| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Reith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Frost (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Richard Jennings inbounds the ball | 21-30 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Jan Franks drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Frost | 21-32 |
| 19:26 | Washington State | Robert Hirschman steals it from Clarence Williamson | 21-32 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | George Frost misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Victor Jones is called for the reach on Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #1 on Victor Jones, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Richard Jennings clanks a floater near the basket | 21-32 |
| 18:17 | Washington State | Victor Jones grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 17:56 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jan Franks - foul #3 on Jan Franks, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Pelzer (C) Jan Franks | |
| 17:56 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 17:56 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdallah - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #2 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Rowland (C) Robert Hirschman | |
| 17:27 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 17:11 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah's pass is intercepted by John Pelzer | 23-33 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses the floater from the right block | 23-33 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | Richard Jennings tips it but misses | 23-33 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn gets the offensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | George Frost misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Mark Rowland gets the offensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn is whistled for a carry | 23-33 |
| Subs | Washington State | Boris Zellmann (SG), Marcus Mullan (SF), Clinton Shockley (PF) Dikembe Abdallah, Clarence Williamson, Victor Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (SG), Allan Philson (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF) George Frost, Richard Jennings, Mark Rowland | |
| 15:42 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Zellmann (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Marcus Mullan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clinton Shockley (fresh) C - Gary Reith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Pelzer (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Allan Philson connects on the runner from the left block | 25-35 |
| 15:09 | Washington State | Clinton Shockley misses the dunk | 25-35 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Pelzer | 25-35 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | John Pelzer gets the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Allan Philson is fouled on the floor by Gary Reith - foul #2 on Gary Reith, team foul #3 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks (PG), Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Clarence Williamson (SF), Victor Jones (PF) Cheslav Zulauf, Boris Zellmann, Marcus Mullan, Gary Reith | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Jan Franks (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Robert Hirschman | |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 13:41 | Washington State | John Pelzer is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdallah - foul #2 on John Pelzer, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SF) Allan Philson | |
| 13:29 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah's pass is intercepted by Jan Franks | 25-37 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by George Frost | 25-39 |
| 12:55 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-39 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 27-39 |
| 12:28 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 12:22 | Washington State | Victor Jones misses the jumper from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 12:20 | Washington State | Clinton Shockley grabs the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 11:58 | Washington State | Jan Franks steals the ball from Clinton Shockley | 27-39 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | George Frost connects on the jumper from the left wing | 27-41 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Wilbanks (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williamson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Victor Jones (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Clinton Shockley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ian Froehlich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Pelzer (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:11 | Washington State | Victor Jones scores on a turnaround from the left block | 29-41 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Jan Franks scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by George Frost and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdallah - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #4 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf (PG), Boris Zellmann (SF), Harold Davis (PF), Gary Reith (C) Richard Wilbanks, Clarence Williamson, Victor Jones, Clinton Shockley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), Allan Philson (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF) Ian Froehlich, Richard Jennings, John Pelzer | |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses the free throw | 29-43 |
| 10:50 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah gets the rebound | 29-43 |
| 10:28 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Dikembe Abdallah | 31-43 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 31-45 |
| 09:53 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 31-45 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Hirschman | 31-45 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | George Frost hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-45 |
| 09:29 | Washington State | Gary Reith grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 09:11 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf makes the floater from the left block | 33-45 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Boris Zellmann - foul #1 on Boris Zellmann, team foul #5 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks (SG) Dikembe Abdallah | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SF), Mark Rowland (C) George Frost, Jan Franks | |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Allan Philson makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 08:50 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Gary Reith | 33-46 |
| 08:34 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Gary Reith | 35-46 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Rowland | 35-48 |
| 08:04 | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks makes the shot from the right wing set up by Gary Reith | 37-48 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Richard Jennings clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 07:38 | Washington State | Harold Davis snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wilbanks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Boris Zellmann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Reith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Philson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hirschman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Rowland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann lays it in and the foul's on Robert Hirschman - foul #1 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Washington State | Clarence Williamson (SF), Victor Jones (PF) Richard Wilbanks, Harold Davis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (SG), John Pelzer (PF) Allan Philson, Robert Hirschman | |
| 07:31 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann misses the free throw | 39-48 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Mark Rowland pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Richard Jennings hits the finger roll and the foul's on Boris Zellmann - foul #2 on Boris Zellmann, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah (SG) Boris Zellmann | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jan Franks (C) Mark Rowland | |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 06:53 | Washington State | Gary Reith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Victor Jones | 42-51 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 42-51 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Richard Jennings tips it home | 42-53 |
| 06:06 | Washington State | Gary Reith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | John Pelzer grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Richard Jennings hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Victor Jones - foul #2 on Victor Jones, team foul #7 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks (PG), Clinton Shockley (C) Cheslav Zulauf, Gary Reith | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Robert Hirschman (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, John Pelzer | |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:35 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson's fadeaway is rejected by Jan Franks | 42-55 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Richard Jennings pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Richard Jennings connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Frost | 42-57 |
| 04:59 | Washington State | Victor Jones travels with the ball | 42-57 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), Allan Philson (SF), Mark Rowland (C) Ian Froehlich, Richard Jennings, Jan Franks | |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Mark Rowland scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Kenneth Lawhorn and he's hacked by Richard Wilbanks - foul #4 on Richard Wilbanks, team foul #8 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Washington State | Marcus Mullan (PG), Boris Zellmann (SF), Harold Davis (C) Dikembe Abdallah, Clarence Williamson, Victor Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), Ian Froehlich (SG), Eric Lavigne (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, George Frost, Robert Hirschman | |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Mark Rowland makes the free throw | 42-60 |
| 04:35 | Washington State | Clinton Shockley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-60 |
| 04:34 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan tips it back up and in | 44-60 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Marcus Mullan steps in front of the Joseph Maez pass | 44-60 |
| 04:01 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-60 |
| 04:00 | Washington State | Clinton Shockley pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 03:49 | Washington State | Mark Rowland takes the ball from Clinton Shockley | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Joseph Maez makes the floater from close range | 44-62 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Marcus Mullan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Wilbanks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Boris Zellmann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Shockley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Maez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ian Froehlich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) C - Mark Rowland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Washington State | Clinton Shockley buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Richard Wilbanks and the foul's on Allan Philson - foul #1 on Allan Philson, team foul #4 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Pelzer (SF) Ian Froehlich | |
| 03:08 | Washington State | Clinton Shockley makes the free throw | 47-62 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne clanks a runner from close range | 47-62 |
| 02:40 | Washington State | Clinton Shockley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 02:27 | Washington State | Mark Rowland is called for the reach on Clinton Shockley - foul #1 on Mark Rowland, team foul #5 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Jennings (SF) Richard Wilbanks | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:08 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-62 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (SG) Mark Rowland | |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Joseph Maez is called for 10 seconds | 47-62 |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks (SG) Thomas Jennings | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Rowland (C) Eric Lavigne | |
| 01:44 | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 47-62 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Allan Philson gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Clinton Shockley steals the ball from John Pelzer | 47-62 |
| 01:05 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Ian Froehlich - foul #1 on Ian Froehlich, team foul #6 | 47-62 |
| 01:05 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 01:05 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | John Pelzer hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Mark Rowland picks off the pass by Richard Wilbanks | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Joseph Maez is fouled on the floor by Richard Wilbanks - foul #5 on Richard Wilbanks, team foul #9 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Jennings (SF) Richard Wilbanks | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Joseph Maez makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Joseph Maez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 00:01 | Washington State | Thomas Jennings clanks a shot from the right side | 49-66 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Harold Davis grabs the offensive board | 49-66 |