| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Allen Ruggiero (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jody Madrigal (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Knapp (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Marshall Nuckolls (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Shane Knapp inbounds the ball | 30-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Kansas | Shane Knapp is fouled on the floor by Roscoe Salzer - foul #2 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 19:18 | Kansas | Richard Jones misses the dunk | 30-39 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Scott Davis grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | James Hough is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Marshall Nuckolls | 30-39 |
| 18:28 | Kansas | Shane Knapp misses the fadeaway in the lane | 30-39 |
| 18:27 | Kansas | Allen Ruggiero tips it in | 30-41 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Scott Davis | 32-41 |
| 17:54 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Scott Davis's floater is tipped away by Marshall Nuckolls | 32-41 |
| 17:31 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:26 | Kansas | Shane Knapp buries a floater in the paint and he's fouled by James Mitchell - foul #4 on James Mitchell, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Martin Arsenault (PF) Scott Davis, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein (SG), Tom Hughey (PF), Alan Clute (C) Jody Madrigal, Marshall Nuckolls, Richard Jones | |
| 17:26 | Kansas | Shane Knapp makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | James Hough scores on a 3 from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 16:50 | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Jason Mildenstein, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), Jacob Beasley (C) James Hough, Roscoe Salzer, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Kansas | Lewis Cannon (SF) Shane Knapp | |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Tom Hughey - foul #1 on Tom Hughey, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jody Madrigal (SG), Richard Jones (C) Allen Ruggiero, Alan Clute | |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 15:57 | Kansas | Richard Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) Woodrow Shapiro | |
| Subs | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls (PF) Tom Hughey | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) PF - Martin Arsenault (fresh) C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jason Mildenstein (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jody Madrigal (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Nuckolls (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Scott Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault grabs the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Scott Davis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Scott Davis, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF) Billy Charland, Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 15:10 | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Scott Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 14:37 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal is hacked by Roscoe Salzer - foul #3 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Taylor (PF) Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Kansas | Allen Ruggiero (PG), Shane Knapp (SF), Tom Hughey (C) Jody Madrigal, Lewis Cannon, Richard Jones | |
| 14:17 | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein's pass is intercepted by James Hough | 40-47 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | James Hough splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 14:07 | Kansas | Tom Hughey grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 13:44 | Kansas | Tom Hughey makes the wide open turnaround from the right block set up by Allen Ruggiero out of the doubleteam | 40-49 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), Martin Arsenault (PF) Scott Davis, James Hough, Roscoe Salzer, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Kansas | Lewis Cannon (SG), Alan Clute (C) Jason Mildenstein, Marshall Nuckolls | |
| 13:16 | Kansas | Lewis Cannon is fouled on the floor by Billy Charland - foul #2 on Billy Charland, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Mitchell (PF) Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jody Madrigal (SG), Richard Jones (C) Lewis Cannon, Alan Clute | |
| 13:03 | Kansas | Tom Hughey can't finish the layup | 40-49 |
| 13:02 | Kansas | Tom Hughey hits the follow up shot | 40-51 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Louis Taylor dunks the ball and he's hacked by Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Louis Taylor makes the free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:26 | Kansas | Tom Hughey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Allen Ruggiero - foul #1 on Allen Ruggiero, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SF) Billy Charland | |
| Subs | Kansas | Lewis Cannon (SF) Shane Knapp | |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:52 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Woodrow Shapiro - foul #3 on Woodrow Shapiro, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Jacob Beasley (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls (PF) Richard Jones | |
| 11:52 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal makes the free throw | 44-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Allen Ruggiero (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Madrigal (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Nuckolls (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tom Hughey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Scott Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein (SG) Jody Madrigal | |
| 11:14 | Kansas | Tom Hughey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 11:12 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls grabs the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 10:54 | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein is whistled for a carry | 44-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG) James Hough | |
| Subs | Kansas | Shane Knapp (SF), Alan Clute (C) Allen Ruggiero, Tom Hughey | |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Billy Charland clanks a jump hook from the left block | 44-54 |
| 10:28 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 10:07 | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein is hacked by Jacob Beasley - foul #2 on Jacob Beasley, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Robert Hardy (SF), Martin Arsenault (PF), Louis Taylor (C) Scott Davis, Roscoe Salzer, James Mitchell, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jody Madrigal (SG), Richard Jones (C) Lewis Cannon, Marshall Nuckolls | |
| 10:07 | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 10:07 | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Jody Madrigal steals the ball from Martin Arsenault | 44-56 |
| 09:55 | Kansas | Alan Clute lays it in set up by Jody Madrigal | 44-58 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Shane Knapp is called for the reach on Louis Taylor - foul #4 on Shane Knapp, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Kansas | Allen Ruggiero (PG), Tom Hughey (PF) Jason Mildenstein, Alan Clute | |
| 09:12 | St. John's | James Hough can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-58 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Louis Taylor snags the offensive board | 44-58 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hough | 46-58 |
| 08:44 | Kansas | Allen Ruggiero's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by James Hough | 46-58 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Tom Hughey blocks the jumper by James Hough | 46-58 |
| 08:35 | Kansas | Tom Hughey snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 08:08 | Kansas | Tom Hughey misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Louis Taylor snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | James Hough makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Hough (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Charland (fairly fresh) PF - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Allen Ruggiero (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Madrigal (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Knapp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Tom Hughey (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Kansas | Richard Jones scores on a jump hook from the left block | 49-60 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro buries a shot in the lane set up by James Hough out of the doubleteam | 51-60 |
| 06:43 | Kansas | Tom Hughey makes the wide open jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Allen Ruggiero out of a doubleteam | 51-62 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | James Hough buries a 3 from straight away | 54-62 |
| 05:55 | Kansas | Woodrow Shapiro steals the ball from Shane Knapp | 54-62 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Billy Charland, Martin Arsenault, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein (SG), Lewis Cannon (SF), Marshall Nuckolls (PF) Jody Madrigal, Shane Knapp, Richard Jones | |
| 05:32 | St. John's | James Hough works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-62 |
| 05:07 | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | James Hough misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 04:48 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 04:29 | Kansas | Lewis Cannon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Davis - foul #3 on Scott Davis, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Louis Taylor (C) James Hough, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jody Madrigal (SG), Richard Jones (C) Allen Ruggiero, Tom Hughey | |
| 04:29 | Kansas | Lewis Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:29 | Kansas | Lewis Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Louis Taylor misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-64 |
| 04:00 | Kansas | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| 03:41 | Kansas | Scott Davis steals the ball from Richard Jones | 56-64 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Louis Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jason Mildenstein (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jody Madrigal (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Nuckolls (fresh) 6 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Scott Davis hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Jody Madrigal - foul #1 on Jody Madrigal, team foul #6 | 58-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Shane Knapp (SF) Lewis Cannon | |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the free throw | 59-64 |
| 03:13 | Kansas | Shane Knapp lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jody Madrigal | 59-66 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Marshall Nuckolls blocks the short jumper by Louis Taylor | 59-66 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Scott Davis can't tip it in | 59-66 |
| 02:55 | Kansas | Shane Knapp gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| 02:26 | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 02:25 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal hits the follow up shot | 59-68 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Richard Jones is called for the reach on Scott Davis - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #7 | 59-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), Martin Arsenault (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Billy Charland, Roscoe Salzer, James Mitchell, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Kansas | Allen Ruggiero (PG), Lewis Cannon (SG), Tom Hughey (PF), Alan Clute (C) Jason Mildenstein, Jody Madrigal, Marshall Nuckolls, Richard Jones | |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 02:01 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SF) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein (SG) Lewis Cannon | |
| 01:43 | Kansas | Shane Knapp misses short on a floater from the right block | 61-68 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Scott Davis | 61-68 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Louis Taylor (C) Billy Charland, Martin Arsenault, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jody Madrigal (SG), Marshall Nuckolls (PF), Richard Jones (C) Jason Mildenstein, Tom Hughey, Alan Clute | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Scott Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-68 |
| 01:28 | Kansas | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| 01:15 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal clanks a floater from the right side | 61-68 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Louis Taylor snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | James Hough shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-68 |
| 00:59 | Kansas | Shane Knapp gets the rebound | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Kansas | James Hough is called for the reach on Shane Knapp in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #9 | 61-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein (SG) Jody Madrigal | |
| 00:57 | Kansas | Shane Knapp misses the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Louis Taylor snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-68 |
| 00:39 | Kansas | Allen Ruggiero snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| 00:38 | Kansas | Scott Davis is called for the reach on Allen Ruggiero in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Davis, team foul #10 | 61-68 |
| 00:38 | Kansas | Allen Ruggiero makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:38 | Kansas | Allen Ruggiero makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | James Hough splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-70 |
| 00:30 | Kansas | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:29 | Kansas | Richard Jones is hacked by Scott Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Scott Davis, team foul #11 | 61-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG) Scott Davis | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:29 | Kansas | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:29 | Kansas | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro can't connect on a floater from the right block | 61-72 |
| 00:21 | Kansas | Allen Ruggiero snags the defensive board | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Allen Ruggiero runs out the clock | 61-72 |