| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Frank Chow (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Spalding (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Aponte (fresh) SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Leonard Starr inbounds the ball | 19-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:56 | St. John's | Frank Chow throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-32 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti is fouled on the floor by Duane Coleman - foul #3 on Duane Coleman, team foul #1 | 19-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Craig Christiansen (PF) Duane Coleman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-32 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski tips it back up and in | 19-34 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Justin Spalding clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Josef Kizewski - foul #2 on Josef Kizewski, team foul #1 | 19-34 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Justin Spalding makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-34 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks hits a floater near the basket | 22-34 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Leonard Starr is called for the reach on Milton Libbey - foul #1 on Leonard Starr, team foul #2 | 22-34 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | John Aponte hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 22-34 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Justin Spalding snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Leonard Starr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-34 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski clanks a jumper from the right side | 22-34 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Justin Spalding snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Frank Chow is hacked by John Aponte - foul #2 on John Aponte, team foul #2 | 22-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG), David Kato (SG), Richard Sullivan (SF), Joseph Boyer (C) Frank Chow, Justin Spalding, Leonard Starr, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Rice (C) Donald Clayton | |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Aponte - foul #3 on John Aponte, team foul #3 | 22-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SG) John Aponte | |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-34 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Craig Christiansen | 24-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Norman Murphy (fresh) 2 stl. SG - David Kato (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Craig Christiansen (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Josef Kizewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | David Kato misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Josef Kizewski | 24-34 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti grabs the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti's floater is knocked away by Joseph Boyer | 24-34 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski hits the follow up shot | 24-36 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 24-36 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen grabs the offensive board | 24-36 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan hits a floater from the left block | 26-36 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Norman Murphy steps in front of the Gregorio Moretti pass | 26-36 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan banks in the layup on a great pass from Norman Murphy | 28-36 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey blows the dunk | 28-36 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | David Kato clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Josef Kizewski - foul #3 on Josef Kizewski, team foul #4 | 28-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Chow (PG), Leonard Starr (SF), Duane Coleman (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) Norman Murphy, Richard Sullivan, Craig Christiansen, Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (SG), Tim Weisenberg (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Milton Libbey, Josef Kizewski, Gregorio Moretti, Ronald Rice | |
| 12:53 | St. John's | David Kato misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | David Kato misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | David Kato pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Leonard Starr makes the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Christopher Majkowski - foul #2 on Christopher Majkowski, team foul #5 | 30-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SG) David Kato | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Leonard Starr makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Floyd Brooks - foul #2 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (PG) Christopher Majkowski | |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Justin Spalding can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 11:46 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks tips it home | 33-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Frank Chow (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Spalding (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 3 pf. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Libbey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Aponte (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Tim Weisenberg (fresh) PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg is called for a backcourt violation | 33-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), Ronald Rice (C) Milton Libbey, Tim Weisenberg | |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Duane Coleman can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 33-37 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Justin Spalding tips it in | 35-37 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 35-37 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Duane Coleman snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Justin Spalding is fouled on the floor by Christopher Majkowski - foul #3 on Christopher Majkowski, team foul #6 | 35-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Boyer (C) Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF) Clifford Smith, Ronald Rice | |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Frank Chow scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Justin Spalding | 38-37 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | John Aponte travels with the ball | 38-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG), David Kato (SG), Richard Sullivan (SF) Frank Chow, Justin Spalding, Leonard Starr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (PG), Clifford Smith (C) Christopher Majkowski, Donald Clayton | |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer buries a floater from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Josef Kizewski, team foul #7 | 40-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Brooks (C) Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Rice (C) Clifford Smith | |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks is hacked by Ronald Rice - foul #1 on Ronald Rice, team foul #8 | 40-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Craig Christiansen (PF) Duane Coleman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SG) John Aponte | |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Richard Sullivan | 44-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Norman Murphy (fresh) 3 stl. SG - David Kato (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Craig Christiansen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Josef Kizewski, team foul #9 | 44-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Chow (PG), Justin Spalding (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Duane Coleman (PF) Norman Murphy, David Kato, Richard Sullivan, Craig Christiansen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (SG), Donald Clayton (SF) Christopher Majkowski, Josef Kizewski | |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Justin Spalding grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Milton Libbey is called for the reach on Frank Chow - foul #2 on Milton Libbey, team foul #10 | 44-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Boyer (C) Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg (SF), Clifford Smith (PF) Gregorio Moretti, Ronald Rice | |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Frank Chow makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Frank Chow misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses short on a floater from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Frank Chow pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer is whistled for traveling | 45-37 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Joseph Boyer steals the ball from Donald Clayton | 45-37 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Leonard Starr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 45-37 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Aponte | 45-39 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer drills a jumper from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Brooks (C) Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti (PF), Ronald Rice (C) Tim Weisenberg, Clifford Smith | |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Aponte | 47-41 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ronald Rice - foul #2 on Ronald Rice, team foul #11 | 47-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG) Frank Chow | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Norman Murphy (fresh) 3 stl. SG - Justin Spalding (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 10 pts. SG - John Aponte (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Clayton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 49-41 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Gregorio Moretti swats the layup by Floyd Brooks | 49-41 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Duane Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the shot from the left side set up by Norman Murphy and the foul's on Ronald Rice - foul #3 on Ronald Rice, team foul #12 | 51-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (SG), Richard Sullivan (SF), Craig Christiansen (PF) Justin Spalding, Leonard Starr, Duane Coleman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Richard Sullivan swats the shot by Milton Libbey | 52-41 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | John Aponte tips it home | 52-43 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Chow (PG), Justin Spalding (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Duane Coleman (PF) Norman Murphy, David Kato, Richard Sullivan, Craig Christiansen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses short on an open turnaround in the paint | 52-43 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Clayton | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Duane Coleman is called for the reach on John Aponte - foul #4 on Duane Coleman, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey buries a shot from the right block set up by Donald Clayton | 52-45 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 52-45 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | John Aponte is called for the reach on Justin Spalding in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Aponte, team foul #13 | 52-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Sullivan (SF) Leonard Starr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | John Aponte grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti is hacked by Richard Sullivan - foul #2 on Richard Sullivan, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF) Richard Sullivan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-45 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Frank Chow grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Frank Chow is hacked by Milton Libbey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Milton Libbey, team foul #14 | 52-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Sullivan (SF) Leonard Starr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Frank Chow makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Frank Chow makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Milton Libbey is called for the reach on Richard Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Milton Libbey, team foul #15 | 54-48 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti is hacked by Duane Coleman - foul #5 on Duane Coleman, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF), Craig Christiansen (PF) Richard Sullivan, Duane Coleman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-48 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |