| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - Charles Sloat (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Green (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Simon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - Peter Tobin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - James Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alan Gates (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Perry Fabiano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Bickley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Finlandia | Raymond Simon inbounds the ball | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Finlandia | Finlandia is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Finlandia | Alan Gates steals it from Ray Green | 35-53 |
| 19:48 | St. John's (MN) | Alan Gates lays it up and in | 35-55 |
| 19:27 | Finlandia | Raymond Simon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-55 |
| 19:26 | Finlandia | Jerry Brown can't tip it in | 35-55 |
| 19:24 | Finlandia | Peter Tobin tips it in | 37-55 |
| 19:06 | St. John's (MN) | Alan Gates can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-55 |
| 19:05 | Finlandia | Jerry Brown pulls down the rebound | 37-55 |
| 19:01 | Finlandia | Ray Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 19:00 | St. John's (MN) | Jamie Bickley pulls down the rebound | 37-55 |
| 18:45 | St. John's (MN) | James Petty clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 37-55 |
| 18:44 | Finlandia | The rebound goes to Peter Tobin | 37-55 |
| 18:33 | Finlandia | Ray Green misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 18:32 | St. John's (MN) | Jamie Bickley grabs the board | 37-55 |
| 18:17 | St. John's (MN) | Alan Gates hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Williams | 37-57 |
| 17:56 | Finlandia | Charles Sloat is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Charles Sloat, team foul #1 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Finlandia | William Phillips (PG), Edgar Neher (PF) Charles Sloat, Jerry Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Frank Heinz (C) Jamie Bickley | |
| 17:41 | St. John's (MN) | Frank Heinz is hacked by Raymond Simon - foul #2 on Raymond Simon, team foul #2 | 37-57 |
| 17:25 | St. John's (MN) | Alan Gates drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-60 |
| Game Plan | Finlandia | Finlandia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:09 | Finlandia | Frank Heinz blocks the short jumper by Ray Green | 37-60 |
| 17:07 | St. John's (MN) | Perry Fabiano pulls down the rebound | 37-60 |
| Game Plan | Finlandia | Finlandia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 16:41 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Williams blows the layup | 37-60 |
| 16:39 | Finlandia | Raymond Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 37-60 |
| 16:34 | Finlandia | William Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on James Petty - foul #1 on James Petty, team foul #1 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Finlandia | Tommy McPheeters (PG), Ronald Huizar (SG), Eddie Patricio (C) Ray Green, Raymond Simon, Peter Tobin | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Aaron Hullinger (PG), Jon Zambrana (SG), Michael McLanahan (SF), Jamie Bickley (C) James Petty, Alan Gates, Perry Fabiano, Donald Williams | |
| 16:34 | Finlandia | William Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 16:34 | Finlandia | William Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 38-60 |
| 16:13 | St. John's (MN) | Jon Zambrana hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Edgar Neher - foul #2 on Edgar Neher, team foul #3 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Finlandia | Jerry Brown (PF) Ronald Huizar | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 16:13 | St. John's (MN) | Jon Zambrana makes the 1st free throw | 38-61 |
| 16:13 | St. John's (MN) | Jon Zambrana misses the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 16:13 | Finlandia | Eddie Patricio pulls down the rebound | 38-61 |
| 16:09 | Finlandia | Jon Zambrana picks off the pass by William Phillips in the backcourt | 38-61 |
| 15:48 | St. John's (MN) | Frank Heinz misses the turnaround in the lane | 38-61 |
| 15:47 | Finlandia | Eddie Patricio grabs the board | 38-61 |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - William Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy McPheeters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edgar Neher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Patricio (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Aaron Hullinger (fresh) SG - Jon Zambrana (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael McLanahan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frank Heinz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jamie Bickley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Finlandia | William Phillips is fouled on the floor by Aaron Hullinger - foul #1 on Aaron Hullinger, team foul #2 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Finlandia | Charles Sloat (PG), Ray Green (SG) Tommy McPheeters, Edgar Neher | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Francis Yunker (PG) Aaron Hullinger | |
| 15:34 | Finlandia | Ray Green comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-61 |
| 15:33 | St. John's (MN) | Jamie Bickley pulls down the rebound | 38-61 |
| 15:04 | St. John's (MN) | Jon Zambrana hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-61 |
| 15:03 | St. John's (MN) | Frank Heinz tips it home | 38-63 |
| 14:46 | Finlandia | Jerry Brown misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-63 |
| 14:44 | St. John's (MN) | Michael McLanahan grabs the board | 38-63 |
| 14:16 | St. John's (MN) | Jerry Brown blocks the short jumper by Jamie Bickley | 38-63 |
| 14:15 | Finlandia | The rebound goes to Eddie Patricio | 38-63 |
| 13:52 | Finlandia | Jerry Brown hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Sloat | 40-63 |
| 13:39 | St. John's (MN) | Michael McLanahan misses short on a jumper from the left side | 40-63 |
| 13:38 | St. John's (MN) | Jon Zambrana tips it in | 40-65 |
| 13:31 | Finlandia | Ray Green makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Sloat | 42-65 |
| 13:04 | St. John's (MN) | Michael McLanahan loses the ball out of bounds | 42-65 |
| Subs | Finlandia | Tommy McPheeters (SG), Raymond Simon (SF), Edgar Neher (PF), Peter Tobin (C) Ray Green, William Phillips, Jerry Brown, Eddie Patricio | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Petty (PG), Alan Gates (SG), Perry Fabiano (SF), Donald Williams (PF), Earl Curry (C) Francis Yunker, Jon Zambrana, Michael McLanahan, Frank Heinz, Jamie Bickley | |
| 12:51 | Finlandia | Raymond Simon drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-65 |
| 12:33 | St. John's (MN) | Perry Fabiano clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Sloat - foul #4 on Charles Sloat, team foul #4 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Finlandia | Ronald Huizar (SG) Charles Sloat | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 12:33 | St. John's (MN) | Perry Fabiano misses the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 12:33 | St. John's (MN) | Perry Fabiano makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 12:20 | Finlandia | Peter Tobin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-66 |
| 12:18 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Williams snags the defensive board | 44-66 |
| 12:01 | St. John's (MN) | Perry Fabiano can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-66 |
| 11:59 | Finlandia | The rebound goes to Raymond Simon | 44-66 |
| 11:53 | Finlandia | Edgar Neher is whistled for a carry | 44-66 |
| Subs | Finlandia | Ray Green (SG) Ronald Huizar | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 11:34 | St. John's (MN) | Raymond Simon swats the short shot by Earl Curry | 44-66 |
| 11:33 | Finlandia | Ray Green pulls down the rebound | 44-66 |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - Tommy McPheeters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ray Green (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Simon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edgar Neher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Tobin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - James Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alan Gates (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Perry Fabiano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Curry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Finlandia | Tommy McPheeters connects on the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Perry Fabiano - foul #2 on Perry Fabiano, team foul #3 | 46-66 |
| 11:27 | Finlandia | Tommy McPheeters makes the free throw | 47-66 |
| 11:07 | St. John's (MN) | Edgar Neher steps in front of the James Petty pass | 47-66 |
| 10:55 | Finlandia | Ray Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-66 |
| 10:53 | St. John's (MN) | James Petty is hacked by Tommy McPheeters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommy McPheeters, team foul #5 | 47-66 |
| 10:33 | St. John's (MN) | Alan Gates can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-66 |
| 10:32 | Finlandia | Edgar Neher snags the defensive board | 47-66 |
| 10:28 | Finlandia | Ray Green loses the dribble to Alan Gates | 47-66 |
| 10:03 | St. John's (MN) | James Petty is hacked by Tommy McPheeters - foul #2 on Tommy McPheeters, team foul #6 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Finlandia | Ronald Huizar (PG), William Phillips (SF), Eddie Patricio (PF), Phillip Queen (C) Tommy McPheeters, Raymond Simon, Edgar Neher, Peter Tobin | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Francis Yunker (PG), Christopher Israelsen (SG), Jon Zambrana (SF), Frank Heinz (PF), Michael McLanahan (C) James Petty, Alan Gates, Perry Fabiano, Donald Williams, Earl Curry | |
| 09:49 | St. John's (MN) | Phillip Queen denies the turnaround by Christopher Israelsen | 47-66 |
| 09:47 | Finlandia | William Phillips snags the defensive board | 47-66 |
| 09:42 | Finlandia | William Phillips misses long on a jump hook from close range | 47-66 |
| 09:40 | St. John's (MN) | Michael McLanahan pulls down the rebound | 47-66 |
| 09:18 | St. John's (MN) | Jon Zambrana hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-66 |
| 09:17 | Finlandia | Eddie Patricio pulls down the rebound | 47-66 |
| 09:13 | Finlandia | William Phillips scores on a runner in the paint set up by Phillip Queen | 49-66 |
| 08:44 | St. John's (MN) | Christopher Israelsen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-66 |
| 08:42 | Finlandia | Phillip Queen grabs the board | 49-66 |
| 08:36 | Finlandia | Eddie Patricio can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 49-66 |
| 08:34 | St. John's (MN) | Michael McLanahan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 08:05 | St. John's (MN) | Michael McLanahan buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Francis Yunker | 49-68 |
| 07:40 | Finlandia | Phillip Queen misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jon Zambrana - foul #3 on Jon Zambrana, team foul #4 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Finlandia | Charles Sloat (PG), Tommy McPheeters (SG), Raymond Simon (SF), Jerry Brown (PF) Ronald Huizar, Ray Green, William Phillips, Eddie Patricio | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Petty (PG), Alan Gates (SG), Perry Fabiano (SF), Donald Williams (PF), Jamie Bickley (C) Francis Yunker, Christopher Israelsen, Jon Zambrana, Frank Heinz, Michael McLanahan | |
| 07:40 | Finlandia | Phillip Queen makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 07:40 | Finlandia | Phillip Queen misses the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 07:40 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Donald Williams | 50-68 |
| 07:25 | St. John's (MN) | Tommy McPheeters steals it from Perry Fabiano | 50-68 |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - Charles Sloat (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tommy McPheeters (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Simon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Queen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - James Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alan Gates (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Perry Fabiano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamie Bickley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Finlandia | Charles Sloat misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-68 |
| 07:07 | St. John's (MN) | Jamie Bickley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 06:39 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Williams can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Phillip Queen - foul #2 on Phillip Queen, team foul #7 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Finlandia | Peter Tobin (C) Phillip Queen | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 06:39 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 06:39 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 06:39 | Finlandia | Jerry Brown grabs the board | 50-69 |
| 06:19 | Finlandia | The jump hook by Raymond Simon is blocked by Donald Williams | 50-69 |
| 06:18 | Finlandia | Raymond Simon tips it but misses | 50-69 |
| 06:17 | Finlandia | Jerry Brown tips it home | 52-69 |
| 05:52 | St. John's (MN) | Alan Gates misses the dunk but the foul's on Tommy McPheeters - foul #3 on Tommy McPheeters, team foul #8 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Finlandia | Ray Green (SG) Tommy McPheeters | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 05:52 | St. John's (MN) | Alan Gates makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 05:52 | St. John's (MN) | Alan Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 52-70 |
| 05:52 | Finlandia | Jerry Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 52-70 |
| 05:39 | Finlandia | Ray Green makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Simon | 54-70 |
| 05:15 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Williams hits the finger roll | 54-72 |
| 04:59 | Finlandia | Jerry Brown double dribbles | 54-72 |
| Subs | Finlandia | William Phillips (SF), Edgar Neher (PF) Raymond Simon, Jerry Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Francis Yunker (PG), Jon Zambrana (SG), Michael McLanahan (SF), Frank Heinz (PF), Earl Curry (C) James Petty, Alan Gates, Perry Fabiano, Donald Williams, Jamie Bickley | |
| 04:34 | St. John's (MN) | Edgar Neher steals it from Michael McLanahan | 54-72 |
| 04:25 | Finlandia | Ray Green misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Heinz - foul #1 on Frank Heinz, team foul #5 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Finlandia | Tommy McPheeters (PG) Charles Sloat | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 04:25 | Finlandia | Ray Green makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 04:25 | Finlandia | Ray Green makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 04:02 | St. John's (MN) | Frank Heinz buries a floater from just outside the lane | 56-74 |
| Game Plan | Finlandia | Finlandia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:58 | Finlandia | William Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-74 |
| Subs | Finlandia | Raymond Simon (SF), Eddie Patricio (C) Tommy McPheeters, Peter Tobin | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Petty (PG), Perry Fabiano (SF), Donald Williams (PF) Francis Yunker, Michael McLanahan, Earl Curry | |
| Game Plan | Finlandia | Finlandia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:45 | St. John's (MN) | James Petty hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Simon - foul #3 on Raymond Simon, team foul #9 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Finlandia | Tommy McPheeters (PG), Ronald Huizar (SG) Ray Green, Raymond Simon | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Francis Yunker (SF), Earl Curry (C) Perry Fabiano, Donald Williams | |
| 03:45 | St. John's (MN) | James Petty makes the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 03:45 | St. John's (MN) | James Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 56-76 |
| 03:30 | Finlandia | Ronald Huizar clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Heinz - foul #2 on Frank Heinz, team foul #6 | 56-76 |
| Subs | Finlandia | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Michael McLanahan (SF) James Petty | |
| 03:30 | Finlandia | Ronald Huizar makes the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 03:30 | Finlandia | Ronald Huizar makes the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 03:10 | St. John's (MN) | Francis Yunker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-76 |
| 03:08 | Finlandia | William Phillips snags the defensive board | 58-76 |
| Lineup | Finlandia | PG - Ronald Huizar (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy McPheeters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edgar Neher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Eddie Patricio (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Francis Yunker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jon Zambrana (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael McLanahan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Heinz (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Earl Curry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Finlandia | Ronald Huizar misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-76 |
| 02:56 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Earl Curry | 58-76 |
| 02:42 | St. John's (MN) | Jon Zambrana makes the jumper from the left side set up by Francis Yunker | 58-78 |
| 02:30 | Finlandia | Earl Curry blocks the jumper by Eddie Patricio | 58-78 |
| 02:29 | Finlandia | Edgar Neher can't tip it in | 58-78 |
| 02:27 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Frank Heinz | 58-78 |
| 02:09 | St. John's (MN) | Eddie Patricio takes the ball from Francis Yunker | 58-78 |
| 01:45 | Finlandia | William Phillips drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Tommy McPheeters | 60-78 |
| 01:20 | St. John's (MN) | Frank Heinz drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Francis Yunker | 60-80 |
| 00:52 | Finlandia | Tommy McPheeters comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 60-80 |
| 00:51 | St. John's (MN) | Earl Curry grabs the board | 60-80 |
| Game Plan | Finlandia | Finlandia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | St. John's (MN) | Earl Curry can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Eddie Patricio - foul #3 on Eddie Patricio, team foul #10 | 60-80 |
| 00:23 | St. John's (MN) | Earl Curry makes the 1st free throw | 60-81 |
| 00:23 | St. John's (MN) | Earl Curry misses the 2nd free throw | 60-81 |
| 00:23 | Finlandia | Edgar Neher grabs the board | 60-81 |
| Game Plan | Finlandia | Finlandia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Finlandia | Edgar Neher misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 60-81 |
| 00:14 | St. John's (MN) | Jon Zambrana pulls down the rebound | 60-81 |
| 00:00 | St. John's (MN) | Francis Yunker runs out the clock | 60-81 |