| Lineup | Stanford | PG - William Schneider (fresh) SG - Phillip Hughes (fresh) SF - Henry Cook (fresh) PF - Lee Holt (fresh) C - David Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fresh) SG - Justin Niemi (fresh) SF - Al Burris (fresh) PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) C - Terry Bennett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | David Bennett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | Justin Niemi knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 19:26 | Stanford | Dan Carter is called for the reach on William Schneider in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Carter, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:08 | Stanford | William Schneider is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is fouled on the floor by William Schneider - foul #1 on William Schneider, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Terry Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Stanford | Henry Cook is called for 5 seconds | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Justin Niemi | 2-6 |
| 17:27 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 17:26 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes grabs the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:05 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes is denied on a layup by Tony Gillis | 2-6 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Tony Gillis snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Justin Niemi knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Bennett | 2-9 |
| 16:56 | Stanford | Henry Cook is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Cook, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Stanford | Ralph Sawyer (SG), Lester Willard (PF) Phillip Hughes, Lee Holt | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Dan Carter clanks a 3 from the right corner | 2-9 |
| 16:47 | Stanford | Lester Willard gets the rebound | 2-9 |
| 16:20 | Stanford | David Bennett is denied on a dunk by Terry Bennett | 2-9 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Justin Niemi snags the defensive board | 2-9 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Dan Carter's fadeaway is rejected by Lester Willard | 2-9 |
| 16:12 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Lester Willard | 2-9 |
| 15:51 | Stanford | David Bennett knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Ralph Sawyer | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - William Schneider (fairly fresh) SG - Ralph Sawyer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Cook (fairly fresh) PF - Lester Willard (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Al Burris (fairly fresh) PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) C - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dan Carter | 4-11 |
| 15:33 | Stanford | Dan Carter is called for the reach on William Schneider in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dan Carter, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Stanford | Phillip Hughes (SG), Lee Holt (PF) William Schneider, David Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG) Dan Carter | |
| 15:09 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 4-11 |
| 15:07 | Stanford | Lee Holt pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:44 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-11 |
| 14:43 | Stanford | Lester Willard tips it but misses | 4-11 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Justin Niemi grabs the board | 4-11 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Robert Matney misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 4-11 |
| 14:34 | Stanford | Ralph Sawyer grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:32 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 4-11 |
| Subs | Stanford | William Schneider (PG), David Bennett (C) Ralph Sawyer, Lester Willard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis, Terry Bennett | |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Robert Matney misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 4-11 |
| 14:17 | Stanford | Henry Cook pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:00 | Stanford | David Bennett travels with the ball | 4-11 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the runner near the basket | 4-11 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Robert Matney tips it in | 4-13 |
| 13:11 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Schneider | 7-13 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Robert Matney is hacked by William Schneider in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Schneider, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Stanford | Ralph Sawyer (PG) William Schneider | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG), James Jones (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Calvin Malone, Al Burris, Peter Aronson, Samuel Peterman | |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Robert Matney clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ralph Sawyer - foul #1 on Ralph Sawyer, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:40 | Stanford | James Jones is called for the reach on David Bennett - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| 12:22 | Stanford | Henry Cook drills a shot in the paint | 9-15 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Henry Cook is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #2 on Henry Cook, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Stanford | William Schneider (PG), Lester Willard (PF) Henry Cook, Lee Holt | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Al Burris (SF) Justin Niemi, James Jones | |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Lester Willard - foul #1 on Lester Willard, team foul #6 | 9-15 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - William Schneider (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ralph Sawyer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lester Willard (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Calvin Malone (fresh) SF - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) C - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes is called for a charge - foul #1 on Phillip Hughes, team foul #7 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Tony Gillis, Terry Bennett | |
| 11:24 | St. John's | William Schneider steals it from Robert Matney in the backcourt | 9-17 |
| 11:04 | Stanford | David Bennett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Calvin Malone - foul #1 on Calvin Malone, team foul #4 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Stanford | Lee Holt (PF) William Schneider | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (PG) Robert Matney | |
| 11:04 | Stanford | David Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:04 | Stanford | David Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Peter Aronson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Peter Aronson hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Samuel Peterman | 10-19 |
| 10:28 | Stanford | David Bennett lays it up and in set up by Phillip Hughes | 12-19 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Spiro | 12-21 |
| 09:49 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Spiro - foul #1 on Mark Spiro, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Stanford | William Schneider (PG) Lester Willard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Justin Niemi (SG), James Jones (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Mark Spiro, Calvin Malone, Al Burris, Peter Aronson, Samuel Peterman | |
| 09:49 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:49 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:49 | Stanford | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Holt | 12-21 |
| 09:30 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 12-21 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Robert Matney grabs the board | 12-21 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is whistled for a carry | 12-21 |
| 09:08 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-21 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Tony Gillis gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 08:58 | Stanford | William Schneider snags the defensive board | 12-21 |
| 08:36 | Stanford | Ralph Sawyer misses the lay-in | 12-21 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Bennett | 12-21 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Robert Matney misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Schneider - foul #3 on William Schneider, team foul #8 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Stanford | Henry Cook (SF), Lester Willard (PF) William Schneider, Lee Holt | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (SF), Peter Aronson (PF) James Jones, Tony Gillis | |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 08:02 | Stanford | Lester Willard is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Lester Willard, team foul #9 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Stanford | Lee Holt (PF) Lester Willard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (PG), Samuel Peterman (C) Robert Matney, Terry Bennett | |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Ralph Sawyer - foul #2 on Ralph Sawyer, team foul #10 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG) Justin Niemi | |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Ralph Sawyer (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Hughes (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Cook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Holt (tiring) 2 reb. C - David Bennett (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Spiro (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Malone (fresh) SF - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Peterman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Stanford | Henry Cook is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Phillip Hughes | 14-24 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Calvin Malone can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-24 |
| 07:20 | Stanford | The rebound goes to David Bennett | 14-24 |
| 06:59 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Peterman - foul #1 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #6 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF) Peter Aronson | |
| 06:59 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:59 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Samuel Peterman | 15-24 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the shot from just outside the lane | 15-26 |
| 06:07 | Stanford | David Bennett can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Samuel Peterman - foul #2 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Stanford | Lester Willard (PF) Lee Holt | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Justin Niemi (SG), James Jones (SF), Terry Bennett (C) Mark Spiro, Calvin Malone, Al Burris, Samuel Peterman | |
| 06:07 | Stanford | David Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:07 | Stanford | David Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Henry Cook steps in front of the James Jones pass | 17-26 |
| 05:45 | Stanford | Henry Cook hits the finger roll | 19-26 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-26 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the tip | 19-26 |
| 05:26 | Stanford | Henry Cook snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 05:04 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Cook | 21-26 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | James Jones double dribbles | 21-26 |
| 04:53 | Stanford | Stanford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-26 |
| Subs | Stanford | Lee Holt (PF) David Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (SF) James Jones | |
| 04:51 | Stanford | Henry Cook is hacked by Terry Bennett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| 04:51 | Stanford | Henry Cook misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Al Burris can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lester Willard - foul #3 on Lester Willard, team foul #11 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Stanford | David Bennett (C) Lester Willard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:39 | Stanford | Ralph Sawyer loses the dribble to Al Burris in the backcourt | 21-28 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Robert Matney knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-31 |
| 04:12 | Stanford | Henry Cook misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Robert Matney - foul #1 on Robert Matney, team foul #9 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Tony Gillis | |
| 04:12 | Stanford | Henry Cook makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:12 | Stanford | Henry Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Terry Bennett snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Phillip Hughes is called for the reach on Justin Niemi - foul #2 on Phillip Hughes, team foul #12 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG) Robert Matney | |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:00 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Henry Cook | 22-32 |
| 03:39 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Bennett | 22-32 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Peter Aronson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-32 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Ralph Sawyer (tired) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Hughes (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Holt (tiring) 2 reb. C - David Bennett (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Niemi (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 03:30 | Stanford | Henry Cook snags the defensive board | 22-32 |
| 03:04 | Stanford | David Bennett scores on a turnaround in the paint | 24-32 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Al Burris misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 24-32 |
| 02:48 | Stanford | David Bennett snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 02:38 | Stanford | Lee Holt is hacked by Peter Aronson - foul #1 on Peter Aronson, team foul #10 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (SG), Tony Gillis (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Justin Niemi, Peter Aronson, Terry Bennett | |
| 02:38 | Stanford | Lee Holt misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:38 | Stanford | Lee Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Robert Matney knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Dan Carter | 25-34 |
| 01:57 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Al Burris knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Matney | 28-36 |
| 01:25 | Stanford | The short jumper by David Bennett is denied by Samuel Peterman | 28-36 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Tony Gillis makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Al Burris | 28-38 |
| 01:16 | Stanford | Robert Matney takes the ball from Phillip Hughes in the backcourt | 28-38 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Tony Gillis gets the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | David Bennett picks off the pass by Al Burris | 28-38 |
| 00:37 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 00:35 | Stanford | Lee Holt grabs the offensive board | 28-38 |
| 00:18 | Stanford | Phillip Hughes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-38 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Lee Holt is called for the reach on Dan Carter - foul #1 on Lee Holt, team foul #13 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Stanford | William Schneider (PG), Lester Willard (C) Ralph Sawyer, David Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), James Jones (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Robert Matney, Al Burris, Tony Gillis, Samuel Peterman | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |