| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Penn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Henry Conroy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Dillard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Strong (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Zipp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Albrecht (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Baylor | Henry Conroy inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| 19:45 | Baylor | John Penn is hacked by John Albrecht - foul #2 on John Albrecht, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 19:35 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard makes the wide open jumper in the paint on a great pass from Donald Hughes | 37-26 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | John Albrecht misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Dillard - foul #2 on Thomas Dillard, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | John Albrecht makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | John Albrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:53 | Baylor | Larry Robinson steps in front of the John Penn pass | 37-28 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse banks in the layup on a great pass from Larry Robinson | 37-30 |
| 18:35 | Baylor | Thomas Strong is denied on a layup by James Zipp | 37-30 |
| 18:34 | Baylor | The offensive rebound goes to John Penn | 37-30 |
| 18:21 | Baylor | John Penn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is whistled for traveling | 37-30 |
| 17:58 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 37-30 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | The jump hook by James Zipp is blocked by Thomas Dillard | 37-30 |
| 17:48 | Baylor | Henry Conroy snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 17:36 | Baylor | John Penn misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 17:35 | Baylor | Henry Conroy grabs the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:15 | Baylor | Donald Hughes clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kenneth Howse | 37-30 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | John Albrecht misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Dillard - foul #3 on Thomas Dillard, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Baylor | Brady Frazier (PF) Thomas Dillard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Merle Hose (SG) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse | |
| 16:54 | St. John's | John Albrecht makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | John Albrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:41 | Baylor | Henry Conroy comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 16:39 | Baylor | Thomas Strong tips it home | 39-32 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | John Albrecht drills a turnaround from the baseline | 39-34 |
| 15:59 | Baylor | Thomas Strong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Baylor | Thomas Dillard (PF) Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG), John Horton (C) Merle Hose, John Albrecht | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Penn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Henry Conroy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Dillard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Strong (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Larry Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - John Horton (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | John Horton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-34 |
| 15:18 | Baylor | Thomas Strong drills a floater in the lane | 41-34 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | James Zipp is hacked by Henry Conroy - foul #1 on Henry Conroy, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), John Albrecht (C) Larry Robinson, James Zipp | |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Darrick Gill hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James McCurren | 41-37 |
| 14:35 | Baylor | Donald Hughes scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Henry Conroy | 44-37 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Darrick Gill's pass is intercepted by Donald Hughes | 44-37 |
| 13:56 | Baylor | John Penn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Darrick Gill snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 13:34 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Thomas Strong | 44-37 |
| 13:11 | Baylor | John Penn is hacked by John Albrecht - foul #3 on John Albrecht, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Baylor | Harry White (SG), Brady Frazier (SF), Carl Chapple (C) John Penn, Henry Conroy, Thomas Strong | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (PF) Edward Kelty, John Albrecht | |
| 13:01 | Baylor | Brady Frazier buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Darrick Gill can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-37 |
| 12:47 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Harry White | 46-37 |
| 12:24 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard misses the wide open driving attempt from close range | 46-37 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | John Horton pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse hits a jumper from the left side | 46-39 |
| 11:48 | Baylor | Donald Hughes can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Horton - foul #4 on John Horton, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Baylor | Thomas Strong (C) Thomas Dillard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Larry Robinson (SF) James McCurren, John Horton | |
| 11:48 | Baylor | Donald Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 11:48 | Baylor | Donald Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Hughes (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry White (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Brady Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Chapple (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Strong (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Darrick Gill clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 48-39 |
| 11:19 | Baylor | Brady Frazier snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 11:12 | Baylor | Donald Hughes knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | James Zipp can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Robinson | 50-39 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-39 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Robinson | 50-39 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 10:05 | Baylor | Brady Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 09:49 | Baylor | Thomas Strong connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-39 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | Edward Kelty clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Hughes - foul #1 on Donald Hughes, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Baylor | Matthew Stephens (PG), John Penn (SG), Henry Conroy (SF), Thomas Dillard (PF) Donald Hughes, Harry White, Carl Chapple, Thomas Strong | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), John Albrecht (C) Kenneth Howse, Darrick Gill | |
| 09:32 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 09:08 | Baylor | Henry Conroy buries a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Edward Kelty - foul #3 on Edward Kelty, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (SG) Edward Kelty | |
| 09:08 | Baylor | Henry Conroy makes the free throw | 55-41 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Merle Hose hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James McCurren | 55-44 |
| 08:35 | Baylor | Brady Frazier misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 55-44 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | John Albrecht snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | John Albrecht hits the finger roll | 55-46 |
| 08:11 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard is alone and drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Stephens | 57-46 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | John Albrecht can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-46 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Merle Hose hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| 07:28 | Baylor | Brady Frazier misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 57-48 |
| 07:26 | Baylor | Brady Frazier pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Matthew Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Penn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Henry Conroy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Dillard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brady Frazier (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Merle Hose (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Zipp (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - John Albrecht (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Baylor | Brady Frazier knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 59-48 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | James McCurren misses short on a floater from the right side | 59-48 |
| 06:49 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 06:44 | Baylor | John Penn connects on the 3 from the right corner | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Larry Robinson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Merle Hose | 62-51 |
| 06:10 | Baylor | John Penn misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 06:09 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard tips it home | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| 05:52 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 05:50 | Baylor | Brady Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 05:50 | Baylor | Baylor calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-51 |
| Subs | Baylor | Donald Hughes (PG), Thomas Strong (C) Matthew Stephens, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Darrick Gill (SF), John Horton (PF) Merle Hose, Larry Robinson, James Zipp | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| 05:30 | Baylor | Thomas Strong makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Donald Hughes and he's hacked by John Albrecht - foul #4 on John Albrecht, team foul #5 | 66-51 |
| 05:30 | Baylor | Thomas Strong misses the free throw | 66-51 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | John Albrecht grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| 05:17 | St. John's | John Albrecht comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-51 |
| 05:16 | Baylor | Thomas Strong grabs the board | 66-51 |
| 04:49 | Baylor | Henry Conroy comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 66-51 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | James McCurren grabs the board | 66-51 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | John Horton buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Thomas Dillard - foul #4 on Thomas Dillard, team foul #5 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Baylor | Harry White (SG), Carl Chapple (PF) John Penn, Thomas Dillard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), James Zipp (PF) James McCurren, John Albrecht | |
| 04:41 | St. John's | John Horton makes the free throw | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Baylor | John Horton picks off the pass by Harry White in the backcourt | 66-54 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:22 | Baylor | John Horton is called for the reach on Henry Conroy - foul #5 on John Horton, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Albrecht (C) John Horton | |
| 04:12 | Baylor | Henry Conroy connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harry White | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:50 | St. John's | James Zipp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 68-57 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Darrick Gill hits the follow up shot | 68-59 |
| 03:37 | Baylor | The short jumper by Henry Conroy is denied by Kenneth Howse | 68-59 |
| 03:36 | Baylor | Harry White tips it in | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:29 | St. John's | James Zipp knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Carl Chapple - foul #2 on Carl Chapple, team foul #6 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Baylor | Brady Frazier (SF), Thomas Dillard (PF) Henry Conroy, Carl Chapple | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (SG), Larry Robinson (SF) Kenneth Howse, Darrick Gill | |
| 03:29 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the free throw | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Donald Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Brady Frazier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Dillard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Strong (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Merle Hose (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Zipp (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - John Albrecht (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Baylor | Thomas Strong misses the jumper in the paint | 70-62 |
| 03:13 | St. John's | James Zipp pulls down the rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Merle Hose knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Edward Kelty | 70-64 |
| 02:56 | Baylor | Baylor calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Baylor | John Penn (SG), Henry Conroy (SF) Harry White, Brady Frazier | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Darrick Gill (PF) Edward Kelty, Merle Hose, James Zipp | |
| 02:37 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard's fadeaway is rejected by Darrick Gill | 70-64 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Larry Robinson grabs the board | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:31 | St. John's | James McCurren is hacked by Thomas Strong - foul #3 on Thomas Strong, team foul #7 | 70-64 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:31 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Thomas Strong | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| 02:07 | Baylor | Henry Conroy is hacked by Darrick Gill - foul #4 on Darrick Gill, team foul #7 | 70-65 |
| 02:07 | Baylor | Henry Conroy makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:07 | Baylor | Henry Conroy makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | John Albrecht's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-65 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (PF) Larry Robinson | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:49 | Baylor | Kenneth Howse steps in front of the Thomas Strong pass in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses the jumper from the right side | 72-65 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | John Albrecht tips it in | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| 01:18 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 01:16 | Baylor | Thomas Strong tips it home | 74-67 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | James Zipp hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-70 |
| 00:53 | Baylor | Donald Hughes is called for a charge - foul #2 on Donald Hughes, team foul #8 | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | The short jumper by John Albrecht is denied by Thomas Dillard | 74-70 |
| 00:34 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Thomas Strong | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:33 | Baylor | Thomas Strong is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Howse - foul #1 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #8 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Baylor | Harry White (SF) Henry Conroy | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:33 | Baylor | Thomas Strong misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | The short jumper by John Albrecht is denied by Harry White | 74-70 |
| 00:25 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 00:23 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard is hacked by Kenneth Howse in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #9 | 74-70 |
| 00:23 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | James Zipp snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | James McCurren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-70 |
| 00:14 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard grabs the board | 74-70 |
| 00:13 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard is fouled in the backcourt by James McCurren - foul #2 on James McCurren, team foul #10 | 74-70 |
| 00:13 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:13 | Baylor | Thomas Dillard makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | James McCurren is fouled on the floor by Donald Hughes - foul #3 on Donald Hughes, team foul #9 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Baylor | Henry Conroy (SF) Harry White | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:07 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:06 | Baylor | Henry Conroy is hacked by James McCurren in the backcourt - foul #3 on James McCurren, team foul #11 | 75-72 |
| 00:06 | Baylor | Henry Conroy misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:06 | Baylor | Henry Conroy makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Darrick Gill comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-72 |