| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ben Andrews (fresh) SG - Arthur Newport (fresh) SF - Henry Walker (fresh) PF - Sean Rine (fresh) C - Ronald Chambers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Frank Chow (fresh) SG - Justin Spalding (fresh) SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) 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 (-3) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | Sean Rine grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Justin Spalding grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Vanderbilt | Sean Rine grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Newport misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Ronald Chambers is called for the reach on Frank Chow - foul #1 on Ronald Chambers, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Henry Walker - foul #1 on Henry Walker, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:43 | Vanderbilt | Henry Walker comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Leonard Starr - foul #1 on Leonard Starr, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:43 | Vanderbilt | Henry Walker makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:43 | Vanderbilt | Henry Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Leonard Starr buries a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Ben Andrews - foul #1 on Ben Andrews, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Leonard Starr makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:14 | Vanderbilt | Ben Andrews throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Justin Spalding buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Chow and the foul's on Sean Rine - foul #1 on Sean Rine, team foul #4 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG), Joseph Boyer (C) Frank Chow, Floyd Brooks | |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses the free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:58 | Vanderbilt | Sean Rine gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:40 | Vanderbilt | Sean Rine lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ben Andrews | 4-5 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Justin Spalding throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (SG), Richard Sullivan (SF) Justin Spalding, Leonard Starr | |
| 16:04 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Newport buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Ben Andrews | 6-5 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Sean Rine - foul #2 on Sean Rine, team foul #5 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Carpenter (SF), Charles Perkins (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Henry Walker, Sean Rine, Ronald Chambers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Chow (PG) Norman Murphy | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Duane Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:45 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins grabs the board | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ben Andrews (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Newport (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Carpenter (fresh) PF - Charles Perkins (fresh) C - Francisco Sanchez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Frank Chow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Kato (fresh) SF - Richard Sullivan (fresh) PF - Duane Coleman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Boyer (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Arthur Newport | 8-6 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Francisco Sanchez is called for the reach on David Kato - foul #1 on Francisco Sanchez, team foul #6 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF), Craig Christiansen (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) Richard Sullivan, Duane Coleman, Joseph Boyer | |
| 14:47 | St. John's | David Kato comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 14:45 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:23 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Craig Christiansen - foul #1 on Craig Christiansen, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Kochmanski (PG), Henry Walker (SF), Ronald Chambers (C) Ben Andrews, John Carpenter, Francisco Sanchez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG), Justin Spalding (SG) Frank Chow, David Kato | |
| 14:23 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:23 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Leonard Starr can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Henry Walker - foul #2 on Henry Walker, team foul #7 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Carpenter (SF) Henry Walker | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Leonard Starr makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Leonard Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:33 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers is whistled for traveling | 10-8 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ben Andrews (PG) Thomas Kochmanski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Sullivan (SF), Duane Coleman (PF) Leonard Starr, Craig Christiansen | |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Duane Coleman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Perkins - foul #1 on Charles Perkins, team foul #8 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Boyer (C) Floyd Brooks | |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Duane Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Duane Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:52 | Vanderbilt | Ben Andrews misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Norman Murphy - foul #1 on Norman Murphy, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Francisco Sanchez (PF) Charles Perkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Chow (PG), David Kato (SG) Norman Murphy, Justin Spalding | |
| 12:52 | Vanderbilt | Ben Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:52 | Vanderbilt | Ben Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Duane Coleman hits the finger roll | 12-12 |
| 12:07 | Vanderbilt | Duane Coleman is called for the reach on Arthur Newport - foul #1 on Duane Coleman, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Rinaldi (SF) Ronald Chambers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF) Richard Sullivan | |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Michael Rinaldi misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by David Kato - foul #1 on David Kato, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins (PF) John Carpenter | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SG), Floyd Brooks (C) David Kato, Joseph Boyer | |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Michael Rinaldi misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Michael Rinaldi makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ben Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Newport (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Rinaldi (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Francisco Sanchez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Frank Chow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Spalding (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Justin Spalding buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frank Chow and he's hacked by Arthur Newport - foul #1 on Arthur Newport, team foul #9 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG) Frank Chow | |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Justin Spalding makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:00 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Brooks denies the turnaround by Charles Perkins | 13-15 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Michael Rinaldi is called for the reach on Leonard Starr - foul #1 on Michael Rinaldi, team foul #10 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Kochmanski (PG), Woodrow Johnson (SG), John Carpenter (SF), Ronald Chambers (C) Ben Andrews, Arthur Newport, Michael Rinaldi, Francisco Sanchez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Craig Christiansen (PF) Duane Coleman | |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Leonard Starr makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Leonard Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:12 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers clanks a jump hook from close range | 13-17 |
| 10:11 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers grabs the offensive board | 13-17 |
| 09:52 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins's pass is intercepted by Justin Spalding | 13-17 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Leonard Starr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ben Andrews (PG), Arthur Newport (SG), Francisco Sanchez (PF) Thomas Kochmanski, Woodrow Johnson, Charles Perkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Chow (PG), David Kato (SG), Richard Sullivan (SF), Duane Coleman (PF), Joseph Boyer (C) Norman Murphy, Justin Spalding, Leonard Starr, Craig Christiansen, Floyd Brooks | |
| 09:05 | Vanderbilt | Francisco Sanchez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-17 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Duane Coleman knocks in the floater in the lane | 13-19 |
| 08:33 | Vanderbilt | John Carpenter hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-19 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Ronald Chambers blocks the short jumper by Joseph Boyer | 15-19 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer hits the follow up shot | 15-21 |
| 08:05 | Vanderbilt | John Carpenter drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Ben Andrews | 17-21 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | David Kato knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ben Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Newport (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Francisco Sanchez (fresh) C - Ronald Chambers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Frank Chow (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Kato (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Sullivan (fresh) PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Vanderbilt | Richard Sullivan swats the layup by John Carpenter | 17-24 |
| 07:20 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers snags the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 07:02 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Boyer is called for the reach on Ronald Chambers - foul #1 on Joseph Boyer, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Woodrow Johnson (SG), Michael Rinaldi (SF), Charles Perkins (PF) Arthur Newport, John Carpenter, Ronald Chambers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG), Justin Spalding (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Floyd Brooks (C) Frank Chow, David Kato, Richard Sullivan, Joseph Boyer | |
| 06:41 | Vanderbilt | Michael Rinaldi buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ben Andrews | 19-24 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-24 |
| 06:23 | Vanderbilt | Francisco Sanchez grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 05:55 | Vanderbilt | Michael Rinaldi connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Floyd Brooks - foul #1 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Arthur Newport (SG), Ronald Chambers (C) Woodrow Johnson, Francisco Sanchez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Craig Christiansen (PF) Duane Coleman | |
| 05:55 | Vanderbilt | Michael Rinaldi makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Justin Spalding is denied on a layup by Ronald Chambers | 22-24 |
| 05:26 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:20 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 22-24 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Justin Spalding grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks buries a floater from close range set up by Leonard Starr | 22-26 |
| 04:27 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins hits a fadeaway from the left block | 24-26 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks clanks a jump hook from close range | 24-26 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks tips it home | 24-28 |
| 03:41 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perkins clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 24-28 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Ben Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Newport (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Rinaldi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Perkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Chambers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Norman Murphy (fairly fresh) SG - Justin Spalding (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leonard Starr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Craig Christiansen (fresh) C - Floyd Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Justin Spalding blows the wide open layup | 24-28 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen tips it back up and in | 24-30 |
| 02:56 | Vanderbilt | Ben Andrews knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Perkins | 27-30 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Justin Spalding buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Norman Murphy | 27-32 |
| 01:58 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Chambers connects on the floater from the right side | 29-32 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Arthur Newport is called for the reach on Floyd Brooks - foul #2 on Arthur Newport, team foul #11 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Kochmanski (PG), Woodrow Johnson (SG), Henry Walker (SF), Sean Rine (PF), John Carpenter (C) Ben Andrews, Arthur Newport, Michael Rinaldi, Charles Perkins, Ronald Chambers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Chow (PG), David Kato (SG), Richard Sullivan (SF), Duane Coleman (PF) Norman Murphy, Justin Spalding, Leonard Starr, Craig Christiansen | |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:13 | Vanderbilt | Sean Rine clanks a jump hook near the basket | 29-34 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | David Kato snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | David Kato is hacked by Woodrow Johnson - foul #1 on Woodrow Johnson, team foul #12 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Boyer (C) Floyd Brooks | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | David Kato makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | David Kato misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | Woodrow Johnson pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 00:25 | Vanderbilt | Woodrow Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Richard Sullivan | 29-35 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer scores on a jumper from the left block | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Kochmanski misses short on a fullcourt shot | 29-37 |