| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) SG - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) C - James Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Alvin Gilmore (fresh) SG - Clifton Shanahan (fresh) SF - Stephen Hughes (fresh) PF - Victor Burris (fresh) C - Ronald Countess (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | Ronald Countess wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Stanford | Ronald Countess can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Gregory Hill tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Stanford | Clifton Shanahan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gregory Hill | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Stanford | Ronald Countess connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Alvin Gilmore | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | James Mitchell connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Roscoe Salzer and the foul's on Stephen Hughes - foul #1 on Stephen Hughes, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:30 | Stanford | Clifton Shanahan buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Alvin Gilmore | 5-5 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Gregory Hill loses the dribble to Victor Burris | 5-5 |
| 17:03 | Stanford | Victor Burris hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Hardy - foul #1 on Robert Hardy, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:03 | Stanford | Victor Burris makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:03 | Stanford | Victor Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Pleasants | 7-7 |
| 16:21 | Stanford | Ronald Countess is fouled on the floor by Donald Pleasants - foul #1 on Donald Pleasants, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Milton Coney (PF), Jason Paige (C) Victor Burris, Ronald Countess | |
| 16:03 | Stanford | Clifton Shanahan misses the 3 from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:01 | St. John's | James Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Alvin Gilmore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clifton Shanahan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Hughes (fairly fresh) PF - Milton Coney (fresh) C - Jason Paige (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 15:41 | Stanford | Clifton Shanahan grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:19 | Stanford | Stephen Hughes comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Mitchell | 7-7 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Gregory Hill misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Milton Coney - foul #1 on Milton Coney, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Woodrow Shapiro (SF), Martin Arsenault (C) Donald Pleasants, Roscoe Salzer, Robert Hardy, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Stanford | Henry Zwigart (PG), Luis Dennison (SG), Victor Burris (SF), Ronald Countess (C) Alvin Gilmore, Clifton Shanahan, Stephen Hughes, Jason Paige | |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Gregory Hill makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Gregory Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Billy Charland gets the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Billy Charland and he's hacked by Luis Dennison - foul #1 on Luis Dennison, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe (C) Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:20 | Stanford | Victor Burris misses the floater from the left side | 11-7 |
| 14:19 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart misses the tip | 11-7 |
| 14:18 | Stanford | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Dennison | 11-7 |
| 14:03 | Stanford | Milton Coney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF), James Mitchell (C) John Johnston, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore (PG) Luis Dennison | |
| 13:39 | St. John's | James Mitchell can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault grabs the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is fouled on the floor by Milton Coney - foul #2 on Milton Coney, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SG) Billy Charland, Woodrow Shapiro | |
| Subs | Stanford | Clifton Shanahan (SG), Stephen Hughes (SF) Henry Zwigart, Milton Coney | |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Hardy | 14-7 |
| 12:48 | Stanford | Stephen Hughes clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-7 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault gets the rebound | 14-7 |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Stephen Hughes - foul #2 on Stephen Hughes, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gregory Hill (PF) Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Stanford | Luis Dennison (SF) Stephen Hughes | |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:21 | Stanford | Ronald Countess pulls down the rebound | 15-7 |
| 11:54 | Stanford | James Mitchell is called for the reach on Ronald Countess - foul #1 on James Mitchell, team foul #3 | 15-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe (C) James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Stanford | Brian Weisenberg (PF), Jason Paige (C) Victor Burris, Ronald Countess | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Alvin Gilmore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clifton Shanahan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luis Dennison (fresh) PF - Brian Weisenberg (fresh) C - Jason Paige (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jason Paige | 15-10 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses the floater from the left side | 15-10 |
| 11:17 | Stanford | Clifton Shanahan grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:58 | Stanford | Clifton Shanahan double dribbles | 15-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Woodrow Shapiro (SF), James Mitchell (C) Roscoe Salzer, Robert Hardy, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Stanford | Henry Zwigart (SG), Victor Burris (PF), Ronald Countess (C) Alvin Gilmore, Brian Weisenberg, Jason Paige | |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants's pass is intercepted by Henry Zwigart | 15-10 |
| 10:48 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart hits the finger roll | 15-12 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | James Mitchell blows the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Countess - foul #1 on Ronald Countess, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG) Donald Pleasants | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 10:22 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:01 | Stanford | Victor Burris loses the dribble to Gregory Hill | 17-12 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro knocks in the runner in the lane | 19-12 |
| 09:21 | Stanford | Clifton Shanahan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-12 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Gregory Hill grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | James Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SG), Robert Hardy (SF) John Johnston, Billy Charland, Woodrow Shapiro | |
| Subs | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore (PG), Jason Paige (C) Clifton Shanahan, Ronald Countess | |
| 08:32 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Hill - foul #1 on Gregory Hill, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (PF), Garland O'Keefe (C) Gregory Hill, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Stanford | Brian Weisenberg (PF) Victor Burris | |
| 08:32 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore misses the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 08:32 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore misses the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Jason Paige is called for the reach on Roscoe Salzer - foul #1 on Jason Paige, team foul #7 | 19-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Victor Burris (SF) Luis Dennison | |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 07:56 | Stanford | Brian Weisenberg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-12 |
| 07:55 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart gets the offensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 07:30 | Stanford | Brian Weisenberg comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Martin Arsenault - foul #1 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #5 | 21-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gregory Hill (PF), James Mitchell (C) Martin Arsenault, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Stanford | Clifton Shanahan (SG), Luis Dennison (SF), Ronald Countess (C) Henry Zwigart, Victor Burris, Jason Paige | |
| 07:30 | Stanford | Brian Weisenberg makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 07:30 | Stanford | Brian Weisenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Alvin Gilmore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifton Shanahan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luis Dennison (fresh) PF - Brian Weisenberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Countess (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer can't throw it down | 21-14 |
| 07:10 | Stanford | Ronald Countess snags the defensive board | 21-14 |
| 06:55 | Stanford | Brian Weisenberg lays it in on a great pass from Alvin Gilmore | 21-16 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Robert Hardy scores on a runner from the right block set up by Gregory Hill | 23-16 |
| 06:14 | Stanford | Roscoe Salzer is called for the reach on Clifton Shanahan - foul #1 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Stephen Hughes (SF), Victor Burris (PF) Luis Dennison, Brian Weisenberg | |
| 05:55 | Stanford | Clifton Shanahan hits a 3 from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 23-19 |
| 05:38 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Clifton Shanahan | 23-19 |
| 05:10 | Stanford | Victor Burris travels with the ball | 23-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (PG), Woodrow Shapiro (SG), Martin Arsenault (PF) Donald Pleasants, Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 04:55 | St. John's | James Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Stephen Hughes | 23-19 |
| 04:51 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Hughes | 23-21 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Stephen Hughes steals the ball from Woodrow Shapiro | 23-21 |
| 04:33 | Stanford | Clifton Shanahan lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Hughes | 23-23 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | James Mitchell is hacked by Stephen Hughes - foul #3 on Stephen Hughes, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Stanford | Henry Zwigart (PG), Luis Dennison (SG), Milton Coney (PF), Jason Paige (C) Alvin Gilmore, Clifton Shanahan, Stephen Hughes, Ronald Countess | |
| 04:14 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:14 | Stanford | Milton Coney snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 03:47 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-23 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | James Mitchell snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-23 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Henry Zwigart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Luis Dennison (fresh) SF - Victor Burris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Milton Coney (fresh) C - Jason Paige (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart makes the jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by Billy Charland - foul #1 on Billy Charland, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), Gregory Hill (PF) John Johnston, Billy Charland, Woodrow Shapiro, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore (PG), Ronald Countess (C) Victor Burris, Jason Paige | |
| 03:02 | Stanford | Henry Zwigart makes the free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-26 |
| 02:41 | Stanford | Luis Dennison grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 02:37 | Stanford | Ronald Countess misses the lay-in but the foul's on Martin Arsenault - foul #2 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Clifton Shanahan (SG) Henry Zwigart | |
| 02:37 | Stanford | Ronald Countess makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:37 | Stanford | Ronald Countess makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 02:13 | Stanford | Ronald Countess grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 01:46 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Gregory Hill pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer clanks a floater from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 01:38 | Stanford | Ronald Countess pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 01:11 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore is fouled on the floor by Donald Pleasants - foul #2 on Donald Pleasants, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Mitchell (C) Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Stanford | Victor Burris (SF) Luis Dennison | |
| 01:11 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:11 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer is hacked by Alvin Gilmore - foul #1 on Alvin Gilmore, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Brian Weisenberg (PF) Milton Coney | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:51 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Ronald Countess | 26-30 |
| 00:28 | Stanford | Alvin Gilmore tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Alvin Gilmore, team foul #10 | 26-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (SF) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Stanford | Luis Dennison (SF), Jason Paige (C) Brian Weisenberg, Ronald Countess | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-30 |