| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Darrick Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Keith Asbury (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zipp inbounds the ball | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez scores on a shot from the right side and he's hacked by Cecil Oliveras - foul #3 on Cecil Oliveras, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund (PF) Cecil Oliveras | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the free throw | 34-43 |
| 19:27 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate tips it back up and in | 34-45 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | James Zipp is fouled on the floor by Martin Thompson - foul #1 on Martin Thompson, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Leif Taberski (PF) Kenneth Howse, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:02 | St. John's | James Zipp connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Merle Hose | 36-45 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | James Zipp hits a 3 from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund tips it but misses | 39-45 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | James McCurren can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Martin Thompson - foul #2 on Martin Thompson, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Darrick Gill (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) Merle Hose, Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alan Black (PF) Jonathan Yang | |
| 18:07 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 17:52 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson is called for traveling | 41-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG) James McCurren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Forte (SG) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson | |
| 17:41 | St. John's | James Zipp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | John Johnson grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund misses badly on a floater in the lane | 41-45 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Darrick Gill | 41-45 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is fouled on the floor by Kermit Hedlund - foul #1 on Kermit Hedlund, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Larry Robinson (SF) Kenneth Howse, Darrick Gill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Martin Thompson (SG), Jonathan Yang (C) John Johnson, Matthew Forte, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 16:31 | St. John's | James Zipp can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Donald Ordonez is called for the reach on Keith Asbury - foul #1 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Darrick Gill (SG), Leif Taberski (PF) Edward Kelty, James McCurren, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:00 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses the lay-in | 41-45 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the board | 41-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Merle Hose (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alan Black (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Merle Hose misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 15:43 | St. John's | James Zipp tips it in | 43-45 |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on James Zipp - foul #3 on James Zipp, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Merle Hose, Darrick Gill, Larry Robinson, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SG), Cecil Oliveras (PF) Darrell Pate, Alan Black | |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury grabs the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Martin Thompson | 43-48 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Yang - foul #3 on Jonathan Yang, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG) Kenneth Howse | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), George Morrow (C) Martin Thompson, Jonathan Yang | |
| 15:04 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | George Morrow hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | George Morrow tips it in | 45-50 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi blows the layup but the foul's on Matthew Forte - foul #1 on Matthew Forte, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG) Edward Kelty | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund (C) George Morrow | |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Johnson | 47-52 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Matthew Forte steps in front of the James McCurren pass | 47-52 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte blows the layup | 47-52 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury hits the follow up shot | 47-54 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | James Zipp loses the dribble to Keith Asbury | 47-54 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Ordonez - foul #2 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Leif Taberski (PF) James McCurren, Darrick Gill, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Martin Thompson (SG), Jonathan Yang (C) John Johnson, Matthew Forte, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | James Zipp hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury is alone and drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Darrell Pate | 49-58 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Darrell Pate picks off the pass by Leif Taberski | 49-58 |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Darrell Pate | 49-61 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Martin Thompson is called for the reach on Kenneth Howse - foul #3 on Martin Thompson, team foul #7 | 49-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Darrick Gill (PF) Edward Kelty, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson (SF), Alan Black (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Keith Asbury, Cecil Oliveras, Jonathan Yang | |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund can't finish the layup | 51-61 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund grabs the offensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate is hacked by Merle Hose - foul #2 on Merle Hose, team foul #4 | 51-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Donald Ordonez (PF) Merle Hose, Kenneth Howse | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Forte (SG) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (tired) 18 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Matthew Forte (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) PF - Alan Black (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson is hacked by Darrick Gill - foul #2 on Darrick Gill, team foul #5 | 51-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG) James McCurren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | John Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Darrick Gill snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Larry Robinson (SF) Edward Kelty, James Zipp | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:02 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Arnold Johnson | 51-63 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits the finger roll | 53-63 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund clanks a runner from the left block | 53-63 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 53-63 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Darrick Gill connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James McCurren | 56-63 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | John Johnson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF) James McCurren, Darrick Gill, Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Martin Thompson (SG), Keith Asbury (SF), Cecil Oliveras (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) John Johnson, Matthew Forte, Arnold Johnson, Alan Black, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is called for traveling | 56-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG), Leif Taberski (PF) Kenneth Howse, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras is fouled on the floor by Leif Taberski - foul #1 on Leif Taberski, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) Darrick Gill, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Martin Thompson | 56-66 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-66 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi tips it home | 58-66 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Cecil Oliveras | 58-69 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Yang | 58-69 |
| 08:00 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras is called for traveling | 58-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Darrick Gill (SG), Leif Taberski (PF) Edward Kelty, James McCurren, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Forte (SG), Alan Black (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson, Cecil Oliveras, Jonathan Yang | |
| 07:38 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-69 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Merle Hose (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (tired) 18 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Claudio Rossi (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Matthew Forte (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alan Black (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | John Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 58-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) Darrick Gill, James Zipp, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Merle Hose misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #9 | 58-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG), James Zipp (PF) Kenneth Howse, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Martin Thompson (SG) John Johnson, Matthew Forte | |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Merle Hose misses the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Merle Hose makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kermit Hedlund | 59-71 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Darrell Pate steals it from James Zipp | 59-71 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate misses the easy layup | 59-71 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Zipp | 59-71 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Alan Black takes the ball from Claudio Rossi | 59-71 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Merle Hose is called for the reach on Darrell Pate in the backcourt - foul #3 on Merle Hose, team foul #7 | 59-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) Merle Hose, Darrick Gill, Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) Alan Black, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate misses the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang grabs the offensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 59-71 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras gets the offensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 59-71 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is called for traveling | 59-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Darrick Gill (SF), Leif Taberski (PF) Kenneth Howse, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Forte (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson, Keith Asbury | |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Claudio Rossi blocks the short jumper by Jonathan Yang | 59-71 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Cecil Oliveras | 59-71 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Cecil Oliveras | 59-73 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Leif Taberski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-73 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi tips it but misses | 59-73 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Cecil Oliveras | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Darrick Gill - foul #3 on Darrick Gill, team foul #8 | 59-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) James McCurren, Darrick Gill, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Keith Asbury (SF), Kermit Hedlund (PF) Arnold Johnson, Cecil Oliveras | |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 59-74 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Kermit Hedlund - foul #2 on Kermit Hedlund, team foul #10 | 59-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG) Kenneth Howse | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Martin Thompson (SG), Alan Black (PF) John Johnson, Matthew Forte, Jonathan Yang | |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-74 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Zipp | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the dunk attempt | 61-74 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund pulls down the rebound | 61-74 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury is fouled on the floor by James Zipp - foul #4 on James Zipp, team foul #9 | 61-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), Ivan Zausch (C) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill, James Zipp, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras (PF) Alan Black | |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury makes the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Merle Hose (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Larry Robinson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 61-76 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Larry Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-76 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Darrell Pate - foul #2 on Darrell Pate, team foul #11 | 61-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), James Zipp (SF), Leif Taberski (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Merle Hose, Larry Robinson, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Forte (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF), Alan Black (PF), George Morrow (C) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson, Keith Asbury, Cecil Oliveras, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 2nd free throw | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG) Kenneth Howse | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Martin Thompson (SG), Keith Asbury (SF), Cecil Oliveras (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) John Johnson, Matthew Forte, Arnold Johnson, Alan Black, George Morrow | |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Keith Asbury | 62-78 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Keith Asbury steals it from James McCurren | 62-78 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate lays it up and in on a nice dish by Keith Asbury | 62-80 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | James McCurren is fouled on the floor by Cecil Oliveras - foul #4 on Cecil Oliveras, team foul #12 | 62-80 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) Edward Kelty, James Zipp, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Forte (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF), Alan Black (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson, Keith Asbury, Cecil Oliveras, Jonathan Yang | |
| 02:11 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 63-80 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 64-80 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund misses long on an open fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Larry Robinson - foul #2 on Larry Robinson, team foul #10 | 64-80 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), James Zipp (SF), Ivan Zausch (C) James McCurren, Larry Robinson, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund makes the 1st free throw | 64-81 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund makes the 2nd free throw | 64-82 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Darrick Gill | 66-82 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Forte | 66-84 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | James Zipp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-84 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson pulls down the rebound | 66-84 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Johnson | 66-86 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch buries a shot from the right block set up by Edward Kelty | 68-86 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Johnson runs out the clock | 68-86 |