| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Reid Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Russell Byrd (fresh) PF - Jay Grier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Antwan Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Roy Millender (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Toll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Orlando (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lamar Almaguer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mikey Craig (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando inbounds the ball | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 19:38 | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando gets the offensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 19:18 | Gonzaga | Antwan Harris steals it from Christopher Orlando | 26-40 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Russell Byrd hits a wide open shot from the free throw line set up by Reid Simpson out of the doubleteam | 28-40 |
| 19:00 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Calvin Malone - foul #1 on Calvin Malone, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| 19:00 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 19:00 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Reid Simpson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-42 |
| 18:48 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 18:23 | Gonzaga | Jay Grier steals the ball from Mikey Craig | 28-42 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-42 |
| 18:10 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 18:07 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG) Calvin Malone | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Schwantes (SG), George Bilski (SF), Charles Arnold (PF), Dennis Calvin (C) Daniel Toll, Christopher Orlando, Lamar Almaguer, Mikey Craig | |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Antwan Harris hits the finger roll | 30-42 |
| 17:24 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-42 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Antwan Harris tips it in | 32-42 |
| 16:32 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes is fouled on the floor by Reid Simpson - foul #2 on Reid Simpson, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Terry Bennett (C) Jeremy Tarango, Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler (PG), Daniel Toll (SG), Christopher Orlando (SF), Lamar Almaguer (PF), Mikey Craig (C) Roy Millender, John Schwantes, George Bilski, Charles Arnold, Dennis Calvin | |
| 16:15 | Gonzaga | Reid Simpson is called for the reach on Daniel Toll - foul #3 on Reid Simpson, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Al Burris (PF) Reid Simpson, Jay Grier | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 15:54 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 32-42 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Berdy Winkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jimmy Pooler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Toll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Orlando (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lamar Almaguer (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Mikey Craig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Mikey Craig is called for the reach on Calvin Malone - foul #3 on Mikey Craig, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG) Calvin Malone | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 15:33 | St. John's | The short jumper by Steven Selvidge is denied by Lamar Almaguer | 32-42 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Terry Bennett tips it back up and in | 34-42 |
| 15:28 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Hughes - foul #4 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Reid Simpson (SG) Marvin Hughes, Berdy Winkowski | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Schwantes (PG) Jimmy Pooler | |
| 15:05 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer can't connect on a shot from the right side | 34-42 |
| 15:04 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig hits the follow up shot | 34-44 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 14:47 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 14:44 | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SF), Jay Grier (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Steven Selvidge, Al Burris, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Roy Millender (PG), Charles Arnold (PF), Dennis Calvin (C) Christopher Orlando, Lamar Almaguer, Mikey Craig | |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Jay Grier hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block | 36-44 |
| 14:32 | Gonzaga | Calvin Malone is called for the reach on Roy Millender in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Russell Byrd (SF) Calvin Malone, Reid Simpson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler (SG), George Bilski (SF) Daniel Toll, John Schwantes | |
| 14:08 | Gonzaga | Dennis Calvin blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jeremy Tarango - foul #1 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #6 | 36-44 |
| 14:08 | Gonzaga | Dennis Calvin misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 14:08 | Gonzaga | Dennis Calvin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Jay Grier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG) Russell Byrd | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 13:48 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-45 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski is hacked by George Bilski - foul #1 on George Bilski, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Robert Cosgrove (C) Jeremy Tarango, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll (SG), Lamar Almaguer (PF) Jimmy Pooler, Charles Arnold | |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Reid Simpson is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on Reid Simpson, team foul #7 | 36-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF) Reid Simpson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Schwantes (SF), Mikey Craig (C) George Bilski, Dennis Calvin | |
| 13:23 | Gonzaga | Calvin Malone is called for the reach on Daniel Toll in the backcourt - foul #3 on Calvin Malone, team foul #8 | 36-45 |
| 13:23 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 13:23 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Jay Grier makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Calvin Malone | 38-46 |
| 12:55 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daniel Toll | 38-49 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is hacked by Mikey Craig - foul #4 on Mikey Craig, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Al Burris (PF) Berdy Winkowski, Russell Byrd, Jay Grier | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando (SF), Dennis Calvin (C) Roy Millender, Mikey Craig | |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 12:43 | Gonzaga | Dennis Calvin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 12:25 | Gonzaga | Dennis Calvin's floater is knocked away by Robert Cosgrove | 38-49 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Christopher Orlando blocks the jumper by Jeremy Tarango | 38-49 |
| 12:11 | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 11:48 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer comes up short on the runner from the left block | 38-49 |
| 11:47 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer misses the tip | 38-49 |
| 11:46 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll hits the follow up shot | 38-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Tarango (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Selvidge (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Cosgrove (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - John Schwantes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Toll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Orlando (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lamar Almaguer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Calvin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the lay-in | 38-51 |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango misses the tip | 38-51 |
| 11:25 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Daniel Toll | 38-51 |
| 11:02 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll misses long on an open shot from the baseline | 38-51 |
| 11:00 | Gonzaga | Dennis Calvin gets the offensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 10:38 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer misses the lay-in | 38-51 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-51 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Al Burris | 38-51 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Daniel Toll steps in front of the Steven Selvidge pass | 38-51 |
| 09:42 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Orlando | 38-54 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Schwantes - foul #3 on John Schwantes, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Russell Byrd (SF), Jay Grier (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Calvin Malone, Steven Selvidge, Al Burris, Robert Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Roy Millender (PG), Jimmy Pooler (SG), George Bilski (SF), Charles Arnold (PF) John Schwantes, Daniel Toll, Christopher Orlando, Lamar Almaguer | |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 09:05 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG) Jeremy Tarango | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Antwan Harris hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Russell Byrd | 42-54 |
| 08:46 | Gonzaga | Russell Byrd steals it from Roy Millender in the backcourt | 42-54 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Russell Byrd lays it in | 44-54 |
| 08:19 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Jay Grier snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Calvin Malone can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 44-54 |
| 08:12 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 07:47 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 07:45 | Gonzaga | George Bilski tips it home | 44-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Berdy Winkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Russell Byrd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Roy Millender (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Pooler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Bilski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Calvin (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Jay Grier grabs the offensive board | 44-56 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Russell Byrd's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Pooler | 44-56 |
| 07:11 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Antwan Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 07:04 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Dennis Calvin | 44-56 |
| 07:00 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender is hacked by Calvin Malone in the backcourt - foul #4 on Calvin Malone, team foul #9 | 44-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Reid Simpson (SG) Calvin Malone, Berdy Winkowski | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll (SG), Christopher Orlando (SF), Mikey Craig (C) Jimmy Pooler, George Bilski, Dennis Calvin | |
| 07:00 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 07:00 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Jay Grier grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 06:52 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 06:47 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-57 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Antwan Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Russell Byrd grabs the offensive board | 44-57 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Antwan Harris hits the follow up shot | 46-57 |
| 06:20 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (C) Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer (PF) Charles Arnold | |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Terry Bennett scores on a floater from the right side set up by Marvin Hughes | 48-57 |
| 06:09 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll is fouled in the backcourt by Reid Simpson - foul #5 on Reid Simpson, team foul #10 | 48-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (SG), Al Burris (PF) Reid Simpson, Jay Grier | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 06:09 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 06:09 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango is called for traveling | 48-59 |
| 05:33 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-59 |
| 05:32 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig tips it home | 48-61 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Terry Bennett | 51-61 |
| 04:58 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Tarango is called for the reach on Mikey Craig - foul #2 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #11 | 51-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Jay Grier (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Jeremy Tarango, Russell Byrd, Al Burris, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Schwantes (SF) Christopher Orlando | |
| 04:58 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:58 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Jay Grier loses the dribble to Daniel Toll | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:26 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-66 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Marvin Hughes | 54-66 |
| 03:48 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender makes the 3 from the right corner | 54-69 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-69 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Antwan Harris tips it but misses | 54-69 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge tips it back up and in | 56-69 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Berdy Winkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven Selvidge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Antwan Harris (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Roy Millender (tiring) 29 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Toll (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Schwantes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lamar Almaguer (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Mikey Craig (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Toll | 56-72 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes connects on the 3 from the right wing | 59-72 |
| 02:29 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-72 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Jay Grier pulls down the rebound | 59-72 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-72 |
| 02:19 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-72 |
| 01:57 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lamar Almaguer | 59-75 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Antwan Harris knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Marvin Hughes | 61-75 |
| 01:23 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-75 |
| 01:21 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer tips it back up and in | 61-77 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Jay Grier makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Hughes | 63-77 |
| 00:48 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Steven Selvidge - foul #1 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #12 | 63-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Jeremy Tarango (SG), Al Burris (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Marvin Hughes, Berdy Winkowski, Jay Grier, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler (SG), George Bilski (SF), Charles Arnold (PF), Dennis Calvin (C) Roy Millender, Daniel Toll, Lamar Almaguer, Mikey Craig | |
| 00:48 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes misses the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 00:48 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-78 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Terry Bennett | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from George Bilski | 65-80 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Terry Bennett scores on a runner near the basket | 67-80 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes runs out the clock | 67-80 |