| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) C - Steve Seitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Jerome Saffold (fresh) SG - Robert Haupt (fresh) SF - Dean Bramble (fresh) PF - Hubert Turner (fresh) C - Edward Boughner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Steve Seitz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn hits a fadeaway from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Lipscomb | Jerome Saffold is hacked by James King - foul #1 on James King, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Lipscomb | Jerome Saffold buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Robert Haupt knocks away the 3 by James King | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Lipscomb | Hubert Turner grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:17 | Lipscomb | Robert Haupt comes up short on the floater from the left block | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Lipscomb | Jerome Saffold tips it in | 2-5 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Lawhorn is blocked by Hubert Turner | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | Lipscomb | Edward Boughner gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:26 | Lipscomb | Jerome Saffold hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Hubert Turner | 2-8 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-8 |
| 17:05 | Lipscomb | Edward Boughner grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 16:47 | Lipscomb | Jerome Saffold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Jan Franks (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Hearn, Mark Rowland, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | William Gray (PG), Richard Carr (SG), Ben Pinkerton (SF), Ronald Furtado (PF), Stephen Reynolds (C) Jerome Saffold, Robert Haupt, Dean Bramble, Hubert Turner, Edward Boughner | |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Richard Jennings clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-8 |
| 16:33 | Lipscomb | Stephen Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:28 | Lipscomb | Richard Carr loses the ball out of bounds | 2-8 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | James King misses the 3 from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Richard Jennings tips it but misses | 2-8 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Jan Franks gets the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-8 |
| 15:46 | Lipscomb | Ben Pinkerton pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) SG - George Frost (fresh) SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) C - Jan Franks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - William Gray (fresh) SG - Richard Carr (fresh) SF - Ben Pinkerton (fresh) PF - Ronald Furtado (fresh) C - Stephen Reynolds (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Lipscomb | Richard Carr misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 15:39 | Lipscomb | Ben Pinkerton tips it back up and in | 2-10 |
| 15:28 | St. John's | James King works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 14:59 | Lipscomb | Ben Pinkerton connects on the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Jennings - foul #1 on Richard Jennings, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Robert Hirschman (PF), Steve Seitz (C) James King, Eric Lavigne, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jerome Saffold (PG), Hubert Turner (PF), Edward Boughner (C) Richard Carr, Ronald Furtado, Stephen Reynolds | |
| 14:59 | Lipscomb | Ben Pinkerton misses the free throw | 5-12 |
| 14:59 | Lipscomb | Ben Pinkerton grabs the offensive board | 5-12 |
| 14:47 | Lipscomb | Robert Hirschman blocks the short jumper by Ben Pinkerton | 5-12 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman pulls down the rebound | 5-12 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Steve Seitz knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Edward Boughner - foul #1 on Edward Boughner, team foul #1 | 7-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SG) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Robert Haupt (SG), Dean Bramble (SF), Stephen Reynolds (C) William Gray, Ben Pinkerton, Edward Boughner | |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Steve Seitz misses the free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:31 | Lipscomb | Stephen Reynolds grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 14:03 | Lipscomb | Jerome Saffold misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 14:01 | Lipscomb | Stephen Reynolds tips it in | 7-14 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Allan Philson (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Jan Franks (C) George Frost, Richard Hearn, Richard Jennings, Robert Hirschman, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | William Gray (PG), Richard Carr (SG), Ronald Furtado (PF), Edward Boughner (C) Jerome Saffold, Robert Haupt, Hubert Turner, Stephen Reynolds | |
| 13:05 | Lipscomb | Dean Bramble's fadeaway is rejected by Jan Franks | 7-14 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Jan Franks pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Edward Boughner is called for the reach on Jan Franks - foul #2 on Edward Boughner, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Steve Seitz (C) James King, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jerome Saffold (PG), Hubert Turner (PF), Stephen Reynolds (C) Richard Carr, Ronald Furtado, Edward Boughner | |
| 12:38 | St. John's | George Frost misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Dean Bramble - foul #1 on Dean Bramble, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SG), Mark Rowland (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Robert Haupt (SG), George Durant (C) William Gray, Stephen Reynolds | |
| 12:38 | St. John's | George Frost misses the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | George Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:11 | Lipscomb | Robert Haupt misses the easy layup | 8-14 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Mark Rowland grabs the board | 8-14 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses the tip | 8-14 |
| 11:50 | Lipscomb | Hubert Turner pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Hearn (fresh) SF - Allan Philson (fresh) PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) C - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Jerome Saffold (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Haupt (fresh) SF - Dean Bramble (fresh) PF - Hubert Turner (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Durant (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Lipscomb | Richard Hearn steals it from Robert Haupt | 8-14 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses short on a floater from the right side | 8-14 |
| 11:04 | Lipscomb | George Durant grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 10:47 | Lipscomb | Dean Bramble clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-14 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Jan Franks snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Mark Rowland gets the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Richard Hearn is hacked by Robert Haupt - foul #1 on Robert Haupt, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Steve Seitz (C) George Frost, Richard Hearn, Allan Philson, Mark Rowland, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | William Gray (PG), Richard Carr (SG), Ben Pinkerton (SF), Ronald Furtado (PF), Stephen Reynolds (C) Jerome Saffold, Robert Haupt, Dean Bramble, Hubert Turner, George Durant | |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Steve Seitz is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by James King out of the doubleteam | 10-14 |
| 09:57 | Lipscomb | Kenneth Lawhorn steps in front of the William Gray pass | 10-14 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn can't finish the layup | 10-14 |
| 09:53 | Lipscomb | Ben Pinkerton snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 09:31 | Lipscomb | Ben Pinkerton is denied on a layup by Steve Seitz | 10-14 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Eric Lavigne | 10-14 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Ronald Furtado is called for the reach on Steve Seitz - foul #1 on Ronald Furtado, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF) Richard Jennings, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jerome Saffold (PG), Robert Haupt (SG), Dean Bramble (SF), Hubert Turner (PF) William Gray, Richard Carr, Ben Pinkerton, Ronald Furtado | |
| 08:52 | St. John's | James King makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Lawhorn | 13-14 |
| 08:27 | Lipscomb | Stephen Reynolds's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Lawhorn | 13-14 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | James King hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Lawhorn | 15-14 |
| 07:59 | Lipscomb | Jerome Saffold clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-14 |
| 07:57 | Lipscomb | Hubert Turner tips it home | 15-16 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Haupt - foul #2 on Robert Haupt, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF), Mark Rowland (PF) Allan Philson, Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | William Gray (PG), Richard Carr (SG), Ben Pinkerton (SF), Ronald Furtado (PF), George Durant (C) Jerome Saffold, Robert Haupt, Dean Bramble, Hubert Turner, Stephen Reynolds | |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - William Gray (fresh) SG - Richard Carr (fresh) SF - Ben Pinkerton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Furtado (fresh) C - George Durant (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Lipscomb | Ronald Furtado's pass is intercepted by James King | 17-16 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | James King lays it in | 19-16 |
| 06:58 | Lipscomb | The jump hook by Ben Pinkerton is blocked by Steve Seitz | 19-16 |
| 06:56 | Lipscomb | Ben Pinkerton tips it back up and in | 19-18 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Ben Pinkerton is called for the reach on James King - foul #1 on Ben Pinkerton, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Jan Franks (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Hearn, Mark Rowland, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jerome Saffold (PG), Dean Bramble (SF), Hubert Turner (PF), Stephen Reynolds (C) Richard Carr, Ben Pinkerton, Ronald Furtado, George Durant | |
| 06:36 | St. John's | James King makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 06:11 | Lipscomb | Hubert Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SG), Steve Seitz (C) George Frost, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 06:04 | St. John's | James King comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 06:03 | Lipscomb | The rebound goes to Hubert Turner | 21-18 |
| 05:48 | Lipscomb | Hubert Turner misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Eric Lavigne - foul #1 on Eric Lavigne, team foul #3 | 21-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Mark Rowland (PF) James King, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Richard Carr (SG) William Gray | |
| 05:48 | Lipscomb | Hubert Turner misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:48 | Lipscomb | Hubert Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Mark Rowland is whistled for traveling | 21-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jan Franks (PF) Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | George Durant (C) Stephen Reynolds | |
| 05:11 | Lipscomb | Jerome Saffold misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Steve Seitz pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Richard Hearn drills a jumper from the right wing set up by George Frost | 23-19 |
| 04:43 | Lipscomb | Hubert Turner clanks a jumper from the right block | 23-19 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Steve Seitz gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Hubert Turner - foul #1 on Hubert Turner, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Mark Rowland (PF) George Frost, Richard Hearn, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | William Gray (PG), Ben Pinkerton (SF), Ronald Furtado (PF), Stephen Reynolds (C) Richard Carr, Dean Bramble, Hubert Turner, George Durant | |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:28 | Lipscomb | Ronald Furtado gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 04:05 | Lipscomb | Jerome Saffold misses the 3 from straight away | 24-19 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mark Rowland | 24-19 |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Jan Franks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Richard Jennings, Mark Rowland, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Robert Haupt (SG), Dean Bramble (SF), Hubert Turner (PF), Edward Boughner (C) Jerome Saffold, Ben Pinkerton, Ronald Furtado, Stephen Reynolds | |
| 03:33 | Lipscomb | Robert Haupt lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Gray and he's fouled by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #1 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #4 | 24-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF), Mark Rowland (PF) Allan Philson, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jerome Saffold (PG) William Gray | |
| 03:33 | Lipscomb | Robert Haupt makes the free throw | 24-22 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Jerome Saffold (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Haupt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dean Bramble (fairly fresh) PF - Hubert Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Boughner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Richard Hearn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-22 |
| 03:01 | Lipscomb | Dean Bramble slams it home | 24-24 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | James King is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 24-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Allan Philson (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Jan Franks (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Hearn, Mark Rowland, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | William Gray (PG), Ben Pinkerton (SF), Ronald Furtado (PF) Jerome Saffold, Dean Bramble, Hubert Turner | |
| 02:14 | Lipscomb | Ronald Furtado scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Robert Haupt and the foul's on Eric Lavigne - foul #2 on Eric Lavigne, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Mark Rowland (PF), Steve Seitz (C) George Frost, Allan Philson, Eric Lavigne, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jerome Saffold (PG), Dean Bramble (SF) William Gray, Ben Pinkerton | |
| 02:14 | Lipscomb | Ronald Furtado makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-27 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Richard Jennings pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Richard Jennings is hacked by Dean Bramble - foul #2 on Dean Bramble, team foul #9 | 24-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (PG), George Frost (SG), Eric Lavigne (PF), Jan Franks (C) James King, Kenneth Lawhorn, Mark Rowland, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | William Gray (PG), Hubert Turner (PF) Jerome Saffold, Ronald Furtado | |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 01:40 | Lipscomb | Hubert Turner snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 01:15 | Lipscomb | Dean Bramble misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 24-27 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Frost | 24-27 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 24-27 |
| 00:53 | Lipscomb | Hubert Turner snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 00:29 | Lipscomb | Edward Boughner misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 24-27 |
| 00:27 | Lipscomb | The offensive rebound goes to Hubert Turner | 24-27 |
| 00:01 | Lipscomb | Jan Franks denies the turnaround by Dean Bramble | 24-27 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Richard Hearn snags the defensive board | 24-27 |