| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Oliphant (fresh) C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Edward Kokocinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Woll (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Tsan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Chris Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-30 |
| 18:53 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the tip | 38-30 |
| 18:23 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:07 | Long Beach State | James Tsan drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from James Simpson and the foul's on Paul Oliphant - foul #1 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SF), Steven Wiens (C) Chris Foster, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Sydow (PG), Jerry Cunningham (SG), Barry Read (SF), Craig Alcantar (C) Edward Kokocinski, James Simpson, Joseph Woll, Mark Woodard | |
| 18:07 | Long Beach State | James Tsan makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Little | 40-33 |
| 17:33 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 17:31 | Long Beach State | James Tsan tips it back up and in | 40-35 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Stephen Little is fouled on the floor by Barry Read - foul #1 on Barry Read, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF), Brian Espinosa (C) Robert Ribeiro, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll (SF) James Tsan | |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Michael Jackson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Brian Espinosa | 42-35 |
| 16:26 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll blows the layup | 42-35 |
| 16:24 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll tips it back up and in | 42-37 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 45-37 |
| 15:52 | Long Beach State | William Sydow misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Brian Espinosa | 45-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Little (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Oliphant (tiring) 2 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - William Sydow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Cunningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Woll (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Barry Read (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Alcantar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Stephen Little travels in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG), John Hart (SF), Steven Wiens (PF), Thomas Powell (C) Stephen Little, Chris Foster, Paul Oliphant, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski (PG), James Simpson (SG), Jason Myers (PF), Mark Woodard (C) William Sydow, Jerry Cunningham, Barry Read, Craig Alcantar | |
| 15:33 | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-37 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Thomas Powell pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 47-37 |
| 14:57 | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 47-37 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Thomas Powell gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | Steven Wiens misses the tip | 47-37 |
| 14:24 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 14:06 | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Myers and the foul's on Michael Jackson - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), Chris Foster (SF), Paul Oliphant (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Michael Jackson, Robert Ribeiro, Steven Wiens, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Barry Read (SF), James Tsan (PF), Seymour Charette (C) Joseph Woll, Jason Myers, Mark Woodard | |
| 14:06 | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | John Hart is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-40 |
| 13:38 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 13:22 | Long Beach State | James Tsan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 13:20 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant's pass is intercepted by James Simpson | 47-42 |
| 12:38 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette misses the jumper from the left block | 47-42 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 47-42 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-42 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa snags the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Stephen Little is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 47-42 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Stephen Little connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Oliphant and he's fouled by Edward Kokocinski - foul #1 on Edward Kokocinski, team foul #2 | 49-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Robert Ribeiro (SG), Steven Wiens (PF), Thomas Powell (C) John Hart, Chris Foster, Paul Oliphant, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Sydow (PG), Jerry Cunningham (SG), Joseph Woll (SF), Craig Alcantar (PF), Mark Woodard (C) Edward Kokocinski, James Simpson, Barry Read, James Tsan, Seymour Charette | |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the free throw | 49-42 |
| 11:38 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar grabs the board | 49-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 22 pts. SF - Stephen Little (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) C - Thomas Powell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - William Sydow (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Woll (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Craig Alcantar (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham's layup is rejected by Thomas Powell | 49-42 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Wiens | 49-42 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Stephen Little connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Ribeiro | 52-42 |
| 10:54 | Long Beach State | William Sydow loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF) Stephen Little | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Michael Jackson hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 10:22 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-42 |
| 10:20 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar snags the offensive board | 55-42 |
| 09:59 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Wiens | 55-42 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex 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 (+2) | |
| 09:29 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar drills a jump hook in the lane | 58-44 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Chris Foster loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Oliphant (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Steven Wiens, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski (PG), James Simpson (SG), Barry Read (PF), Seymour Charette (C) William Sydow, Jerry Cunningham, Craig Alcantar, Mark Woodard | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:21 | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski clanks a shot from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 09:19 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette snags the offensive board | 58-44 |
| 08:56 | Long Beach State | James Simpson is hacked by Robert Ribeiro - foul #1 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #3 | 58-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Tsan (PF) Joseph Woll | |
| 08:51 | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-44 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Chris Foster is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex 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 (+2) | |
| 08:26 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 61-44 |
| 08:24 | Long Beach State | Barry Read gets the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 08:19 | Long Beach State | Barry Read clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Chris Foster - foul #4 on Chris Foster, team foul #4 | 61-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SF) Chris Foster | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll (SF), Mark Woodard (C) James Simpson, Seymour Charette | |
| 08:19 | Long Beach State | Barry Read makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 08:19 | Long Beach State | Barry Read makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Edward Kokocinski steps in front of the Robert Ribeiro pass | 61-46 |
| 07:49 | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski lays it up and in | 61-48 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Michael Jackson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Oliphant and the foul's on Edward Kokocinski - foul #2 on Edward Kokocinski, team foul #3 | 63-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), Steven Wiens (PF), Thomas Powell (C) Robert Ribeiro, Paul Oliphant, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham (PG), James Simpson (SG), Jason Myers (PF) Edward Kokocinski, Barry Read, James Tsan | |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Michael Jackson makes the free throw | 64-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (tiring) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Powell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jerry Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - James Simpson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Woll (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jason Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF) John Hart | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Stephen Little is hacked by James Simpson - foul #3 on James Simpson, team foul #4 | 64-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar (C) Mark Woodard | |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-48 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Chris Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Michael Jackson drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Powell | 66-48 |
| 05:47 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers is whistled for traveling | 66-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG), John Hart (SF), Brian Espinosa (C) Stephen Little, Chris Foster, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Sydow (PG), James Tsan (PF), Seymour Charette (C) Jerry Cunningham, Jason Myers, Craig Alcantar | |
| 05:18 | St. John's | John Hart misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-48 |
| 05:17 | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette snags the defensive board | 66-48 |
| 04:59 | Long Beach State | Joseph Woll is called for a backcourt violation | 66-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), Paul Oliphant (PF) Michael Jackson, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edward Kokocinski (PG), Barry Read (SF) William Sydow, Joseph Woll | |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro connects on the floater from the right side set up by Paul Oliphant | 68-48 |
| 04:19 | Long Beach State | Barry Read hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Hart - foul #1 on John Hart, team foul #5 | 68-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF), Steven Wiens (C) John Hart, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Sydow (PG), Jerry Cunningham (SF), Jason Myers (PF), Craig Alcantar (C) Edward Kokocinski, James Simpson, James Tsan, Seymour Charette | |
| 04:19 | Long Beach State | Barry Read makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 04:19 | Long Beach State | Barry Read misses the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 68-49 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Stephen Little hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 68-49 |
| 03:52 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 68-49 |
| 03:43 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 68-49 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex 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) | |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Stephen Little hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Ribeiro | 71-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Little (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Paul Oliphant (tiring) 6 reb. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - William Sydow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Barry Read (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jerry Cunningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jason Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Alcantar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Long Beach State | William Sydow comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Stephen Little - foul #1 on Stephen Little, team foul #6 | 71-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), John Hart (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Stephen Little, Chris Foster, Paul Oliphant, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Seymour Charette (C) Jason Myers | |
| 03:08 | Long Beach State | William Sydow makes the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 03:08 | Long Beach State | William Sydow misses the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the board | 71-50 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-50 |
| 02:39 | Long Beach State | Barry Read snags the defensive board | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex 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) | |
| 02:22 | Long Beach State | John Hart steals the ball from Seymour Charette | 71-50 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | John Hart lays it in | 73-50 |
| 02:01 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Ribeiro - foul #2 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #7 | 73-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jason Myers (PF) Seymour Charette | |
| 02:01 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 02:01 | Long Beach State | Jerry Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Jackson | 76-52 |
| 01:16 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 76-52 |
| 01:15 | Long Beach State | Jason Myers can't tip it in | 76-52 |
| 01:14 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar misses the tip | 76-52 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa gets the rebound | 76-52 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Espinosa | 78-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Long Beach State | Craig Alcantar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF), Paul Oliphant (PF) John Hart, Thomas Powell | |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 78-52 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | William Sydow gets the rebound | 78-52 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | Brian Espinosa takes the ball from Barry Read | 78-52 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael Jackson runs out the clock | 78-52 |