| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) SG - Gayle Ruppert (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Burgess (fresh) PF - John McVenes (fresh) C - Kurtis Waggoner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - John Johnson (fresh) SG - Kevin Boley (fresh) SF - Anthony Goebel (fresh) PF - Ian Harger (fresh) C - Boyd Coogan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana | Kurtis Waggoner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Louisiana | The short jumper by Jeffrey Burgess is denied by Boyd Coogan | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Anthony Goebel | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Boley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Louisiana | John McVenes pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Louisiana | John Johnson is called for the reach on Kurtis Waggoner - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Louisiana | Jeffrey Burgess scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Nicholas Johnson | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | St. John's (MN) | Ian Harger hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Johnson | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana | Nicholas Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Kevin Boley | 3-2 |
| 18:05 | St. John's (MN) | Boyd Coogan comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 3-2 |
| 18:04 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Goebel grabs the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | St. John's (MN) | Boyd Coogan misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Burgess - foul #1 on Jeffrey Burgess, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | St. John's (MN) | Boyd Coogan misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | St. John's (MN) | Boyd Coogan makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana | John McVenes is denied on a dunk by Anthony Goebel | 3-3 |
| 17:29 | St. John's (MN) | Boyd Coogan snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:13 | St. John's (MN) | Ian Harger is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Johnson - foul #1 on Nicholas Johnson, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 17:05 | St. John's (MN) | Gayle Ruppert picks off the pass by Anthony Goebel | 3-3 |
| 17:01 | Louisiana | Gayle Ruppert hits the finger roll | 5-3 |
| 16:44 | St. John's (MN) | John Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-3 |
| 16:42 | Louisiana | John McVenes pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:19 | Louisiana | Gayle Ruppert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 16:17 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Goebel grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 15:58 | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Boley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-3 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Brian Armstrong (PG), James Lewis (SG), Richard Koh (SF), Nathan Murphy (PF), Ronald Abrahams (C) Nicholas Johnson, Gayle Ruppert, Jeffrey Burgess, John McVenes, Kurtis Waggoner | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Charles Carr (SG), Stuart Herod (C) Kevin Boley, Boyd Coogan | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Brian Armstrong (fresh) SG - James Lewis (fresh) SF - Richard Koh (fresh) PF - Nathan Murphy (fresh) C - Ronald Abrahams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Carr (fresh) SF - Anthony Goebel (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ian Harger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stuart Herod (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Louisiana | Nathan Murphy makes the shot from the baseline | 7-3 |
| 15:25 | St. John's (MN) | John Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Goebel | 7-6 |
| 15:12 | Louisiana | Brian Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Charles Carr - foul #1 on Charles Carr, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Samuel Ngo (PG), David Hanrahan (SF), Phillip Greer (C) John Johnson, Anthony Goebel, Ian Harger | |
| 14:55 | Louisiana | Ronald Abrahams misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 7-6 |
| 14:54 | Louisiana | Richard Koh tips it in | 9-6 |
| 14:51 | St. John's (MN) | Brian Armstrong takes the ball from Samuel Ngo in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 14:33 | Louisiana | Nathan Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by David Hanrahan - foul #1 on David Hanrahan, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Gayle Ruppert (SG), Jeffrey Burgess (SF), Kurtis Waggoner (C) Brian Armstrong, Richard Koh, Ronald Abrahams | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Boley (SG), Boyd Coogan (C) David Hanrahan, Phillip Greer | |
| 14:33 | Louisiana | Nathan Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:33 | Louisiana | Nathan Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:33 | St. John's (MN) | Stuart Herod grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:10 | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Boley clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 14:09 | St. John's (MN) | Boyd Coogan gets the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:58 | St. John's (MN) | Samuel Ngo connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 13:47 | Louisiana | Nathan Murphy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 13:46 | St. John's (MN) | Samuel Ngo grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:36 | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Boley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana | Kurtis Waggoner pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:16 | Louisiana | Gayle Ruppert hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Lewis | 13-9 |
| 13:04 | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Boley misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-9 |
| 13:03 | Louisiana | Gayle Ruppert gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:46 | Louisiana | Kurtis Waggoner is denied on a dunk by Stuart Herod | 13-9 |
| 12:44 | Louisiana | Jeffrey Burgess tips it in | 15-9 |
| 12:30 | St. John's (MN) | Boyd Coogan scores on a floater from the free throw line | 15-11 |
| 12:11 | Louisiana | Gayle Ruppert hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Burgess | 17-11 |
| 11:46 | St. John's (MN) | Samuel Ngo is hacked by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Nicholas Johnson (PG), Brian Armstrong (SG), Richard Koh (SF), John McVenes (PF), Ronald Abrahams (C) James Lewis, Gayle Ruppert, Jeffrey Burgess, Nathan Murphy, Kurtis Waggoner | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Johnson (PG), Norman Young (SG), Anthony Goebel (SF), Ian Harger (PF), Phillip Greer (C) Samuel Ngo, Kevin Boley, Charles Carr, Stuart Herod, Boyd Coogan | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Armstrong (fresh) SF - Richard Koh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John McVenes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Abrahams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Young (fresh) SF - Anthony Goebel (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ian Harger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Greer (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | St. John's (MN) | Phillip Greer's layup is rejected by John McVenes | 17-11 |
| 11:31 | Louisiana | Ronald Abrahams snags the defensive board | 17-11 |
| 11:06 | Louisiana | John McVenes banks in the layup | 19-11 |
| 10:52 | St. John's (MN) | Ian Harger misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 19-11 |
| 10:50 | St. John's (MN) | Norman Young snags the offensive board | 19-11 |
| 10:31 | St. John's (MN) | Norman Young's pass is intercepted by Richard Koh | 19-11 |
| 10:19 | Louisiana | Ronald Abrahams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Gayle Ruppert (SG), Jeffrey Burgess (SF), Kurtis Waggoner (C) Brian Armstrong, Richard Koh, Ronald Abrahams | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Charles Carr (SG) Norman Young | |
| 10:12 | St. John's (MN) | Charles Carr scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ian Harger | 19-13 |
| 09:51 | Louisiana | Charles Carr steps in front of the Nicholas Johnson pass | 19-13 |
| 09:32 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Goebel knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Johnson and he's fouled by Jeffrey Burgess - foul #2 on Jeffrey Burgess, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Richard Koh (SF) Jeffrey Burgess | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Boley (SG), Boyd Coogan (C) Charles Carr, Phillip Greer | |
| 09:32 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Goebel makes the free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:20 | Louisiana | Nicholas Johnson hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-16 |
| 09:08 | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Boley drills a shot from the free throw line set up by John Johnson and the foul's on John McVenes - foul #1 on John McVenes, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Lewis (PG), Nathan Murphy (PF) Nicholas Johnson, John McVenes | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 09:08 | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Boley makes the free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:44 | Louisiana | Richard Koh misses the 3 from the right corner | 22-19 |
| 08:42 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Ian Harger | 22-19 |
| 08:25 | St. John's (MN) | John Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana | James Lewis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 08:10 | Louisiana | Richard Koh tips it in | 24-21 |
| 07:53 | St. John's (MN) | Boyd Coogan is hacked by Nathan Murphy - foul #1 on Nathan Murphy, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Nicholas Johnson (PG), John McVenes (PF) Gayle Ruppert, Kurtis Waggoner | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Samuel Ngo (PG), Charles Carr (SG), David Hanrahan (SF), Stuart Herod (PF) John Johnson, Kevin Boley, Anthony Goebel, Ian Harger | |
| 07:36 | St. John's (MN) | Charles Carr misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 24-21 |
| 07:35 | Louisiana | Nathan Murphy snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Koh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McVenes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Samuel Ngo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Carr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hanrahan (fresh) PF - Stuart Herod (fresh) C - Boyd Coogan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Louisiana | Stuart Herod is called for the reach on Nathan Murphy - foul #1 on Stuart Herod, team foul #4 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Phillip Greer (C) Boyd Coogan | |
| 07:07 | Louisiana | James Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-21 |
| 07:06 | St. John's (MN) | Stuart Herod grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 06:45 | St. John's (MN) | Phillip Greer drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Samuel Ngo | 24-23 |
| 06:22 | Louisiana | James Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 06:20 | Louisiana | Nathan Murphy tips it back up and in | 26-23 |
| 06:02 | St. John's (MN) | Samuel Ngo misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by John McVenes - foul #2 on John McVenes, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Brian Armstrong (PG), Gayle Ruppert (SG), Kurtis Waggoner (C) Nicholas Johnson, James Lewis, John McVenes | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Boley (SG), Anthony Goebel (SF), Ian Harger (PF) Charles Carr, David Hanrahan, Phillip Greer | |
| 06:02 | St. John's (MN) | Samuel Ngo makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:02 | St. John's (MN) | Samuel Ngo misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:02 | Louisiana | Kurtis Waggoner gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 05:35 | Louisiana | Stuart Herod swats the layup by Nathan Murphy | 26-24 |
| 05:34 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Goebel snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 05:21 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Goebel is whistled for traveling | 26-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Michael Nguyen (SF), Ronald Abrahams (PF) Richard Koh, Nathan Murphy | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Johnson (PG), Boyd Coogan (C) Samuel Ngo, Stuart Herod | |
| 05:19 | Louisiana | Brian Armstrong's pass is intercepted by Kevin Boley in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| 05:18 | St. John's (MN) | John Johnson misses the easy layup | 26-24 |
| 05:17 | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Boley snags the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 04:54 | St. John's (MN) | Boyd Coogan misses the lay-in | 26-24 |
| 04:52 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Goebel tips it back up and in | 26-26 |
| 04:27 | Louisiana | Brian Armstrong's fadeaway is rejected by Boyd Coogan | 26-26 |
| 04:25 | Louisiana | Michael Nguyen hits the follow up shot | 28-26 |
| 04:06 | St. John's (MN) | Boyd Coogan lays it up and in | 28-28 |
| 03:49 | Louisiana | Brian Armstrong knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Abrahams | 30-28 |
| 03:36 | St. John's (MN) | Kurtis Waggoner is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #1 on Kurtis Waggoner, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Nicholas Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Burgess (SF), John McVenes (PF), Nathan Murphy (C) Brian Armstrong, Michael Nguyen, Ronald Abrahams, Kurtis Waggoner | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Charles Carr (SG), David Hanrahan (SF), Stuart Herod (PF) Kevin Boley, Anthony Goebel, Ian Harger | |
| 03:36 | St. John's (MN) | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:36 | St. John's (MN) | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:36 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Nathan Murphy | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gayle Ruppert (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffrey Burgess (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John McVenes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Carr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hanrahan (fresh) PF - Stuart Herod (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Boyd Coogan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Louisiana | Jeffrey Burgess clanks a floater from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 03:16 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Charles Carr | 30-29 |
| 02:52 | St. John's (MN) | Charles Carr's layup is rejected by John McVenes | 30-29 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to John McVenes | 30-29 |
| 02:42 | Louisiana | Gayle Ruppert loses the dribble to John Johnson | 30-29 |
| 02:38 | St. John's (MN) | John Johnson lays it up and in | 30-31 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana | Jeffrey Burgess misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Lewis (SG), Kurtis Waggoner (C) Gayle Ruppert, Nathan Murphy | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Samuel Ngo (PG), Anthony Goebel (SF), Phillip Greer (C) John Johnson, David Hanrahan, Boyd Coogan | |
| 02:20 | Louisiana | Jeffrey Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana | Jeffrey Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:20 | St. John's (MN) | Stuart Herod grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 02:13 | St. John's (MN) | Samuel Ngo is whistled for traveling | 31-31 |
| 01:48 | Louisiana | Nicholas Johnson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 01:46 | St. John's (MN) | Stuart Herod grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 01:29 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Goebel travels with the ball | 31-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Boley (SG), Ian Harger (PF) Charles Carr, Phillip Greer | |
| 01:19 | Louisiana | Kevin Boley steals the ball from Nicholas Johnson | 31-31 |
| 01:00 | St. John's (MN) | Kevin Boley knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Anthony Goebel | 31-33 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana | James Lewis knocks in the floater from the right side | 33-33 |
| 00:35 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Goebel hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 33-33 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana | Kurtis Waggoner gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana | Nicholas Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Lewis | 36-33 |
| 00:05 | St. John's (MN) | Jeffrey Burgess takes the ball from Kevin Boley | 36-33 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana | Jeffrey Burgess's layup is rejected by Stuart Herod | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana | The clock runs out | 36-33 |