| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Perdue (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cliff Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Jordan (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Cliff Roberts inbounds the ball | 31-17 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Utah State | James Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-17 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | John Hart misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-17 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the tip | 31-17 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | David Rhodes tips it back up and in | 33-17 |
| 19:14 | Utah State | Victor Perdue misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by John Hart - foul #1 on John Hart, team foul #1 | 33-17 |
| 19:14 | Utah State | Victor Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 19:14 | Utah State | Victor Perdue makes the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Robert Hardy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-19 |
| 19:03 | Utah State | Michael Smith drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Jordan | 33-21 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Davis and he's fouled by James Ross - foul #2 on James Ross, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the free throw | 35-21 |
| 18:42 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan pulls down the rebound | 35-21 |
| 18:31 | Utah State | Paul Oliphant steps in front of the Victor Perdue pass | 35-21 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | David Rhodes is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline | 37-21 |
| 17:46 | Utah State | Victor Perdue hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Smith | 37-24 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Victor Perdue is called for the reach on John Hart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Perdue, team foul #2 | 37-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), James Hough (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Hart, Robert Hardy, David Rhodes, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Portillo (SG), Christopher Sanders (SF), Brent Lukens (PF) Victor Perdue, Cliff Roberts, Wayne Jordan | |
| 17:32 | St. John's | James Hough comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Sanders - foul #2 on Christopher Sanders, team foul #3 | 37-24 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | James Hough makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | James Hough misses the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 17:32 | Utah State | Brent Lukens gets the rebound | 38-24 |
| 17:09 | Utah State | James Ross misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Martin Arsenault - foul #3 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #2 | 38-24 |
| 17:09 | Utah State | James Ross misses the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 17:09 | Utah State | James Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | James Hough knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Scott Davis and the foul's on Christopher Sanders - foul #3 on Christopher Sanders, team foul #4 | 40-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Oliphant (C) Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Dalton (SF), John Lavender (PF) Christopher Sanders, James Ross | |
| 16:50 | St. John's | James Hough makes the free throw | 41-25 |
| 16:36 | Utah State | Eugene Portillo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-25 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Scott Davis gets the rebound | 41-25 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is fouled on the floor by Eugene Portillo - foul #2 on Eugene Portillo, team foul #5 | 41-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG) Scott Davis | |
| Subs | Utah State | Victor Perdue (PG), Wayne Jordan (PF) Michael Smith, John Lavender | |
| 15:59 | St. John's | John Hart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-25 |
| 15:57 | Utah State | Eugene Portillo grabs the defensive rebound | 41-25 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Hough (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Victor Perdue (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Portillo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Dalton (fresh) PF - Wayne Jordan (fresh) 5 reb. C - Brent Lukens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Utah State | Victor Perdue scores on a jumper from the left wing | 41-27 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant blows the layup | 41-27 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the offensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Eugene Portillo steps in front of the Thomas Powell pass | 41-27 |
| 14:31 | Utah State | Victor Perdue misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-27 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Louis Taylor gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | John Hart is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Perdue - foul #2 on Victor Perdue, team foul #6 | 41-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Robert Hardy (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Thomas Powell, James Hough, Louis Taylor, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Sanders (PG), Alexander Buckingham (SG), Cliff Roberts (SF), John Lavender (PF), James Ross (C) Victor Perdue, Eugene Portillo, Patrick Dalton, Wayne Jordan, Brent Lukens | |
| 14:07 | St. John's | David Rhodes is open and scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Hart | 43-27 |
| 13:56 | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-27 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Robert Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 43-27 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | John Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | John Hart hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Rhodes | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:14 | Utah State | John Lavender connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Alexander Buckingham | 46-29 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is hacked by Cliff Roberts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cliff Roberts, team foul #7 | 46-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG) Christopher Sanders | |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| 12:57 | Utah State | Cliff Roberts misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Robert Hardy - foul #1 on Robert Hardy, team foul #3 | 48-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Oliphant (C) Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Utah State | Wayne Jordan (PF) John Lavender | |
| 12:57 | Utah State | Cliff Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 12:57 | Utah State | Cliff Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is by himself and knocks in the runner near the basket set up by David Rhodes | 50-31 |
| 12:16 | Utah State | Michael Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wayne Jordan and the foul's on Scott Davis - foul #1 on Scott Davis, team foul #4 | 50-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), Woodrow Shapiro (SF) John Hart, Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Utah State | Victor Perdue (SG), Christopher Sanders (SF) Alexander Buckingham, Cliff Roberts | |
| 12:16 | Utah State | Michael Smith makes the free throw | 50-34 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Wayne Jordan swats the layup by David Rhodes | 50-34 |
| 11:50 | Utah State | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Perdue (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Sanders (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Wayne Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - James Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:32 | Utah State | James Ross's pass is intercepted by Thomas Powell | 50-34 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | David Rhodes can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 50-34 |
| 11:01 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Wayne Jordan | 50-34 |
| 10:39 | Utah State | Christopher Sanders misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Woodrow Shapiro - foul #1 on Woodrow Shapiro, team foul #5 | 50-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG), James Hough (SG), Louis Taylor (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Scott Davis, Thomas Powell, David Rhodes, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham (SG), Cliff Roberts (SF), John Lavender (PF), Brent Lukens (C) Michael Smith, Victor Perdue, Wayne Jordan, James Ross | |
| 10:39 | Utah State | Christopher Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 10:39 | Utah State | Christopher Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Louis Taylor can't finish the layup | 50-36 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | John Hart tips it back up and in | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:54 | Utah State | James Hough steps in front of the Cliff Roberts pass | 52-36 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | John Hart hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Hough | 55-36 |
| 09:23 | Utah State | James Hough takes the ball from Christopher Sanders | 55-36 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | James Hough connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from John Hart | 57-36 |
| 08:47 | Utah State | John Lavender misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-36 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault pulls down the rebound | 57-36 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | James Hough can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 08:14 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Cliff Roberts | 57-36 |
| 07:54 | Utah State | Alexander Buckingham scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Christopher Sanders | 57-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Hart (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Hough (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Woodrow Shapiro (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Louis Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Christopher Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alexander Buckingham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cliff Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Lavender (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brent Lukens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Louis Taylor is hacked by Alexander Buckingham - foul #4 on Alexander Buckingham, team foul #8 | 57-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (PG), Thomas Powell (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), Paul Oliphant (C) John Hart, James Hough, Woodrow Shapiro, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Smith (PG), Victor Perdue (SG), Patrick Dalton (SF), Wayne Jordan (PF), James Ross (C) Christopher Sanders, Alexander Buckingham, Cliff Roberts, John Lavender, Brent Lukens | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Louis Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 07:28 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 07:10 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan scores on a shot from the right side set up by Michael Smith | 57-41 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | The short jumper by David Rhodes is denied by James Ross | 57-41 |
| 06:41 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Patrick Dalton | 57-41 |
| 06:34 | Utah State | Michael Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 06:32 | Utah State | James Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 06:27 | Utah State | Victor Perdue misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by David Rhodes - foul #1 on David Rhodes, team foul #6 | 57-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 06:27 | Utah State | Victor Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 06:27 | Utah State | Victor Perdue makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is fouled on the floor by Wayne Jordan - foul #2 on Wayne Jordan, team foul #9 | 57-43 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Thomas Powell makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Thomas Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 06:01 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton is fouled on the floor by Robert Hardy - foul #2 on Robert Hardy, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| 06:01 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 06:01 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | David Rhodes gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Scott Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Cliff Roberts (SF) Patrick Dalton | |
| 05:44 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan's layup is rejected by Paul Oliphant | 59-44 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-44 |
| 05:17 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 05:03 | Utah State | David Rhodes takes the ball from Michael Smith | 59-44 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant's fadeaway is rejected by James Ross | 59-44 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Thomas Powell tips it back up and in | 61-44 |
| 04:23 | Utah State | Michael Smith misses the shot from the left side | 61-44 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Thomas Powell snags the defensive board | 61-44 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Scott Davis | 63-44 |
| 03:50 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan is fouled on the floor by Thomas Powell - foul #2 on Thomas Powell, team foul #8 | 63-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG), James Hough (SG) Scott Davis, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eugene Portillo (PG), Christopher Sanders (SF), Brent Lukens (C) Michael Smith, Cliff Roberts, James Ross | |
| 03:50 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant snags the defensive board | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Eugene Portillo picks off the pass by James Hough in the backcourt | 63-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Hart (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hardy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Rhodes (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Eugene Portillo (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Perdue (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Brent Lukens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Utah State | Wayne Jordan misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 63-44 |
| 03:30 | Utah State | Brent Lukens gets the offensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 03:15 | Utah State | Victor Perdue is hacked by James Hough - foul #1 on James Hough, team foul #9 | 63-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (SF) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Lavender (PF) Wayne Jordan | |
| 03:15 | Utah State | Victor Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 03:15 | Utah State | Victor Perdue makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Brent Lukens picks off the pass by John Hart in the backcourt | 63-46 |
| 02:56 | Utah State | Christopher Sanders can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-46 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 63-46 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | John Hart is whistled for a carry | 63-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (C) Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Dalton (SF) Victor Perdue | |
| 02:22 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Martin Arsenault - foul #4 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #10 | 63-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Taylor (PF) David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 02:22 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 02:22 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Martin Arsenault | 63-47 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | John Hart hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Hough | 66-47 |
| 01:50 | Utah State | Eugene Portillo misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-47 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Woodrow Shapiro | 66-47 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | John Hart misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 66-47 |
| 01:22 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Christopher Sanders | 66-47 |
| 01:00 | Utah State | Christopher Sanders misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 66-47 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | John Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | James Hough loses the dribble to Patrick Dalton | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Utah State | Louis Taylor is called for the reach on Patrick Dalton - foul #1 on Louis Taylor, team foul #11 | 66-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Robert Hardy (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) James Hough, Woodrow Shapiro, Louis Taylor, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Utah State | Victor Perdue (PG) John Lavender | |
| 00:29 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 00:29 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 00:29 | Utah State | Christopher Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 66-48 |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Victor Perdue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Lavender (PF) Patrick Dalton | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Scott Davis runs out the clock | 66-48 |