| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Fraizer (fresh) C - Michael Francis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Staab (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph blows the layup but the foul's on Allen Sharp - foul #2 on Allen Sharp, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Terry Burman (SG), Robert Berlin (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Jesse Maes, Dario Gostowski, Allen Sharp, Clarence Staab | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Robert Berlin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Sweet | 34-43 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | August Ball misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph hits the follow up shot | 36-43 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Michael Francis steals it from Lincoln Bettencourt | 36-43 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by August Ball | 39-43 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Robert Berlin grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | James Brown buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Sweet | 39-45 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson travels with the ball | 39-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF), Daniel Lin (PF) Merle Gibson, Peter Fraizer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), Clarence Staab (C) Robert Sweet, Terry Burman, Robert Berlin, James Brown | |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Allen Sharp banks in the layup set up by Dario Gostowski | 39-47 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #4 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG), Alfred Edinger (C) August Ball, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt is hacked by Keith Rudolph - foul #3 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney (SF) Keith Rudolph | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Brown (C) Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 16:23 | St. John's | James Brown drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jesse Maes | 40-49 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | James Waid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Merle Gibson (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF), Michael Francis (C) James Waid, Glenn Oney, Daniel Lin, Alfred Edinger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) James Brown | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is hacked by Mark Brown - foul #2 on Mark Brown, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Brown (C) Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Fraizer (fresh) C - Michael Francis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Staab (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | August Ball grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Allen Sharp - foul #3 on Allen Sharp, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Jesse Maes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-49 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Clarence Staab picks off the pass by Peter Fraizer | 41-49 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph loses the ball out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Alfred Edinger (C) Merle Gibson, Peter Fraizer, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Robert Berlin (SF) Jesse Maes, Allen Sharp | |
| 14:20 | St. John's | James Brown misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 41-49 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | August Ball hits a fadeaway from the left side | 43-49 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Sweet | 43-52 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Dario Gostowski is called for the reach on August Ball - foul #2 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG), Merle Gibson (SF), Michael Francis (C) August Ball, Glenn Oney, Alfred Edinger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), Allen Sharp (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Robert Sweet, Robert Berlin, Clarence Staab | |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin connects on the jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #5 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SG) Keith Rudolph | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Staab (PF) Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses the free throw | 45-52 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | James Brown gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski is fouled on the floor by Mark Brown - foul #3 on Mark Brown, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer (PF) Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:33 | St. John's | James Brown hits the finger roll set up by Allen Sharp and he's hacked by Michael Francis - foul #2 on Michael Francis, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | James Brown makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | James Waid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG) Merle Gibson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Allen Sharp can't finish the layup but the foul's on Keith Rudolph - foul #4 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Glenn Oney (SF) James Waid, Keith Rudolph | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (SG), Robert Berlin (SF) Dario Gostowski, Clarence Staab | |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | August Ball misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-56 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses the tip | 45-56 |
| 11:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Allen Sharp | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Glenn Oney (fresh) PF - Peter Fraizer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jesse Maes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Burman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Berlin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Michael Francis steals the ball from Jesse Maes | 45-56 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis grabs the offensive board | 45-56 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | Allen Sharp swats the short shot by Michael Francis | 45-56 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Robert Berlin grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Mark Brown steals the ball from Terry Burman | 47-56 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | August Ball hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Brown | 49-56 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | James Brown misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-56 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG), Boris Sobczynski (SG), Merle Gibson (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Alfred Edinger (C) August Ball, Mark Brown, Glenn Oney, Peter Fraizer, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Clarence Staab (PF) Jesse Maes, Terry Burman, Robert Berlin | |
| 08:59 | St. John's | James Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses short on a runner from close range | 49-56 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Merle Gibson steals it from James Brown | 49-56 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses the jumper from the left side | 49-56 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson hits the follow up shot | 51-56 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-56 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Allen Sharp tips it home | 51-58 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin is denied on a layup by Clarence Staab | 51-58 |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Clarence Staab grabs the board | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Waid (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Boris Sobczynski (fresh) SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Lin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Edinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Staab (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Brown (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Clarence Staab's pass is intercepted by Daniel Lin | 51-58 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Allen Sharp - foul #4 on Allen Sharp, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Michael Francis (C) James Waid, Boris Sobczynski, Alfred Edinger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), Robert Berlin (SF) Robert Sweet, Allen Sharp | |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Clarence Staab misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-58 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | James Brown snags the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski gets the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is hacked by Michael Francis - foul #3 on Michael Francis, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF), Glenn Oney (PF) Merle Gibson, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF) Robert Berlin | |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Michael Francis swats the short shot by James Brown | 53-58 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mark Brown | 53-58 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney grabs the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney is fouled on the floor by Clarence Staab - foul #2 on Clarence Staab, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer (PF) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Peter Fraizer swats the layup by Jesse Maes | 55-58 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis can't throw it down | 55-58 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis grabs the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF), Daniel Lin (C) Glenn Oney, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Robert Berlin (SF) Jesse Maes, Allen Sharp | |
| 04:26 | St. John's | August Ball is called for the reach on Dario Gostowski - foul #3 on August Ball, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (SF) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), Terry Burman (SG), Allen Sharp (SF) Robert Sweet, Robert Berlin, Clarence Staab | |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Waid (PG), Mark Brown (SG) August Ball, Keith Rudolph | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Clarence Staab (PF) Jesse Maes, Terry Burman | |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Brown | 56-60 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | James Brown misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 56-60 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | James Waid comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-60 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer loses the ball out of bounds | 56-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Francis (C) Peter Fraizer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), Robert Berlin (SF) Robert Sweet, Allen Sharp | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Waid (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Lin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Berlin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clarence Staab (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Brown (tired) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is hacked by Mark Brown - foul #4 on Mark Brown, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Glenn Oney (PF) James Waid, Merle Gibson, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Allen Sharp (SF) Robert Berlin, Clarence Staab | |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer (PF) Glenn Oney | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Staab (PF) Robert Sweet | |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Jesse Maes gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Keith Rudolph steals the ball from James Brown | 56-62 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #5 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (SF) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SF) James Brown | |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Peter Fraizer is called for the reach on Jesse Maes - foul #1 on Peter Fraizer, team foul #9 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG) Robert Berlin | |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Merle Gibson | 60-64 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | August Ball is fouled on the floor by Robert Sweet - foul #1 on Robert Sweet, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SF) Robert Sweet | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | August Ball makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | August Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Robert Berlin buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jesse Maes | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | August Ball's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Rudolph - foul #5 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #10 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SG) Keith Rudolph | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (SG) Allen Sharp | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Francis | 62-67 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | August Ball comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis gets the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | August Ball makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Francis | 65-67 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | August Ball is called for the reach on Dario Gostowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on August Ball, team foul #11 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF) Robert Berlin | |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | August Ball can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 65-69 |