| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Taube (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Carr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Robert Ewell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Alva Krolikowski (fresh) SF - Larry Forman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Gaudet (fresh) C - Harold Petri (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | David Carr inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Larry Forman is called for the reach on David Carr - foul #2 on Larry Forman, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (PG), Jeffrey Genao (PF) Ante Banowski, Charles Wilton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Robert Grammer hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 19:10 | Minnesota | Charles Taube steps in front of the Willie Gaudet pass | 32-32 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Michael Clark connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Genao and he's fouled by Willie Gaudet - foul #2 on Willie Gaudet, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Charles Wilton (PF) Robert Grammer, Jeffrey Genao | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:40 | Minnesota | Ante Banowski steals it from Alva Krolikowski | 35-32 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Charles Taube hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 35-32 |
| 18:13 | Minnesota | Harold Petri snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 17:49 | Minnesota | Alva Krolikowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 17:47 | Minnesota | Larry Forman pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:39 | Minnesota | Willie Gaudet misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ante Banowski - foul #2 on Ante Banowski, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (PG), Jeffrey Genao (PF) Ante Banowski, Charles Wilton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Wagar (PG), Terrell Creighton (SG), Leo Moore (SF), Arthur Farr (C) Robert Ewell, Alva Krolikowski, Larry Forman, Harold Petri | |
| 17:39 | Minnesota | Willie Gaudet misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:39 | Minnesota | Willie Gaudet makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | David Carr misses the dunk attempt | 35-33 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Michael Clark tips it back up and in | 37-33 |
| 16:43 | Minnesota | Robert Wagar drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Terrell Creighton | 37-35 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | David Carr misses long on a floater from the right side | 37-35 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | David Carr tips it but misses | 37-35 |
| 16:19 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Arthur Farr | 37-35 |
| 16:02 | Minnesota | Robert Grammer picks off the pass by Robert Wagar | 37-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Taube (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Clark (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Robert Wagar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Terrell Creighton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Moore (fresh) PF - Willie Gaudet (tiring) 1 pts. C - Arthur Farr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Willie Gaudet is called for the reach on Jeffrey Genao - foul #3 on Willie Gaudet, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Allen Lankford (SF), Charles Wilton (PF) Robert Grammer, Charles Taube, David Carr, Jeffrey Genao | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Starr (PG), Larry Forman (SF), Frederic Kropp (PF), Harold Petri (C) Robert Wagar, Leo Moore, Willie Gaudet, Arthur Farr | |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Mark Alexander misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Allen Lankford tips it in | 39-35 |
| 15:09 | Minnesota | Larry Forman hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Terrell Creighton | 39-38 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Michael Clark comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 39-38 |
| 14:42 | Minnesota | Harold Petri snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 14:25 | Minnesota | Terrell Creighton double dribbles | 39-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (PG), Charles Taube (SG), David Carr (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Ante Banowski, Mark Alexander, Allen Lankford, Charles Wilton, Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Ewell (PG), Alva Krolikowski (SG), Leo Moore (PF) Peter Starr, Terrell Creighton, Harold Petri | |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Robert Grammer misses badly on a floater from the right side | 39-38 |
| 14:04 | Minnesota | Larry Forman snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 14:00 | Minnesota | Robert Ewell's pass is intercepted by Marin Lubelski | 39-38 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | David Carr misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 39-38 |
| 13:37 | Minnesota | Alva Krolikowski gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:15 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Genao picks off the pass by Robert Ewell | 39-38 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | David Carr can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 39-38 |
| 12:53 | Minnesota | Leo Moore snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 12:37 | Minnesota | Alva Krolikowski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Ewell | 39-41 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | David Carr misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Frederic Kropp - foul #1 on Frederic Kropp, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Charles Wilton (PF), Michael Clark (C) Robert Grammer, Jeffrey Genao, Marin Lubelski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Wagar (PG), Terrell Creighton (SG), Arthur Farr (SF), Willie Gaudet (PF), Harold Petri (C) Robert Ewell, Alva Krolikowski, Larry Forman, Leo Moore, Frederic Kropp | |
| 12:08 | St. John's | David Carr makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | David Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 11:44 | Minnesota | Willie Gaudet is hacked by Charles Wilton - foul #2 on Charles Wilton, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Lankford (SF) David Carr | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Taube (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Lankford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Clark (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Robert Wagar (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Terrell Creighton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Farr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Gaudet (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Harold Petri (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Minnesota | Willie Gaudet misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-41 |
| 11:35 | Minnesota | Robert Wagar tips it in | 41-43 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Michael Clark is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Taube | 43-43 |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | Terrell Creighton misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Charles Taube - foul #1 on Charles Taube, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Alexander (SG) Charles Taube | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | Terrell Creighton makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | Terrell Creighton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Mark Alexander is fouled in the backcourt by Terrell Creighton - foul #2 on Terrell Creighton, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Mark Alexander comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-45 |
| 10:47 | Minnesota | Harold Petri grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 10:40 | Minnesota | Willie Gaudet is hacked by Charles Wilton - foul #3 on Charles Wilton, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (PG), Charles Taube (SG), David Carr (SF) Ante Banowski, Mark Alexander, Allen Lankford | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Starr (PG), Larry Forman (SF) Robert Wagar, Arthur Farr | |
| 10:30 | Minnesota | Willie Gaudet banks in the layup on a nice dish by Terrell Creighton and he's fouled by David Carr - foul #2 on David Carr, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG) Robert Grammer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:30 | Minnesota | Willie Gaudet makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | David Carr is fouled on the floor by Terrell Creighton - foul #3 on Terrell Creighton, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (PG) Ante Banowski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alva Krolikowski (SG), Leo Moore (PF) Terrell Creighton, Willie Gaudet | |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Charles Wilton can't connect on an uncontested shot in the lane | 43-48 |
| 09:57 | Minnesota | Alva Krolikowski snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 09:39 | Minnesota | Larry Forman is whistled for traveling | 43-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Allen Lankford (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF) Robert Grammer, Charles Taube, David Carr, Charles Wilton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Ewell (PG), Arthur Farr (SF) Peter Starr, Larry Forman | |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Mark Alexander's pass is intercepted by Arthur Farr in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| 09:19 | Minnesota | Robert Ewell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Michael Clark grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao's pass is intercepted by Alva Krolikowski | 43-48 |
| 08:28 | Minnesota | Leo Moore misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-48 |
| 08:26 | Minnesota | Leo Moore tips it home | 43-50 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Arthur Farr swats the short shot by Allen Lankford | 43-50 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Michael Clark snags the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 07:50 | St. John's | Ante Banowski is called for 3 seconds | 43-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (PG), Charles Taube (SG), David Carr (SF), Charles Wilton (PF) Ante Banowski, Mark Alexander, Allen Lankford, Jeffrey Genao | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Wagar (PG), Terrell Creighton (SG), Larry Forman (SF), Willie Gaudet (PF), Frederic Kropp (C) Robert Ewell, Alva Krolikowski, Arthur Farr, Leo Moore, Harold Petri | |
| 07:38 | Minnesota | Robert Wagar makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Willie Gaudet | 43-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Taube (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Carr (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Clark (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Robert Wagar (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Terrell Creighton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Forman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Gaudet (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Frederic Kropp (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Charles Taube throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-53 |
| 07:24 | Minnesota | Terrell Creighton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 43-53 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | David Carr snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Charles Taube is hacked by Terrell Creighton - foul #4 on Terrell Creighton, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marin Lubelski (C) Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Charles Taube makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Charles Taube makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 06:43 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Larry Forman is denied by Marin Lubelski | 45-53 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | David Carr misses short on an open runner from close range | 45-53 |
| 06:14 | Minnesota | Willie Gaudet gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 06:00 | Minnesota | Willie Gaudet makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Charles Wilton misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Forman - foul #3 on Larry Forman, team foul #8 | 45-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Michael Clark (C) Robert Grammer, Marin Lubelski | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Ewell (PG), Peter Starr (SG), Leo Moore (C) Robert Wagar, Terrell Creighton, Frederic Kropp | |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Charles Wilton makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Charles Wilton misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 05:48 | Minnesota | Leo Moore gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| 05:25 | Minnesota | Robert Ewell comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ante Banowski - foul #3 on Ante Banowski, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (PG), Jeffrey Genao (PF) Ante Banowski, Charles Wilton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Farr (SF), Harold Petri (C) Larry Forman, Willie Gaudet | |
| 05:25 | Minnesota | Robert Ewell makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 05:25 | Minnesota | Robert Ewell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Harold Petri - foul #2 on Harold Petri, team foul #9 | 46-58 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Leo Moore pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | David Carr steals it from Harold Petri | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 04:34 | St. John's | David Carr dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Grammer | 48-58 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Robert Ewell connects on the 3 from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Allen Lankford (SF), Charles Wilton (PF) Robert Grammer, David Carr, Jeffrey Genao | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Alva Krolikowski (SG), Larry Forman (SF), Frederic Kropp (C) Peter Starr, Leo Moore, Harold Petri | |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Ante Banowski is hacked by Frederic Kropp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frederic Kropp, team foul #10 | 48-61 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Ante Banowski makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Ante Banowski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | Arthur Farr grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | Larry Forman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 03:52 | Minnesota | Alva Krolikowski tips it back up and in | 49-63 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Charles Taube hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater near the basket | 49-63 |
| 03:36 | Minnesota | Larry Forman gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Taube (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Lankford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Clark (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Robert Ewell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alva Krolikowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Forman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Farr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederic Kropp (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 03:32 | Minnesota | Robert Ewell connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alva Krolikowski | 49-65 |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Allen Lankford misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Forman - foul #4 on Larry Forman, team foul #11 | 49-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Jeffrey Genao (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Ante Banowski, Charles Taube, Charles Wilton, Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Wagar (PG), Terrell Creighton (SG), Leo Moore (PF) Robert Ewell, Alva Krolikowski, Larry Forman | |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Allen Lankford makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Allen Lankford makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Leo Moore can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Allen Lankford - foul #1 on Allen Lankford, team foul #7 | 51-65 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Leo Moore makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Leo Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Mark Alexander clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Leo Moore - foul #2 on Leo Moore, team foul #12 | 51-67 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Mark Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Mark Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 02:22 | Minnesota | Leo Moore misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Genao - foul #1 on Jeffrey Genao, team foul #8 | 53-67 |
| 02:22 | Minnesota | Leo Moore makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 02:22 | Minnesota | Leo Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Mark Alexander is whistled for traveling | 53-69 |
| 01:47 | Minnesota | Leo Moore hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Arthur Farr | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Allen Lankford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 53-71 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | Leo Moore snags the defensive board | 53-71 |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Terrell Creighton clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Alexander - foul #1 on Mark Alexander, team foul #9 | 53-71 |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Terrell Creighton misses the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Terrell Creighton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Robert Grammer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:34 | Minnesota | Leo Moore lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Wagar | 53-74 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Robert Grammer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-74 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Genao | 53-74 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Allen Lankford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-74 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Terrell Creighton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-74 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Robert Wagar runs out the clock | 53-74 |