| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Ralph Imler (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Rory Marciano (fresh) 2 stl. SF - James Lampley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Basil Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Turner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Gooch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Blackmore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rudy Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | James Lampley inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Northwestern State | James Lampley misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 19:45 | St. John's | James Blackmore gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | James Blackmore clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Lampley - foul #2 on James Lampley, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Basil Smith | 26-36 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern State | William Turner's pass is intercepted by Michael Pagan | 26-36 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the easy open layup | 26-36 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern State | James Lampley grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Rudy Allen - foul #1 on Rudy Allen, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie (PG), Phil Westerlund (SF), Richard Zane (C) Ralph Imler, James Lampley, William Turner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (PG), Richard Kelly (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Michael Pagan, Louis Gooch, James Blackmore, Rudy Allen, Robert Fowler | |
| 18:42 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Richard Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Robert Jones tips it home | 28-38 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern State | Manuel Wheeler steps in front of the Phillip Elie pass | 28-38 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Basil Smith steals the ball from Robert Jones | 28-38 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern State | The pull-up jumper by Phillip Elie is blocked by Richard Allen | 28-38 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie can't tip it in | 28-38 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund grabs the offensive board | 28-38 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern State | Richard Zane clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Richard Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Richard Allen scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Richard Kelly | 28-40 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Phil Westerlund | 30-40 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Phillip Elie - foul #1 on Phillip Elie, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler (PG), James Lampley (SF), Thad Culbert (PF), William Turner (C) Phillip Elie, Phil Westerlund, Basil Smith, Richard Zane | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Rudy Allen (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Richard Kelly, Robert Cobb, Robert Jones, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rudy Allen - foul #2 on Rudy Allen, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG) Richard Allen | |
| 16:01 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Ralph Imler (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Rory Marciano (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Lampley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thad Culbert (fresh) C - William Turner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Louis Gooch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Blackmore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rudy Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | St. John's | James Blackmore hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Michael Pagan | 32-43 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-43 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Rudy Allen is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Gooch | 35-45 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern State | James Lampley can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-45 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | James Blackmore snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Louis Gooch is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern State | James Lampley snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern State | Rudy Allen swats the layup by James Lampley | 35-45 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Robert Fowler pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | James Blackmore is hacked by James Lampley in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Lampley, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dante Majors (PG), Todd Stouffer (SG), Richard Vallo (SF), Basil Smith (PF), Phil Westerlund (C) Ralph Imler, Rory Marciano, James Lampley, Thad Culbert, William Turner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Jones (PF) Rudy Allen | |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Louis Gooch misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 35-45 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern State | Todd Stouffer snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern State | Dante Majors is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Gooch - foul #2 on Louis Gooch, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (SG) Louis Gooch | |
| 12:59 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund hits a wide open turnaround from close range set up by Dante Majors | 37-45 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund misses short on an open fadeaway in the paint | 37-48 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Robert Fowler grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Richard Allen can't finish the layup | 37-48 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern State | Todd Stouffer grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern State | Michael Pagan is called for the reach on Richard Vallo - foul #3 on Michael Pagan, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler (SG), James Lampley (SF), William Turner (C) Todd Stouffer, Richard Vallo, Phil Westerlund | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (SG), Rudy Allen (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) James Blackmore, Robert Jones, Robert Fowler | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dante Majors (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Imler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Lampley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Basil Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Turner (tiring) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (tiring) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Louis Gooch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Allen (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Rudy Allen (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Northwestern State | William Turner misses the easy layup | 37-48 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern State | William Turner tips it home | 39-48 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Louis Gooch drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Richard Allen and the foul's on Dante Majors - foul #4 on Dante Majors, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie (PG), Richard Zane (PF) Dante Majors, Basil Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Cobb (SF) Michael Pagan, Richard Allen | |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Louis Gooch makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern State | James Lampley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Louis Gooch | 39-51 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Louis Gooch misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-51 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern State | William Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 10:18 | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie is called for 10 seconds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano (SG), Basil Smith (PF), Phil Westerlund (C) Ralph Imler, Richard Zane, William Turner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), James Blackmore (SF), Robert Jones (C) Richard Kelly, Robert Cobb, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 10:13 | St. John's | Basil Smith steals the ball from Louis Gooch | 39-51 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-51 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Rudy Allen snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Robert Jones is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Michael Pagan | 39-53 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano is hacked by Louis Gooch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Gooch, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler (PG), Todd Stouffer (SG), William Turner (C) Phillip Elie, Rory Marciano, Phil Westerlund | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (SG) Louis Gooch | |
| 09:17 | Northwestern State | James Lampley clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-53 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Michael Pagan is hacked by James Lampley in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Lampley, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo (SF), Richard Zane (PF) James Lampley, Basil Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Fowler (C) Rudy Allen | |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Richard Allen clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Turner - foul #3 on William Turner, team foul #6 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (SG) James Blackmore | |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:02 | Northwestern State | Todd Stouffer travels in the backcourt | 39-55 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Robert Jones misses the driving attempt from close range | 39-55 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Todd Stouffer | 39-55 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern State | Robert Fowler swats the short shot by Todd Stouffer | 39-55 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Richard Allen is hacked by Todd Stouffer - foul #4 on Todd Stouffer, team foul #7 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano (SG), Basil Smith (PF), Phil Westerlund (C) Todd Stouffer, Richard Zane, William Turner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Rudy Allen (PF) Michael Pagan, Robert Jones | |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern State | Richard Allen steals the ball from Phil Westerlund in the backcourt | 39-55 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Richard Allen hits the finger roll | 39-57 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo is open and buries a turnaround in the lane | 41-57 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Rudy Allen is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 41-57 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Robert Fowler grabs the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Rudy Allen is open but misses the lay-in | 41-57 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Ralph Imler (tired) 1 pts. SG - Rory Marciano (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Vallo (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Basil Smith (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Phil Westerlund (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Louis Gooch (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Allen (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rudy Allen (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fowler (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 41-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dante Majors (PG), James Lampley (SF), Thad Culbert (PF) Ralph Imler, Richard Vallo, Basil Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Robert Cobb (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, Louis Gooch, Richard Allen, Rudy Allen, Robert Fowler | |
| 07:27 | Northwestern State | Dante Majors can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 07:25 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Thad Culbert | 41-57 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-57 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern State | Thad Culbert grabs the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thad Culbert | 44-57 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Robert Cobb is fouled in the backcourt by Rory Marciano - foul #1 on Rory Marciano, team foul #8 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Todd Stouffer (SG), Richard Zane (C) Rory Marciano, Phil Westerlund | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Robert Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Robert Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern State | Thad Culbert misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Pagan | 44-59 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Robert Jones is called for traveling | 44-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Basil Smith (PF), William Turner (C) Thad Culbert, Richard Zane | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (SG), Rudy Allen (PF) Robert Cobb, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 06:15 | Northwestern State | Basil Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Michael Pagan pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Richard Allen is called for 10 seconds | 44-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie (SG) Todd Stouffer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Louis Gooch (SG), Robert Fowler (C) Michael Pagan, James Blackmore, Robert Jones | |
| 05:45 | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-59 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Louis Gooch is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Rudy Allen | 46-62 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Dante Majors | 48-62 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Louis Gooch's pass is intercepted by Dante Majors in the backcourt | 48-62 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern State | Dante Majors lays it up and in | 50-62 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Richard Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by Dante Majors - foul #5 on Dante Majors, team foul #9 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano (SG), Richard Vallo (SF), Phil Westerlund (C) Dante Majors, James Lampley, William Turner | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Blackmore (SF) Richard Allen | |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Richard Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Richard Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund snags the defensive board | 50-63 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo is hacked by Rudy Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rudy Allen, team foul #6 | 50-63 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Rory Marciano | 52-63 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Louis Gooch is hacked by Rory Marciano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rory Marciano, team foul #10 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Zane (C) Basil Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Robert Jones (C) Richard Kelly, Robert Fowler | |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Louis Gooch makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Louis Gooch makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern State | James Blackmore denies the turnaround by Phillip Elie | 52-65 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Rudy Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler (PG), Todd Stouffer (SG), Thad Culbert (PF) Phillip Elie, Rory Marciano, Phil Westerlund | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SG) Louis Gooch | |
| 04:26 | St. John's | James Blackmore buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Cobb | 52-67 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-67 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Blackmore | 52-67 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | James Blackmore is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Lampley (SF), Basil Smith (PF), Phil Westerlund (C) Richard Vallo, Thad Culbert, Richard Zane | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Allen (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) James Blackmore, Rudy Allen | |
| 04:01 | Northwestern State | Todd Stouffer misses long on a shot from the right wing | 52-67 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Robert Cobb pulls down the rebound | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Robert Cobb is hacked by Ralph Imler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Imler, team foul #11 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Rory Marciano (SG) Todd Stouffer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (SG) Michael Pagan | |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Robert Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Robert Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern State | James Lampley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie (PG) Ralph Imler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG) Robert Cobb | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Phil Westerlund steals it from Robert Jones | 52-68 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Phillip Elie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Marciano (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Lampley (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Basil Smith (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Phil Westerlund (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Gooch (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Allen (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Northwestern State | Manuel Wheeler is called for the reach on James Lampley - foul #1 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #7 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Todd Stouffer (SG), Richard Zane (C) Rory Marciano, Basil Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Rudy Allen (PF), Robert Fowler (C) Richard Kelly, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 03:26 | Northwestern State | James Lampley misses the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Rudy Allen gets the rebound | 52-68 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Louis Gooch misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Todd Stouffer - foul #5 on Todd Stouffer, team foul #12 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ralph Imler (SG), Richard Vallo (SF) Todd Stouffer, James Lampley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG) Robert Jones | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Louis Gooch makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Louis Gooch misses the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 03:16 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo gets the rebound | 52-69 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Blackmore (SF) Louis Gooch | |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Rudy Allen clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 52-69 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Robert Fowler hits the follow up shot | 52-71 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern State | Rudy Allen swats the short shot by Phil Westerlund | 52-71 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Rudy Allen pulls down the rebound | 52-71 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the floater from the right side | 52-71 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Richard Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | James Blackmore connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Rudy Allen | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:47 | Northwestern State | Richard Zane misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 52-73 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern State | Richard Vallo grabs the offensive rebound | 52-73 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Rudy Allen - foul #4 on Rudy Allen, team foul #8 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (SG) Richard Allen | |
| 01:38 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund makes the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern State | Phil Westerlund makes the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Louis Gooch drills a 3 from straight away set up by Michael Pagan | 54-76 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern State | Richard Zane double dribbles | 54-76 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Richard Vallo picks off the pass by Robert Fowler | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Fowler - foul #2 on Robert Fowler, team foul #9 | 54-76 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie misses the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie makes the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Louis Gooch lays it in | 55-78 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie is hacked by Michael Pagan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Pagan, team foul #10 | 55-78 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie makes the 1st free throw | 56-78 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern State | Phillip Elie makes the 2nd free throw | 57-78 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael Pagan runs out the clock | 57-78 |