| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Byrum (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses the 3 from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Francis Watkins snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Kenneth Smith picks off the pass by Justin Spalding | 29-26 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith slams it home | 31-26 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | The short jumper by Justin Spalding is denied by Donald Clayton | 31-26 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-26 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Justin Spalding is hacked by Donald Clayton - foul #2 on Donald Clayton, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Gregorio Moretti picks off the pass by Francis Watkins | 34-26 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Smith | 36-26 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 36-26 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Duane Coleman tips it home | 36-28 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Clayton and he's hacked by Willie Byrum - foul #3 on Willie Byrum, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski (C) Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Harold Britton (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Joseph Boyer (C) Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Justin Spalding, Floyd Brooks | |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Leonard Starr double dribbles | 39-28 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti is whistled for a carry | 39-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clifford Smith (PF) Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Milton Libbey is called for the reach on Harold Britton - foul #2 on Milton Libbey, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| 16:01 | St. John's | Leonard Starr makes the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Charles Kawakami - foul #2 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), John Aponte (SG) Kenneth Smith, Milton Libbey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Brooks (C) Duane Coleman | |
| 16:01 | St. John's | Leonard Starr makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Aponte (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Britton (fresh) SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | 3 seconds is called on Josef Kizewski | 39-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Clifford Smith, Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG), Willie Byrum (SG), Justin Spalding (SF) William Taylor, Harold Britton, Leonard Starr | |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Justin Spalding can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Clayton - foul #3 on Donald Clayton, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (SF) Charles Kawakami | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Justin Spalding makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Justin Spalding makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Gregorio Moretti takes the ball from Willie Byrum | 39-33 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Joseph Boyer - foul #1 on Joseph Boyer, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Josef Kizewski (C) Christopher Majkowski, John Aponte, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Coleman (PF) Joseph Boyer | |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Duane Coleman scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Willie Byrum and he's fouled by Charles Kawakami - foul #3 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clifford Smith (PF) Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG) Francis Watkins | |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses the free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Josef Kizewski | 42-35 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith hits the finger roll | 44-35 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Justin Spalding connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by William Taylor | 44-37 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Willie Byrum | 44-37 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | William Taylor misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Duane Coleman steals the ball from Milton Libbey | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton Libbey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willie Byrum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Justin Spalding (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Floyd Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses long on a floater near the basket | 44-37 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey is fouled on the floor by William Taylor - foul #2 on William Taylor, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (SG), Christopher Majkowski (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Milton Libbey, Charles Kawakami, Clifford Smith, Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG), Leonard Starr (SF), Joseph Boyer (C) Willie Byrum, Justin Spalding, Floyd Brooks | |
| 10:59 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Francis Watkins buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Duane Coleman | 47-39 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | John Aponte loses the dribble to Leonard Starr | 47-39 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Leonard Starr pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Gregorio Moretti swats the short shot by Francis Watkins | 47-39 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | John Aponte buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Christopher Majkowski and he's hacked by Duane Coleman - foul #3 on Duane Coleman, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF) Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Byrum (SG) William Taylor | |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Francis Watkins misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Majkowski - foul #1 on Christopher Majkowski, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (SG) John Aponte | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Francis Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Francis Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski is whistled for a carry | 50-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Brooks (C) Joseph Boyer | |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses the dunk | 50-41 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Leonard Starr grabs the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks drills a jump hook near the basket | 50-43 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-43 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton can't tip it in | 50-43 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami tips it home | 52-43 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Francis Watkins double dribbles | 52-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Josef Kizewski (C) Christopher Majkowski, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (PG), Justin Spalding (SF) Francis Watkins, Leonard Starr | |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith loses the dribble to David Kato in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Duane Coleman knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Willie Byrum | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Kato (fresh) SG - Willie Byrum (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Floyd Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Duane Coleman grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Willie Byrum hits the finger roll set up by David Kato | 52-47 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Smith and he's fouled by Willie Byrum - foul #4 on Willie Byrum, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clifford Smith (PF) Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Harold Britton (SG), Joseph Boyer (C) David Kato, Willie Byrum, Floyd Brooks | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 54-49 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 54-49 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith misses long on a floater in the lane | 54-49 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Duane Coleman grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Justin Spalding drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey drills a floater in the lane | 56-51 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Clifford Smith, Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG), Willie Byrum (SG), Floyd Brooks (C) William Taylor, Harold Britton, Duane Coleman | |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Willie Byrum travels with the ball | 56-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF) Justin Spalding | |
| 04:18 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami can't tip it in | 56-51 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith gets the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the floater from just outside the lane | 56-51 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Willie Byrum gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Byrum (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Leonard Starr connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Francis Watkins | 56-53 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Francis Watkins is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Francis Watkins, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (SG) Milton Libbey | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (SG), Justin Spalding (SF) Leonard Starr, Joseph Boyer | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Justin Spalding - foul #1 on Justin Spalding, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Donald Clayton swats the short shot by Willie Byrum | 58-53 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Willie Byrum tips it home | 58-55 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the wide open jump hook from close range | 58-55 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Francis Watkins snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses long on a jumper from the left side | 58-55 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Francis Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Willie Byrum is hacked by Donald Clayton - foul #4 on Donald Clayton, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), Milton Libbey (SF), Josef Kizewski (C) Kenneth Smith, Charles Kawakami, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Coleman (PF) Francis Watkins | |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF) Christopher Majkowski, John Aponte | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG) William Taylor | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski is fouled on the floor by Floyd Brooks - foul #1 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Clayton (C) Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Duane Coleman is hacked by Milton Libbey - foul #3 on Milton Libbey, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti (PF) Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-57 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks's dunk attempt is rejected by Donald Clayton | 58-57 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Justin Spalding tips it back up and in | 58-59 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-59 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Willie Byrum gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 58-59 |