| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mike Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Branscome (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Goode (fresh) C - William Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifton Bernard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Eldridge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Earl (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Goode - foul #2 on David Goode, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 19:41 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:41 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:26 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 19:25 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 19:21 | Thiel | Sal Baker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 19:20 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Mike Kelley | 28-33 |
| 19:06 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 28-33 |
| 19:05 | Thiel | Richard Earl snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 18:59 | Thiel | Sal Baker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Goode - foul #3 on David Goode, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Kuo (PF) David Goode | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 18:59 | Thiel | Sal Baker misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:59 | Thiel | Sal Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:46 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley misses the 3 from straight away | 28-34 |
| 18:44 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Richard Earl | 28-34 |
| 18:40 | Thiel | Sal Baker is called for traveling | 28-34 |
| 18:32 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Shawn Cheatham | 31-34 |
| 18:12 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge lays it up and in | 31-36 |
| 17:57 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Eldridge steals the ball from William Scott | 31-36 |
| 17:33 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Richard Earl | 31-38 |
| 17:09 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley misses long on a shot from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 17:07 | Thiel | Richard Earl grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 16:54 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky is fouled on the floor by Shawn Cheatham - foul #2 on Shawn Cheatham, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan (PG), Terry Poole (SG), Adam Henke (SF), Roland Crownover (C) Shawn Cheatham, Mike Kelley, Richard Branscome, William Scott | |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (SG), Eric Cortes (SF), Bruce Graham (PF), Aaron Raczkowski (C) Donald Illovsky, Clifton Bernard, Scott Eldridge, Richard Earl | |
| 16:49 | Thiel | Howard Childress throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-38 |
| 16:36 | St. John's (MN) | Roland Crownover buries a jumper from the left side | 33-38 |
| 16:09 | Thiel | Sal Baker's floater is knocked away by Roland Crownover | 33-38 |
| 16:08 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Adam Henke | 33-38 |
| 15:48 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-38 |
| 15:47 | St. John's (MN) | Adam Henke misses the tip | 33-38 |
| 15:45 | Thiel | Aaron Raczkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - John Whelan (fresh) SG - Terry Poole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Henke (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Kuo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Crownover (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Childress (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eric Cortes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Raczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Thiel | Howard Childress comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 15:38 | St. John's (MN) | James Kuo grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 15:16 | St. John's (MN) | Bruce Graham steals the ball from Adam Henke | 33-38 |
| 15:12 | Thiel | Howard Childress misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 15:10 | Thiel | Bruce Graham snags the offensive board | 33-38 |
| 14:48 | Thiel | Sal Baker makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Howard Childress | 33-40 |
| 14:24 | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 33-40 |
| 14:22 | St. John's (MN) | James Kuo can't tip it in | 33-40 |
| 14:20 | Thiel | Sal Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 14:13 | Thiel | Howard Childress drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Raczkowski | 33-43 |
| 13:48 | St. John's (MN) | Aaron Raczkowski is called for the reach on Roland Crownover - foul #1 on Aaron Raczkowski, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham (PG), Mike Kelley (SG), Richard Branscome (SF), David Goode (PF), William Scott (C) John Whelan, Terry Poole, Adam Henke, James Kuo, Roland Crownover | |
| Subs | Thiel | Stanton Forte (PG), Donald Illovsky (SG), Clifton Bernard (SF), Scott Eldridge (PF), Richard Earl (C) Sal Baker, Howard Childress, Eric Cortes, Bruce Graham, Aaron Raczkowski | |
| 13:35 | St. John's (MN) | David Goode knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shawn Cheatham | 35-43 |
| 13:30 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifton Bernard | 35-46 |
| 13:11 | St. John's (MN) | David Goode clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Earl - foul #3 on Richard Earl, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| 13:11 | St. John's (MN) | David Goode makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 13:11 | St. John's (MN) | David Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 12:56 | Thiel | Richard Earl comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 12:55 | Thiel | Richard Earl snags the offensive board | 37-46 |
| 12:34 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-46 |
| 12:32 | Thiel | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Illovsky | 37-46 |
| 12:12 | Thiel | Richard Earl is called for 5 seconds | 37-46 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (PG) Stanton Forte | |
| 11:55 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham hits a runner from the baseline set up by Mike Kelley and he's fouled by Clifton Bernard - foul #1 on Clifton Bernard, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| 11:55 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| 11:38 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard misses the lay-in | 40-46 |
| 11:37 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Kelley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Branscome (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Goode (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - William Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Howard Childress (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifton Bernard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Eldridge (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Earl (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham misses the dunk | 40-46 |
| 11:30 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 11:20 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 11:19 | St. John's (MN) | William Scott grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 10:58 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome is whistled for a carry | 40-46 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole (PG), Adam Henke (SF), James Kuo (PF) Shawn Cheatham, Richard Branscome, David Goode | |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG), Bruce Graham (PF), Aaron Raczkowski (C) Howard Childress, Scott Eldridge, Richard Earl | |
| 10:39 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-46 |
| 10:38 | Thiel | Bruce Graham snags the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 10:21 | Thiel | Bruce Graham loses the dribble to James Kuo | 40-46 |
| 10:05 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Illovsky is called for the reach on Mike Kelley - foul #2 on Donald Illovsky, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan (PG), David Goode (PF) Mike Kelley, William Scott | |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (SG), Eric Cortes (SF) Donald Illovsky, Clifton Bernard | |
| 09:45 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 09:38 | Thiel | Howard Childress connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Sal Baker | 43-49 |
| 09:10 | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan hits a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Bruce Graham - foul #2 on Bruce Graham, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome (SF), Roland Crownover (C) Adam Henke, James Kuo | |
| Subs | Thiel | Scott Eldridge (PF), Richard Earl (C) Bruce Graham, Aaron Raczkowski | |
| 09:10 | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:52 | Thiel | Richard Earl misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-49 |
| 08:51 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 08:39 | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 08:28 | Thiel | Howard Childress misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on David Goode - foul #4 on David Goode, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham (PG), Mike Kelley (SG), William Scott (C) John Whelan, Terry Poole, David Goode | |
| Subs | Thiel | Donald Illovsky (SG), Clifton Bernard (SF) Sal Baker, Eric Cortes | |
| 08:28 | Thiel | Howard Childress makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:28 | Thiel | Howard Childress misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:28 | St. John's (MN) | Roland Crownover pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:05 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham can't finish the layup | 48-50 |
| 08:03 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham can't tip it in | 48-50 |
| 08:01 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 07:54 | Thiel | A charge is called on Howard Childress - foul #1 on Howard Childress, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Kuo (PF) Roland Crownover | |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG) Howard Childress | |
| 07:30 | St. John's (MN) | William Scott misses short on a shot near the basket | 48-50 |
| 07:29 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Kelley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Branscome (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Kuo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Sal Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifton Bernard (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Eldridge (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Earl (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Thiel | Sal Baker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 07:22 | St. John's (MN) | William Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:58 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 06:56 | St. John's (MN) | James Kuo gets the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:37 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Eldridge steps in front of the James Kuo pass | 48-50 |
| 06:27 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 06:25 | Thiel | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Earl | 48-50 |
| 06:05 | Thiel | Richard Earl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole (SG), Adam Henke (SF), David Goode (PF) Mike Kelley, Richard Branscome, James Kuo | |
| Subs | Thiel | Eric Cortes (SF), Bruce Graham (PF), Aaron Raczkowski (C) Clifton Bernard, Scott Eldridge, Richard Earl | |
| 05:55 | St. John's (MN) | Bruce Graham is called for the reach on Adam Henke - foul #3 on Bruce Graham, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan (PG), Roland Crownover (C) Shawn Cheatham, William Scott | |
| Subs | Thiel | Howard Childress (SG) Donald Illovsky | |
| 05:55 | St. John's (MN) | Adam Henke misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 05:55 | Thiel | The rebound goes to Bruce Graham | 48-50 |
| 05:48 | Thiel | Sal Baker misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Whelan - foul #2 on John Whelan, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| 05:48 | Thiel | Sal Baker makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:48 | Thiel | Sal Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:48 | St. John's (MN) | Adam Henke grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 05:30 | St. John's (MN) | The pull-up jumper by Terry Poole is blocked by Aaron Raczkowski | 48-51 |
| 05:29 | St. John's (MN) | Roland Crownover misses the tip | 48-51 |
| 05:27 | Thiel | Bruce Graham gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 05:22 | Thiel | Howard Childress hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 05:20 | St. John's (MN) | Adam Henke grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 05:05 | St. John's (MN) | David Goode connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Adam Henke | 50-51 |
| 04:46 | Thiel | Aaron Raczkowski hits the finger roll set up by Sal Baker | 50-53 |
| 04:26 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Whelan | 53-53 |
| 04:22 | Thiel | Eric Cortes is whistled for a carry | 53-53 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham (PG), Mike Kelley (SG), Richard Branscome (SF), William Scott (C) John Whelan, Terry Poole, Adam Henke, Roland Crownover | |
| Subs | Thiel | Donald Illovsky (SG), Clifton Bernard (SF), Scott Eldridge (PF) Sal Baker, Eric Cortes, Bruce Graham | |
| 04:06 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley can't throw it down | 53-53 |
| 04:04 | Thiel | Howard Childress gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 03:58 | Thiel | The short jumper by Scott Eldridge is denied by David Goode | 53-53 |
| 03:56 | Thiel | Howard Childress hits the follow up shot | 53-55 |
| 03:48 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome is hacked by Donald Illovsky - foul #3 on Donald Illovsky, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Richard Earl (C) Aaron Raczkowski | |
| 03:48 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:48 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:48 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:38 | Thiel | Howard Childress misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 03:37 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:21 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham is whistled for traveling | 54-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Kelley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Branscome (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Goode (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - William Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Thiel | PG - Howard Childress (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Illovsky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clifton Bernard (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Eldridge (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Earl (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Donald Illovsky | 54-57 |
| 02:34 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome buries a 3 from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 02:12 | Thiel | Richard Branscome steals the ball from Donald Illovsky | 57-57 |
| 01:51 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 01:49 | Thiel | Richard Earl grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 01:42 | Thiel | Richard Earl misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 01:40 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Richard Branscome | 57-57 |
| 01:32 | St. John's (MN) | William Scott makes the shot from the right block | 59-57 |
| 01:08 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Branscome - foul #2 on Richard Branscome, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Thiel | Sal Baker (PG) Howard Childress | |
| 01:08 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:08 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:08 | St. John's (MN) | William Scott pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 00:49 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Mike Kelley | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge misses the dunk but he's hacked by David Goode - foul #5 on David Goode, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | James Kuo (PF) David Goode | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 00:41 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:41 | Thiel | Scott Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham loses the dribble to Clifton Bernard | 62-59 |
| 00:12 | Thiel | Clifton Bernard can't finish the layup | 62-59 |
| 00:11 | St. John's (MN) | William Scott grabs the board | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Thiel | Thiel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | St. John's (MN) | William Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Illovsky - foul #4 on Donald Illovsky, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole (PG) Shawn Cheatham | |
| Subs | Thiel | | |
| 00:08 | St. John's (MN) | William Scott makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:08 | St. John's (MN) | William Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:02 | Thiel | Donald Illovsky misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 00:01 | Thiel | Sal Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:00 | Thiel | The clock runs out | 64-59 |