| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Mathew Weigel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Joshua Carter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Knowles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Homer (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Albert Dorsett (fairly fresh) C - Randy Willey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Justin Niemi inbounds the ball | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 19:53 | St. John's | Dan Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 19:51 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 19:46 | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Tony Gillis gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Mark Homer steals it from Calvin Malone in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| 19:24 | Oklahoma | Joshua Carter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Tony Gillis - foul #3 on Tony Gillis, team foul #1 | 50-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (PF) Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell (PF), Lee McKelvy (C) Albert Dorsett, Randy Willey | |
| 19:24 | Oklahoma | Joshua Carter misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 19:24 | Oklahoma | Joshua Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Terry Bennett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 50-48 |
| 19:02 | Oklahoma | Mark Homer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 18:58 | Oklahoma | Mark Homer dunks the ball on a nice dish by Walter Knowles and he's fouled by Mathew Weigel - foul #1 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #2 | 50-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | David Turner (PG), Roger Ryan (SG) Joshua Carter, Walter Knowles | |
| 18:58 | Oklahoma | Mark Homer misses the free throw | 50-50 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Bennett | 50-50 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Mark Homer picks off the pass by Dan Carter in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 18:54 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell dunks the ball on a nice dish by Mark Homer | 50-52 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Roger Ryan steals it from Dan Carter | 50-52 |
| 18:25 | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan hits the finger roll | 50-54 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Justin Niemi's pass is intercepted by David Turner | 50-54 |
| 17:44 | Oklahoma | Mark Homer connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 50-56 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Dan Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-56 |
| 17:36 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 17:29 | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Mathew Weigel - foul #2 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Dan Carter, Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joshua Carter (PG), Walter Knowles (SG), Douglas Sheeran (SF), Albert Dorsett (PF) David Turner, Roger Ryan, Mark Homer, Jason Stockwell | |
| 17:29 | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 17:29 | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Mark Spiro pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | James Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Lammers | 53-57 |
| 16:57 | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy is hacked by Samuel Peterman - foul #1 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #4 | 53-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Randy Willey (C) Lee McKelvy | |
| 16:39 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey loses the ball out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Homer (SF) Douglas Sheeran | |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Mark Spiro hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 53-57 |
| 16:26 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 16:21 | Oklahoma | Mark Homer is hacked by Mark Spiro - foul #3 on Mark Spiro, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) Mark Spiro | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell (PF) Albert Dorsett | |
| 16:14 | Oklahoma | Joshua Carter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (PF) Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 15:46 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Samuel Peterman - foul #2 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) James Jones, Justin Niemi, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | David Turner (PG), Roger Ryan (SG), Albert Dorsett (PF) Joshua Carter, Walter Knowles, Jason Stockwell | |
| 15:46 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 15:46 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - David Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Homer (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Albert Dorsett (tiring) C - Randy Willey (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Mark Spiro is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Mark Spiro, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Peter Aronson (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Lammers, Mark Spiro, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Douglas Sheeran (SF), Christopher Hughes (C) Mark Homer, Randy Willey | |
| 15:31 | Oklahoma | David Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Carter - foul #3 on Dan Carter, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| 15:31 | Oklahoma | David Turner makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 15:31 | Oklahoma | David Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Roger Ryan takes the ball from Mathew Weigel | 53-61 |
| 14:47 | Oklahoma | Albert Dorsett makes the floater from the left side | 53-63 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Peter Aronson grabs the offensive board | 53-63 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Dan Carter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 14:32 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Christopher Hughes | 53-63 |
| 14:26 | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan double dribbles | 53-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Terry Bennett (C) Calvin Malone, Peter Aronson, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joshua Carter (PG), Walter Knowles (SG), Mark Homer (SF), Jason Stockwell (PF) David Turner, Roger Ryan, Douglas Sheeran, Albert Dorsett | |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Dan Carter scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Tony Gillis | 56-63 |
| 14:08 | Oklahoma | James Jones picks off the pass by Joshua Carter in the backcourt | 56-63 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | James Jones lays it up and in | 58-63 |
| 14:02 | Oklahoma | Terry Bennett steps in front of the Joshua Carter pass in the backcourt | 58-63 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Tony Gillis is fouled on the floor by Jason Stockwell - foul #2 on Jason Stockwell, team foul #1 | 58-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Samuel Peterman (C) Dan Carter, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy (SF) Mark Homer | |
| 13:50 | St. John's | James Lammers is fouled on the floor by Jason Stockwell - foul #3 on Jason Stockwell, team foul #2 | 58-63 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Lee McKelvy - foul #3 on Lee McKelvy, team foul #3 | 58-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG) James Jones | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 13:30 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 13:26 | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles lays it up and in | 58-65 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | James Lammers is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (C) Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 13:02 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell misses the lay-in | 58-65 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Terry Bennett gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits a shot from the left wing set up by Calvin Malone | 60-65 |
| 12:39 | Oklahoma | Joshua Carter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 12:37 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell tips it back up and in | 60-67 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-67 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Terry Bennett tips it home | 62-67 |
| 12:16 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Jones (SG), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Lammers, Calvin Malone, Tony Gillis, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | David Turner (PG), Roger Ryan (SG), Mark Homer (SF), Albert Dorsett (PF) Joshua Carter, Walter Knowles, Lee McKelvy, Jason Stockwell | |
| 11:52 | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan is fouled on the floor by Justin Niemi - foul #2 on Justin Niemi, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Randy Willey (C) Christopher Hughes | |
| 11:52 | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 11:52 | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Justin Niemi throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-69 |
| 11:36 | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Randy Willey | 62-72 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Jones (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Niemi (tired) 7 pts. PF - Peter Aronson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - David Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Ryan (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Homer (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Albert Dorsett (tired) 2 pts. C - Randy Willey (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | St. John's | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-72 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits the follow up shot | 64-72 |
| 11:05 | Oklahoma | Peter Aronson swats the layup by Mark Homer | 64-72 |
| 11:03 | Oklahoma | David Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-72 |
| 10:51 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 64-72 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the defensive rebound | 64-72 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Dan Carter's pass is intercepted by Roger Ryan in the backcourt | 64-72 |
| 10:27 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Justin Niemi - foul #3 on Justin Niemi, team foul #10 | 64-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Tony Gillis (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) Dan Carter, James Jones, Justin Niemi, Peter Aronson, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joshua Carter (PG), Douglas Sheeran (SG), Jason Stockwell (PF) David Turner, Roger Ryan, Albert Dorsett | |
| 10:27 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 10:27 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | James Lammers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-74 |
| 10:16 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey gets the rebound | 64-74 |
| 09:59 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell is open and lays it up and in and he's fouled by Mathew Weigel - foul #3 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #11 | 64-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy (SF), Christopher Hughes (C) Mark Homer, Randy Willey | |
| 09:59 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell makes the free throw | 64-77 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-77 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Tony Gillis snags the offensive board | 64-77 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-77 |
| 09:18 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Jason Stockwell | 64-77 |
| 09:14 | Oklahoma | Calvin Malone steps in front of the Douglas Sheeran pass in the backcourt | 64-77 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel buries a jumper from the left side | 66-77 |
| 08:49 | Oklahoma | Joshua Carter misses the wide open jumper from the left block | 66-77 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tony Gillis | 66-77 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF) James Lammers, Calvin Malone, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | David Turner (PG), Walter Knowles (SG), Mark Homer (SF) Joshua Carter, Douglas Sheeran, Lee McKelvy | |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-77 |
| 08:25 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Justin Niemi - foul #4 on Justin Niemi, team foul #12 | 69-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (PF) Justin Niemi | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 08:25 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 08:25 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Dan Carter is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-79 |
| 07:56 | Oklahoma | Christopher Hughes misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Mathew Weigel - foul #4 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #13 | 72-79 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan (SG), Douglas Sheeran (SF), Lee McKelvy (PF) Walter Knowles, Mark Homer, Jason Stockwell | |
| 07:56 | Oklahoma | Christopher Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 07:56 | Oklahoma | Christopher Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Tony Gillis pulls down the rebound | 72-79 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | James Jones is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Spiro | 74-79 |
| 07:31 | Oklahoma | Terry Bennett steps in front of the Lee McKelvy pass | 74-79 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (tiring) 16 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Jones (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Spiro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Tony Gillis (tired) 2 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Bennett (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - David Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Ryan (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Douglas Sheeran (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lee McKelvy (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Hughes (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | St. John's | James Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-79 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Tony Gillis tips it home | 76-79 |
| 06:58 | Oklahoma | David Turner's pass is intercepted by Mark Spiro | 76-79 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Douglas Sheeran takes the ball from James Jones | 76-79 |
| 06:33 | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 76-79 |
| 06:31 | Oklahoma | David Turner hits the follow up shot | 76-81 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Dan Carter clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-81 |
| 06:16 | Oklahoma | Douglas Sheeran grabs the board | 76-81 |
| 06:10 | Oklahoma | Douglas Sheeran misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-81 |
| 06:09 | Oklahoma | David Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-81 |
| 05:55 | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy scores on a floater from the right side | 76-83 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 76-83 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Terry Bennett snags the offensive board | 76-83 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Tony Gillis can't connect on a runner from the right block | 76-83 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Tony Gillis can't tip it in | 76-83 |
| 05:39 | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy gets the rebound | 76-83 |
| 05:33 | Oklahoma | James Jones is called for the reach on Roger Ryan - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #14 | 76-83 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Dan Carter, James Jones, Mark Spiro, Tony Gillis, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joshua Carter (PG), Mark Homer (SF), Albert Dorsett (PF), Randy Willey (C) David Turner, Douglas Sheeran, Lee McKelvy, Christopher Hughes | |
| 05:33 | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 76-84 |
| 05:33 | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 76-85 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | James Lammers is hacked by Mark Homer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Homer, team foul #4 | 76-85 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles (SG) Roger Ryan | |
| 05:19 | St. John's | James Lammers scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Justin Niemi | 78-85 |
| 05:15 | Oklahoma | Joshua Carter is whistled for a carry | 78-85 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Peter Aronson misses badly on the uncontested floater in the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Carter - foul #2 on Joshua Carter, team foul #5 | 78-85 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Peter Aronson makes the 1st free throw | 79-85 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Peter Aronson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-85 |
| 05:00 | Oklahoma | Joshua Carter is fouled in the backcourt by James Lammers - foul #2 on James Lammers, team foul #15 | 80-85 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell (PF) Albert Dorsett | |
| 05:00 | Oklahoma | Joshua Carter makes the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 05:00 | Oklahoma | Joshua Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 80-86 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Peter Aronson grabs the board | 80-86 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Calvin Malone's fadeaway is rejected by Randy Willey | 80-86 |
| 04:38 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell snags the defensive board | 80-86 |
| 04:38 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-86 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 04:35 | Oklahoma | Calvin Malone takes the ball from Randy Willey in the backcourt | 80-86 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Mark Spiro lays it up and in on a nice dish by Calvin Malone | 82-86 |
| 04:30 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey loses the dribble to Mark Spiro in the backcourt | 82-86 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Mark Homer steals it from Samuel Peterman | 82-86 |
| 04:04 | Oklahoma | Mark Homer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 82-86 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman gets the rebound | 82-86 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Peter Aronson is hacked by Jason Stockwell - foul #4 on Jason Stockwell, team foul #6 | 82-86 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF), Mathew Weigel (C) Mark Spiro, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Albert Dorsett (PF), Christopher Hughes (C) Jason Stockwell, Randy Willey | |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Christopher Hughes - foul #4 on Christopher Hughes, team foul #7 | 84-86 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | David Turner (PG) Joshua Carter | |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the free throw | 85-86 |
| 03:13 | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles makes the shot from the free throw line | 85-88 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Malone (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Justin Niemi (tired) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Peter Aronson (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mathew Weigel (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - David Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Walter Knowles (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Homer (tired) 13 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Albert Dorsett (tired) 2 pts. C - Christopher Hughes (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 85-88 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Mark Spiro (SF) James Lammers, Justin Niemi | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan (SG), Jason Stockwell (PF) Walter Knowles, Albert Dorsett | |
| 02:50 | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Mark Homer | 85-90 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 85-90 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF) Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joshua Carter (PG), Randy Willey (C) David Turner, Christopher Hughes | |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel is open and buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Dan Carter | 87-90 |
| 02:32 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 87-90 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Samuel Peterman (C) Calvin Malone, Mark Spiro, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Douglas Sheeran (SF) Mark Homer | |
| 02:30 | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan is fouled in the backcourt by James Jones - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #16 | 87-90 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy (C) Randy Willey | |
| 02:30 | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 87-91 |
| 02:30 | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 87-92 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Douglas Sheeran takes the ball from Justin Niemi in the backcourt | 87-92 |
| 02:14 | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jason Stockwell | 87-95 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Jason Stockwell picks off the pass by Dan Carter in the backcourt | 87-95 |
| 01:48 | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Sheeran | 87-97 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 87-97 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Mathew Weigel (C) James Jones, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles (SG), Mark Homer (SF), Albert Dorsett (PF), Christopher Hughes (C) Roger Ryan, Douglas Sheeran, Jason Stockwell, Lee McKelvy | |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits a 3 from the left corner | 90-97 |
| 01:41 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 90-97 |
| 01:23 | Oklahoma | Mathew Weigel is called for the reach on Christopher Hughes - foul #5 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #17 | 90-97 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (C) Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 01:23 | Oklahoma | Christopher Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 90-98 |
| 01:23 | Oklahoma | Christopher Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 90-99 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 90-99 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Dan Carter tips it back up and in | 92-99 |
| 01:09 | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles is hacked by Justin Niemi in the backcourt - foul #5 on Justin Niemi, team foul #18 | 92-99 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 01:09 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 92-99 |
| 01:09 | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 92-100 |
| 01:09 | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 92-101 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Spiro | 94-101 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:57 | Oklahoma | Mark Homer is fouled on the floor by Mark Spiro - foul #5 on Mark Spiro, team foul #19 | 94-101 |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (C) Mark Spiro | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | David Turner (PG), Roger Ryan (SG), Jason Stockwell (PF) Joshua Carter, Walter Knowles, Albert Dorsett | |
| 00:57 | Oklahoma | Mark Homer makes the 1st free throw | 94-102 |
| 00:57 | Oklahoma | Mark Homer misses the 2nd free throw | 94-102 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Terry Bennett gets the rebound | 94-102 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 94-102 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the offensive board | 94-102 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Dan Carter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 94-102 |
| 00:47 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Jason Stockwell | 94-102 |
| 00:46 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Carter - foul #4 on Dan Carter, team foul #20 | 94-102 |
| 00:46 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell makes the 1st free throw | 94-103 |
| 00:46 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell makes the 2nd free throw | 94-104 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Calvin Malone knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 97-104 |
| 00:38 | Oklahoma | David Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Malone - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #21 | 97-104 |
| 00:38 | Oklahoma | David Turner misses the 1st free throw | 97-104 |
| 00:38 | Oklahoma | David Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 97-105 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 97-105 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the offensive rebound | 97-105 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Calvin Malone loses the dribble to Christopher Hughes | 97-105 |
| 00:26 | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan is hacked by Dan Carter in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dan Carter, team foul #22 | 97-105 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG) Dan Carter | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 00:26 | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 97-106 |
| 00:26 | Oklahoma | Roger Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 97-107 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 97-107 |
| 00:19 | Oklahoma | Christopher Hughes snags the defensive board | 97-107 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | David Turner runs out the clock | 97-107 |