| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Oscar Wilson (fresh) SG - Peter Jacobs (fresh) SF - Melvin Strong (fresh) PF - Larry Lightle (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) SF - Jesse Maes (fresh) PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Jesse Maes connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Sweet | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Oscar Wilson is called for the reach on Robert Sweet in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oscar Wilson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Robert Brown is called for the reach on Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:04 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle grabs the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:47 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #1 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Robert Berlin (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), Clarence Staab (PF) Robert Sweet, Dario Gostowski, Jesse Maes, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 17:47 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:47 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Robert Berlin knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Brown | 4-8 |
| 17:10 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence Staab | 4-8 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Clarence Staab grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Oscar Wilson picks off the pass by Allen Sharp in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| 17:02 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson lays it up and in | 6-8 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Melvin Strong steps in front of the Allen Sharp pass | 6-8 |
| 16:24 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong is whistled for traveling | 6-8 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), James Clark (SG), Nicholas Amos (SF), Sergei Jelinek (PF), Eric Dowd (C) Oscar Wilson, Peter Jacobs, Melvin Strong, Larry Lightle, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Jesse Maes (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Terry Burman, Robert Berlin, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Clarence Staab's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Dowd | 6-8 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Jesse Maes tips it but misses | 6-8 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Dario Gostowski | 6-8 |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Timothy Nuzzo (fresh) SG - James Clark (fresh) SF - Nicholas Amos (fresh) PF - Sergei Jelinek (fresh) C - Eric Dowd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) SF - Jesse Maes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clarence Staab (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 8-11 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses the lay-in | 8-11 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt tips it home | 8-13 |
| 14:47 | Texas Tech | James Clark is hacked by Dario Gostowski - foul #1 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG), Melvin Strong (SF), Larry Lightle (PF) James Clark, Nicholas Amos, Eric Dowd | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Brown (C) Clarence Staab | |
| 14:37 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong knocks in the fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Jesse Maes - foul #1 on Jesse Maes, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (SG) Timothy Nuzzo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:37 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | Larry Lightle blocks the short jumper by Jesse Maes | 11-13 |
| 14:06 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Sergei Jelinek | 11-13 |
| 14:02 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lincoln Bettencourt | 11-13 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | James Brown drills a jumper in the lane | 11-15 |
| 13:10 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong is denied on a layup by Lincoln Bettencourt | 11-15 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 12:38 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:34 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Oscar Wilson | 13-15 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Jesse Maes hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 12:12 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Melvin Strong | 13-15 |
| 12:07 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 12:06 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek tips it in | 15-15 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Jesse Maes | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Oscar Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Strong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Lightle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sergei Jelinek (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fairly fresh) SF - Jesse Maes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), James Clark (SG), Nicholas Amos (SF), Eric Dowd (PF), Robert Brown (C) Oscar Wilson, Peter Jacobs, Melvin Strong, Larry Lightle, Sergei Jelinek | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Robert Berlin (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), Clarence Staab (PF) Robert Sweet, Dario Gostowski, Jesse Maes, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Terry Burman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) James Brown | |
| 10:40 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown is fouled on the floor by Terry Burman - foul #1 on Terry Burman, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Jesse Maes (SF), James Brown (C) Terry Burman, Robert Berlin, Allen Sharp, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 10:30 | Texas Tech | Robert Sweet steals it from Timothy Nuzzo | 15-17 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski travels with the ball | 15-17 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) James Brown | |
| 10:00 | Texas Tech | Jesse Maes takes the ball from Nicholas Amos | 15-17 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses the easy layup | 15-17 |
| 09:56 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:51 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Dario Gostowski - foul #2 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG), Melvin Strong (SF), Larry Lightle (PF) James Clark, Nicholas Amos, Eric Dowd | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Robert Berlin (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), James Brown (C) Robert Sweet, Dario Gostowski, Jesse Maes, Clarence Staab | |
| 09:51 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:51 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Robert Brown steps in front of the Allen Sharp pass in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| 09:35 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong drills a jumper from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Larry Lightle takes the ball from Allen Sharp in the backcourt | 19-17 |
| 09:25 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt is fouled on the floor by Oscar Wilson - foul #2 on Oscar Wilson, team foul #3 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), James Dunlap (SG) Oscar Wilson, Timothy Nuzzo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Jesse Maes (SF), Clarence Staab (PF) Terry Burman, Allen Sharp, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 08:53 | St. John's | James Brown misses the floater from the free throw line | 22-17 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Robert Sweet can't tip it in | 22-17 |
| 08:51 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to James Dunlap | 22-17 |
| 08:44 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle lays it in set up by Melvin Strong | 24-17 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | James Brown is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Robert Berlin | 24-19 |
| 08:08 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Berlin - foul #1 on Robert Berlin, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), Peter Jacobs (SG), Nicholas Amos (PF), Eric Dowd (C) John Beverly, James Dunlap, Larry Lightle, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Robert Berlin, James Brown | |
| 08:08 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:08 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Jesse Maes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-19 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek (PF) Melvin Strong | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:47 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Dowd | 29-19 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses the lay-in | 29-19 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Allen Sharp can't tip it in | 29-19 |
| 07:33 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd grabs the defensive rebound | 29-19 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Timothy Nuzzo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nicholas Amos (fresh) PF - Sergei Jelinek (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Dowd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Staab (tiring) | |
| 07:22 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo misses long on a runner near the basket | 29-19 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Clarence Staab | 29-19 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Clarence Staab clanks a shot near the basket | 29-19 |
| 06:53 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek grabs the defensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 06:48 | Texas Tech | Robert Sweet steals the ball from Timothy Nuzzo | 29-19 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Jacobs - foul #1 on Peter Jacobs, team foul #4 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), James Clark (SG), Melvin Strong (SF), Larry Lightle (PF), Robert Brown (C) Timothy Nuzzo, Peter Jacobs, Nicholas Amos, Sergei Jelinek, Eric Dowd | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG), James Brown (C) Allen Sharp, Clarence Staab | |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Jesse Maes drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Sweet | 29-22 |
| 06:03 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong misses the easy layup | 29-22 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Jesse Maes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Melvin Strong steals it from Lincoln Bettencourt | 29-22 |
| 05:21 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Robert Sweet - foul #1 on Robert Sweet, team foul #7 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), James Dunlap (SG), Nicholas Amos (PF) John Beverly, James Clark, Larry Lightle | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Allen Sharp (SF) Robert Sweet, Robert Berlin | |
| 05:21 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:21 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by James Dunlap - foul #1 on James Dunlap, team foul #5 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (SG), Sergei Jelinek (PF), Eric Dowd (C) James Dunlap, Melvin Strong, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:03 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-22 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:36 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo misses the fadeaway from the right side | 31-23 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | James Brown gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Eric Dowd - foul #1 on Eric Dowd, team foul #6 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong (SF) Nicholas Amos | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Robert Berlin (SG), Clarence Staab (PF) Terry Burman, Jesse Maes, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:58 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs clanks a jumper from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 03:57 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd snags the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 03:38 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd buries a jump hook from the left block | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Timothy Nuzzo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Jacobs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Melvin Strong (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Sergei Jelinek (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Dowd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Staab (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Brown (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Berlin | 33-27 |
| 03:05 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Robert Sweet grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Robert Berlin's pass is intercepted by Peter Jacobs in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 02:40 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Timothy Nuzzo | 36-27 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Robert Sweet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG), James Clark (SG), Larry Lightle (PF), Robert Brown (C) Timothy Nuzzo, Peter Jacobs, Sergei Jelinek, Eric Dowd | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Jesse Maes (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Robert Berlin, Allen Sharp, Clarence Staab | |
| 02:25 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses the tip | 36-27 |
| 02:03 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 01:59 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Larry Lightle | 38-27 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Robert Sweet throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos (SF) Melvin Strong | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Staab (C) James Brown | |
| 01:48 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown blows the layup | 38-27 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Clarence Staab | 38-27 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Clarence Staab misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 01:21 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 01:15 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos hits the finger roll on a great pass from Oscar Wilson | 40-27 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Clarence Staab misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Oscar Wilson - foul #3 on Oscar Wilson, team foul #7 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), James Dunlap (SG), Melvin Strong (SF), Sergei Jelinek (C) Oscar Wilson, James Clark, Larry Lightle, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), James Brown (C) Robert Sweet, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Clarence Staab makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Clarence Staab makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 00:27 | Texas Tech | James Dunlap misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 40-29 |
| 00:26 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo hits the follow up shot | 42-29 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Clarence Staab can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 00:04 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong misses long on a halfcourt shot | 42-29 |