| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Milton Goodrich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Caulfield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Peters (fresh) PF - Brian Edward (fresh) C - Isaac Valente (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Finley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Oliver (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Douglas Peters inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | The 3pt attempt by Eugene Caulfield is denied by Jeffrey Oliver | 30-33 |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Isaac Valente tips it but misses | 30-33 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Brian Edward gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Milton Goodrich connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver connects on the open shot from the right wing set up by Donald Jones | 33-35 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Milton Goodrich can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Oliver | 33-35 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Milton Goodrich gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Milton Goodrich hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Thomas Finley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Traylor (SF), James Tharp (PF) Thomas Finley, Joseph Reed | |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Milton Goodrich hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Isaac Valente | 38-35 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | John Smith can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Douglas Peters | 38-35 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Eugene Caulfield clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | James Tharp snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver lays it in | 38-37 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Milton Goodrich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jamie Escalera (SG) Eugene Caulfield | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Daulton (PG), Larry Hicks (SG), Thomas Finley (SF), Joseph Reed (PF), George Deegan (C) John Smith, Donald Jones, Scott Traylor, James Tharp, Jeffrey Oliver | |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed is open and lays it up and in set up by Steven Daulton | 38-39 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Isaac Valente travels with the ball | 38-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Burkhart (SF), James Dangelo (C) Douglas Peters, Isaac Valente | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | Steven Daulton drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Larry Hicks | 38-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Milton Goodrich (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Escalera (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Burkhart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Edward (tiring) 2 reb. C - James Dangelo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Steven Daulton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Hicks (fresh) SF - Thomas Finley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Reed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - George Deegan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Jamie Escalera knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Milton Goodrich | 40-41 |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed's layup is rejected by James Dangelo | 40-41 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | George Deegan grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | Steven Daulton connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Larry Hicks | 40-44 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Milton Goodrich misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Larry Hicks pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Larry Hicks | 40-47 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Thomas Finley is called for the reach on Milton Goodrich - foul #2 on Thomas Finley, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Greene (PG), Eugene Caulfield (SG), Douglas Peters (SF), Keith Haubrich (PF), Isaac Valente (C) Milton Goodrich, Jamie Escalera, William Burkhart, Brian Edward, James Dangelo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Smith (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Scott Traylor (SF), James Tharp (PF), Jeffrey Oliver (C) Steven Daulton, Larry Hicks, Thomas Finley, Joseph Reed, George Deegan | |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Donald Jones steals it from Eugene Caulfield | 40-47 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver misses the easy open layup | 40-47 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Keith Haubrich gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Eugene Caulfield clanks a floater from the right side | 40-47 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Donald Jones grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Scott Traylor is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Caulfield - foul #1 on Eugene Caulfield, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Donald Jones buries a floater from close range set up by Jeffrey Oliver and he's hacked by Eugene Caulfield - foul #2 on Eugene Caulfield, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Donald Jones makes the free throw | 40-50 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Dennis Greene hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dennis Greene (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eugene Caulfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Peters (tiring) PF - Keith Haubrich (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Isaac Valente (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Scott Traylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Tharp (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Oliver (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Kentucky | Donald Jones makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from John Smith | 42-52 |
| 11:19 | St. John's | Dennis Greene is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jamie Escalera (SF), James Dangelo (C) Douglas Peters, Isaac Valente | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Finley (SF), Joseph Reed (PF) Scott Traylor, James Tharp | |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Keith Haubrich comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Reed - foul #2 on Joseph Reed, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Burkhart (SF) Eugene Caulfield | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Keith Haubrich makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Keith Haubrich makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | Donald Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Smith | 44-55 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Jamie Escalera knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Donald Jones misses short on a shot near the basket | 47-55 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | James Dangelo grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Dennis Greene comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-55 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Jamie Escalera is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #2 on Jamie Escalera, team foul #3 | 47-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Milton Goodrich (PG), Eugene Caulfield (SG), Isaac Valente (C) Dennis Greene, Jamie Escalera, James Dangelo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Daulton (PG), Scott Traylor (SF), James Tharp (PF), George Deegan (C) John Smith, Thomas Finley, Joseph Reed, Jeffrey Oliver | |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Donald Jones is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-55 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Scott Traylor gets the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Donald Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | Scott Traylor gets the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Donald Jones banks in the layup | 47-57 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Steven Daulton steps in front of the Milton Goodrich pass in the backcourt | 47-57 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Steven Daulton lays it up and in | 47-59 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Milton Goodrich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Roberts (SG), Douglas Peters (SF), James Dangelo (C) Eugene Caulfield, William Burkhart, Isaac Valente | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Smith (PG), Larry Hicks (SG), Jeffrey Oliver (C) Steven Daulton, Donald Jones, George Deegan | |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 47-59 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | James Dangelo grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Milton Goodrich misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-59 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Douglas Peters tips it in | 49-59 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Keith Haubrich gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Milton Goodrich (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Roberts (fresh) SF - Douglas Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Haubrich (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Dangelo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Scott Traylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Tharp (tiring) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Oliver (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Milton Goodrich clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | John Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Scott Traylor | 49-62 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Milton Goodrich is whistled for a carry | 49-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Greene (PG), Jamie Escalera (SG) Milton Goodrich, Henry Roberts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Daulton (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Thomas Finley (SF), Joseph Reed (PF), George Deegan (C) John Smith, Larry Hicks, Scott Traylor, James Tharp, Jeffrey Oliver | |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Donald Jones misses the easy layup | 49-62 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | James Dangelo gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Jamie Escalera hits the finger roll | 51-62 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | Keith Haubrich steals the ball from Thomas Finley in the backcourt | 51-62 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | The refs have stopped play. Steven Daulton is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 51-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Caulfield (SG), Brian Edward (PF), Isaac Valente (C) Douglas Peters, Keith Haubrich, James Dangelo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Smith (PG) Steven Daulton | |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Brian Edward is fouled on the floor by Donald Jones - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #4 | 51-62 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Dennis Greene is fouled on the floor by Joseph Reed - foul #3 on Joseph Reed, team foul #5 | 51-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Milton Goodrich (PG) Dennis Greene | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Hicks (SG), Jeffrey Oliver (C) Donald Jones, George Deegan | |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Milton Goodrich misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Jamie Escalera grabs the offensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Milton Goodrich double dribbles | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Jamie Escalera gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Eugene Caulfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Milton Goodrich is called for the reach on Larry Hicks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Milton Goodrich, team foul #4 | 51-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Roberts (SG), William Burkhart (SF), Keith Haubrich (PF), James Dangelo (C) Eugene Caulfield, Jamie Escalera, Brian Edward, Isaac Valente | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Traylor (SF) Thomas Finley | |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Milton Goodrich gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Keith Haubrich scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by James Dangelo | 53-62 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver's pass is intercepted by Milton Goodrich in the backcourt | 53-62 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Henry Roberts lays it up and in on a great pass from Milton Goodrich | 55-62 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed clanks a floater from the right side | 55-62 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver tips it back up and in | 55-64 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | James Dangelo is whistled for traveling | 55-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Greene (PG), Douglas Peters (SF), Brian Edward (PF) Milton Goodrich, William Burkhart, Keith Haubrich | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Jones (SG), James Tharp (PF), George Deegan (C) Larry Hicks, Joseph Reed, Jeffrey Oliver | |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Donald Jones is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 55-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Isaac Valente (C) James Dangelo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Dennis Greene travels with the ball | 55-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Finley (SF) Scott Traylor | |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Donald Jones is fouled on the floor by Henry Roberts - foul #1 on Henry Roberts, team foul #5 | 55-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jamie Escalera (SG) Henry Roberts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Donald Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-64 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Brian Edward | 55-64 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dennis Greene (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jamie Escalera (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Douglas Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Edward (tiring) 3 reb. C - Isaac Valente (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas Finley (tiring) 1 ast. PF - James Tharp (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - George Deegan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Brian Edward clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | George Deegan gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Donald Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Greene - foul #1 on Dennis Greene, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Caulfield (SG), Keith Haubrich (PF), James Dangelo (C) Jamie Escalera, Brian Edward, Isaac Valente | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Donald Jones makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Smith and the foul's on James Dangelo - foul #3 on James Dangelo, team foul #7 | 55-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Burkhart (SF) Douglas Peters | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Traylor (SF) Thomas Finley | |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Donald Jones makes the free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Keith Haubrich lays it up and in | 57-67 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Donald Jones misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 57-67 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | George Deegan tips it in | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Dennis Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jamie Escalera (SG), Brian Edward (PF) Eugene Caulfield, Keith Haubrich | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Hicks (SG), Joseph Reed (PF), Jeffrey Oliver (C) Donald Jones, James Tharp, George Deegan | |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | John Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-69 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | William Burkhart grabs the defensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Scott Traylor steals the ball from Jamie Escalera | 57-69 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | John Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Traylor | 57-71 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | James Dangelo can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 57-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Jones (SG), Thomas Finley (SF) Larry Hicks, Scott Traylor | |
| 01:19 | St. John's | James Dangelo misses the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | James Dangelo misses the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver pulls down the rebound | 57-71 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-71 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Thomas Finley tips it home | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Dennis Greene hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-73 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Donald Jones is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-73 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | James Dangelo gets the rebound | 57-73 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | James Dangelo can't finish the layup | 57-73 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | James Dangelo pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-73 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Dennis Greene buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Smith runs out the clock | 60-73 |