| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Oscar Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Nuzzo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nicholas Amos (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sergei Jelinek (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Eric Dowd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Sweet - foul #3 on Robert Sweet, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG) Robert Sweet | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 19:35 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:35 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | James Gibson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-35 |
| 19:03 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 18:58 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos misses the lay-in | 39-35 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Allen Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy (PF) James Gibson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Antonio Robinson (SF), Charles Owens (C) Nicholas Amos, Eric Dowd | |
| 18:26 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo is fouled on the floor by Terry Burman - foul #2 on Terry Burman, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kareem Brewer (C) James Brown | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 18:10 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Oscar Wilson | 39-37 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Allen Sharp can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 39-37 |
| 17:48 | Texas Tech | Charles Owens grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 17:44 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Nuzzo | 39-39 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Timothy Nuzzo is called for the reach on Robert Berlin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Nuzzo, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG) Terry Burman | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), James Clark (SG), Nicholas Amos (SF), Dave Puckett (PF) Oscar Wilson, Timothy Nuzzo, Antonio Robinson, Sergei Jelinek | |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Robert Berlin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Allen Sharp hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| 17:20 | Texas Tech | Allen Sharp is called for the reach on James Clark - foul #3 on Allen Sharp, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Brown (SF), James Gibson (PF) Allen Sharp, Jonathan Kennedy | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 17:10 | Texas Tech | Charles Owens hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Beverly and he's hacked by Robert Berlin - foul #3 on Robert Berlin, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (SG) Robert Berlin | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 17:10 | Texas Tech | Charles Owens makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Terry Burman is fouled on the floor by James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Antonio Robinson (SF), Eric Dowd (C) Nicholas Amos, Charles Owens | |
| 16:37 | St. John's | James Gibson is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Gibson, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG), Sergei Jelinek (PF) John Beverly, Dave Puckett | |
| 16:18 | Texas Tech | James Clark makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Oscar Wilson | 41-44 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | James Clark takes the ball from Terry Burman | 41-44 |
| 16:06 | Texas Tech | James Clark misses the dunk | 41-44 |
| 16:04 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson tips it back up and in | 41-46 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | James Gibson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 15:48 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Burman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Gibson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kareem Brewer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Oscar Wilson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Antonio Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sergei Jelinek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Eric Dowd (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Mark Harris - foul #2 on Mark Harris, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Robert Berlin (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), Jonathan Kennedy (PF) Mark Harris, Terry Burman, James Gibson, Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (SG), Nicholas Amos (SF) James Clark, Antonio Robinson | |
| 15:43 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 15:43 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Robert Berlin clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-47 |
| 15:17 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 15:12 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-47 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Allen Sharp pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Allen Sharp can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-47 |
| 14:55 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:51 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Dowd | 41-49 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 41-49 |
| 14:21 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 14:16 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Robert Berlin buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 13:42 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek misses the lay-in | 44-49 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Robert Sweet pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | James Brown can't tip it in | 44-49 |
| 13:24 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 13:19 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Oscar Wilson | 44-51 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Allen Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG), James Gibson (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Berlin, Jonathan Kennedy, James Brown | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), James Clark (SG), Antonio Robinson (SF), Dave Puckett (PF), Charles Owens (C) Oscar Wilson, Timothy Nuzzo, Nicholas Amos, Sergei Jelinek, Eric Dowd | |
| 12:57 | Texas Tech | James Gibson is called for the reach on Dave Puckett - foul #2 on James Gibson, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| 12:57 | Texas Tech | Dave Puckett makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:57 | Texas Tech | Dave Puckett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Allen Sharp lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Sweet | 46-53 |
| 12:09 | Texas Tech | John Beverly misses the 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Sweet - foul #4 on Robert Sweet, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG), Terry Burman (SF), James Brown (C) Robert Sweet, Allen Sharp, Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Dunlap (SG), Sergei Jelinek (PF) James Clark, Dave Puckett | |
| 12:09 | Texas Tech | John Beverly misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 12:09 | Texas Tech | John Beverly misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 12:09 | Texas Tech | John Beverly makes the 3rd free throw | 46-54 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Mark Harris is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG) John Beverly | |
| 11:48 | Texas Tech | Terry Burman steals it from Sergei Jelinek | 46-54 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Robert Berlin banks in the layup on a great pass from Terry Burman | 48-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Berlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Burman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Gibson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Oscar Wilson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Dunlap (fresh) SF - Antonio Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sergei Jelinek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Texas Tech | James Dunlap misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | James Gibson pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Robert Berlin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF) Mark Harris | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (SG), Nicholas Amos (SF) James Dunlap, Antonio Robinson | |
| 11:04 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek misses short on a jumper from the left block | 48-54 |
| 11:03 | Texas Tech | Charles Owens tips it back up and in | 48-56 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Oscar Wilson takes the ball from Robert Berlin | 48-56 |
| 10:40 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson misses the lay-in | 48-56 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Robert Berlin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Robert Berlin is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Nuzzo - foul #3 on Timothy Nuzzo, team foul #3 | 48-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) James Gibson, James Brown | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), James Clark (SG), Dave Puckett (PF), Eric Dowd (C) Oscar Wilson, Nicholas Amos, Sergei Jelinek, Charles Owens | |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Allen Sharp drills a jumper from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 10:09 | Texas Tech | James Clark is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 50-56 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Allen Sharp gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Allen Sharp travels with the ball | 50-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG) John Beverly | |
| 09:44 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Kennedy steals it from Oscar Wilson | 50-56 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | James Clark is called for the reach on Allen Sharp - foul #2 on James Clark, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG) Terry Burman | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Dunlap (SG), Antonio Robinson (SF), Sergei Jelinek (PF), Charles Owens (C) James Clark, Timothy Nuzzo, Dave Puckett, Eric Dowd | |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Allen Sharp's pass is intercepted by Charles Owens | 50-56 |
| 09:19 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek is hacked by Jonathan Kennedy - foul #1 on Jonathan Kennedy, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PF), James Brown (C) Jonathan Kennedy, Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 09:19 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 09:19 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 09:19 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Robinson | 50-57 |
| 09:12 | Texas Tech | James Dunlap's pass is intercepted by Mark Harris | 50-57 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Robert Berlin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-57 |
| 09:07 | Texas Tech | Antonio Robinson grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 09:01 | Texas Tech | Antonio Robinson's pass is intercepted by Allen Sharp | 50-57 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the fadeaway in the paint | 50-57 |
| 08:44 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Charles Owens | 50-57 |
| 08:40 | Texas Tech | James Dunlap misses the easy layup | 50-57 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | Mark Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Robert Berlin is hacked by Antonio Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antonio Robinson, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF) Mark Harris, James Gibson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), Timothy Nuzzo (SG), Nicholas Amos (SF) Oscar Wilson, James Dunlap, Antonio Robinson | |
| 08:12 | St. John's | James Brown misses long on a shot from the left side | 50-57 |
| 08:11 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 08:07 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Allen Sharp - foul #4 on Allen Sharp, team foul #10 | 50-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG), Kareem Brewer (C) Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dave Puckett (PF), Eric Dowd (C) Sergei Jelinek, Charles Owens | |
| 08:07 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 08:07 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Robert Berlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG) Mark Harris | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Clark (SG) John Beverly | |
| 07:31 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo is called for traveling | 50-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF), James Gibson (PF) Terry Burman, Jonathan Kennedy | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG), Antonio Robinson (SF) Timothy Nuzzo, Nicholas Amos | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Berlin (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allen Sharp (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - James Gibson (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Kareem Brewer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Oscar Wilson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Antonio Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Dave Puckett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Eric Dowd (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Allen Sharp is hacked by Oscar Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oscar Wilson, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Allen Sharp can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Antonio Robinson - foul #3 on Antonio Robinson, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek (PF), Charles Owens (C) Dave Puckett, Eric Dowd | |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 07:19 | Texas Tech | Charles Owens gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 07:15 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from James Clark | 50-60 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer hits the follow up shot | 52-60 |
| 06:50 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek connects on the shot from the right side | 52-62 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG), James Brown (C) Robert Berlin, Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Dunlap (SG), Nicholas Amos (SF) James Clark, Antonio Robinson | |
| 06:34 | Texas Tech | The jump hook by Oscar Wilson is blocked by Allen Sharp | 52-62 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Gibson | 52-62 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-62 |
| 06:10 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| 06:06 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Owens | 52-64 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Charles Owens is called for the reach on James Gibson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Owens, team foul #8 | 52-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG), Terry Burman (SF) Mark Harris, Allen Sharp | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), Timothy Nuzzo (SG), Dave Puckett (PF), Eric Dowd (C) Oscar Wilson, James Dunlap, Sergei Jelinek, Charles Owens | |
| 06:04 | St. John's | James Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 06:04 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 05:51 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd's fadeaway is rejected by James Gibson | 52-64 |
| 05:50 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to John Beverly | 52-64 |
| 05:26 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo is hacked by Robert Berlin - foul #4 on Robert Berlin, team foul #11 | 52-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy (PF) James Gibson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Antonio Robinson (SF) Nicholas Amos | |
| 05:26 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 05:26 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Timothy Nuzzo steals it from Robert Sweet in the backcourt | 52-66 |
| 05:15 | Texas Tech | Robert Berlin is called for the reach on Timothy Nuzzo - foul #5 on Robert Berlin, team foul #12 | 52-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Berlin, James Brown | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Clark (SG), Sergei Jelinek (PF) John Beverly, Dave Puckett | |
| 05:15 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 05:15 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo misses the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jonathan Kennedy | 52-67 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Antonio Robinson - foul #4 on Antonio Robinson, team foul #9 | 52-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG) Terry Burman | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Owens (C) Eric Dowd | |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 04:33 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Clark | 53-69 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Charles Owens is called for the reach on Kareem Brewer - foul #3 on Charles Owens, team foul #10 | 53-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG), James Dunlap (SG), Nicholas Amos (SF), Dave Puckett (PF) Timothy Nuzzo, James Clark, Antonio Robinson, Sergei Jelinek | |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 03:58 | Texas Tech | Kareem Brewer is called for the reach on James Dunlap - foul #1 on Kareem Brewer, team foul #13 | 55-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (SG), James Brown (C) Mark Harris, Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 03:58 | Texas Tech | James Dunlap makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 03:58 | Texas Tech | James Dunlap makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Allen Sharp clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-71 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | James Brown gets the offensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Charles Owens - foul #4 on Charles Owens, team foul #11 | 55-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, Allen Sharp | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), Antonio Robinson (SF) Oscar Wilson, Nicholas Amos | |
| 03:32 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Terry Burman (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Brown (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kareem Brewer (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Beverly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dunlap (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Antonio Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dave Puckett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Owens (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Texas Tech | James Dunlap makes the shot from the free throw line | 57-73 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Terry Burman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-73 |
| 02:50 | Texas Tech | Antonio Robinson snags the defensive board | 57-73 |
| 02:45 | Texas Tech | James Dunlap misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-73 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | James Brown snags the defensive board | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Terry Burman's pass is intercepted by John Beverly in the backcourt | 57-73 |
| 02:40 | Texas Tech | James Dunlap lays it up and in on a great pass from John Beverly | 57-75 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-75 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer tips it in | 59-75 |
| 02:02 | Texas Tech | James Dunlap misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 59-75 |
| 02:00 | Texas Tech | Dave Puckett grabs the offensive board | 59-75 |
| 01:51 | Texas Tech | John Beverly drills a runner from close range on a great pass from James Dunlap and he's hacked by Kareem Brewer - foul #2 on Kareem Brewer, team foul #14 | 59-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF) James Brown | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Clark (SG) James Dunlap | |
| 01:51 | Texas Tech | John Beverly makes the free throw | 59-78 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Mark Harris blows the layup | 59-78 |
| 01:29 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Antonio Robinson | 59-78 |
| 01:25 | Texas Tech | Dave Puckett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Terry Burman - foul #3 on Terry Burman, team foul #15 | 59-78 |
| 01:25 | Texas Tech | Dave Puckett makes the 1st free throw | 59-79 |
| 01:25 | Texas Tech | Dave Puckett misses the 2nd free throw | 59-79 |
| 01:25 | Texas Tech | Dave Puckett grabs the offensive rebound | 59-79 |
| 01:05 | Texas Tech | John Beverly lays it in on a great pass from Dave Puckett | 59-81 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Allen Sharp comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-81 |
| 00:50 | Texas Tech | Antonio Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-81 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Texas Tech | Dave Puckett comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 59-81 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the board | 59-81 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Mark Harris is hacked by James Clark in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Clark, team foul #12 | 59-81 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Mark Harris makes the 1st free throw | 60-81 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Mark Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 61-81 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | John Beverly runs out the clock | 61-81 |