| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Cole (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marvin Mitchell (fresh) PF - Kitwana Azim (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Long (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Donald Holmes lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Timothy Fleming | 27-23 |
| 19:19 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell lays it in on a nice dish by Joel Goldman | 27-25 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Kitwana Azim - foul #2 on Kitwana Azim, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:55 | Santa Clara | Richard Kelly picks off the pass by Marvin Mitchell in the backcourt | 29-25 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman misses the easy layup | 29-25 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler can't tip it in | 29-25 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming tips it back up and in | 31-25 |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell is hacked by Richard Kelly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Kelly, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 18:37 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Marvin Mitchell | 31-27 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Donald Holmes scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Kelly | 33-27 |
| 17:54 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Marvin Mitchell | 33-29 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kitwana Azim - foul #3 on Kitwana Azim, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (PG), William Campbell (SG), Bob Savard (SF), Gary Wilson (C) Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming, Johnnie Loman, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Pope (SG), Harold Echols (PF) Gregory Cole, Kitwana Azim | |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:31 | Santa Clara | Harold Echols pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:03 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bob Savard - foul #1 on Bob Savard, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gerald McCullough (C) Donald Holmes | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:03 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:03 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:03 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long grabs the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 16:45 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Cobb | 34-29 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Gary Wilson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-29 |
| 16:25 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Jacob Long | 34-29 |
| 16:20 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope misses the shot from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Gerald McCullough snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Robert Cobb can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Joel Goldman - foul #3 on Joel Goldman, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG) Bob Savard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith (PG), Gregory Cole (SG) Joel Goldman, Paul Pope | |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Robert Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Robert Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 16:12 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 15:44 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 35-29 |
| 15:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gary Wilson | 35-29 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Campbell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cobb (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerald McCullough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Ryan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Cole (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marvin Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harold Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Long (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:28 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses long on a floater in the paint | 35-29 |
| 15:26 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 15:02 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Gary Wilson snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 35-29 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | Gary Wilson tips it back up and in | 37-29 |
| 14:23 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Smith | 37-31 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Cobb and he's fouled by Gregory Cole - foul #2 on Gregory Cole, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) William Campbell, Robert Cobb, Gary Wilson, Gerald McCullough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman (PG), Paul Pope (SG), John Manley (SF), Kitwana Azim (PF), Melvin Todd (C) Ryan Smith, Gregory Cole, Marvin Mitchell, Harold Echols, Jacob Long | |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:04 | Santa Clara | Richard Kelly takes the ball from Paul Pope in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Kelly | 42-31 |
| 13:52 | Santa Clara | John Manley is hacked by Johnnie Loman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnnie Loman, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Skalsky (SG) Timothy Fleming | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 13:30 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 13:29 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman grabs the offensive board | 42-31 |
| 13:07 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim can't connect on an uncontested floater from the baseline | 42-31 |
| 13:05 | St. John's | Donald Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Donald Holmes works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Richard Kelly | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 12:23 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 12:22 | Santa Clara | John Manley pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 12:08 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Joel Goldman is blocked by Manuel Wheeler | 44-31 |
| 12:07 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 11:54 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Joel Goldman, team foul #5 | 44-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Bob Savard (SF), Corey Tanaka (C) Richard Kelly, Jerry Skalsky, Johnnie Loman, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith (PG), Gregory Cole (SG), Harold Echols (SF), Jacob Long (C) Joel Goldman, Paul Pope, John Manley, Melvin Todd | |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Holmes | 46-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Campbell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bob Savard (fresh) PF - Donald Holmes (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. C - Corey Tanaka (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Ryan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Cole (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harold Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kitwana Azim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jacob Long (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gerald McCullough (C) Corey Tanaka | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Jacob Long swats the short shot by Donald Holmes | 46-31 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to William Campbell | 46-31 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 46-31 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Donald Holmes tips it home | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 10:43 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-31 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Gerald McCullough grabs the board | 48-31 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Gerald McCullough is wide open and dunks the ball | 50-31 |
| 10:12 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim misses short on a floater from the right side | 50-31 |
| 10:11 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole hits the follow up shot | 50-33 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) William Campbell, Bob Savard, Donald Holmes, Gerald McCullough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell (SF), Melvin Todd (C) Harold Echols, Jacob Long | |
| 10:01 | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith is hacked by Manuel Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #4 | 50-33 |
| 09:56 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Kitwana Azim | 50-35 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the lay-in | 50-35 |
| 09:30 | Santa Clara | Melvin Todd gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 09:16 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Wilson - foul #1 on Gary Wilson, team foul #5 | 50-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SG) Timothy Fleming | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Pope (SG), John Manley (PF) Ryan Smith, Kitwana Azim | |
| 09:16 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 09:16 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Richard Kelly scores on a floater from the left block set up by Robert Cobb | 52-37 |
| 08:32 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the paint | 52-37 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gary Wilson | 52-37 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gregory Cole - foul #3 on Gregory Cole, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Donald Holmes (PF), Gerald McCullough (C) Richard Kelly, Gary Wilson, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jarvis Ralph (SG), Kitwana Azim (PF) Gregory Cole, Melvin Todd | |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 08:23 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to John Manley | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 08:20 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope is hacked by Robert Cobb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Cobb, team foul #6 | 53-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG) Johnnie Loman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 08:06 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-37 |
| 08:05 | Santa Clara | John Manley hits the follow up shot | 53-39 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Paul Pope steals it from Gerald McCullough | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 07:42 | Santa Clara | Donald Holmes picks off the pass by Kitwana Azim | 53-39 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | William Campbell is hacked by Paul Pope - foul #1 on Paul Pope, team foul #7 | 53-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Skalsky (SF), Bob Savard (PF), Corey Tanaka (C) Robert Cobb, Donald Holmes, Gerald McCullough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman (PG), Harold Echols (SF) Jarvis Ralph, Marvin Mitchell | |
| 07:30 | St. John's | William Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | William Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Skalsky (fresh) PF - Bob Savard (fresh) C - Corey Tanaka (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Pope (fresh) SF - Harold Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kitwana Azim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Manley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman can't connect on a floater from the left side | 55-39 |
| 07:14 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim tips it home | 55-41 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming loses the dribble to Kitwana Azim | 55-41 |
| 06:39 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-41 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-41 |
| 06:25 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 06:21 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Jerry Skalsky - foul #1 on Jerry Skalsky, team foul #7 | 55-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) William Campbell, Timothy Fleming, Bob Savard, Corey Tanaka | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole (SG), Marvin Mitchell (SF), Jacob Long (C) Paul Pope, Kitwana Azim, John Manley | |
| 06:21 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman misses the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 06:21 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Joel Goldman steps in front of the Richard Kelly pass in the backcourt | 55-42 |
| 06:16 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole slams it home on a nice dish by Joel Goldman | 55-44 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman travels with the ball | 55-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SG), Donald Holmes (PF) Jerry Skalsky, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 05:45 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Joel Goldman, team foul #8 | 55-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith (PG) Joel Goldman | |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Donald Holmes is fouled on the floor by Gregory Cole - foul #4 on Gregory Cole, team foul #9 | 55-44 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Johnnie Loman - foul #3 on Johnnie Loman, team foul #8 | 57-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim (PF) Harold Echols | |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 05:16 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Ryan Smith | 57-47 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Marvin Mitchell is called for the reach on Robert Cobb - foul #2 on Marvin Mitchell, team foul #10 | 57-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG) Richard Kelly, Johnnie Loman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jarvis Ralph (SG), Melvin Todd (C) Gregory Cole, Jacob Long | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Robert Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Robert Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 04:42 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 58-49 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Donald Holmes can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-49 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses the tip | 58-49 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming tips it but misses | 58-49 |
| 04:13 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 03:56 | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Robert Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Jarvis Ralph doubles Timothy Fleming and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Jarvis Ralph, team foul #11 | 58-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Bob Savard (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Gerald McCullough (C) William Campbell, Robert Cobb, Donald Holmes, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole (PG), Paul Pope (SG), Harold Echols (SF), John Manley (PF) Ryan Smith, Jarvis Ralph, Marvin Mitchell, Kitwana Azim | |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 03:25 | Santa Clara | Bob Savard takes the ball from John Manley | 60-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bob Savard (fresh) PF - Gary Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald McCullough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gregory Cole (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SG - Paul Pope (fresh) SF - Harold Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Manley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Todd (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 03:09 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 02:54 | Santa Clara | John Manley's pass is intercepted by Bob Savard | 60-49 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Johnnie Loman (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Bob Savard, Gary Wilson, Gerald McCullough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith (PG), Jacob Long (C) Paul Pope, Melvin Todd | |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Richard Kelly and he's fouled by Gregory Cole - foul #5 on Gregory Cole, team foul #12 | 62-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Pope (SG) Gregory Cole | |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:34 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope is hacked by Timothy Fleming in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #9 | 62-49 |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jacob Long - foul #2 on Jacob Long, team foul #13 | 62-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim (PF) John Manley | |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:01 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 02:00 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim gets the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 63-51 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Jacob Long is called for the reach on Donald Holmes - foul #3 on Jacob Long, team foul #14 | 63-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell (SF) Harold Echols | |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:05 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 65-51 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Donald Holmes gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Donald Holmes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Paul Pope - foul #2 on Paul Pope, team foul #15 | 65-51 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:32 | Santa Clara | Johnnie Loman takes the ball from Paul Pope | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Donald Holmes is called for traveling | 67-51 |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Timothy Fleming in the backcourt | 67-51 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming banks in the layup | 69-51 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope misses short on a halfcourt shot | 69-51 |