| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Eddie Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Rommel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Bush (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Tullos (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lester Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Pleasants - foul #2 on Donald Pleasants, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 19:51 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 19:51 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 19:51 | St. John's | Robert Hardy pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Robert Hardy hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 34-27 |
| 19:22 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 19:06 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 19:04 | Long Beach State | Lester Alexander hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer buries a 3 from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 18:18 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 18:16 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos grabs the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 17:56 | Long Beach State | Lester Alexander hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eddie Anderson | 37-31 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Eddie Anderson steps in front of the Jacob Beasley pass | 37-31 |
| 17:23 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson lays it in | 37-33 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Robert Hardy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Robert Rommel - foul #3 on Robert Rommel, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SF), Martin Arsenault (PF), Garland O'Keefe (C) Donald Pleasants, James Mitchell, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire (PG), Brandon Andre (SG), Raymond Mackay (SF), Earl Owens (PF), Walter Rich (C) Eddie Anderson, Robert Rommel, Albert Bush, Kyle Tullos, Lester Alexander | |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:50 | Long Beach State | Brandon Andre knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Mackay | 39-36 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Billy Charland drills a floater from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 16:02 | Long Beach State | Raymond Mackay connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Corey Parson (SF) Roscoe Salzer, Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Parson (fresh) PF - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Patrick McGuire (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Andre (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Mackay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Rich (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Long Beach State | Earl Owens banks in the layup | 41-40 |
| 15:28 | St. John's | Brandon Andre takes the ball from Martin Arsenault | 41-40 |
| 15:24 | Long Beach State | Brandon Andre hits the finger roll | 41-42 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Billy Charland scores on a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Earl Owens - foul #1 on Earl Owens, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG), James Mitchell (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Donald Pleasants, Martin Arsenault, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gilbert Olson (PG), Robert Rommel (SG), Albert Bush (SF), Kyle Tullos (PF), Jack Gerhardt (C) Patrick McGuire, Brandon Andre, Raymond Mackay, Earl Owens, Walter Rich | |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses the free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:02 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 14:44 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Albert Bush steps in front of the Robert Hardy pass | 43-42 |
| 14:30 | Long Beach State | Gilbert Olson's pass is intercepted by Corey Parson | 43-42 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | James Mitchell hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Hardy | 45-42 |
| 13:47 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-42 |
| 13:45 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 13:31 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Robert Hardy comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Rommel - foul #4 on Robert Rommel, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Corey Parson, Billy Charland, James Mitchell, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire (PG), Brandon Andre (SG), Raymond Mackay (SF), Earl Owens (PF), Lester Alexander (C) Gilbert Olson, Robert Rommel, Albert Bush, Kyle Tullos, Jack Gerhardt | |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:08 | Long Beach State | Earl Owens snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 12:50 | Long Beach State | Garland O'Keefe steps in front of the Brandon Andre pass | 46-42 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Brandon Andre is called for the reach on Robert Hardy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Andre, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson (PG) Brandon Andre | |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault drills a floater from the right block | 48-42 |
| 12:07 | Long Beach State | Earl Owens can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 48-42 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault drills a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Lester Alexander - foul #2 on Lester Alexander, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Mitchell (PF) Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Andre (SG), Walter Rich (SF), Kyle Tullos (PF) Patrick McGuire, Raymond Mackay, Earl Owens | |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault makes the free throw | 51-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Mitchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Eddie Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Andre (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Walter Rich (fresh) PF - Kyle Tullos (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Lester Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Eddie Anderson, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jacob Beasley (C) Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is fouled on the floor by Lester Alexander - foul #3 on Lester Alexander, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gilbert Olson (SG), Jack Gerhardt (PF) Eddie Anderson, Kyle Tullos | |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | James Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer grabs the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Walter Rich - foul #1 on Walter Rich, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SF), Garland O'Keefe (C) Robert Hardy, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson (PG), Patrick McGuire (SG), Albert Bush (SF), Kyle Tullos (PF) Brandon Andre, Gilbert Olson, Walter Rich, Jack Gerhardt | |
| 10:12 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:12 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 10:01 | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-42 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Patrick McGuire is called for the reach on Donald Pleasants in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick McGuire, team foul #9 | 53-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Parson (SG) Billy Charland | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Earl Owens (C) Lester Alexander | |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 09:58 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 09:33 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kyle Tullos | 53-45 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Jacob Beasley (C) Donald Pleasants, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Mackay (SF) Albert Bush | |
| 09:17 | Long Beach State | Corey Parson picks off the pass by Patrick McGuire | 53-45 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Billy Charland is hacked by Patrick McGuire in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick McGuire, team foul #10 | 53-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (PF) Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gilbert Olson (SG), Jack Gerhardt (C) Patrick McGuire, Earl Owens | |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Billy Charland makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 09:11 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 08:47 | Long Beach State | Raymond Mackay's floater is tipped away by Martin Arsenault | 54-45 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 08:26 | Long Beach State | Raymond Mackay clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 08:25 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Gerhardt | 56-45 |
| 08:03 | Long Beach State | Raymond Mackay is hacked by Roscoe Salzer - foul #2 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #2 | 56-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), James Mitchell (PF), Garland O'Keefe (C) Corey Parson, Roscoe Salzer, Martin Arsenault, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Andre (SG), Albert Bush (SF), Walter Rich (PF), Lester Alexander (C) Gilbert Olson, Raymond Mackay, Kyle Tullos, Jack Gerhardt | |
| 07:45 | Long Beach State | Garland O'Keefe steps in front of the Eddie Anderson pass | 56-45 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Robert Hardy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire (PG), Robert Rommel (SG) Eddie Anderson, Brandon Andre | |
| 07:29 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 56-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (tiring) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Charland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Mitchell (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Patrick McGuire (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Robert Rommel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Albert Bush (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Rich (fresh) C - Lester Alexander (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Robert Hardy hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 56-47 |
| 07:08 | Long Beach State | Walter Rich pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 06:55 | Long Beach State | Lester Alexander can't throw it down | 56-47 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Billy Charland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-47 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | James Mitchell tips it home | 58-47 |
| 06:12 | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | The jump hook by James Mitchell is blocked by Lester Alexander | 58-47 |
| 05:42 | Long Beach State | Walter Rich grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 05:32 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 05:31 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Rich | 58-47 |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 05:11 | Long Beach State | Lester Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 04:59 | Long Beach State | Walter Rich loses the dribble to James Mitchell | 58-47 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Parson (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Martin Arsenault (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Donald Pleasants, Billy Charland, James Mitchell, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Andre (PG), Gilbert Olson (SG), Raymond Mackay (SF), Earl Owens (PF), Jack Gerhardt (C) Patrick McGuire, Robert Rommel, Albert Bush, Walter Rich, Lester Alexander | |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault misses the lay-in | 58-47 |
| 04:31 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Jack Gerhardt | 58-47 |
| 04:09 | Long Beach State | Jack Gerhardt misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Roscoe Salzer - foul #3 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #3 | 58-47 |
| 04:09 | Long Beach State | Jack Gerhardt makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 04:09 | Long Beach State | Jack Gerhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer drills a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Earl Owens - foul #2 on Earl Owens, team foul #11 | 60-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos (PF) Earl Owens | |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses the free throw | 60-49 |
| 03:46 | Long Beach State | Jack Gerhardt gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:27 | Long Beach State | Raymond Mackay buries a shot from the left block and the foul's on Corey Parson - foul #3 on Corey Parson, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SF) Corey Parson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson (PG), Robert Rommel (SG), Earl Owens (C) Brandon Andre, Gilbert Olson, Jack Gerhardt | |
| 03:27 | Long Beach State | Raymond Mackay misses the free throw | 60-51 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jacob Beasley | 60-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roscoe Salzer (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billy Charland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Martin Arsenault (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Eddie Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Rommel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Raymond Mackay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kyle Tullos (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Earl Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Billy Charland is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| 03:14 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Billy Charland is hacked by Eddie Anderson - foul #2 on Eddie Anderson, team foul #12 | 60-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Parson (SF), Garland O'Keefe (PF) Donald Pleasants, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire (PG), Albert Bush (SF) Eddie Anderson, Raymond Mackay | |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Billy Charland makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 02:47 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush grabs the board | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:43 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick McGuire | 61-56 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Patrick McGuire steals the ball from Jacob Beasley in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| 02:38 | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel lays it in on a great pass from Patrick McGuire | 61-58 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Billy Charland can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kyle Tullos - foul #1 on Kyle Tullos, team foul #13 | 61-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG), Martin Arsenault (C) Corey Parson, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson (PG), Lester Alexander (C) Robert Rommel, Earl Owens | |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Billy Charland makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Billy Charland makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Billy Charland connects on the open driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Hardy | 65-58 |
| 01:48 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Garland O'Keefe - foul #2 on Garland O'Keefe, team foul #5 | 65-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), James Mitchell (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Billy Charland, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Rommel (SG) Patrick McGuire | |
| 01:48 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| 01:48 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:48 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | James Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Kyle Tullos - foul #2 on Kyle Tullos, team foul #14 | 65-60 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:07 | Long Beach State | Kyle Tullos is fouled on the floor by Donald Pleasants - foul #3 on Donald Pleasants, team foul #6 | 67-60 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| 00:53 | Long Beach State | Albert Bush is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Rommel | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Lester Alexander is called for the reach on Jacob Beasley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lester Alexander, team foul #15 | 67-62 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:51 | Long Beach State | Lester Alexander grabs the board | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Long Beach State | James Mitchell steals the ball from Lester Alexander | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Robert Rommel is called for the reach on James Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Rommel, team foul #16 | 68-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Parson (SF) Roscoe Salzer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire (SG) Robert Rommel | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:37 | Long Beach State | Patrick McGuire clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | James Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Patrick McGuire is called for the reach on James Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Patrick McGuire, team foul #17 | 70-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Brandon Andre (SG) Patrick McGuire | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Brandon Andre clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley pulls down the rebound | 71-62 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley is hacked by Eddie Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eddie Anderson, team foul #18 | 71-62 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson is hacked by James Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Mitchell, team foul #7 | 73-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SF) Corey Parson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Mackay (SF), Earl Owens (PF), Walter Rich (C) Albert Bush, Kyle Tullos, Lester Alexander | |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Eddie Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley grabs the defensive rebound | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants runs out the clock | 73-63 |