| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Self (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Wilbur Muff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Cowden (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sanford Schmitt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Carmean (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Long Beach State | David Cowden misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 33-28 |
| 19:34 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 19:20 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt is fouled on the floor by Thomas Noble - foul #1 on Thomas Noble, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:08 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 33-28 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Mark Swoope hits a shot near the basket set up by Thomas Noble | 35-28 |
| 18:39 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-28 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Mark Swoope hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 35-28 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Mark Swoope hits the follow up shot | 37-28 |
| 18:01 | Long Beach State | David Cowden misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 17:59 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt tips it but misses | 37-28 |
| 17:57 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 17:34 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff's pass is intercepted by Ryan Self | 37-28 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Thomas Noble hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Self | 40-28 |
| 17:24 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by David Cowden | 40-30 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 17:08 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 17:04 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by David Cowden | 40-32 |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Dennis Carmean steals it from Daniel Beaudoin | 40-32 |
| 16:13 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (PG), James King (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF), Joshua Clarke (C) Thomas Noble, Kenneth Scaife, Ryan Self, Mark Swoope, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joshua Nichols (C) Dennis Carmean | |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke hits a jumper in the paint | 42-32 |
| 15:44 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt is fouled on the floor by Hiram Mraz - foul #1 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Joseph Rush (SG), Stephen Statler (SF) Wilbur Muff, David Cowden, Sanford Schmitt | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Parks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Douglas Britt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Rush (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Stephen Statler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Nichols (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt is hacked by Richard Hearn - foul #2 on Richard Hearn, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| 15:19 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | James King comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 15:00 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 14:35 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler blows the layup | 42-32 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Earl Parks | 42-32 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Richard Hearn comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 42-32 |
| 14:09 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 13:54 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts loses the dribble to Hiram Mraz | 42-32 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Earl Parks's pass is intercepted by Stephen Statler in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| 13:28 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Joshua Clarke - foul #2 on Joshua Clarke, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Kenneth Scaife (SG), Mark Swoope (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Earl Parks, James King, Hiram Mraz, Joshua Clarke | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff (PG), Sanford Schmitt (C) Douglas Britt, Joshua Nichols | |
| 13:28 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 13:28 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Mark Swoope's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean (PF) Curtis Roberts | |
| 12:43 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 12:42 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler hits the follow up shot | 42-36 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin is hacked by Wilbur Muff - foul #2 on Wilbur Muff, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Self (SF) Richard Hearn | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Thomas Noble drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kenneth Scaife | 44-36 |
| 11:42 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Daniel Beaudoin | 44-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Self (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mark Swoope (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Wilbur Muff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Rush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Statler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Carmean (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Sanford Schmitt (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses the lay-in | 44-36 |
| 11:18 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 10:58 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush lays it up and in | 44-38 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses the shot from the right block | 44-38 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Ryan Self tips it back up and in | 46-38 |
| 10:24 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Rush | 46-40 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Joseph Rush is called for the reach on Kenneth Scaife in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Rush, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (PG), James King (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF), Joshua Clarke (C) Thomas Noble, Kenneth Scaife, Ryan Self, Mark Swoope, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), David Cowden (SG), Curtis Roberts (PF), Joshua Nichols (C) Wilbur Muff, Joseph Rush, Dennis Carmean, Sanford Schmitt | |
| 10:05 | St. John's | James King drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Earl Parks | 49-40 |
| 09:46 | Long Beach State | James King steps in front of the Joshua Nichols pass | 49-40 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Joshua Nichols steals it from Hiram Mraz | 49-40 |
| 09:11 | Long Beach State | Hiram Mraz blocks the jumper by Douglas Britt | 49-40 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Earl Parks misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-40 |
| 08:46 | Long Beach State | Joshua Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 08:32 | Long Beach State | Joshua Clarke steps in front of the Joshua Nichols pass | 49-40 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Earl Parks is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Britt - foul #1 on Douglas Britt, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Kenneth Scaife (SG), Ryan Self (SF), Mark Swoope (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Earl Parks, James King, Richard Hearn, Hiram Mraz, Joshua Clarke | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff (PG), Sanford Schmitt (C) Douglas Britt, Joshua Nichols | |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Ryan Self can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on David Cowden - foul #3 on David Cowden, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Ryan Self misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Ryan Self misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 08:10 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Curtis Roberts | 49-40 |
| 07:48 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 07:47 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt snags the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 07:22 | Long Beach State | The pull-up jumper by Curtis Roberts is blocked by Mark Swoope | 49-40 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Self (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mark Swoope (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Beaudoin (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Wilbur Muff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Cowden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Statler (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Sanford Schmitt (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin is hacked by Curtis Roberts - foul #1 on Curtis Roberts, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (PG), Richard Hearn (SF), Hiram Mraz (C) Thomas Noble, Ryan Self, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush (SG), Dennis Carmean (C) David Cowden, Sanford Schmitt | |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 49-40 |
| 06:59 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 06:34 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 49-40 |
| 06:33 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 06:09 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean blows the dunk but the foul's on Richard Hearn - foul #3 on Richard Hearn, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), James King (SG), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Earl Parks, Kenneth Scaife, Hiram Mraz | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG) Wilbur Muff | |
| 06:09 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 06:09 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Daniel Beaudoin | 49-41 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Stephen Statler steals the ball from James King in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| 05:50 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean double dribbles | 49-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Self (SF), Joshua Clarke (PF) Richard Hearn, Mark Swoope | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (SG) Stephen Statler | |
| 05:48 | St. John's | David Cowden is called for the reach on Daniel Beaudoin in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Cowden, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | James King comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-41 |
| 05:36 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 05:07 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean misses the lay-in but the foul's on Daniel Beaudoin - foul #1 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (PG), Hiram Mraz (C) Thomas Noble, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joshua Nichols (C) Curtis Roberts | |
| 05:07 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 05:07 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Ryan Self drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Clarke | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:36 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | James King drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joshua Clarke | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean knocks in the floater from the left block | 55-45 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 03:53 | Long Beach State | Joshua Nichols pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Long Beach State | David Cowden misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Ryan Self grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke is denied on a dunk by Joshua Nichols | 55-45 |
| 03:38 | Long Beach State | Joshua Nichols pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 03:31 | Long Beach State | David Cowden loses the dribble to James King | 55-45 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from James King | 57-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Scaife (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Self (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Clarke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Hiram Mraz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Douglas Britt (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Cowden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Rush (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Dennis Carmean (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean misses badly on a floater in the paint | 57-45 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Douglas Britt is called for the reach on Kenneth Scaife - foul #2 on Douglas Britt, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (PG), Richard Hearn (SF), Steve Seitz (PF) James King, Ryan Self, Joshua Clarke | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff (PG), Stephen Statler (SF), Curtis Roberts (PF), Sanford Schmitt (C) Douglas Britt, David Cowden, Dennis Carmean, Joshua Nichols | |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 02:36 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff is hacked by Earl Parks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Earl Parks, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (SG) Kenneth Scaife | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 02:36 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 02:36 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Richard Hearn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-47 |
| 02:19 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt is fouled on the floor by Hiram Mraz - foul #2 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #8 | 59-47 |
| 02:19 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Richard Hearn gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | James King misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 02:01 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 01:52 | Long Beach State | Earl Parks takes the ball from Stephen Statler | 59-47 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-47 |
| 01:21 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 01:01 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Rush | 59-50 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Kenneth Scaife (SG), Ryan Self (SF), Mark Swoope (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Earl Parks, James King, Richard Hearn, Steve Seitz, Hiram Mraz | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Mark Swoope is fouled on the floor by Curtis Roberts - foul #2 on Curtis Roberts, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (PG), Richard Hearn (SF), Joshua Clarke (C) Thomas Noble, Ryan Self, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Mark Swoope misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:57 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Long Beach State | Mark Swoope steals it from Curtis Roberts | 59-50 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Earl Parks is hacked by Wilbur Muff in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wilbur Muff, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Earl Parks makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Earl Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:51 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-52 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Wilbur Muff is called for the reach on Richard Hearn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wilbur Muff, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:38 | Long Beach State | Earl Parks picks off the pass by Stephen Statler | 61-52 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Wilbur Muff is called for the reach on Earl Parks in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wilbur Muff, team foul #11 | 61-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG) Wilbur Muff | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Earl Parks makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Earl Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:37 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 00:30 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt comes up short on the runner in the paint | 62-52 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Earl Parks runs out the clock | 62-52 |