Zawistowski - foul #2 on Sean Bono, team foul #7 | 56-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Baylor | Oscar Davila (PG) Charles Lewis | |
| 03:43 | Baylor | Michael Zawistowski makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 03:43 | Baylor | Michael Zawistowski misses the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Michael Zawistowski is called for the reach on Mark Laughlin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Zawistowski, team foul #8 | 56-39 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin misses the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 03:41 | Baylor | Paul Uchida grabs the board | 56-39 |
| 03:32 | Baylor | Paul Uchida can't connect on a shot near the basket | 56-39 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Sean Bono grabs the board | 56-39 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Ehioze Suleiman - foul #3 on Ehioze Suleiman, team foul #9 | 56-39 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux misses the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 03:11 | Baylor | Paul Uchida gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Virgil Kimble (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Laughlin (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SF - Jerry Westerfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sean Bono (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Lewis Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Oscar Davila (fresh) SG - Michael Zawistowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Durham (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Paul Uchida (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ehioze Suleiman (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Baylor | Paul Uchida misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Sean Bono - foul #3 on Sean Bono, team foul #8 | 57-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerald Ellison (SF) Mark Laughlin | |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| 02:52 | Baylor | Paul Uchida misses the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 02:52 | Baylor | Paul Uchida misses the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Sean Bono snags the defensive board | 57-39 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux hits a wide open turnaround in the lane | 59-39 |
| 02:08 | Baylor | Jerry Westerfield steps in front of the Paul Uchida pass | 59-39 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Westerfield | 61-39 |
| 01:22 | Baylor | Paul Uchida scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Oscar Davila | 61-41 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison banks in the layup | 63-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Baylor | Lewis Boudreaux swats the short shot by Ehioze Suleiman | 63-41 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison grabs the board | 63-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield connects on the jumper from the left side | 65-41 |
| 00:19 | Baylor | Paul Uchida misses the runner in the lane | 65-41 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Virgil Kimble | 65-41 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield runs out the clock | 65-41 |