| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Watson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Charles Broderick (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Lionel Gillmore (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Allen Barclay (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommy Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dana Feldman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Waldroup (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Christopher Watson inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by George Holt | 40-39 |
| 19:25 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| 18:58 | Nevada | Tommy Hubbard gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 18:52 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Charles Broderick - foul #2 on Charles Broderick, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| 18:52 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 18:52 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by George Holt | 43-40 |
| 18:13 | Nevada | Allen Barclay double dribbles | 43-40 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Charles Broderick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| 17:40 | Nevada | Allen Barclay buries a jump hook from the right block | 43-42 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Dana Feldman is called for the reach on George Holt - foul #3 on Dana Feldman, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Edward Keene (SG), Ralph Redd (PF) Allen Barclay, Dana Feldman | |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson snags the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from George Holt | 46-42 |
| 16:23 | Nevada | Ralph Redd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Charles Broderick gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Charles Broderick makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Kerry Anderson and the foul's on Edward Keene - foul #1 on Edward Keene, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Matthew Boyd (SF), Freddie Rine (PF) Kerry Anderson, Christopher Watson, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Allen Barclay (SG), John Barnett (SF), Alton Donahue (PF) Lionel Gillmore, Tommy Hubbard, Glenn Waldroup | |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Charles Broderick makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 16:04 | Nevada | John Barnett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 16:02 | Nevada | Alton Donahue misses the tip | 49-42 |
| 16:01 | Nevada | Ralph Redd tips it home | 49-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Freddie Rine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Broderick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Edward Keene (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Barclay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Barnett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alton Donahue (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ralph Redd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by John Barnett - foul #1 on John Barnett, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG) George Holt | |
| Subs | Nevada | Dana Feldman (PF) Alton Donahue | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 15:21 | Nevada | Dana Feldman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 15:19 | Nevada | Dana Feldman can't tip it in | 51-44 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Freddie Rine pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Kerry Anderson (SG), Christopher Watson (SF), Dennis Williamson (PF) Troy Jarboe, Steve Charles, Matthew Boyd, Freddie Rine | |
| Subs | Nevada | Lionel Gillmore (PG), Tommy Hubbard (SF), Glenn Waldroup (C) Allen Barclay, John Barnett, Ralph Redd | |
| 14:34 | Nevada | Lionel Gillmore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Charles Broderick | 51-44 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | George Holt knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kerry Anderson | 53-44 |
| 14:00 | Nevada | Edward Keene is fouled on the floor by Charles Broderick - foul #3 on Charles Broderick, team foul #2 | 53-44 |
| 13:43 | Nevada | Lionel Gillmore drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Dana Feldman | 53-46 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Christopher Watson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 13:29 | Nevada | Tommy Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 13:08 | Nevada | Edward Keene drills a floater from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | George Holt clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 53-48 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson tips it but misses | 53-48 |
| 12:41 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 12:34 | Nevada | Edward Keene blows the layup | 53-48 |
| 12:33 | Nevada | Tommy Hubbard tips it but misses | 53-48 |
| 12:32 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:20 | Nevada | Edward Keene hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-48 |
| 12:19 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup grabs the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 11:58 | Nevada | Lionel Gillmore drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Tommy Hubbard | 53-51 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Glenn Waldroup blocks the jumper by George Holt | 53-51 |
| 11:38 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Dana Feldman | 53-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kerry Anderson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Watson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dennis Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Broderick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Lionel Gillmore (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Edward Keene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Hubbard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dana Feldman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Waldroup (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Nevada | Tommy Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 11:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dennis Williamson | 53-51 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | George Holt connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Broderick | 55-51 |
| 10:56 | Nevada | Lionel Gillmore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 10:32 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 10:18 | Nevada | Edward Keene double dribbles | 55-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Steve Charles (SG), Matthew Boyd (SF), Freddie Rine (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) George Holt, Kerry Anderson, Christopher Watson, Dennis Williamson, Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Owens (PG), Allen Barclay (SG), John Barnett (SF), Alton Donahue (PF), Ralph Redd (C) Lionel Gillmore, Edward Keene, Tommy Hubbard, Dana Feldman, Glenn Waldroup | |
| 10:00 | Nevada | The refs have stopped play. Alton Donahue is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 55-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Dana Feldman (PF) Alton Donahue | |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 09:48 | Nevada | John Barnett gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:30 | Nevada | Matthew Boyd steps in front of the Allen Barclay pass | 55-51 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Steve Charles banks in the layup set up by Matthew Boyd | 57-51 |
| 09:11 | Nevada | John Barnett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steve Charles - foul #1 on Steve Charles, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Charles Broderick (C) Troy Jarboe, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup (C) Dana Feldman | |
| 09:11 | Nevada | John Barnett misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:11 | Nevada | John Barnett misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Charles Broderick grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | George Holt is hacked by Michael Owens - foul #1 on Michael Owens, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Freddie Rine drills a jumper from the right block | 59-51 |
| 08:29 | Nevada | Matthew Boyd steals the ball from Michael Owens | 59-51 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | John Barnett picks off the pass by Freddie Rine | 59-51 |
| 07:48 | Nevada | John Barnett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Freddie Rine gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Glenn Waldroup is called for the reach on Steve Charles - foul #1 on Glenn Waldroup, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG), Christopher Watson (SF), Dennis Williamson (PF) Steve Charles, Matthew Boyd, Freddie Rine | |
| Subs | Nevada | Lionel Gillmore (PG), Edward Keene (SG), Tommy Hubbard (SF) Michael Owens, Allen Barclay, Glenn Waldroup | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Watson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Broderick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Lionel Gillmore (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Edward Keene (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Redd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Barnett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | St. John's | George Holt misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by John Barnett - foul #2 on John Barnett, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | George Holt makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | George Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:02 | Nevada | Tommy Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Broderick - foul #4 on Charles Broderick, team foul #4 | 61-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Alton Donahue (PF) Ralph Redd | |
| 07:02 | Nevada | Tommy Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 07:02 | Nevada | Tommy Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Charles Broderick is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Charles Broderick, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Derrick Volpe (C) Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup (C) John Barnett | |
| 06:26 | Nevada | Tommy Hubbard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Tommy Hubbard, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SF) George Holt | |
| Subs | Nevada | Dana Feldman (PF) Alton Donahue | |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Glenn Waldroup - foul #2 on Glenn Waldroup, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG) Matthew Boyd | |
| Subs | Nevada | Allen Barclay (SG) Glenn Waldroup | |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:48 | Nevada | Dana Feldman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG) Steve Charles | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ralph Redd (C) Edward Keene | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Christopher Watson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Holt | 65-53 |
| 05:08 | Nevada | Tommy Hubbard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Freddie Rine (PF) Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Barnett (SF) Tommy Hubbard | |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Watson | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:36 | Nevada | Allen Barclay hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 68-53 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Derrick Volpe | 68-53 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Christopher Watson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 68-53 |
| 04:13 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Ralph Redd | 68-53 |
| 04:01 | Nevada | Lionel Gillmore misses long on a floater from the left side | 68-53 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe pulls down the rebound | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Christopher Watson lays it in | 70-53 |
| 03:22 | Nevada | Lionel Gillmore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-53 |
| 03:21 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Dana Feldman | 70-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kerry Anderson (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Watson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. PF - Freddie Rine (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Lionel Gillmore (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Allen Barclay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Barnett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dana Feldman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Redd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Nevada | Dana Feldman hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-55 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Christopher Watson buries a floater from the right side and he's hacked by John Barnett - foul #3 on John Barnett, team foul #9 | 72-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Steve Charles (SG), Matthew Boyd (SF) George Holt, Kerry Anderson, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Nevada | Edward Keene (PG), Michael Owens (SG), Oscar Bobo (SF), Alton Donahue (PF) Lionel Gillmore, Allen Barclay, Dana Feldman, Ralph Redd | |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Christopher Watson makes the free throw | 73-55 |
| 02:52 | Nevada | Edward Keene misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-55 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Christopher Watson pulls down the rebound | 73-55 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe is called for traveling | 73-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Derrick Volpe (C) Christopher Watson | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 02:24 | Nevada | Edward Keene knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Barnett | 73-58 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Steve Charles hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 75-58 |
| 01:50 | Nevada | Edward Keene misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Freddie Rine - foul #3 on Freddie Rine, team foul #6 | 75-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ralph Redd (C) Oscar Bobo | |
| 01:50 | Nevada | Edward Keene makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 01:50 | Nevada | Edward Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Freddie Rine travels with the ball | 75-60 |
| 01:10 | Nevada | Alton Donahue can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-60 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Freddie Rine snags the defensive board | 75-60 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Edward Keene steals the ball from Troy Jarboe in the backcourt | 75-60 |
| 01:06 | Nevada | John Barnett lays it up and in set up by Edward Keene | 75-62 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Freddie Rine misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 75-62 |
| 00:40 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Alton Donahue | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Nevada | Ralph Redd makes the jumper from close range and he's fouled by Freddie Rine - foul #4 on Freddie Rine, team foul #7 | 75-64 |
| 00:33 | Nevada | Ralph Redd makes the free throw | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Steve Charles connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Troy Jarboe | 77-65 |
| 00:07 | Nevada | The short jumper by Edward Keene is denied by Freddie Rine | 77-65 |
| 00:06 | Nevada | Edward Keene tips it back up and in | 77-67 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe runs out the clock | 77-67 |