| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) SG - John Hart (fresh) SF - James Hough (fresh) PF - David Rhodes (fresh) C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Kenneth Cutts (fresh) SG - Richard Banks (fresh) SF - Harry Nickerson (fresh) PF - Tom Schorr (fresh) C - Drazen Zimmerman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:56 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Georgetown | Richard Banks evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | James Hough comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Harry Nickerson - foul #1 on Harry Nickerson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | James Hough makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | James Hough misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:04 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Drazen Zimmerman | 1-0 |
| 18:41 | Georgetown | Richard Banks shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 1-0 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Stephen Little buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:05 | Georgetown | Richard Banks makes the contested shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Cutts | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | A charge is called on John Hart - foul #1 on John Hart, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Georgetown | Richard Banks evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | James Hough gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Cutts is called for the reach on Stephen Little in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Cutts, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG), Thomas Powell (SF) Stephen Little, James Hough | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Roger Ragsdale (PG), Anthony Varner (SG), Michael Allshouse (SF), Thomas Abarca (PF), William Wester (C) Kenneth Cutts, Richard Banks, Harry Nickerson, Tom Schorr, Drazen Zimmerman | |
| 17:10 | St. John's | David Rhodes blows the wide open layup | 4-2 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | David Rhodes is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint | 6-2 |
| 16:23 | Georgetown | Michael Allshouse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG) John Hart | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Harry Nickerson (SF) Michael Allshouse | |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Chris Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts (PG), Richard Banks (SG), Tom Schorr (PF) Roger Ragsdale, Anthony Varner, Thomas Abarca | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chris Foster (fresh) SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Kenneth Cutts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Banks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry Nickerson (fresh) PF - Tom Schorr (fresh) C - William Wester (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Georgetown | Richard Banks scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Cutts | 6-5 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Harry Nickerson picks off the pass by Paul Oliphant | 6-5 |
| 15:13 | Georgetown | Richard Banks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harry Nickerson | 6-7 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 14:52 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cutts | 6-7 |
| 14:31 | Georgetown | Richard Banks connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Stephen Little is hacked by Richard Banks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Banks, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), James Hough (SF), Steven Wiens (PF) Chris Foster, Thomas Powell, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Roger Ragsdale (PG), Anthony Varner (SG), Michael Allshouse (SF), Thomas Abarca (PF), Drazen Zimmerman (C) Kenneth Cutts, Richard Banks, Harry Nickerson, Tom Schorr, William Wester | |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 14:00 | Georgetown | Drazen Zimmerman gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:46 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | John Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Stephen Little is hacked by Roger Ragsdale - foul #1 on Roger Ragsdale, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts (PG), Richard Banks (SG), Harry Nickerson (SF), Tom Schorr (PF) Roger Ragsdale, Anthony Varner, Michael Allshouse, Thomas Abarca | |
| 13:12 | St. John's | James Hough is fouled on the floor by Drazen Zimmerman - foul #1 on Drazen Zimmerman, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG) Stephen Little | |
| Subs | Georgetown | William Wester (C) Drazen Zimmerman | |
| 12:57 | St. John's | William Wester is called for the reach on Paul Oliphant - foul #1 on William Wester, team foul #6 | 6-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Drazen Zimmerman (C) William Wester | |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 12:43 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Harry Nickerson | 6-10 |
| 12:14 | Georgetown | Harry Nickerson jams it | 6-12 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Chris Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SF), Garland O'Keefe (PF) James Hough, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Roger Ragsdale (PG), Anthony Varner (SG), Thomas Abarca (PF), William Wester (C) Kenneth Cutts, Richard Banks, Tom Schorr, Drazen Zimmerman | |
| 11:57 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 6-12 |
| 11:56 | Georgetown | William Wester tips it but misses | 6-12 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fresh) SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) C - Paul Oliphant (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Roger Ragsdale (fresh) SG - Anthony Varner (fresh) SF - Harry Nickerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Abarca (fresh) C - William Wester (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Chris Foster makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 11:08 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), David Rhodes (PF) Chris Foster, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts (PG), Richard Banks (SG), Tom Schorr (PF), Drazen Zimmerman (C) Roger Ragsdale, Anthony Varner, Thomas Abarca, William Wester | |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Stephen Little hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | David Rhodes tips it back up and in | 11-12 |
| 10:19 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 11-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SG), James Hough (SF), Steven Wiens (C) John Hart, Thomas Powell, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Georgetown | William Wester (C) Drazen Zimmerman | |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 09:57 | Georgetown | Tom Schorr pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 09:39 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts can't throw it down but he's fouled by James Hough - foul #1 on James Hough, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Michael Allshouse (SF), Drazen Zimmerman (C) Harry Nickerson, William Wester | |
| 09:39 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:39 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Steven Wiens misses the lay-in | 11-14 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | David Rhodes pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | David Rhodes double dribbles | 11-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SF), Paul Oliphant (C) Chris Foster, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Roger Ragsdale (PG), Anthony Varner (SG), Harry Nickerson (SF), Thomas Abarca (PF) Kenneth Cutts, Richard Banks, Michael Allshouse, Tom Schorr | |
| 08:40 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Harry Nickerson | 11-17 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses badly on the uncontested shot in the lane but he's hacked by Drazen Zimmerman - foul #2 on Drazen Zimmerman, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG), John Hart (SG), Garland O'Keefe (PF) Stephen Little, James Hough, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts (PG), Richard Banks (SG), Tom Schorr (PF), William Wester (C) Roger Ragsdale, Anthony Varner, Thomas Abarca, Drazen Zimmerman | |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 07:45 | Georgetown | William Wester hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 07:44 | Georgetown | Tom Schorr gets the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) C - Paul Oliphant (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Kenneth Cutts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Banks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Harry Nickerson (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Tom Schorr (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Wester (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Georgetown | Harry Nickerson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Powell - foul #1 on Thomas Powell, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SF), David Rhodes (PF) Thomas Powell, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 07:01 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 13-17 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | James Hough clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by William Wester - foul #2 on William Wester, team foul #8 | 13-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), Steven Wiens (C) Chris Foster, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Roger Ragsdale (PG), Anthony Varner (SG), Michael Allshouse (SF), Thomas Abarca (PF), Johnny Garay (C) Kenneth Cutts, Richard Banks, Harry Nickerson, Tom Schorr, William Wester | |
| 06:47 | St. John's | James Hough makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | James Hough makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 06:31 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Hart | 15-17 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | James Hough travels in the backcourt | 15-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts (PG), Richard Banks (SG), Harry Nickerson (SF), Tom Schorr (PF), Drazen Zimmerman (C) Roger Ragsdale, Anthony Varner, Michael Allshouse, Thomas Abarca, Johnny Garay | |
| 06:09 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts hits the finger roll | 15-19 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 05:42 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Tom Schorr | 15-19 |
| 05:37 | Georgetown | Richard Banks loses the ball out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SG), Thomas Powell (SF), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) John Hart, James Hough, David Rhodes, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Roger Ragsdale (PG), Anthony Varner (SG), Thomas Abarca (PF) Kenneth Cutts, Richard Banks, Tom Schorr | |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Chris Foster clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-19 |
| 05:06 | Georgetown | Drazen Zimmerman grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 05:02 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Powell - foul #2 on Thomas Powell, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts (PG), Michael Allshouse (SF), Tom Schorr (PF) Roger Ragsdale, Harry Nickerson, Thomas Abarca | |
| 05:02 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 05:02 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Richard Banks (SG), Harry Nickerson (SF) Anthony Varner, Michael Allshouse | |
| 04:43 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Garland O'Keefe - foul #1 on Garland O'Keefe, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG) Stephen Little | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Michael Allshouse (SF) Harry Nickerson | |
| 04:43 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 04:43 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Richard Banks steps in front of the Chris Foster pass | 15-23 |
| 04:15 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts throws it down on a nice dish by Richard Banks | 15-25 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-25 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the offensive board | 15-25 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Drazen Zimmerman denies the turnaround by Paul Oliphant | 15-25 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the offensive rebound | 15-25 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hart (tiring) SF - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) PF - Garland O'Keefe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Kenneth Cutts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Banks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Allshouse (fresh) PF - Tom Schorr (tiring) 3 reb. C - Drazen Zimmerman (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | St. John's | John Hart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-25 |
| 03:08 | Georgetown | Tom Schorr gets the rebound | 15-25 |
| 02:55 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 15-25 |
| 02:53 | Georgetown | Michael Allshouse misses the tip | 15-25 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the defensive rebound | 15-25 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant dunks the ball on a great pass from Thomas Powell | 17-25 |
| 02:28 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Richard Banks and he's hacked by Paul Oliphant - foul #2 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), James Hough (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Steven Wiens (C) John Hart, Thomas Powell, Garland O'Keefe, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Anthony Varner (SG), Harry Nickerson (SF), Thomas Abarca (PF), William Wester (C) Richard Banks, Michael Allshouse, Tom Schorr, Drazen Zimmerman | |
| 02:28 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts makes the free throw | 17-28 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Stephen Little loses the ball out of bounds | 17-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Roger Ragsdale (PG) Kenneth Cutts | |
| 01:52 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 17-28 |
| 01:51 | Georgetown | Harry Nickerson can't tip it in | 17-28 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | James Hough pulls down the rebound | 17-28 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 17-28 |
| 01:23 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Thomas Abarca | 17-28 |
| 01:01 | Georgetown | Anthony Varner is whistled for a carry | 17-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG) Chris Foster | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts (PG), Richard Banks (SG), Tom Schorr (PF) Roger Ragsdale, Anthony Varner, Thomas Abarca | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | James Hough hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hart | 20-28 |
| 00:26 | Georgetown | Kenneth Cutts connects on the floater near the basket | 20-30 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | David Rhodes is hacked by Harry Nickerson - foul #2 on Harry Nickerson, team foul #9 | 20-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SF), Paul Oliphant (C) James Hough, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Roger Ragsdale (PG), Drazen Zimmerman (C) Kenneth Cutts, William Wester | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |