| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Nicholas Casey (fresh) SG - Leslie Jones (fresh) SF - Jonathan Coffman (fresh) PF - Richard Taylor (fresh) C - Manuel Adams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Mark Swoope hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Noble and he's fouled by Richard Taylor - foul #1 on Richard Taylor, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Mark Swoope misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | San Jose State | Richard Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | The refs have stopped play. Mark Swoope is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 2-0 |
| Subs | St. John's | Hiram Mraz (PF) Mark Swoope | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 19:19 | San Jose State | Leslie Jones makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin hits a floater from close range | 4-3 |
| 18:50 | San Jose State | Leslie Jones misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses short on a floater from the right side | 4-3 |
| 18:35 | San Jose State | Leslie Jones gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:10 | San Jose State | Leslie Jones is whistled for a carry | 4-3 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin's pass is intercepted by Manuel Adams | 4-3 |
| 17:40 | San Jose State | Daniel Beaudoin blocks the short jumper by Leslie Jones | 4-3 |
| 17:39 | San Jose State | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Adams | 4-3 |
| 17:22 | San Jose State | Manuel Adams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Noble | 4-3 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Thomas Noble drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Scaife | 7-3 |
| 16:59 | San Jose State | Leslie Jones is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 7-3 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Steve Seitz (PF) Thomas Noble, Joshua Clarke, Hiram Mraz | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 16:52 | St. John's | Richard Jennings buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James King | 10-3 |
| 16:41 | San Jose State | Nicholas Casey's floater is tipped away by Steve Seitz | 10-3 |
| 16:40 | San Jose State | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Casey | 10-3 |
| 16:21 | San Jose State | Nicholas Casey is hacked by Richard Jennings - foul #1 on Richard Jennings, team foul #1 | 10-3 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG) Kenneth Scaife | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jonathan Oliver (PF) Richard Taylor | |
| 16:03 | San Jose State | Jonathan Oliver's floater is tipped away by Daniel Beaudoin | 10-3 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Steve Seitz grabs the defensive rebound | 10-3 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Seitz (fresh) C - Daniel Beaudoin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Nicholas Casey (fresh) SG - Leslie Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Coffman (fairly fresh) PF - Jonathan Oliver (fresh) C - Manuel Adams (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | St. John's | James King can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-3 |
| 15:42 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Oliver | 10-3 |
| 15:22 | San Jose State | Jonathan Oliver comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-3 |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin gets the rebound | 10-3 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James King and he's hacked by Manuel Adams - foul #1 on Manuel Adams, team foul #2 | 12-3 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Kenneth Scaife (SG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF) James King, Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Jennings, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Craig Selders (PG), Michael Nelson (SG), Brad Hillery (PF), Blake Kendrick (C) Nicholas Casey, Leslie Jones, Jonathan Coffman, Manuel Adams | |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses the free throw | 12-3 |
| 15:15 | San Jose State | Jonathan Oliver pulls down the rebound | 12-3 |
| 14:56 | San Jose State | Craig Selders drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Nelson | 12-5 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Seitz (C) Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Richard Taylor (PF) Blake Kendrick | |
| 14:24 | San Jose State | Jonathan Oliver comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-5 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz pulls down the rebound | 12-5 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Richard Taylor steals it from Thomas Noble | 12-5 |
| 13:47 | San Jose State | Michael Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Nicholas Casey (PG), Manuel Adams (C) Michael Nelson, Brad Hillery | |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Steve Seitz is fouled on the floor by Manuel Adams - foul #2 on Manuel Adams, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Leslie Jones (SG), Brad Hillery (C) Craig Selders, Manuel Adams | |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the shot in the lane | 12-5 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Thomas Noble grabs the offensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Jonathan Oliver - foul #1 on Jonathan Oliver, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SF) Joshua Clarke | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jonathan Coffman (SF) Jonathan Oliver | |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 12:59 | San Jose State | Richard Taylor gets the rebound | 13-5 |
| 12:37 | San Jose State | Steve Seitz swats the short shot by Jonathan Coffman | 13-5 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steve Seitz | 13-5 |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Thomas Noble connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Hiram Mraz | 16-5 |
| 12:05 | San Jose State | Richard Taylor buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Leslie Jones | 16-7 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Thomas Noble clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-7 |
| 11:46 | San Jose State | Jonathan Coffman grabs the board | 16-7 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hiram Mraz (fairly fresh) C - Steve Seitz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Nicholas Casey (fresh) SG - Leslie Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Coffman (fresh) PF - Richard Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brad Hillery (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | San Jose State | Richard Taylor knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Leslie Jones | 16-9 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Hiram Mraz | 18-9 |
| 10:59 | San Jose State | Nicholas Casey scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-12 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife is whistled for traveling | 18-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Thomas Noble, Kenneth Scaife, Richard Jennings, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Craig Selders (PG), Michael Nelson (SG), Gerald Hofmeister (SF), Jonathan Oliver (PF), Blake Kendrick (C) Nicholas Casey, Leslie Jones, Jonathan Coffman, Richard Taylor, Brad Hillery | |
| 10:17 | San Jose State | Jonathan Oliver is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jonathan Oliver, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Richard Taylor (PF) Jonathan Oliver | |
| 09:58 | St. John's | James King loses the ball out of bounds | 18-12 |
| 09:39 | San Jose State | Craig Selders makes the 3 from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz lays it in on a great pass from James King and he's fouled by Craig Selders - foul #1 on Craig Selders, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Brad Hillery (PF) Richard Taylor | |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz misses the free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:30 | San Jose State | Brad Hillery gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:23 | San Jose State | Craig Selders misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Gerald Hofmeister is called for the reach on Joshua Clarke - foul #1 on Gerald Hofmeister, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jonathan Coffman (SF) Gerald Hofmeister | |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 09:08 | San Jose State | Blake Kendrick clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 09:06 | San Jose State | Brad Hillery gets the offensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:50 | San Jose State | Michael Nelson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 08:49 | San Jose State | Blake Kendrick tips it in | 22-17 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Michael Nelson is called for the reach on James King - foul #1 on Michael Nelson, team foul #8 | 22-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (SG), Steve Seitz (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Hiram Mraz | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Nicholas Casey (PG) Michael Nelson | |
| 08:37 | St. John's | James King makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:21 | San Jose State | Craig Selders clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-17 |
| 08:19 | San Jose State | Brad Hillery tips it home | 24-19 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin snags the offensive board | 24-19 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | James King is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Coffman - foul #1 on Jonathan Coffman, team foul #9 | 24-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Richard Jennings (SF) Kenneth Scaife, Joshua Clarke | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Leslie Jones (SG), Gerald Hofmeister (SF), Richard Taylor (PF) Craig Selders, Jonathan Coffman, Blake Kendrick | |
| 07:51 | St. John's | James King makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | James King misses the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Steve Seitz grabs the offensive board | 25-19 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Richard Jennings drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Beaudoin and he's fouled by Gerald Hofmeister - foul #2 on Gerald Hofmeister, team foul #10 | 27-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG) James King | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jonathan Coffman (SF) Gerald Hofmeister | |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses the free throw | 27-19 |
| 07:39 | San Jose State | Richard Taylor grabs the board | 27-19 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steve Seitz (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leslie Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Coffman (fresh) PF - Richard Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brad Hillery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | San Jose State | Jonathan Coffman misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Jennings - foul #2 on Richard Jennings, team foul #2 | 27-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Jennings, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 07:27 | San Jose State | Jonathan Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:27 | San Jose State | Jonathan Coffman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin is denied on a layup by Brad Hillery | 27-21 |
| 07:09 | San Jose State | Jonathan Coffman grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 07:03 | San Jose State | Brad Hillery clanks a runner near the basket | 27-21 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Thomas Noble misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Hearn | 27-21 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-21 |
| 06:21 | San Jose State | Richard Taylor pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 06:08 | San Jose State | Richard Taylor makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Thomas Noble comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 05:45 | San Jose State | Richard Taylor gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 05:30 | San Jose State | Daniel Beaudoin steals it from Jonathan Coffman | 27-24 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Noble and he's hacked by Richard Taylor - foul #2 on Richard Taylor, team foul #11 | 29-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (SG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Steve Seitz (PF) Thomas Noble, Richard Hearn, Hiram Mraz | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Craig Selders (PG), Michael Nelson (SG), Blake Kendrick (PF) Nicholas Casey, Leslie Jones, Richard Taylor | |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife makes the free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:51 | San Jose State | Craig Selders can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses the runner from the right block | 30-24 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin snags the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Clarke | 32-24 |
| 03:55 | San Jose State | Brad Hillery hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Beaudoin - foul #1 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #3 | 32-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG) Kenneth Scaife | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jonathan Oliver (PF), Manuel Adams (C) Jonathan Coffman, Blake Kendrick | |
| 03:55 | San Jose State | Brad Hillery makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:55 | San Jose State | Brad Hillery makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by James King and the foul's on Brad Hillery - foul #1 on Brad Hillery, team foul #12 | 34-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Nicholas Casey (PG), Leslie Jones (SG), Blake Kendrick (PF) Craig Selders, Michael Nelson, Brad Hillery | |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the free throw | 35-26 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James King (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steve Seitz (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Beaudoin (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Nicholas Casey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leslie Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Oliver (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Blake Kendrick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Adams (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | San Jose State | Leslie Jones loses the dribble to Thomas Noble | 35-26 |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the dunk | 35-26 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Thomas Noble grabs the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke blows the layup | 35-26 |
| 02:59 | San Jose State | Manuel Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 02:41 | San Jose State | Nicholas Casey is fouled on the floor by Daniel Beaudoin - foul #2 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #4 | 35-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SF), Hiram Mraz (C) Joshua Clarke, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 02:24 | San Jose State | Blake Kendrick can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-26 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Thomas Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #5 | 35-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Thomas Noble, James King, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Craig Selders (SG), Gerald Hofmeister (SF) Leslie Jones, Blake Kendrick | |
| 01:48 | San Jose State | Jonathan Oliver buries a shot near the basket | 35-28 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin grabs the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Jennings | 38-28 |
| 00:46 | San Jose State | Jonathan Oliver blows the layup but he's hacked by Hiram Mraz - foul #2 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #6 | 38-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Steve Seitz (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Jennings, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Leslie Jones (SG), Richard Taylor (PF), Brad Hillery (C) Nicholas Casey, Gerald Hofmeister, Manuel Adams | |
| 00:46 | San Jose State | Jonathan Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 00:46 | San Jose State | Jonathan Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke dunks the ball on a nice dish by Steve Seitz | 40-30 |
| 00:05 | San Jose State | Leslie Jones is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Scaife - foul #1 on Kenneth Scaife, team foul #7 | 40-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jonathan Coffman (SF) Jonathan Oliver | |
| 00:05 | San Jose State | Leslie Jones makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 00:05 | San Jose State | Leslie Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife lays it up and in | 42-32 |
| 00:00 | San Jose State | Leslie Jones misses long on a fullcourt shot | 42-32 |