| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Dale Caouette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Burr (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alex Reed (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Hermosillo (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Cheslav Zedaker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | George Smathers inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | St. John's | George Smathers knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Christian | 39-31 |
| 19:34 | Portland State | Dale Caouette misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-31 |
| 19:33 | Portland State | Cheslav Zedaker grabs the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 19:22 | Portland State | Alex Reed misses the shot from the left side | 39-31 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Stephen Kay snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Christian | 41-31 |
| 18:31 | Portland State | Dale Caouette loses the ball out of bounds | 41-31 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the easy layup | 41-31 |
| 18:02 | Portland State | Alex Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:56 | Portland State | Cheslav Zedaker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Christian - foul #2 on Robert Christian, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 17:56 | Portland State | Cheslav Zedaker misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 17:56 | Portland State | Cheslav Zedaker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | George Smathers is called for traveling | 41-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Donovan Collin (PF), Oliver Marquart (C) Peter Hermosillo, Cheslav Zedaker | |
| 17:30 | Portland State | Donovan Collin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Stephen Kay gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | George Smathers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 17:16 | Portland State | Oliver Marquart snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 17:10 | Portland State | Donovan Collin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ronald Spangler (SG), Gary Heppner (PF), Cecil Reed (C) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Portland State | Travis Bedoya (PG), Arnold Miller (SG), Daniel Brown (SF) Dale Caouette, Keith Burr, Alex Reed | |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Cecil Reed is called for a charge - foul #1 on Cecil Reed, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Peter Hermosillo (PF) Travis Bedoya | |
| 16:30 | Portland State | Donovan Collin is called for 5 seconds | 41-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski (SF) George Smathers | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Cecil Reed dunks the ball | 43-32 |
| 15:59 | Portland State | Arnold Miller buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Hermosillo and he's fouled by Cecil Reed - foul #2 on Cecil Reed, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), James Rollo (PF), Robin Williams (C) Randy Blanchette, Vasily Losiewski, Gary Heppner, Cecil Reed | |
| Subs | Portland State | Alex Reed (SG), Mack Nichols (SF), Cheslav Zedaker (C) Daniel Brown, Donovan Collin, Oliver Marquart | |
| 15:59 | Portland State | Arnold Miller makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Arnold Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mack Nichols (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Peter Hermosillo (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Cheslav Zedaker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses long on a shot from the right side | 43-36 |
| 15:42 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Stephen Kay hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Peter Hermosillo - foul #2 on Peter Hermosillo, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), George Smathers (SF) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Portland State | Dale Caouette (PG), Keith Burr (SG) Arnold Miller, Peter Hermosillo | |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:16 | Portland State | Alex Reed clanks a jump hook from the right block | 44-36 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Smathers | 44-36 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | George Smathers is called for traveling | 44-36 |
| 14:42 | Portland State | Keith Burr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-36 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Stephen Kay drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Christian | 46-36 |
| 14:17 | Portland State | Keith Burr knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mack Nichols | 46-38 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 46-38 |
| 13:57 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Mack Nichols | 46-38 |
| 13:35 | Portland State | Mack Nichols is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Mack Nichols, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (C) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Portland State | Arnold Miller (SG), Donovan Collin (SF), Peter Hermosillo (PF), Oliver Marquart (C) Keith Burr, Mack Nichols, Alex Reed, Cheslav Zedaker | |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-38 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Dale Caouette steals it from Ronald Spangler | 46-38 |
| 13:04 | Portland State | Arnold Miller banks in the layup set up by Dale Caouette | 46-40 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Oliver Marquart denies the turnaround by James Rollo | 46-40 |
| 12:51 | Portland State | Oliver Marquart gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:46 | Portland State | James Rollo blocks the jumper by Dale Caouette | 46-40 |
| 12:44 | Portland State | Peter Hermosillo tips it but misses | 46-40 |
| 12:42 | Portland State | Peter Hermosillo grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 12:27 | Portland State | Peter Hermosillo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is hacked by Dale Caouette - foul #2 on Dale Caouette, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Robert Christian (SG), Gary Heppner (PF), Robin Williams (C) Randy Blanchette, Ronald Spangler, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Portland State | Keith Burr (SG), Alex Reed (SF) Dale Caouette, Oliver Marquart | |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Stephen Kay hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 11:57 | Portland State | Peter Hermosillo grabs the board | 46-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Heppner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Arnold Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Burr (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alex Reed (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Hermosillo (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Donovan Collin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Portland State | Keith Burr connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Arnold Miller steals the ball from Gary Heppner | 46-43 |
| 11:01 | Portland State | Peter Hermosillo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robin Williams | 48-43 |
| 10:35 | Portland State | Peter Hermosillo buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Arnold Miller | 48-45 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Robin Williams clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Donovan Collin - foul #1 on Donovan Collin, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Robert Christian, Ariel Rizzo, Gary Heppner | |
| Subs | Portland State | Dale Caouette (PG), Oliver Marquart (PF), Cheslav Zedaker (C) Arnold Miller, Peter Hermosillo, Donovan Collin | |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:10 | Portland State | Oliver Marquart gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 09:48 | Portland State | Dale Caouette buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Alex Reed | 48-48 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | George Smathers clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Oliver Marquart - foul #2 on Oliver Marquart, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Cecil Reed (C) Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Portland State | Daniel Brown (SF) Alex Reed | |
| 09:27 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 09:15 | Portland State | Oliver Marquart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 50-48 |
| 09:13 | Portland State | Oliver Marquart hits the follow up shot | 50-50 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Cecil Reed's layup is rejected by Cheslav Zedaker | 50-50 |
| 08:57 | Portland State | Oliver Marquart pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:54 | Portland State | Stephen Kay picks off the pass by Dale Caouette in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | George Smathers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Ariel Rizzo (C) Stephen Kay, Cecil Reed | |
| Subs | Portland State | Arnold Miller (SG) Keith Burr | |
| 08:20 | Portland State | James Rollo steals it from Daniel Brown | 50-50 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | George Smathers clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo tips it home | 52-50 |
| 07:56 | Portland State | Oliver Marquart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Portland State | Alex Reed (SG), Mack Nichols (SF), Peter Hermosillo (PF), Donovan Collin (C) Dale Caouette, Daniel Brown, Oliver Marquart, Cheslav Zedaker | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Arnold Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mack Nichols (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Peter Hermosillo (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Donovan Collin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Robert Christian knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Smathers | 55-50 |
| 07:21 | Portland State | Peter Hermosillo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Christian - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 07:21 | Portland State | Peter Hermosillo makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:21 | Portland State | Peter Hermosillo misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | James Rollo drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Stephen Kay | 57-51 |
| 06:57 | Portland State | James Rollo is called for the reach on Arnold Miller - foul #4 on James Rollo, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (PF) James Rollo | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 06:44 | Portland State | Arnold Miller is hacked by Stephen Kay - foul #2 on Stephen Kay, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Heppner (PF) George Smathers | |
| Subs | Portland State | Travis Bedoya (PG), Keith Burr (SG) Arnold Miller, Alex Reed | |
| 06:28 | Portland State | Mack Nichols scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donovan Collin | 57-54 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Robin Williams can't finish the layup | 57-54 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Robin Williams buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-54 |
| 05:22 | Portland State | Mack Nichols buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Travis Bedoya | 59-57 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo, Gary Heppner | |
| Subs | Portland State | Dale Caouette (PG), Cheslav Zedaker (C) Travis Bedoya, Donovan Collin | |
| 05:04 | St. John's | James Rollo drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Christian and the foul's on Peter Hermosillo - foul #3 on Peter Hermosillo, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:47 | Portland State | Robin Williams denies the turnaround by Cheslav Zedaker | 62-57 |
| 04:45 | Portland State | Cheslav Zedaker misses the tip | 62-57 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Smathers | 62-57 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dale Caouette - foul #3 on Dale Caouette, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Portland State | Alex Reed (PF) Peter Hermosillo | |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:16 | Portland State | Dale Caouette is called for traveling in the backcourt | 63-57 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | James Rollo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Dale Caouette (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Keith Burr (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Mack Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Alex Reed (fresh) 3 pts. C - Cheslav Zedaker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Portland State | Alex Reed scores on a jump hook in the paint | 63-59 |
| 03:21 | St. John's | George Smathers misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Robin Williams tips it in | 65-59 |
| 03:12 | Portland State | Dale Caouette misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Stephen Kay connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:25 | Portland State | Keith Burr clanks a 3 from straight away | 67-59 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Rollo | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Stephen Kay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 01:55 | Portland State | Mack Nichols grabs the board | 67-59 |
| 01:48 | Portland State | Ronald Spangler steals the ball from Keith Burr | 67-59 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-59 |
| 01:20 | Portland State | Cheslav Zedaker grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 01:10 | Portland State | Dale Caouette misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 01:09 | Portland State | Mack Nichols tips it in | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Robin Williams's pass is intercepted by Dale Caouette | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Portland State | Cheslav Zedaker knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Mack Nichols | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is called for 5 seconds | 67-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | Portland State | Peter Hermosillo (PF) Alex Reed | |
| 00:18 | Portland State | Mack Nichols misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Robert Christian grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Robert Christian is hacked by Dale Caouette in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dale Caouette, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:09 | Portland State | Keith Burr buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is hacked by Dale Caouette in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dale Caouette, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Arnold Miller (PG) Dale Caouette | |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:02 | Portland State | George Smathers steals the ball from Cheslav Zedaker | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | George Smathers runs out the clock | 71-66 |