| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Eric Wiggin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Allan Depaul (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gilbert Queen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Allan Depaul inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Kansas State | Allan Depaul hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Wiggin | 27-23 |
| 19:02 | St. John's | David Rhodes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Little and the foul's on Gilbert Queen - foul #1 on Gilbert Queen, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 19:02 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:37 | Kansas State | Allan Depaul misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 18:35 | Kansas State | James Marshall snags the offensive board | 30-23 |
| 18:13 | Kansas State | Gilbert Queen hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-25 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | Stephen Little splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Hart | 33-25 |
| 17:28 | Kansas State | Glenn Boyd scores on a jumper from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Glenn Boyd is called for the reach on John Hart - foul #2 on Glenn Boyd, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Wiens (PF) David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Stephen Little hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 16:46 | Kansas State | James Marshall snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 16:17 | Kansas State | James Marshall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-27 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant connects on the floater from close range | 35-27 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hough (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Eric Wiggin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glenn Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Allan Depaul (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gilbert Queen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Marshall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Kansas State | Gilbert Queen scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Eric Wiggin | 35-29 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Hart out of a doubleteam | 37-29 |
| 14:49 | Kansas State | Allan Depaul connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | James Hough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG), Thomas Powell (SF), David Rhodes (PF) Stephen Little, James Hough, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Shawn Kenney (PG), Alexander Tuthill (SF), Craig Ruvalcaba (PF), Timothy Gray (C) Eric Wiggin, Allan Depaul, Gilbert Queen, James Marshall | |
| 14:26 | Kansas State | Shawn Kenney is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Foster - foul #3 on Chris Foster, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 14:03 | Kansas State | Glenn Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe (C) Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 13:37 | Kansas State | Craig Ruvalcaba gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:17 | Kansas State | Shawn Kenney clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-32 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | David Rhodes is called for traveling | 37-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), Steven Wiens (C) John Hart, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Allan Depaul (SF), Gilbert Queen (PF) Glenn Boyd, Timothy Gray | |
| 12:31 | Kansas State | Craig Ruvalcaba knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Gilbert Queen | 37-34 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Shawn Kenney steals it from Chris Foster | 37-34 |
| 11:40 | Kansas State | Gilbert Queen is hacked by David Rhodes - foul #2 on David Rhodes, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Paul Oliphant (C) Stephen Little, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Eric Wiggin (PG), James Marshall (C) Alexander Tuthill, Craig Ruvalcaba | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hough (fresh) SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Eric Wiggin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shawn Kenney (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Allan Depaul (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gilbert Queen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Kansas State | Allan Depaul travels with the ball | 37-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), Garland O'Keefe (PF) Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Glenn Boyd (SG) Shawn Kenney | |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Chris Foster buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Little | 40-34 |
| 10:36 | Kansas State | Allan Depaul can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | James Hough gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 10:13 | St. John's | Stephen Little scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 10:09 | Kansas State | Glenn Boyd misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-34 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | James Hough grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Stephen Little shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the easy open layup | 43-34 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits the follow up shot | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 09:10 | Kansas State | Allan Depaul knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Chris Foster is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-37 |
| 08:57 | Kansas State | James Marshall snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 08:31 | Kansas State | Gilbert Queen misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Garland O'Keefe - foul #1 on Garland O'Keefe, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Thomas Powell (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Chris Foster, James Hough, Garland O'Keefe, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Shawn Kenney (PG), Alexander Tuthill (SF), Craig Ruvalcaba (C) Eric Wiggin, Allan Depaul, James Marshall | |
| 08:31 | Kansas State | Gilbert Queen misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:31 | Kansas State | Gilbert Queen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses long on a shot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 08:07 | Kansas State | Gilbert Queen grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 07:43 | Kansas State | Gilbert Queen is hacked by Steven Wiens - foul #3 on Steven Wiens, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Timothy Gray (C) Gilbert Queen | |
| 07:21 | Kansas State | Alexander Tuthill misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Wiens | 45-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Shawn Kenney (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Glenn Boyd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Alexander Tuthill (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Craig Ruvalcaba (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Gray (fresh) | |
| 06:58 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the paint | 45-38 |
| 06:56 | Kansas State | Timothy Gray grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 06:34 | Kansas State | Craig Ruvalcaba's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG), James Hough (SF), Paul Oliphant (C) Stephen Little, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Eric Wiggin (PG), James Marshall (C) Glenn Boyd, Timothy Gray | |
| 06:14 | St. John's | David Rhodes clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 06:13 | Kansas State | James Marshall grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 05:51 | Kansas State | Shawn Kenney misses short on a shot from the right side | 45-38 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | John Hart evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 05:25 | Kansas State | Alexander Tuthill gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 05:10 | Kansas State | Craig Ruvalcaba comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 45-38 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | David Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-38 |
| 04:45 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Glenn Boyd (SG), Allan Depaul (SF), Gilbert Queen (PF) Shawn Kenney, Alexander Tuthill, Craig Ruvalcaba | |
| 04:30 | Kansas State | Gilbert Queen scores on a jump hook in the lane | 47-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 47-40 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 47-40 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 03:56 | St. John's | James Hough tips it home | 49-40 |
| 03:45 | Kansas State | Gilbert Queen misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-40 |
| 03:44 | Kansas State | Eric Wiggin misses the tip | 49-40 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 49-40 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-40 |
| 03:28 | Kansas State | James Marshall gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 03:24 | Kansas State | Allan Depaul misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | David Rhodes snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Eric Wiggin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Glenn Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Allan Depaul (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gilbert Queen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | St. John's | John Hart is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:33 | Kansas State | Gilbert Queen misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Rhodes - foul #3 on David Rhodes, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), Thomas Powell (SF), Steven Wiens (PF) John Hart, James Hough, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Shawn Kenney (PG), Craig Ruvalcaba (C) Eric Wiggin, James Marshall | |
| 02:33 | Kansas State | Gilbert Queen makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 02:33 | Kansas State | Gilbert Queen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Stephen Little scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Foster | 55-42 |
| 02:02 | Kansas State | Allan Depaul drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Shawn Kenney | 55-45 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Stephen Little is hacked by Shawn Kenney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Kenney, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), James Hough (SF), David Rhodes (PF) Chris Foster, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Eric Wiggin (PG), James Marshall (C) Shawn Kenney, Craig Ruvalcaba | |
| 01:45 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the lay-in | 55-45 |
| 01:43 | Kansas State | Allan Depaul snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 01:31 | Kansas State | Allan Depaul makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Wiggin | 55-48 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is hacked by Eric Wiggin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Wiggin, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses long on a floater in the lane | 55-48 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to David Rhodes | 55-48 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | John Hart comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 00:44 | Kansas State | James Marshall grabs the board | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:39 | Kansas State | Gilbert Queen is alone and drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Glenn Boyd | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | John Hart is hacked by Eric Wiggin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Wiggin, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF), Thomas Powell (PF) James Hough, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Allan Depaul is called for the reach on Chris Foster - foul #1 on Allan Depaul, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Chris Foster is hacked by Glenn Boyd - foul #3 on Glenn Boyd, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Chris Foster makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Chris Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:26 | Kansas State | Allan Depaul evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-50 |
| 00:24 | Kansas State | James Marshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 00:22 | Kansas State | Eric Wiggin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is hacked by Eric Wiggin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Wiggin, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:18 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Gilbert Queen | 57-50 |
| 00:16 | Kansas State | Eric Wiggin loses the dribble to Stephen Little in the backcourt | 57-50 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Queen - foul #2 on Gilbert Queen, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Thomas Powell misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:15 | Kansas State | Gilbert Queen grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 00:10 | Kansas State | James Marshall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-50 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Glenn Boyd is called for the reach on Thomas Powell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Glenn Boyd, team foul #10 | 57-50 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Thomas Powell makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Thomas Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:02 | Kansas State | Eric Wiggin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | John Hart grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | John Hart runs out the clock | 59-50 |