| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Corey Parson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dominic Mancini (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clarence Gore (fresh) C - Adam Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Corey Parson inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Billy Charland can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Frazier - foul #2 on Kevin Frazier, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Billy Charland makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Billy Charland makes the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Adam Williams is whistled for traveling | 33-21 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Gregory Hill is fouled on the floor by Clarence Gore - foul #1 on Clarence Gore, team foul #2 | 33-21 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | James Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Dominic Mancini | 33-21 |
| 18:32 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini hits the finger roll | 33-23 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | James Mitchell comes up short on the floater near the basket | 33-23 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | James Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | James Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 33-23 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Michael Krieg hits a fadeaway from the right side | 33-25 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Gregory Hill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-25 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | James Mitchell tips it home | 35-25 |
| 16:50 | Penn State | Clarence Gore double dribbles | 35-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Johnston, Corey Parson, Gregory Hill, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Olin Zacher (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Lawerence Sapp (PF), Clarence Adcock (C) Kevin Frazier, Michael Krieg, Clarence Gore, Adam Williams | |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Billy Charland | 37-25 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Olin Zacher | 37-27 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 15:49 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Clarence Adcock | 37-27 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Charland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dominic Mancini (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Olin Zacher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawerence Sapp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Adcock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Penn State | Olin Zacher drills a shot from the right side set up by Dominic Mancini and the foul's on Roscoe Salzer - foul #1 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG), James Mitchell (PF) Billy Charland, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Gore (PF) Dominic Mancini | |
| 15:37 | Penn State | Olin Zacher makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Garland O'Keefe | 40-30 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | Clarence Gore's pass is intercepted by Donald Pleasants | 40-30 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | Robert Hardy dunks the ball on a great pass from Donald Pleasants | 42-30 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Roscoe Salzer is called for the reach on Lawerence Sapp - foul #2 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Corey Parson (SF), Gregory Hill (PF) Donald Pleasants, Robert Hardy, Roscoe Salzer, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dominic Mancini (PG), Kevin Frazier (SG), Michael Krieg (SF), Adam Williams (C) Olin Zacher, Charles Stevenson, Lawerence Sapp, Clarence Adcock | |
| 13:59 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini clanks a jumper from the right side | 42-30 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | Adam Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 13:47 | Penn State | Michael Krieg knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | James Mitchell slams it home on a nice dish by John Johnston and he's fouled by Adam Williams - foul #3 on Adam Williams, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the free throw | 45-32 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Michael Krieg picks off the pass by Corey Parson | 45-32 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier jams it on a great pass from Michael Krieg | 45-34 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | James Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe (C) James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Adcock (PF) Clarence Gore | |
| 12:00 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini clanks a shot from the baseline | 45-34 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | John Johnston gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Adam Williams grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 11:32 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock loses the ball out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Johnston, Billy Charland, Corey Parson, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Penn State | Olin Zacher (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Lawerence Sapp (PF) Kevin Frazier, Michael Krieg, Adam Williams | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dominic Mancini (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Olin Zacher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawerence Sapp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Adcock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Clarence Adcock is called for the reach on Roscoe Salzer - foul #1 on Clarence Adcock, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault tips it back up and in | 47-34 |
| 10:35 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock connects on the jumper from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Clarence Adcock picks off the pass by Martin Arsenault | 47-36 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Charles Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Garland O'Keefe - foul #2 on Garland O'Keefe, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Corey Parson (SF), Gregory Hill (PF), James Mitchell (C) Donald Pleasants, Robert Hardy, Roscoe Salzer, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (SG), Clarence Gore (PF) Dominic Mancini, Clarence Adcock | |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Clarence Gore grabs the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on James Mitchell - foul #1 on James Mitchell, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Williams (C) Charles Stevenson | |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | John Johnston knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Hill | 50-38 |
| 08:52 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 50-38 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | John Johnston pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Adam Williams steps in front of the Corey Parson pass | 50-38 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | Olin Zacher makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Frazier | 50-41 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | James Mitchell drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Billy Charland | 52-41 |
| 07:38 | Penn State | Olin Zacher hits a floater from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Corey Parson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lawerence Sapp - foul #1 on Lawerence Sapp, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Garland O'Keefe (C) John Johnston, Billy Charland, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dominic Mancini (PG), Charles Stevenson (SG), Michael Krieg (SF), Clarence Adcock (C) Olin Zacher, Kevin Frazier, Lawerence Sapp, Adam Williams | |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Corey Parson misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Corey Parson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Corey Parson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dominic Mancini (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Clarence Gore (fresh) C - Clarence Adcock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock clanks a jumper from the right side | 53-43 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock gets the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Martin Arsenault (C) Robert Hardy, Corey Parson, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Billy Charland buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Garland O'Keefe | 55-43 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Michael Krieg is hacked by Roscoe Salzer - foul #3 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Williams (C) Clarence Gore | |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Michael Krieg connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Stevenson | 55-45 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault misses the lay-in but the foul's on Adam Williams - foul #4 on Adam Williams, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Gregory Hill (PF) Donald Pleasants, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (SG), Clarence Gore (PF) Charles Stevenson, Clarence Adcock | |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Mitchell (C) Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Billy Charland | 59-45 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | James Mitchell steps in front of the Adam Williams pass | 59-45 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Clarence Gore - foul #2 on Clarence Gore, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG) Billy Charland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Stevenson (SF), Lawerence Sapp (PF), Clarence Adcock (C) Michael Krieg, Clarence Gore, Adam Williams | |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Robert Hardy picks off the pass by Clarence Adcock | 59-45 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the turnaround from close range | 61-45 |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on John Johnston - foul #1 on John Johnston, team foul #6 | 61-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Corey Parson (SF), Garland O'Keefe (C) John Johnston, Robert Hardy, Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Penn State | Olin Zacher (SG) Kevin Frazier | |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Corey Parson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dominic Mancini (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Olin Zacher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawerence Sapp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Adcock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Corey Parson | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Billy Charland - foul #4 on Billy Charland, team foul #7 | 64-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (C) James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Krieg (SF), Clarence Gore (PF), Adam Williams (C) Charles Stevenson, Lawerence Sapp, Clarence Adcock | |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Garland O'Keefe | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Olin Zacher is hacked by Corey Parson - foul #2 on Corey Parson, team foul #8 | 67-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Gregory Hill (PF), James Mitchell (C) Donald Pleasants, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (SG) Dominic Mancini | |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Olin Zacher makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Olin Zacher misses the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | James Mitchell gets the rebound | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Gregory Hill is fouled on the floor by Clarence Gore - foul #3 on Clarence Gore, team foul #8 | 67-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dominic Mancini (PG) Olin Zacher | |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Gregory Hill misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Clarence Gore | 67-50 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-50 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | James Mitchell blows the layup | 67-50 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | Clarence Gore grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Michael Krieg hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 67-50 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 67-50 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Clarence Gore snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini hits a jumper from close range | 67-52 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | John Johnston runs out the clock | 67-52 |