| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roland Nieman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Irvin Foster (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Kenneth McDermett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Hogenmiller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Larry Hawke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Nell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Hector Nunez (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Larry Hawke takes the ball from Clarence Roberts | 32-32 |
| 19:28 | UL-Lafayette | Albert Holloway takes the ball from David Hogenmiller | 32-32 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Irvin Foster | 35-32 |
| 18:36 | UL-Lafayette | David Hogenmiller misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-32 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 18:22 | UL-Lafayette | David Hogenmiller snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 18:10 | UL-Lafayette | Larry Hawke misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-32 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Roland Nieman pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gustavo Bruno | 37-32 |
| 17:46 | UL-Lafayette | David Hogenmiller misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gustavo Bruno - foul #2 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Williams (SF), Paul Paquette (C) Larry Hawke, Hector Nunez | |
| 17:46 | UL-Lafayette | David Hogenmiller makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:46 | UL-Lafayette | David Hogenmiller makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Williams - foul #2 on Jeremy Williams, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Terry Anselmo (PG), Frank Robinson (PF) Kenneth McDermett, Scott Nell | |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Roland Nieman drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Gustavo Bruno | 39-34 |
| 17:00 | UL-Lafayette | Terry Anselmo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Clarence Roberts | 39-34 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Albert Holloway throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jerry Burns (SG) David Hogenmiller | |
| 16:35 | UL-Lafayette | Jerry Burns misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 16:34 | UL-Lafayette | Frank Robinson tips it but misses | 39-34 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Irvin Foster banks in the layup on a great pass from Clarence Roberts | 41-34 |
| 16:07 | UL-Lafayette | Jerry Burns scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Albert Holloway is fouled on the floor by Terry Anselmo - foul #1 on Terry Anselmo, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Kenneth McDermett (PG), David Hogenmiller (SG), Larry Hawke (SF), Scott Nell (PF), Hector Nunez (C) Terry Anselmo, Jerry Burns, Jeremy Williams, Frank Robinson, Paul Paquette | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Kenneth McDermett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Hogenmiller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Larry Hawke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Nell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Hector Nunez (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Gustavo Bruno | 44-37 |
| 15:02 | UL-Lafayette | Hector Nunez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Roland Nieman snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Roland Nieman knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Albert Holloway and he's hacked by Kenneth McDermett - foul #1 on Kenneth McDermett, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (C) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:24 | UL-Lafayette | Larry Hawke is hacked by Clarence Roberts - foul #1 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Willie Stenson (SG), Irvin Foster (C) Albert Holloway, Gustavo Bruno, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 14:07 | UL-Lafayette | Scott Nell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-37 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Larry Hawke takes the ball from John Johnson | 47-37 |
| 13:45 | UL-Lafayette | Kenneth McDermett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Hawke | 47-39 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Irvin Foster lays it up and in | 49-39 |
| 13:11 | UL-Lafayette | Larry Hawke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Irvin Foster | 49-39 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Irvin Foster banks in the layup set up by Clarence Roberts | 51-39 |
| 12:36 | UL-Lafayette | Kenneth Moncayo steps in front of the Kenneth McDermett pass | 51-39 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | John Johnson can't connect on a shot from the left side | 51-39 |
| 12:19 | UL-Lafayette | Scott Nell gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 12:05 | UL-Lafayette | Kenneth McDermett connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Hawke | 51-42 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Scott Nell steps in front of the Irvin Foster pass | 51-42 |
| 11:49 | UL-Lafayette | Kenneth McDermett comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Irvin Foster snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Moncayo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willie Stenson (fairly fresh) SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Foster (tiring) 22 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Kenneth McDermett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hogenmiller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Larry Hawke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Nell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Hector Nunez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Irvin Foster clanks a floater from the left side | 51-42 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 51-42 |
| 11:16 | UL-Lafayette | Hector Nunez grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 10:53 | UL-Lafayette | Scott Nell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 10:51 | UL-Lafayette | Hector Nunez tips it but misses | 51-42 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Willie Stenson gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | John Johnson knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Irvin Foster | 53-42 |
| 10:23 | UL-Lafayette | Larry Hawke makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth McDermett | 53-45 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Stenson | 55-45 |
| 10:06 | UL-Lafayette | David Hogenmiller loses the dribble to John Johnson | 55-45 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Hector Nunez - foul #3 on Hector Nunez, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Holloway (PG), Gustavo Bruno (SG), Paul Carr (SF), Roland Nieman (PF) Kenneth Moncayo, Willie Stenson, Clarence Roberts, John Johnson | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Terry Anselmo (PG), Jerry Burns (SG), Jeremy Williams (SF), Frank Robinson (PF), Paul Paquette (C) Kenneth McDermett, David Hogenmiller, Larry Hawke, Scott Nell, Hector Nunez | |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 09:35 | UL-Lafayette | Frank Robinson is fouled on the floor by Roland Nieman - foul #3 on Roland Nieman, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| 09:24 | UL-Lafayette | Frank Robinson misses the lay-in | 57-45 |
| 09:23 | UL-Lafayette | Frank Robinson tips it back up and in | 57-47 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Irvin Foster connects on the floater near the basket set up by Paul Carr and he's hacked by Jeremy Williams - foul #3 on Jeremy Williams, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:16 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Paquette gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 09:09 | UL-Lafayette | Terry Anselmo misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Gustavo Bruno - foul #3 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| 09:09 | UL-Lafayette | Terry Anselmo makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 09:09 | UL-Lafayette | Terry Anselmo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Roland Nieman scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Albert Holloway | 61-49 |
| 08:24 | UL-Lafayette | Irvin Foster steps in front of the Frank Robinson pass | 61-49 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Roland Nieman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (C) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 07:46 | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Williams clanks a jump hook from the right block | 61-49 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roland Nieman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Terry Anselmo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeremy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Paquette (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Roland Nieman can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 61-49 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Paul Carr gets the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 07:08 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to Terry Anselmo | 61-49 |
| 07:03 | UL-Lafayette | Terry Anselmo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF) Paul Carr | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Joseph Shearin (SG), Larry Hawke (SF), Scott Nell (PF), Hector Nunez (C) Jerry Burns, Jeremy Williams, Frank Robinson, Paul Paquette | |
| 07:03 | UL-Lafayette | Terry Anselmo makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:03 | UL-Lafayette | Terry Anselmo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Albert Holloway clanks a 3 from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Roland Nieman tips it but misses | 61-51 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | John Johnson tips it home | 63-51 |
| 06:21 | UL-Lafayette | Joseph Shearin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (C) John Johnson | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | David Hogenmiller (SG) Terry Anselmo | |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Irvin Foster clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 63-51 |
| 06:06 | UL-Lafayette | Hector Nunez snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| 06:01 | UL-Lafayette | Scott Nell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Roland Nieman - foul #4 on Roland Nieman, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Kenneth McDermett (PG), Jerry Burns (SF), Jeremy Williams (C) Joseph Shearin, Larry Hawke, Hector Nunez | |
| 06:01 | UL-Lafayette | Scott Nell makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 06:01 | UL-Lafayette | Scott Nell misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Roland Nieman snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Scott Nell is called for the reach on Roland Nieman - foul #1 on Scott Nell, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Hector Nunez (C) Scott Nell | |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Gustavo Bruno | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:02 | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Williams comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 65-52 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno is fouled on the floor by Kenneth McDermett - foul #2 on Kenneth McDermett, team foul #7 | 65-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SF) Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Frank Robinson (PF), Paul Paquette (C) Jerry Burns, Hector Nunez | |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 04:33 | UL-Lafayette | David Hogenmiller double dribbles | 67-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Stenson (SG), John Johnson (C) Gustavo Bruno, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Paul Carr comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 04:09 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Paquette grabs the board | 67-52 |
| 03:58 | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Roland Nieman - foul #5 on Roland Nieman, team foul #7 | 67-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Irvin Foster (C) Albert Holloway, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Terry Anselmo (PG), Jerry Burns (SG) Kenneth McDermett, David Hogenmiller | |
| 03:58 | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 03:58 | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF) Paul Carr | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Scott Nell (PF) Jeremy Williams | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Moncayo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willie Stenson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Irvin Foster (tired) 26 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Terry Anselmo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frank Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Nell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Paquette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | UL-Lafayette | Scott Nell misses short on a floater from the left side | 67-54 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Irvin Foster drills a shot from the left side set up by Clarence Roberts | 69-54 |
| 02:45 | UL-Lafayette | Terry Anselmo drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Holloway (PG), Gustavo Bruno (SG) Kenneth Moncayo, Willie Stenson | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Kenneth McDermett (PG), David Hogenmiller (SG), Larry Hawke (SF) Terry Anselmo, Jerry Burns, Frank Robinson | |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Irvin Foster banks in the layup on a great pass from Albert Holloway and he's hacked by Paul Paquette - foul #2 on Paul Paquette, team foul #8 | 71-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Terry Anselmo (PG), Jerry Burns (SG), Jeremy Williams (SF), Frank Robinson (PF) Kenneth McDermett, David Hogenmiller, Larry Hawke, Scott Nell | |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the free throw | 72-57 |
| 02:07 | UL-Lafayette | Frank Robinson can't connect on a jumper from close range | 72-57 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Clarence Roberts | 72-57 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses long on a floater in the lane | 72-57 |
| 01:47 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to Jerry Burns | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 72-57 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Irvin Foster snags the defensive board | 72-57 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Jerry Burns picks off the pass by Irvin Foster | 72-57 |
| 00:57 | UL-Lafayette | Jeremy Williams throws it down set up by Jerry Burns | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Albert Holloway comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-59 |
| 00:36 | UL-Lafayette | Frank Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | UL-Lafayette | Frank Robinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-59 |
| 00:28 | UL-Lafayette | Paul Paquette pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-59 |
| 00:26 | UL-Lafayette | Frank Robinson misses the 3 from the left corner | 72-59 |
| 00:24 | UL-Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Burns | 72-59 |
| 00:22 | UL-Lafayette | Frank Robinson is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #8 | 72-59 |
| 00:22 | UL-Lafayette | Frank Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:22 | UL-Lafayette | Frank Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | John Johnson grabs the board | 72-60 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Albert Holloway runs out the clock | 72-60 |