| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - David Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Roesch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Hale (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Graleski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Creamer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Marcus Winebrenner (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Christopher Conrad (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeffrey Brune (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Thomas | Gene Hale inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | St. Thomas | David Kelly knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Larry Creamer and he's fouled by Jeffrey Brune - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brune, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| 19:37 | St. Thomas | David Kelly misses the free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:37 | St. John's (MN) | Arthur Kennedy grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 19:24 | St. John's (MN) | Jeffrey Brune hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 24-28 |
| 19:23 | St. Thomas | Larry Creamer snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 19:17 | St. Thomas | Robert Roesch can't connect on a shot from the right side | 24-28 |
| 19:16 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Conrad pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 18:48 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Conrad misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-28 |
| 18:46 | St. John's (MN) | Marcus Winebrenner grabs the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 18:23 | St. John's (MN) | Arthur Kennedy is whistled for traveling | 24-28 |
| 18:01 | St. Thomas | David Kelly misses the 3 from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 17:59 | St. John's (MN) | Arthur Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 17:32 | St. John's (MN) | Marcus Winebrenner double dribbles | 24-28 |
| 17:03 | St. Thomas | Matthew Graleski loses the ball out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Earl Davis (C) Larry Creamer | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Rich (SF) Jeffrey Brune | |
| 16:43 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Conrad misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Roesch - foul #2 on Robert Roesch, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Frank Banks (PG), Percy Brown (SG) David Kelly, Robert Roesch | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Ricky Allred (SF), Gary Bergholm (PF) Marcus Winebrenner, Arthur Kennedy | |
| 16:43 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 16:43 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 16:43 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Conrad makes the 3rd free throw | 24-31 |
| 16:22 | St. Thomas | Ricky Allred is called for the reach on Gene Hale - foul #1 on Ricky Allred, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Carl Roth (SG), Harold Shubert (C) Christopher Conrad, George Peterson | |
| 16:08 | St. Thomas | Frank Banks drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gene Hale | 26-31 |
| 15:39 | St. John's (MN) | Harold Shubert's floater is tipped away by Gene Hale | 26-31 |
| 15:38 | St. Thomas | Matthew Graleski pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Frank Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Percy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Hale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Graleski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Earl Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - James Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Roth (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ricky Allred (fresh) PF - Gary Bergholm (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Shubert (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:15 | St. Thomas | Earl Davis comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 26-31 |
| 15:14 | St. John's (MN) | Harold Shubert grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 14:52 | St. John's (MN) | James Rich misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-31 |
| 14:50 | St. John's (MN) | Harold Shubert grabs the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 14:33 | St. John's (MN) | Carl Roth hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Bergholm | 26-33 |
| 14:14 | St. Thomas | Percy Brown misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 14:13 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Ricky Allred | 26-33 |
| 14:09 | St. John's (MN) | Carl Roth's pass is intercepted by Percy Brown | 26-33 |
| 13:49 | St. Thomas | Gene Hale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-33 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | David Kelly (PG), Robert Roesch (SG), Justin Trogdon (PF), Larry Creamer (C) Frank Banks, Percy Brown, Gene Hale, Matthew Graleski | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Marcus Winebrenner (PG), Christopher Conrad (SG), Jeffrey Brune (SF), Arthur Kennedy (PF), George Peterson (C) James Rich, Carl Roth, Ricky Allred, Gary Bergholm, Harold Shubert | |
| 13:34 | St. John's (MN) | Marcus Winebrenner makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Kennedy | 26-35 |
| 13:12 | St. Thomas | Robert Roesch makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Larry Creamer | 29-35 |
| 12:58 | St. John's (MN) | George Peterson is hacked by Earl Davis - foul #1 on Earl Davis, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Percy Brown (SF) Earl Davis | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 12:51 | St. John's (MN) | Larry Creamer blocks the jumper by Christopher Conrad | 29-35 |
| 12:50 | St. John's (MN) | Arthur Kennedy gets the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 12:36 | St. John's (MN) | Jeffrey Brune can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-35 |
| 12:35 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Conrad tips it but misses | 29-35 |
| 12:34 | St. Thomas | Larry Creamer gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 12:15 | St. Thomas | Justin Trogdon is called for traveling | 29-35 |
| 11:54 | St. John's (MN) | Jeffrey Brune misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 11:52 | St. Thomas | Larry Creamer snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 11:34 | St. Thomas | David Kelly buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-35 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - David Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Roesch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Percy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Justin Trogdon (fresh) 5 reb. C - Larry Creamer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Marcus Winebrenner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Conrad (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jeffrey Brune (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - George Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:10 | St. John's (MN) | Marcus Winebrenner's fadeaway is rejected by Percy Brown | 31-35 |
| 11:08 | St. Thomas | Justin Trogdon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 10:57 | St. Thomas | Percy Brown connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Kelly | 34-35 |
| 10:46 | St. John's (MN) | Arthur Kennedy misses the lay-in but the foul's on Justin Trogdon - foul #1 on Justin Trogdon, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Frank Banks (SG), Gene Hale (SF), Matthew Graleski (PF), Earl Davis (C) Robert Roesch, Percy Brown, Justin Trogdon, Larry Creamer | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Rich (SF) Jeffrey Brune | |
| 10:46 | St. John's (MN) | Arthur Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 10:46 | St. John's (MN) | Arthur Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 10:46 | St. Thomas | Earl Davis gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 10:20 | St. Thomas | Matthew Graleski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Arthur Kennedy - foul #3 on Arthur Kennedy, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Percy Brown (SG) David Kelly | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Carl Roth (SG), Ricky Allred (SF), Gary Bergholm (PF) Marcus Winebrenner, Christopher Conrad, Arthur Kennedy | |
| 10:20 | St. Thomas | Matthew Graleski makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 10:20 | St. Thomas | Matthew Graleski misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 10:20 | St. John's (MN) | George Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 10:06 | St. John's (MN) | George Peterson blows the layup but the foul's on Matthew Graleski - foul #1 on Matthew Graleski, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| 10:06 | St. John's (MN) | George Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 10:06 | St. John's (MN) | George Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 10:06 | St. John's (MN) | George Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 09:47 | St. John's (MN) | James Rich misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Frank Banks - foul #2 on Frank Banks, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Robert Roesch (SG) Percy Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Harold Shubert (C) George Peterson | |
| 09:47 | St. John's (MN) | James Rich makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 09:47 | St. John's (MN) | James Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 09:38 | St. Thomas | Matthew Graleski connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gene Hale and he's fouled by Gary Bergholm - foul #3 on Gary Bergholm, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Larry Creamer (C) Earl Davis | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 09:38 | St. Thomas | Matthew Graleski makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 09:11 | St. John's (MN) | James Rich comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-38 |
| 09:09 | St. John's (MN) | Carl Roth tips it home | 38-40 |
| 08:43 | St. Thomas | Frank Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-40 |
| 08:42 | St. John's (MN) | Harold Shubert grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 08:26 | St. John's (MN) | Gene Hale steps in front of the James Rich pass | 38-40 |
| 08:07 | St. Thomas | Frank Banks misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 08:05 | St. John's (MN) | Gary Bergholm pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 07:45 | St. John's (MN) | Gary Bergholm clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 07:43 | St. Thomas | Frank Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 07:20 | St. Thomas | Gene Hale connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Frank Banks | 40-40 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Frank Banks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Roesch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Hale (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Graleski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Creamer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - James Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Roth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Allred (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Bergholm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Harold Shubert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:57 | St. John's (MN) | Gary Bergholm hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Matthew Graleski - foul #2 on Matthew Graleski, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | David Kelly (PG), Percy Brown (SG), Earl Davis (SF), Justin Trogdon (PF), Mark McCaulley (C) Frank Banks, Robert Roesch, Gene Hale, Matthew Graleski, Larry Creamer | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Marcus Winebrenner (PG), Christopher Conrad (SG), Jeffrey Brune (SF), George Peterson (C) James Rich, Carl Roth, Ricky Allred, Harold Shubert | |
| 06:57 | St. John's (MN) | Gary Bergholm makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 06:57 | St. John's (MN) | Gary Bergholm misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 06:57 | St. Thomas | Justin Trogdon pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 06:39 | St. Thomas | George Peterson steps in front of the David Kelly pass | 40-41 |
| 06:14 | St. John's (MN) | Earl Davis is called for the reach on Christopher Conrad - foul #2 on Earl Davis, team foul #7 | 40-41 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Arthur Kennedy (PF) Gary Bergholm | |
| 06:14 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 06:14 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 05:58 | St. Thomas | Earl Davis scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Justin Trogdon | 42-43 |
| 05:49 | St. John's (MN) | Earl Davis steals it from Marcus Winebrenner | 42-43 |
| 05:33 | St. Thomas | George Peterson is called for the reach on David Kelly - foul #1 on George Peterson, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Frank Banks (SG), Gene Hale (SF), Matthew Graleski (PF) Percy Brown, Justin Trogdon, Mark McCaulley | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 05:17 | St. Thomas | David Kelly can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-43 |
| 05:16 | St. Thomas | Earl Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 05:01 | St. Thomas | Earl Davis buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Banks | 44-43 |
| 04:48 | St. John's (MN) | George Peterson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on George Peterson, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Robert Roesch (SG), Larry Creamer (C) Frank Banks, Earl Davis | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 04:31 | St. Thomas | Matthew Graleski connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-43 |
| 04:17 | St. John's (MN) | George Peterson hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Conrad | 46-45 |
| 04:04 | St. Thomas | Matthew Graleski makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Kelly | 49-45 |
| 03:35 | St. John's (MN) | George Peterson's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Graleski | 49-45 |
| 03:33 | St. John's (MN) | Arthur Kennedy gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 03:11 | St. John's (MN) | Jeffrey Brune hits the finger roll set up by Marcus Winebrenner | 49-47 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - David Kelly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Roesch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Hale (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Graleski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Creamer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Marcus Winebrenner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Conrad (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Brune (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - George Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:54 | St. Thomas | Gene Hale's fadeaway is rejected by George Peterson | 49-47 |
| 02:52 | St. Thomas | Gene Hale hits the follow up shot | 51-47 |
| 02:30 | St. John's (MN) | Marcus Winebrenner is fouled on the floor by Matthew Graleski - foul #3 on Matthew Graleski, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Frank Banks (PG), Percy Brown (SG), Earl Davis (PF), Justin Trogdon (C) David Kelly, Robert Roesch, Matthew Graleski, Larry Creamer | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Rich (SG), Ricky Allred (SF), Gary Bergholm (PF), Harold Shubert (C) Christopher Conrad, Jeffrey Brune, Arthur Kennedy, George Peterson | |
| 02:30 | St. John's (MN) | Marcus Winebrenner makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:30 | St. John's (MN) | Marcus Winebrenner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 02:28 | St. Thomas | St. Thomas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Robert Roesch (SG), Matthew Graleski (PF) Percy Brown, Justin Trogdon | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | George Peterson (C) Harold Shubert | |
| 02:20 | St. Thomas | Robert Roesch is hacked by James Rich - foul #1 on James Rich, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Larry Creamer (C) Earl Davis | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Arthur Kennedy (PF) Gary Bergholm | |
| 02:20 | St. Thomas | Robert Roesch makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:20 | St. Thomas | Robert Roesch misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:20 | St. John's (MN) | George Peterson grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 02:20 | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| 02:01 | St. John's (MN) | Ricky Allred can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 52-49 |
| 02:00 | St. John's (MN) | George Peterson misses the tip | 52-49 |
| 01:59 | St. John's (MN) | Arthur Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 01:45 | St. John's (MN) | Marcus Winebrenner hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-52 |
| 01:25 | St. Thomas | Robert Roesch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 01:23 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to George Peterson | 52-52 |
| 01:23 | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | David Kelly (PG) Frank Banks | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Conrad (SG), Jeffrey Brune (SF) James Rich, Ricky Allred | |
| 01:03 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Conrad drills a floater in the lane set up by Marcus Winebrenner | 52-54 |
| 00:51 | St. Thomas | David Kelly misses the lay-in | 52-54 |
| 00:49 | St. John's (MN) | George Peterson grabs the board | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's (MN) | George Peterson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Larry Creamer - foul #3 on Larry Creamer, team foul #9 | 52-54 |
| 00:28 | St. John's (MN) | George Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:28 | St. John's (MN) | George Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:12 | St. Thomas | Robert Roesch misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 00:10 | St. Thomas | Gene Hale pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 00:08 | St. Thomas | David Kelly makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gene Hale | 55-55 |
| 00:08 | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| 00:00 | St. John's (MN) | Arthur Kennedy knocks in the shot in the lane | 55-57 |