| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) SG - Billy Charland (fresh) SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) C - James Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Darin Hill (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Nye (fresh) SF - Harold Mateer (fresh) PF - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) C - John Stidham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Georgetown | Dikembe Agbayani wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Georgetown | Gregory Hill steps in front of the Darin Hill pass | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Georgetown | John Stidham grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Georgetown | Dikembe Agbayani can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Gregory Hill - foul #1 on Gregory Hill, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Georgetown | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:13 | Georgetown | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the shot from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Georgetown | Dikembe Agbayani is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Billy Charland is hacked by Harold Mateer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Mateer, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Gregory Hill hits a driving attempt in the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Georgetown | Dikembe Agbayani misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Roscoe Salzer - foul #1 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Georgetown | Dikembe Agbayani misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Georgetown | Dikembe Agbayani misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Gregory Hill gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer hits the finger roll set up by John Johnston | 6-2 |
| 17:24 | Georgetown | A charge is called on Dikembe Agbayani - foul #1 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Emanuel Garber (PG), Winfred Bailey (PF) Darin Hill, Dikembe Agbayani | |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Harold Mateer is called for the reach on Roscoe Salzer - foul #2 on Harold Mateer, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Corey Parson (SF), Garland O'Keefe (C) John Johnston, Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Willie Meis (SF) Harold Mateer | |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 16:40 | Georgetown | Winfred Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:34 | Georgetown | Winfred Bailey's layup is rejected by Garland O'Keefe | 6-2 |
| 16:32 | Georgetown | Winfred Bailey tips it but misses | 6-2 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | James Mitchell comes up short on the floater from the right side | 6-2 |
| 16:09 | Georgetown | Willie Meis pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:03 | Georgetown | Emanuel Garber can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 16:01 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) SG - Billy Charland (fairly fresh) SF - Corey Parson (fresh) PF - James Mitchell (fairly fresh) C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Emanuel Garber (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Nye (tiring) SF - Willie Meis (fresh) PF - Winfred Bailey (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Stidham (tiring) | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Parson | 8-2 |
| 15:31 | Georgetown | Winfred Bailey knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Willie Meis | 8-4 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | James Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Gregory Hill (PF) Donald Pleasants, Billy Charland, Corey Parson, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Darin Hill (PG), James Beasley (SF), Dikembe Agbayani (PF) Emanuel Garber, Willie Meis, Winfred Bailey | |
| 14:55 | Georgetown | Dikembe Agbayani blows the dunk | 8-4 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roscoe Salzer | 8-4 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | John Johnston is fouled in the backcourt by John Stidham - foul #1 on John Stidham, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (C) Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer tips it home | 10-4 |
| 14:19 | Georgetown | Darin Hill is whistled for a carry | 10-4 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 10-4 |
| 14:11 | Georgetown | The short jumper by John Stidham is denied by Martin Arsenault | 10-4 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Robert Hardy snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Jeffrey Nye - foul #1 on Jeffrey Nye, team foul #5 | 10-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe (C) Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Willie Meis (SF), Gary Connor (C) James Beasley, John Stidham | |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 13:47 | Georgetown | Darin Hill's pass is intercepted by John Johnston in the backcourt | 11-4 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Gregory Hill lays it up and in on a great pass from John Johnston | 13-4 |
| 13:35 | Georgetown | Darin Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Archie Hone (SG) Jeffrey Nye | |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Gregory Hill is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 13-4 |
| 13:09 | Georgetown | Willie Meis grabs the defensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 13:04 | Georgetown | Darin Hill hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 13-4 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the board | 13-4 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Billy Charland can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 13-4 |
| 12:33 | Georgetown | Dikembe Agbayani grabs the defensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 12:29 | Georgetown | Darin Hill misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-4 |
| 12:27 | Georgetown | Dikembe Agbayani misses the tip | 13-4 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer grabs the board | 13-4 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | John Johnston double dribbles in the backcourt | 13-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Corey Parson (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Johnston, Billy Charland, Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Emanuel Garber (PG), Jeffrey Nye (SG), James Beasley (SF), Winfred Bailey (PF), John Stidham (C) Darin Hill, Archie Hone, Willie Meis, Dikembe Agbayani, Gary Connor | |
| 12:18 | Georgetown | Winfred Bailey loses the ball out of bounds | 13-4 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Nye - foul #2 on Jeffrey Nye, team foul #6 | 13-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Archie Hone (SG) Jeffrey Nye | |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants connects on the 3 from the right wing | 16-4 |
| 11:43 | Georgetown | Emanuel Garber clanks a shot from the left wing | 16-4 |
| 11:42 | Georgetown | Emanuel Garber pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-4 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) SF - Corey Parson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Emanuel Garber (fresh) SG - Archie Hone (fairly fresh) SF - James Beasley (fresh) PF - Winfred Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Stidham (tired) | |
| 11:34 | Georgetown | Archie Hone misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-4 |
| 11:32 | Georgetown | James Beasley snags the offensive board | 16-4 |
| 11:21 | Georgetown | Winfred Bailey is fouled on the floor by James Mitchell - foul #1 on James Mitchell, team foul #3 | 16-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Garland O'Keefe (C) Robert Hardy, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Darin Hill (PG), Willie Meis (SF), Dikembe Agbayani (PF), Gary Connor (C) Archie Hone, James Beasley, Winfred Bailey, John Stidham | |
| 11:07 | Georgetown | Gary Connor knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 16-6 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Emanuel Garber picks off the pass by James Mitchell | 16-6 |
| 10:32 | Georgetown | Willie Meis drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Darin Hill | 16-9 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Darin Hill - foul #1 on Darin Hill, team foul #7 | 16-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SF), Gregory Hill (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Corey Parson, James Mitchell, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Archie Hone (SG), James Beasley (SF), John Stidham (C) Emanuel Garber, Willie Meis, Gary Connor | |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:08 | Georgetown | John Stidham grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 09:58 | Georgetown | Archie Hone buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Agbayani | 17-12 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Archie Hone steps in front of the Roscoe Salzer pass in the backcourt | 17-12 |
| 09:40 | Georgetown | Darin Hill misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Gregory Hill pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer is wide open but clanks a shot from the left block | 17-12 |
| 09:18 | Georgetown | Dikembe Agbayani pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:12 | Georgetown | Roscoe Salzer steps in front of the Archie Hone pass | 17-12 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Darin Hill picks off the pass by Donald Pleasants | 17-12 |
| 08:24 | Georgetown | Archie Hone lays it in on a great pass from Darin Hill | 17-14 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Darin Hill is called for the reach on Billy Charland - foul #2 on Darin Hill, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Corey Parson (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Garland O'Keefe (C) Donald Pleasants, Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Emanuel Garber (PG), Willie Meis (SF), Winfred Bailey (PF), Gary Connor (C) Darin Hill, James Beasley, Dikembe Agbayani, John Stidham | |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Billy Charland makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Billy Charland misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:02 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Gary Connor | 18-14 |
| 07:52 | Georgetown | Archie Hone misses the easy layup | 18-14 |
| 07:50 | St. John's | James Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Gary Connor denies the turnaround by John Johnston | 18-14 |
| 07:33 | Georgetown | Emanuel Garber grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Charland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Corey Parson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Emanuel Garber (fresh) SG - Archie Hone (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Willie Meis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Winfred Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Connor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Georgetown | Archie Hone knocks in the 3 from straight away | 18-17 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | John Johnston is hacked by Emanuel Garber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Emanuel Garber, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG) Billy Charland | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 07:23 | St. John's | John Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:23 | Georgetown | Gary Connor pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 07:02 | Georgetown | Willie Meis buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Emanuel Garber | 18-19 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | James Mitchell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-19 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Corey Parson gets the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | James Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Winfred Bailey - foul #1 on Winfred Bailey, team foul #10 | 18-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (SF) Corey Parson | |
| Subs | Georgetown | John Stidham (C) Gary Connor | |
| 06:26 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:14 | Georgetown | Willie Meis is whistled for a carry | 20-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SF), Gregory Hill (PF) John Johnston, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Winfred Bailey denies the turnaround by Roscoe Salzer | 20-19 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | James Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro is whistled for a carry | 20-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Martin Arsenault (C) Robert Hardy, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Dikembe Agbayani (PF), Gary Connor (C) Winfred Bailey, John Stidham | |
| 05:10 | Georgetown | Gary Connor scores on a floater from the right block | 20-21 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro buries a jump hook from the left block | 22-21 |
| 04:45 | Georgetown | Emanuel Garber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Garland O'Keefe (PF) Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Georgetown | James Beasley (SF) Willie Meis | |
| 04:25 | St. John's | John Johnston misses short on a floater from the left side | 22-21 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro tips it in | 24-21 |
| 04:09 | Georgetown | Dikembe Agbayani comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 24-21 |
| 04:08 | Georgetown | Dikembe Agbayani hits the follow up shot | 24-23 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Charland | 26-23 |
| 03:21 | Georgetown | Billy Charland is called for the reach on Archie Hone - foul #1 on Billy Charland, team foul #4 | 26-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Corey Parson (SF), James Mitchell (PF) John Johnston, Billy Charland, Woodrow Shapiro, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Darin Hill (PG), Jeffrey Nye (SG), Harold Mateer (SF), Winfred Bailey (PF), John Stidham (C) Emanuel Garber, Archie Hone, James Beasley, Dikembe Agbayani, Gary Connor | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) SF - Corey Parson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Darin Hill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Nye (fresh) SF - Harold Mateer (fresh) PF - Winfred Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Stidham (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Georgetown | Winfred Bailey is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 26-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SF) Corey Parson | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Donald Pleasants | 28-23 |
| 02:22 | Georgetown | Jeffrey Nye misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-23 |
| 02:20 | Georgetown | Winfred Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 02:08 | Georgetown | Darin Hill makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Winfred Bailey | 28-26 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Pleasants | 30-26 |
| 01:24 | Georgetown | John Stidham banks in the layup | 30-28 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is hacked by John Stidham in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Stidham, team foul #11 | 30-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Corey Parson (SF), Gregory Hill (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Donald Pleasants, Roscoe Salzer, James Mitchell, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Dikembe Agbayani (PF), Gary Connor (C) Winfred Bailey, John Stidham | |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:14 | Georgetown | Darin Hill knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-30 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro blows the layup | 32-30 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault tips it in | 34-30 |
| 00:47 | Georgetown | Darin Hill clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Woodrow Shapiro - foul #1 on Woodrow Shapiro, team foul #5 | 34-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 00:47 | Georgetown | Darin Hill misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:47 | Georgetown | Darin Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Corey Parson is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Corey Parson, team foul #6 | 34-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Willie Meis (PG) Darin Hill | |
| 00:32 | Georgetown | Willie Meis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gregory Hill | 34-30 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Jeffrey Nye is called for the reach on Corey Parson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Nye, team foul #12 | 34-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), James Mitchell (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Darin Hill (PG) Jeffrey Nye | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Corey Parson makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Corey Parson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:00 | Georgetown | Harold Mateer misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-30 |