| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Johnny James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sibert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lewis Byron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Cheatham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Waldrop (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Smith (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Chester Bernstein (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Lee (fresh) C - Charles Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Robert Williams inbounds the ball | 40-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Colorado | Chester Bernstein's pass is intercepted by Tony Cheatham | 40-45 |
| 19:26 | St. John's (MN) | Lewis Byron makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Sibert | 43-45 |
| 19:16 | Colorado | Chester Bernstein knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gary Smith | 43-48 |
| 18:54 | St. John's (MN) | Walter Waldrop hits the finger roll set up by Johnny James | 45-48 |
| 18:41 | Colorado | Chester Bernstein comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 18:40 | St. John's (MN) | Tony Cheatham snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 18:34 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Sibert is whistled for a carry | 45-48 |
| 18:15 | Colorado | Charles Myers misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 18:14 | St. John's (MN) | Walter Waldrop grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 17:58 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Sibert clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 17:56 | Colorado | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 17:39 | Colorado | Charles Myers is hacked by Walter Waldrop - foul #2 on Walter Waldrop, team foul #1 | 45-48 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jeremy Decicco (PG), James Knutson (PF) Johnny James, Tony Cheatham | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Barker (SG) Chester Bernstein | |
| 17:32 | Colorado | James Barker makes the 3 from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 17:08 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Sibert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 17:06 | Colorado | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 16:52 | Colorado | Robert Williams misses short on a runner near the basket | 45-51 |
| 16:51 | St. John's (MN) | Walter Waldrop grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 16:38 | St. John's (MN) | James Knutson clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Gary Lee - foul #3 on Gary Lee, team foul #1 | 45-51 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Justin McGillivray (SG), Jason Randolph (C) Robert Sibert, Walter Waldrop | |
| Subs | Colorado | Chester Bernstein (SG), Michael Steadham (SF), Brian Bailey (PF), James Lakin (C) Gary Smith, Robert Williams, Gary Lee, Charles Myers | |
| 16:38 | St. John's (MN) | James Knutson makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 16:38 | St. John's (MN) | James Knutson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 16:29 | Colorado | Chester Bernstein scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Bailey | 47-54 |
| 16:08 | St. John's (MN) | Lewis Byron can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 16:07 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Randolph | 47-54 |
| 15:51 | St. John's (MN) | Lewis Byron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 15:50 | Colorado | Brian Bailey grabs the board | 47-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Jeremy Decicco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin McGillivray (fresh) SF - Lewis Byron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Knutson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Barker (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Chester Bernstein (fresh) 21 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Steadham (fresh) PF - Brian Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Lakin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Colorado | James Barker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 15:42 | St. John's (MN) | James Knutson snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 15:36 | St. John's (MN) | James Knutson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Johnny James (PG), James Sutherland (SG), Tony Cheatham (PF) Jeremy Decicco, Justin McGillivray, Lewis Byron | |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian Heitz (PG) James Barker | |
| 15:10 | Colorado | Chester Bernstein clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 15:09 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to James Lakin | 47-54 |
| 14:57 | Colorado | Chester Bernstein hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 14:56 | St. John's (MN) | James Knutson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 14:50 | St. John's (MN) | James Knutson loses the dribble to Brian Heitz | 47-54 |
| 14:32 | Colorado | Brian Heitz is hacked by James Knutson - foul #3 on James Knutson, team foul #2 | 47-54 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Lewis Byron (SF), Walter Waldrop (C) Jason Randolph, James Knutson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Smith (PG), Robert Williams (SF), Gary Lee (PF), Charles Myers (C) Chester Bernstein, Michael Steadham, Brian Bailey, James Lakin | |
| 14:21 | Colorado | Robert Williams's layup is rejected by Tony Cheatham | 47-54 |
| 14:20 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Heitz | 47-54 |
| 14:02 | Colorado | Robert Williams connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Brian Heitz | 47-56 |
| 13:37 | St. John's (MN) | Lewis Byron is fouled on the floor by Robert Williams - foul #3 on Robert Williams, team foul #2 | 47-56 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jeremy Decicco (PG) Johnny James | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Barker (SG) Brian Heitz | |
| 13:19 | St. John's (MN) | Lewis Byron makes the jumper from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 13:10 | Colorado | Robert Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Walter Waldrop - foul #3 on Walter Waldrop, team foul #3 | 49-56 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Robert Sibert (SG), James Knutson (PF) James Sutherland, Tony Cheatham | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 13:10 | Colorado | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 13:10 | Colorado | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 12:47 | St. John's (MN) | Jeremy Decicco's floater is knocked away by Charles Myers | 49-58 |
| 12:46 | Colorado | Gary Lee snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 12:36 | Colorado | Robert Williams scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Smith | 49-60 |
| 12:18 | St. John's (MN) | Lewis Byron's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Lee | 49-60 |
| 12:16 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Gary Lee | 49-60 |
| 12:11 | Colorado | James Barker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 12:09 | St. John's (MN) | Walter Waldrop pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 11:56 | St. John's (MN) | James Knutson knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jeremy Decicco | 51-60 |
| 11:48 | Colorado | Robert Williams can't connect on a floater from close range | 51-60 |
| 11:46 | Colorado | Robert Williams grabs the offensive board | 51-60 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Jeremy Decicco (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Sibert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lewis Byron (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Knutson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Waldrop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Smith (fresh) 8 ast. SG - James Barker (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Lee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Myers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Colorado | Gary Smith's pass is intercepted by Lewis Byron | 51-60 |
| 11:14 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Sibert knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 11:05 | Colorado | James Barker can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 11:04 | Colorado | Charles Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 10:55 | Colorado | Charles Myers misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Robert Sibert - foul #1 on Robert Sibert, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Johnny James (PG), James Sutherland (SG), Tony Cheatham (PF), Jason Randolph (C) Jeremy Decicco, Lewis Byron, James Knutson, Walter Waldrop | |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian Heitz (PG), Chester Bernstein (SG), Michael Steadham (SF), Brian Bailey (PF) Gary Smith, James Barker, Robert Williams, Gary Lee | |
| 10:55 | Colorado | Charles Myers misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 10:55 | Colorado | Charles Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 10:47 | St. John's (MN) | Charles Myers denies the turnaround by Johnny James | 54-61 |
| 10:46 | Colorado | Brian Heitz gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 10:35 | Colorado | Chester Bernstein misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 10:33 | Colorado | Brian Heitz tips it but misses | 54-61 |
| 10:32 | St. John's (MN) | Tony Cheatham gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 10:14 | St. John's (MN) | Jason Randolph throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-61 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Paul Smith (SF) Robert Sibert | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Lakin (C) Charles Myers | |
| 10:05 | Colorado | The short jumper by Chester Bernstein is denied by Tony Cheatham | 54-61 |
| 10:04 | St. John's (MN) | Tony Cheatham snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 09:52 | St. John's (MN) | James Sutherland drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-61 |
| 09:40 | Colorado | Chester Bernstein misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-61 |
| 09:38 | St. John's (MN) | Paul Smith grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 09:19 | St. John's (MN) | Jason Randolph is whistled for a carry | 57-61 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Lewis Byron (SF), James Knutson (C) Paul Smith, Jason Randolph | |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Smith (PG), Robert Williams (SF) Brian Heitz, Michael Steadham | |
| 09:06 | Colorado | Chester Bernstein misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 09:04 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Lewis Byron | 57-61 |
| 08:49 | St. John's (MN) | Lewis Byron makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Johnny James | 60-61 |
| 08:35 | Colorado | Chester Bernstein can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 08:34 | Colorado | James Lakin grabs the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 08:21 | Colorado | Robert Williams connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Chester Bernstein | 60-63 |
| 08:01 | St. John's (MN) | James Knutson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 08:00 | Colorado | Robert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 07:47 | Colorado | Chester Bernstein scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Smith | 60-66 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Johnny James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Sutherland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lewis Byron (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony Cheatham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Knutson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Smith (fresh) 9 ast. SG - Chester Bernstein (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Lakin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | St. John's (MN) | Lewis Byron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-66 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jeremy Decicco (PG), Robert Sibert (SG), Walter Waldrop (C) Johnny James, James Sutherland, Tony Cheatham | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Barker (SG), Gary Lee (PF), Charles Myers (C) Chester Bernstein, Brian Bailey, James Lakin | |
| 07:12 | Colorado | Robert Williams misses the easy layup | 60-66 |
| 07:10 | St. John's (MN) | Walter Waldrop pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| 07:02 | St. John's (MN) | Lewis Byron hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 06:53 | Colorado | Robert Williams can't finish the layup | 63-66 |
| 06:52 | Colorado | Gary Lee tips it home | 63-68 |
| 06:34 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Sibert misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 63-68 |
| 06:32 | St. John's (MN) | Walter Waldrop hits the follow up shot | 65-68 |
| 06:13 | Colorado | Robert Williams misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Lewis Byron - foul #2 on Lewis Byron, team foul #5 | 65-68 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jason Randolph (PF) James Knutson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian Heitz (SG) Gary Smith | |
| 06:13 | Colorado | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 06:13 | Colorado | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 05:51 | St. John's (MN) | The jump hook by Jason Randolph is blocked by Charles Myers | 65-70 |
| 05:50 | Colorado | Gary Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 05:39 | Colorado | Charles Myers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Lewis Byron - foul #3 on Lewis Byron, team foul #6 | 65-70 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Sutherland (SG) Lewis Byron | |
| Subs | Colorado | Chester Bernstein (SG), Michael Steadham (SF) Brian Heitz, Robert Williams | |
| 05:39 | Colorado | Charles Myers makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 05:39 | Colorado | Charles Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 05:39 | St. John's (MN) | Jason Randolph grabs the board | 65-71 |
| 05:22 | St. John's (MN) | Jason Randolph lays it up and in | 67-71 |
| 05:15 | Colorado | Charles Myers banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Steadham | 67-73 |
| 04:54 | St. John's (MN) | Jeremy Decicco is whistled for traveling | 67-73 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Johnny James (PG), Lewis Byron (SF), Tony Cheatham (PF), James Knutson (C) Jeremy Decicco, Robert Sibert, Jason Randolph, Walter Waldrop | |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian Heitz (PG), James Lakin (PF), Everette Ferranti (C) James Barker, Gary Lee, Charles Myers | |
| 04:40 | Colorado | Chester Bernstein blows the layup but he's fouled by James Knutson - foul #4 on James Knutson, team foul #7 | 67-73 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Smith (PG), Brian Bailey (PF) Brian Heitz, Everette Ferranti | |
| 04:40 | Colorado | Chester Bernstein makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 04:40 | Colorado | Chester Bernstein misses the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 04:40 | St. John's (MN) | James Knutson snags the defensive board | 67-74 |
| 04:33 | St. John's (MN) | Lewis Byron clanks a 3 from the left corner | 67-74 |
| 04:31 | Colorado | Brian Bailey pulls down the rebound | 67-74 |
| 04:25 | Colorado | Chester Bernstein drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Steadham | 67-77 |
| 04:10 | St. John's (MN) | Tony Cheatham can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 67-77 |
| 04:08 | Colorado | The rebound goes to James Lakin | 67-77 |
| 03:51 | Colorado | Chester Bernstein buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Smith | 67-80 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:30 | St. John's (MN) | James Sutherland misses long on a 3 from straight away | 67-80 |
| 03:29 | St. John's (MN) | Lewis Byron tips it but misses | 67-80 |
| 03:28 | St. John's (MN) | Johnny James can't tip it in | 67-80 |
| 03:26 | Colorado | Brian Bailey snags the defensive board | 67-80 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Johnny James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Sutherland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lewis Byron (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Tony Cheatham (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Knutson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Smith (fresh) 10 ast. SG - Chester Bernstein (fairly fresh) 31 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Steadham (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Brian Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Lakin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:04 | Colorado | Chester Bernstein travels with the ball | 67-80 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jeremy Decicco (PG), Robert Sibert (SG), Walter Waldrop (C) Johnny James, James Sutherland, Tony Cheatham | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Barker (PG), Brian Heitz (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Gary Lee (PF), Charles Myers (C) Gary Smith, Chester Bernstein, Michael Steadham, Brian Bailey, James Lakin | |
| 02:56 | St. John's (MN) | Jeremy Decicco's pass is intercepted by Brian Heitz | 67-80 |
| 02:53 | Colorado | Brian Heitz can't finish the layup | 67-80 |
| 02:52 | Colorado | James Barker grabs the offensive rebound | 67-80 |
| 02:52 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-80 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Johnny James (PG), Tony Cheatham (PF) Jeremy Decicco, James Knutson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Smith (PG) Brian Heitz | |
| 02:29 | Colorado | Robert Williams drills a floater in the lane | 67-82 |
| 02:14 | St. John's (MN) | Johnny James is hacked by Charles Myers - foul #2 on Charles Myers, team foul #3 | 67-82 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Jeremy Decicco (PG), Paul Smith (SF), James Knutson (PF), Jason Randolph (C) Johnny James, Lewis Byron, Tony Cheatham, Walter Waldrop | |
| Subs | Colorado | Chester Bernstein (SG) James Barker | |
| 02:06 | St. John's (MN) | Jeremy Decicco misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-82 |
| 02:05 | St. John's (MN) | Jason Randolph hits the follow up shot | 69-82 |
| 01:59 | Colorado | Robert Williams can't finish the layup | 69-82 |
| 01:57 | St. John's (MN) | Robert Sibert grabs the board | 69-82 |
| 01:41 | St. John's (MN) | Jeremy Decicco can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-82 |
| 01:40 | Colorado | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 69-82 |
| 01:19 | Colorado | Jason Randolph swats the short shot by Charles Myers | 69-82 |
| 01:17 | Colorado | Robert Williams tips it in | 69-84 |
| 00:59 | St. John's (MN) | James Knutson is hacked by Gary Lee - foul #4 on Gary Lee, team foul #4 | 69-84 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:57 | St. John's (MN) | Jeremy Decicco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-84 |
| 00:55 | Colorado | Charles Myers grabs the board | 69-84 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:35 | Colorado | Robert Williams can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 69-84 |
| 00:33 | St. John's (MN) | Paul Smith grabs the board | 69-84 |
| 00:26 | St. John's (MN) | Paul Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-84 |
| 00:25 | St. John's (MN) | Paul Smith hits the follow up shot | 71-84 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Gary Smith runs out the clock | 71-84 |