| Lineup | Texas | PG - James Austin (fresh) SG - Raul Hernandez (fresh) SF - Charles Goodwin (fresh) PF - Thomas Nguyen (fresh) C - Jason McKinnies (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fresh) SG - Calvin Malone (fresh) SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) PF - Terry Bennett (fresh) C - Al Burris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas | Jason McKinnies wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 19:45 | Texas | The jumper by Jason McKinnies is denied by Terry Bennett | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Texas | James Austin gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Texas | Raul Hernandez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Robert Matney grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Calvin Malone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Texas | Raul Hernandez can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Al Burris snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Robert Matney tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Texas | Raul Hernandez misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Justin Niemi grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Calvin Malone double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Texas | Jason McKinnies can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Calvin Malone - foul #1 on Calvin Malone, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Texas | Jason McKinnies makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:25 | Texas | Jason McKinnies makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Texas | The rebound goes to Charles Goodwin | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Texas | Jason McKinnies makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Goodwin | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Raul Hernandez steals the ball from Justin Niemi | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Texas | Terry Bennett steals it from Charles Goodwin | 4-2 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:18 | Texas | Jason McKinnies snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | Texas | Charles Goodwin's pass is intercepted by Robert Matney in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Robert Matney banks in the layup | 4-4 |
| 17:10 | Texas | Justin Niemi steps in front of the James Austin pass in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Calvin Malone lays it up and in set up by Justin Niemi | 4-6 |
| 16:49 | Texas | Jason McKinnies's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Texas | Glenn Lyle (PG), Pete Loflin (SG), Bud Carney (SF), Gary Henricks (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) James Austin, Raul Hernandez, Charles Goodwin, Thomas Nguyen, Jason McKinnies | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the driving attempt in the paint | 4-6 |
| 16:31 | Texas | Bud Carney pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:27 | Texas | Justin Niemi is called for the reach on Bud Carney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Niemi, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| 16:15 | Texas | Glenn Lyle knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Robert Matney comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 6-6 |
| 16:08 | Texas | Gary Henricks grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:53 | Texas | Edgar Maiorano is fouled on the floor by Al Burris - foul #1 on Al Burris, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Texas | Raul Hernandez (SG) Pete Loflin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Jones (SG), Peter Aronson (PF) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Terry Bennett | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Glenn Lyle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raul Hernandez (fairly fresh) SF - Bud Carney (fresh) PF - Gary Henricks (fresh) C - Edgar Maiorano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fresh) SG - James Jones (fresh) SF - Mark Spiro (fresh) PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) C - Al Burris (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Texas | Raul Hernandez makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Glenn Lyle | 8-6 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Dan Carter buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Peter Aronson | 8-9 |
| 15:26 | Texas | Bud Carney is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Texas | James Austin (PG), Charles Goodwin (SF), Thomas Nguyen (PF) Glenn Lyle, Bud Carney, Gary Henricks | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (C) Al Burris | |
| 15:08 | Texas | Raul Hernandez connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Goodwin | 11-9 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | James Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-9 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Mark Spiro tips it in | 11-11 |
| 14:39 | Texas | Charles Goodwin hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 11-11 |
| 14:38 | Texas | Edgar Maiorano can't tip it in | 11-11 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Dan Carter pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Dan Carter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 14:21 | Texas | Charles Goodwin grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 14:06 | Texas | Raul Hernandez scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Austin | 14-11 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Mark Spiro comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 13:47 | Texas | James Austin snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 13:39 | Texas | Raul Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Peter Aronson - foul #1 on Peter Aronson, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Texas | Glenn Lyle (PG), Pete Loflin (SF), Gary Henricks (PF), Jason McKinnies (C) James Austin, Charles Goodwin, Thomas Nguyen, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) Dan Carter, James Jones, Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson, Tony Gillis | |
| 13:28 | Texas | Glenn Lyle's layup is rejected by Terry Bennett | 14-11 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Robert Matney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Terry Bennett snags the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 14-11 |
| 13:07 | Texas | Glenn Lyle snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 13:03 | Texas | Raul Hernandez misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 13:02 | Texas | Jason McKinnies snags the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 12:53 | Texas | Jason McKinnies drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-11 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Al Burris can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 12:42 | Texas | Jason McKinnies gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 12:35 | Texas | Pete Loflin is fouled on the floor by Justin Niemi - foul #2 on Justin Niemi, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Texas | Bud Carney (SF) Pete Loflin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Jones (SG), James Lammers (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett | |
| 12:21 | Texas | Raul Hernandez misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dan Carter - foul #1 on Dan Carter, team foul #7 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Texas | James Austin (PG) Glenn Lyle | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Samuel Peterman | |
| 12:21 | Texas | Raul Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:21 | Texas | Raul Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | James Lammers hits a floater from close range on a great pass from James Jones | 16-13 |
| 11:57 | Texas | James Jones is called for the reach on Raul Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #8 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Tony Gillis (C) James Jones, Al Burris | |
| 11:57 | Texas | Raul Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:57 | Texas | Raul Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the 3 from straight away | 18-13 |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Tony Gillis tips it home | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - James Austin (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Raul Hernandez (tired) 10 pts. SF - Bud Carney (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Henricks (fairly fresh) C - Jason McKinnies (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Lammers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Aronson (tiring) C - Tony Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Texas | James Lammers takes the ball from James Austin in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Peter Aronson throws it down on a nice dish by James Lammers | 18-17 |
| 11:21 | Texas | Jason McKinnies scores on a jumper near the basket | 20-17 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses long on a shot from the baseline | 20-17 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Dan Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Peter Aronson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | Texas | Glenn Lyle (PG), Pete Loflin (SG), Charles Goodwin (SF), Thomas Nguyen (PF), Edgar Maiorano (C) James Austin, Raul Hernandez, Bud Carney, Gary Henricks, Jason McKinnies | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Mark Spiro (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) Dan Carter, Calvin Malone, Peter Aronson, Tony Gillis | |
| 10:37 | Texas | Charles Goodwin buries a shot from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Mark Spiro comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Glenn Lyle - foul #1 on Glenn Lyle, team foul #1 | 22-17 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Mark Spiro makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 10:28 | Texas | Edgar Maiorano gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 10:12 | Texas | Glenn Lyle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Al Burris | 22-18 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | James Lammers misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 22-18 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Terry Bennett tips it in | 22-20 |
| 09:34 | Texas | Glenn Lyle misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Matney - foul #1 on Robert Matney, team foul #9 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Texas | James Austin (PG), Bud Carney (SF) Pete Loflin, Charles Goodwin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Samuel Peterman (PF), Tony Gillis (C) James Lammers, Terry Bennett, Al Burris | |
| 09:34 | Texas | Glenn Lyle makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:34 | Texas | Glenn Lyle misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is hacked by Glenn Lyle - foul #2 on Glenn Lyle, team foul #2 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Texas | Raul Hernandez (SG), Gary Henricks (PF) Glenn Lyle, Thomas Nguyen | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Calvin Malone blows the layup | 23-20 |
| 09:03 | Texas | James Austin pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 08:48 | Texas | Gary Henricks is hacked by Tony Gillis - foul #1 on Tony Gillis, team foul #10 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG) Robert Matney | |
| 08:48 | Texas | Gary Henricks misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:48 | Texas | Gary Henricks misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Edgar Maiorano is called for the reach on Calvin Malone - foul #1 on Edgar Maiorano, team foul #3 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (C) Tony Gillis | |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Mark Spiro's floater is knocked away by Gary Henricks | 23-20 |
| 08:23 | Texas | Gary Henricks snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 08:12 | Texas | Raul Hernandez misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-20 |
| 08:10 | Texas | James Austin hits the follow up shot | 25-20 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Dan Carter loses the dribble to Bud Carney | 25-20 |
| 07:51 | Texas | James Austin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bud Carney | 27-20 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman loses the ball out of bounds | 27-20 |
| Subs | Texas | Pete Loflin (SG), Charles Goodwin (SF), Thomas Nguyen (PF), Jason McKinnies (C) Raul Hernandez, Bud Carney, Gary Henricks, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), James Lammers (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Tony Gillis (C) Dan Carter, Mark Spiro, Samuel Peterman, Al Burris | |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - James Austin (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pete Loflin (fresh) SF - Charles Goodwin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Nguyen (tiring) C - Jason McKinnies (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 2 pts. SF - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Texas | James Austin is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Matney - foul #2 on Robert Matney, team foul #11 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG) Robert Matney | |
| 07:30 | Texas | James Austin misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:30 | Texas | James Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-23 |
| 07:07 | Texas | Charles Goodwin is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Goodwin, team foul #4 | 27-23 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 06:46 | Texas | Thomas Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 06:40 | Texas | Pete Loflin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Austin | 30-23 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Thomas Nguyen steals the ball from Calvin Malone | 30-23 |
| 06:14 | Texas | Charles Goodwin is fouled on the floor by James Lammers - foul #1 on James Lammers, team foul #12 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Texas | Raul Hernandez (SG), Edgar Maiorano (C) Pete Loflin, Jason McKinnies | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF), Al Burris (C) Terry Bennett, Tony Gillis | |
| 06:14 | Texas | Charles Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 06:14 | Texas | Charles Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 32-23 |
| 05:51 | Texas | Thomas Nguyen snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 05:51 | Texas | Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 32-23 |
| Subs | Texas | Bud Carney (SF), Gary Henricks (PF) Charles Goodwin, Thomas Nguyen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF), Terry Bennett (PF) James Lammers, Peter Aronson | |
| 05:32 | Texas | Gary Henricks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dan Carter - foul #2 on Dan Carter, team foul #13 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG) Dan Carter | |
| 05:32 | Texas | Gary Henricks makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 05:32 | Texas | Gary Henricks makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-23 |
| 05:17 | Texas | Gary Henricks gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 05:12 | Texas | Raul Hernandez misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Lammers - foul #2 on James Lammers, team foul #14 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Texas | Pete Loflin (SF) Bud Carney | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Peter Aronson (PF) James Lammers, Terry Bennett | |
| 05:12 | Texas | Raul Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 05:12 | Texas | Raul Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Raul Hernandez steps in front of the Mark Spiro pass | 36-23 |
| 04:58 | Texas | Raul Hernandez lays it in | 38-23 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Robert Matney misses short on a floater from the right side | 38-23 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Al Burris can't tip it in | 38-23 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Mark Spiro gets the offensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Edgar Maiorano swats the short shot by Robert Matney | 38-23 |
| 04:17 | Texas | Pete Loflin gets the rebound | 38-23 |
| 04:13 | Texas | Raul Hernandez hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Austin | 40-23 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Mark Spiro drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Matney | 40-25 |
| 03:53 | Texas | Raul Hernandez misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-25 |
| 03:51 | Texas | Edgar Maiorano snags the offensive board | 40-25 |
| 03:37 | Texas | Al Burris takes the ball from Raul Hernandez | 40-25 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - James Austin (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raul Hernandez (tired) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Pete Loflin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Henricks (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edgar Maiorano (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Malone (tired) 2 pts. SF - Mark Spiro (tired) 5 pts. PF - Peter Aronson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Al Burris (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Calvin Malone clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Edgar Maiorano - foul #2 on Edgar Maiorano, team foul #5 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Texas | Glenn Lyle (PG), Charles Goodwin (SG), Bud Carney (SF), Thomas Nguyen (PF), Jason McKinnies (C) James Austin, Raul Hernandez, Pete Loflin, Gary Henricks, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Tony Gillis (C) Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson, Al Burris | |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 03:07 | Texas | Calvin Malone steals it from Glenn Lyle | 40-27 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-27 |
| 03:00 | Texas | Thomas Nguyen grabs the board | 40-27 |
| 02:54 | Texas | Jason McKinnies can't connect on an uncontested runner near the basket | 40-27 |
| 02:52 | Texas | Thomas Nguyen pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 02:40 | Texas | Glenn Lyle clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-27 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tony Gillis | 40-27 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Jason McKinnies - foul #1 on Jason McKinnies, team foul #6 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG) Robert Matney | |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 02:22 | Texas | Jason McKinnies misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tony Gillis - foul #2 on Tony Gillis, team foul #15 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Al Burris (C) Calvin Malone, Tony Gillis | |
| 02:22 | Texas | Jason McKinnies makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 02:22 | Texas | Jason McKinnies misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Justin Niemi drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Jones | 41-33 |
| 02:05 | Texas | Charles Goodwin is called for 10 seconds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Terry Bennett | |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Al Burris can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 41-33 |
| 01:54 | Texas | Thomas Nguyen snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 01:50 | Texas | Charles Goodwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Texas | Raul Hernandez (SG), Edgar Maiorano (C) Charles Goodwin, Jason McKinnies | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG) Dan Carter | |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Al Burris knocks in the runner from the right block and he's fouled by Edgar Maiorano - foul #3 on Edgar Maiorano, team foul #7 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Texas | Gary Henricks (PF), Jason McKinnies (C) Thomas Nguyen, Edgar Maiorano | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 01:26 | Texas | Jason McKinnies can't finish the layup | 41-36 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | James Jones grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | James Jones travels with the ball | 41-36 |
| Subs | Texas | Pete Loflin (SF) Bud Carney | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (C) Al Burris | |
| 01:01 | Texas | The jump hook by Jason McKinnies is blocked by Justin Niemi | 41-36 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | James Jones snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Justin Niemi double dribbles | 41-36 |
| Subs | Texas | Charles Goodwin (SF) Pete Loflin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Terry Bennett (PF) Justin Niemi, Peter Aronson | |
| 00:49 | Texas | James Jones picks off the pass by Raul Hernandez in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Robert Matney misses the lay-in | 41-36 |
| 00:45 | Texas | Raul Hernandez grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 00:36 | Texas | James Jones is called for the reach on Jason McKinnies - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #16 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Texas | Thomas Nguyen (PF) Gary Henricks | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) James Jones | |
| 00:36 | Texas | Jason McKinnies makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 00:36 | Texas | Jason McKinnies misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | James Lammers pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Charles Goodwin steps in front of the Terry Bennett pass | 42-36 |
| 00:01 | Texas | Charles Goodwin knocks in the floater in the lane | 44-36 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Lammers misses long on a fullcourt shot | 44-36 |