| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 3 pf. C - Brian Wickline (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Bowman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Marple (fresh) PF - John Frost (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Homer Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss inbounds the ball | 16-23 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Robert Christian works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 16-23 |
| 19:36 | Montana | Roger Marple pulls down the rebound | 16-23 |
| 19:30 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez loses the ball out of bounds | 16-23 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Robert Christian comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 19:06 | Montana | Roger Marple grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 18:38 | Montana | John Frost connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 16-25 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Homer Gibbs is called for the reach on Brian Wickline - foul #2 on Homer Gibbs, team foul #1 | 16-25 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Robert Christian shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Benjamin Strauss | 19-25 |
| 17:23 | Montana | Homer Gibbs is hacked by Brian Wickline - foul #1 on Brian Wickline, team foul #1 | 19-25 |
| 16:54 | Montana | John Frost misses the jumper from the left block | 19-25 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Brian Wickline pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Homer Gibbs is called for the reach on Allan Ledbetter - foul #3 on Homer Gibbs, team foul #2 | 19-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Issa Abdullah (SF), Steven Rose (PF) Allan Ledbetter, Benjamin Strauss, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| Subs | Montana | William Covitz (SG), Robert Henderson (SF), Christopher Taber (C) Miguel Sanchez, Roger Marple, Homer Gibbs | |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-25 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Steven Rose misses the tip | 19-25 |
| 16:09 | Montana | Anthony Bowman snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 15:44 | Montana | John Frost works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Covitz | 19-28 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Anthony Bowman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Covitz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Frost (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Taber (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah misses the tip | 19-28 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Brian Wickline misses the tip | 19-28 |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Steven Rose tips it back up and in | 21-28 |
| 15:06 | Montana | Anthony Bowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Issa Abdullah, Brian Wickline | |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG), Roger Marple (SF) William Covitz, Robert Henderson | |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Robert Christian connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ronald Spangler | 24-28 |
| 14:38 | Montana | Anthony Bowman buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Miguel Sanchez | 24-31 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Robert Christian shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-31 |
| 14:09 | Montana | John Frost pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 13:41 | Montana | John Frost shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Roger Marple and the foul's on Ronald Spangler - foul #2 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | Montana | Homer Gibbs (C) Christopher Taber | |
| 13:41 | Montana | John Frost makes the free throw | 24-34 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Steven Rose misses the driving attempt in the lane | 24-34 |
| 13:10 | Montana | Anthony Bowman snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 12:51 | Montana | John Frost shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from close range | 24-34 |
| 12:49 | Montana | John Frost pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 12:27 | Montana | Homer Gibbs blows the dunk but he's fouled by Steven Rose - foul #3 on Steven Rose, team foul #3 | 24-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF), Brian Wickline (C) Benjamin Strauss, Steven Rose | |
| Subs | Montana | William Covitz (SG), Robert Henderson (SF) Miguel Sanchez, Roger Marple | |
| 12:27 | Montana | Homer Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 12:27 | Montana | Homer Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Robert Christian buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 11:42 | Montana | John Frost works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 27-36 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Robert Christian grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Brian Wickline (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Anthony Bowman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Covitz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Frost (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Homer Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Brian Wickline is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Brian Wickline, team foul #4 | 27-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Benjamin Strauss (SF), Steven Rose (PF) Robert Christian, Issa Abdullah, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 10:51 | Montana | John Frost banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Bowman and he's fouled by Steven Rose - foul #4 on Steven Rose, team foul #5 | 27-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Montana | Roger Marple (SF) Robert Henderson | |
| 10:51 | Montana | John Frost makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 10:28 | Montana | John Frost grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 09:59 | Montana | Benjamin Strauss steps in front of the Homer Gibbs pass | 27-39 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss travels with the ball | 27-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG) Allan Ledbetter | |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG), Christopher Taber (C) Anthony Bowman, Homer Gibbs | |
| 09:15 | Montana | John Frost splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 27-39 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Ronald Spangler | 29-39 |
| 08:32 | Montana | Christopher Taber clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Wickline - foul #3 on Brian Wickline, team foul #6 | 29-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Benjamin Strauss, Steven Rose | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Austin (SG), Robert Henderson (SF), Marion Gourdine (PF) William Covitz, Roger Marple, John Frost | |
| 08:32 | Montana | Christopher Taber misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 08:32 | Montana | Christopher Taber misses the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Brian Wickline grabs the board | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a 3 from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 08:08 | Montana | Marion Gourdine grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 07:45 | Montana | Robert Henderson misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Issa Abdullah - foul #1 on Issa Abdullah, team foul #7 | 29-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Bowman (SG), Homer Gibbs (C) Charles Austin, Christopher Taber | |
| 07:45 | Montana | Robert Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 07:45 | Montana | Robert Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 07:45 | St. John's | Brian Wickline pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Homer Gibbs steps in front of the Brian Wickline pass | 29-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Brian Wickline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Miguel Sanchez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Bowman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marion Gourdine (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Homer Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 06:58 | Montana | Allan Ledbetter is called for the reach on Anthony Bowman - foul #3 on Allan Ledbetter, team foul #8 | 29-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SF), Steven Rose (C) Issa Abdullah, Brian Wickline | |
| Subs | Montana | Roger Marple (SF), John Frost (PF) Robert Henderson, Marion Gourdine | |
| 06:58 | Montana | Anthony Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Rose | 29-40 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Christian | 31-40 |
| 06:11 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Anthony Bowman | 31-43 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 05:49 | Montana | Homer Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 05:20 | Montana | Anthony Bowman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Miguel Sanchez | 31-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Robert Christian is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Issa Abdullah (SG), Brian Wickline (C) Robert Christian, Allan Ledbetter, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| Subs | Montana | William Covitz (SG), Christopher Taber (C) Miguel Sanchez, Homer Gibbs | |
| 04:40 | Montana | Anthony Bowman connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roger Marple | 31-48 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | William Covitz steps in front of the Issa Abdullah pass | 31-48 |
| 03:55 | Montana | Christopher Taber misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-48 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah gets the rebound | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:11 | Montana | John Frost works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Anthony Bowman | 33-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Rose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Wickline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Anthony Bowman (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Covitz (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Marple (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Frost (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Taber (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Steven Rose drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Spangler | 35-50 |
| 02:53 | Montana | Anthony Bowman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah gets the rebound | 35-50 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Taber - foul #2 on Christopher Taber, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Benjamin Strauss, Steven Rose | |
| Subs | Montana | Miguel Sanchez (PG), Robert Henderson (SF), Homer Gibbs (C) Anthony Bowman, Roger Marple, Christopher Taber | |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 02:27 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-50 |
| 02:25 | Montana | Robert Henderson grabs the offensive board | 36-50 |
| 02:08 | Montana | John Frost blows the layup over the doubleteam | 36-50 |
| 02:07 | Montana | Homer Gibbs tips it in | 36-52 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 01:32 | Montana | Homer Gibbs misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Allan Ledbetter - foul #4 on Allan Ledbetter, team foul #9 | 39-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG), Benjamin Strauss (SF) Ronald Spangler, Issa Abdullah | |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Bowman (SG), Roger Marple (SF) William Covitz, Robert Henderson | |
| 01:32 | Montana | Homer Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 01:32 | Montana | Homer Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Robert Christian evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 01:15 | Montana | Homer Gibbs snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 00:46 | Montana | Miguel Sanchez hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter is fouled on the floor by Miguel Sanchez - foul #1 on Miguel Sanchez, team foul #4 | 39-56 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Robert Christian shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-56 |
| 00:34 | Montana | Roger Marple pulls down the rebound | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:13 | Montana | Anthony Bowman can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 00:11 | Montana | Homer Gibbs tips it home | 39-58 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-58 |
| 00:02 | Montana | Homer Gibbs grabs the board | 39-58 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Homer Gibbs runs out the clock | 39-58 |