| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Martin Engle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Kidney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Kelley (fresh) SF - Richard Branscome (fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Goode (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Morgan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Thomas | Kenneth Kidney inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense 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 (0) | |
| 19:41 | St. Thomas | Martin Engle buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Puckett | 32-30 |
| 19:37 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Goode | 32-33 |
| 19:22 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold buries a runner near the basket set up by Martin Engle | 34-33 |
| 19:03 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Scott Morgan | 34-36 |
| 18:45 | St. Thomas | Martin Engle is hacked by Shawn Cheatham - foul #1 on Shawn Cheatham, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 18:33 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold clanks a floater in the paint | 34-36 |
| 18:32 | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis tips it but misses | 34-36 |
| 18:30 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:21 | St. John's (MN) | Jerry Davis picks off the pass by Mike Kelley | 34-36 |
| 18:11 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 34-36 |
| 18:10 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 17:46 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 17:44 | St. Thomas | Kenneth Kidney snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 17:37 | St. Thomas | Martin Engle hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Davis | 36-36 |
| 17:30 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Martin Engle - foul #3 on Martin Engle, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Richard Brown (PG), Paul Bohanan (SF) Martin Engle, Kenneth Kidney | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Charles Jordan (C) Scott Morgan | |
| 17:30 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:30 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:19 | St. Thomas | Richard Brown hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Davis | 39-38 |
| 17:00 | St. John's (MN) | David Goode connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Shawn Cheatham | 39-40 |
| 16:50 | St. Thomas | Richard Brown misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 16:48 | St. John's (MN) | The rebound goes to Mike Kelley | 39-40 |
| 16:43 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Branscome | 39-43 |
| 16:29 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Brown | 41-43 |
| 16:07 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 16:06 | St. Thomas | Richard Puckett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 15:46 | St. Thomas | Richard Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 15:44 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Bohanan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Puckett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Arnold (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Kelley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Branscome (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Goode (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-43 |
| 15:24 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham misses the tip | 41-43 |
| 15:23 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome grabs the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 15:10 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 15:08 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Kelley | 41-43 |
| 14:54 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Mike Kelley | 41-46 |
| 14:34 | St. Thomas | Paul Bohanan hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Davis | 43-46 |
| 14:24 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham scores on a floater from close range set up by Charles Jordan | 43-48 |
| 14:11 | St. Thomas | Richard Brown misses badly on a shot from the left side | 43-48 |
| 14:09 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 14:04 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Mike Kelley | 43-50 |
| 13:36 | St. Thomas | Paul Bohanan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Martin Engle (PG), Keith Carter (SG), Kenneth Kidney (SF), Adam Ward (PF), Kyle Gillette (C) Richard Brown, Jerry Davis, Paul Bohanan, Richard Puckett, Bryan Arnold | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan (PG), Terry Poole (SG), Adam Henke (SF), Jan Williams (PF), Scott Morgan (C) Shawn Cheatham, Mike Kelley, Richard Branscome, David Goode, Charles Jordan | |
| 13:09 | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan is hacked by Keith Carter - foul #3 on Keith Carter, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| 12:51 | St. John's (MN) | Adam Henke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 12:50 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:29 | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 12:28 | St. Thomas | Kenneth Kidney grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:15 | St. Thomas | Adam Ward clanks a runner from the right block | 43-50 |
| 12:14 | St. Thomas | Kyle Gillette snags the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 12:03 | St. Thomas | Jan Williams picks off the pass by Kenneth Kidney | 43-50 |
| 11:46 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 11:44 | St. Thomas | Kyle Gillette pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Martin Engle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Kidney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Gillette (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - John Whelan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Poole (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Adam Henke (fresh) PF - Jan Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Morgan (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | St. Thomas | Adam Ward misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 11:26 | St. John's (MN) | Jan Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 11:10 | St. John's (MN) | Adam Henke misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 11:08 | St. Thomas | Kenneth Kidney snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 10:52 | St. Thomas | Kenneth Kidney clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 43-50 |
| 10:51 | St. Thomas | Adam Ward tips it back up and in | 45-50 |
| 10:39 | St. John's (MN) | Keith Carter is called for the reach on Terry Poole - foul #4 on Keith Carter, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Richard Brown (SG), Michael Thibodeau (SF), Emanuel Arehart (C) Keith Carter, Kenneth Kidney, Kyle Gillette | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham (PG), Mike Kelley (SG), Pierre Gluck (SF), David Goode (PF), Fred McHargue (C) John Whelan, Terry Poole, Adam Henke, Jan Williams, Scott Morgan | |
| 10:28 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Pierre Gluck | 45-53 |
| 10:14 | St. Thomas | Richard Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Ward | 47-53 |
| 09:53 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Fred McHargue | 47-56 |
| 09:37 | St. Thomas | Emanuel Arehart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-56 |
| 09:35 | St. John's (MN) | David Goode grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 09:31 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 09:30 | St. Thomas | Emanuel Arehart pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 09:08 | St. Thomas | Adam Ward buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Richard Brown | 49-56 |
| 08:46 | St. John's (MN) | Fred McHargue travels with the ball | 49-56 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis (SG), Kenneth Kidney (SF), Richard Puckett (PF), Bryan Arnold (C) Martin Engle, Michael Thibodeau, Adam Ward, Emanuel Arehart | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome (SF), Jan Williams (C) Pierre Gluck, Fred McHargue | |
| 08:32 | St. Thomas | Richard Brown is called for traveling | 49-56 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole (SG), Scott Morgan (C) Mike Kelley, Jan Williams | |
| 08:09 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 49-58 |
| 07:55 | St. Thomas | Richard Branscome is called for the reach on Richard Brown - foul #3 on Richard Branscome, team foul #2 | 49-58 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan (PG), Adam Henke (PF) Shawn Cheatham, David Goode | |
| 07:34 | St. Thomas | Richard Puckett drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Richard Brown and he's fouled by Adam Henke - foul #3 on Adam Henke, team foul #3 | 51-58 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Martin Engle (PG) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley (SG) John Whelan | |
| 07:34 | St. Thomas | Richard Puckett makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Martin Engle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Kidney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Puckett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Arnold (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Terry Poole (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mike Kelley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Branscome (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Henke (fresh) 3 pf. C - Scott Morgan (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:17 | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole is hacked by Richard Puckett - foul #2 on Richard Puckett, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Charles Jordan (C) Scott Morgan | |
| 07:12 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Adam Henke | 52-61 |
| 06:53 | St. Thomas | Martin Engle misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Terry Poole - foul #3 on Terry Poole, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Paul Bohanan (SF) Kenneth Kidney | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham (PG), David Goode (PF) Terry Poole, Adam Henke | |
| 06:53 | St. Thomas | Martin Engle makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:53 | St. Thomas | Martin Engle misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:53 | St. John's (MN) | Charles Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 06:40 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham clanks a floater from the left block | 53-61 |
| 06:38 | St. Thomas | The rebound goes to Jerry Davis | 53-61 |
| 06:10 | St. Thomas | Paul Bohanan misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on David Goode - foul #3 on David Goode, team foul #5 | 53-61 |
| 06:10 | St. Thomas | Paul Bohanan makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 06:10 | St. Thomas | Paul Bohanan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:54 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 05:52 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 05:34 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 55-61 |
| 05:32 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 05:23 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-61 |
| 05:21 | St. Thomas | Richard Puckett snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 05:02 | St. Thomas | Martin Engle knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Bryan Arnold | 57-61 |
| 04:43 | St. John's (MN) | David Goode's layup is rejected by Bryan Arnold | 57-61 |
| 04:42 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley tips it back up and in | 57-63 |
| 04:28 | St. Thomas | Martin Engle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 04:27 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold snags the offensive board | 57-63 |
| 04:12 | St. Thomas | Paul Bohanan knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Martin Engle | 59-63 |
| 03:55 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-63 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Richard Brown (PG), Keith Carter (SG), Kenneth Kidney (SF), Adam Ward (PF), Kyle Gillette (C) Martin Engle, Jerry Davis, Paul Bohanan, Richard Puckett, Bryan Arnold | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | John Whelan (PG), Terry Poole (SG), Adam Henke (SF), Jan Williams (PF), Scott Morgan (C) Shawn Cheatham, Mike Kelley, Richard Branscome, David Goode, Charles Jordan | |
| 03:40 | St. Thomas | Kenneth Kidney knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 61-63 |
| 03:20 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 03:19 | St. John's (MN) | Adam Henke grabs the offensive board | 61-63 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Kidney (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Adam Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Gillette (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - John Whelan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Poole (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adam Henke (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jan Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Morgan (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:02 | St. John's (MN) | Adam Ward swats the layup by Scott Morgan | 61-63 |
| 03:01 | St. Thomas | Adam Ward gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 02:58 | St. Thomas | St. Thomas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Martin Engle (PG) Keith Carter | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham (PG), Mike Kelley (SG), Richard Branscome (SF), David Goode (PF) John Whelan, Terry Poole, Adam Henke, Jan Williams | |
| 02:35 | St. Thomas | Adam Ward is fouled on the floor by Scott Morgan - foul #2 on Scott Morgan, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis (SG), Richard Puckett (PF), Bryan Arnold (C) Richard Brown, Adam Ward, Kyle Gillette | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 02:14 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Martin Engle | 63-63 |
| 01:54 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Kelley and he's hacked by Richard Puckett - foul #3 on Richard Puckett, team foul #5 | 63-65 |
| 01:54 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan misses the free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:54 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Cheatham | 63-65 |
| 01:35 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley is hacked by Richard Puckett - foul #4 on Richard Puckett, team foul #6 | 63-65 |
| 01:20 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Shawn Cheatham | 63-68 |
| 01:01 | St. Thomas | Richard Branscome steals it from Jerry Davis | 63-68 |
| 00:56 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham can't finish the layup | 63-68 |
| 00:55 | St. Thomas | Kenneth Kidney grabs the board | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex 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 (0) | |
| 00:34 | St. Thomas | Martin Engle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 00:33 | St. Thomas | Kenneth Kidney grabs the offensive rebound | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) 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 (0) | |
| 00:31 | St. Thomas | Richard Puckett drills a jumper from the left wing | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's (MN) | David Goode is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Engle - foul #4 on Martin Engle, team foul #7 | 65-68 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Terry Poole (PG), Adam Henke (SF) Shawn Cheatham, Richard Branscome | |
| 00:28 | St. John's (MN) | David Goode misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:28 | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:15 | St. Thomas | Martin Engle drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-68 |
| 00:15 | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham (PG), Richard Branscome (SF) Terry Poole, Adam Henke | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 68-68 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Martin Engle (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Kidney (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Puckett (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Bryan Arnold (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) 25 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Kelley (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Branscome (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Goode (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | St. Thomas | Richard Puckett wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense 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 (0) | |
| 04:46 | St. Thomas | Martin Engle scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jerry Davis | 71-68 |
| 04:31 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-68 |
| 04:29 | St. Thomas | Martin Engle grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 04:23 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Scott Morgan - foul #3 on Scott Morgan, team foul #7 | 71-68 |
| 04:23 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 04:23 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 04:10 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 73-70 |
| 03:56 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold's fadeaway is rejected by David Goode | 73-70 |
| 03:54 | St. Thomas | Richard Puckett gets the offensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 03:41 | St. Thomas | Martin Engle clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-70 |
| 03:39 | St. John's (MN) | David Goode snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 03:21 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham's floater is tipped away by Richard Puckett | 73-70 |
| 03:19 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Morgan | 73-70 |
| 03:10 | St. John's (MN) | Martin Engle steals the ball from Mike Kelley | 73-70 |
| 02:58 | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Morgan - foul #4 on Scott Morgan, team foul #8 | 73-70 |
| 02:58 | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:58 | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 02:37 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham can't connect on a shot from the left side | 74-70 |
| 02:36 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 02:30 | St. Thomas | The pull-up jumper by Martin Engle is blocked by David Goode | 74-70 |
| 02:28 | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| 02:08 | St. John's (MN) | David Goode misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Puckett - foul #5 on Richard Puckett, team foul #8 | 74-70 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Richard Brown (SG), Paul Bohanan (SF), Adam Ward (PF), Kyle Gillette (C) Jerry Davis, Kenneth Kidney, Richard Puckett, Bryan Arnold | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Adam Henke (SF), Charles Jordan (C) Richard Branscome, Scott Morgan | |
| 02:08 | St. John's (MN) | David Goode makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:08 | St. John's (MN) | David Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 02:04 | St. Thomas | St. Thomas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis (SG), Kenneth Kidney (SF), Bryan Arnold (C) Richard Brown, Paul Bohanan, Kyle Gillette | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome (SF) Adam Henke | |
| 01:39 | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 74-72 |
| 01:38 | St. John's (MN) | Mike Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 01:13 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 74-72 |
| 01:12 | St. Thomas | Adam Ward snags the defensive board | 74-72 |
| 01:08 | St. Thomas | Shawn Cheatham steals the ball from Martin Engle in the backcourt | 74-72 |
| 01:07 | St. John's (MN) | Shawn Cheatham hits the finger roll | 74-74 |
| 00:45 | St. Thomas | Adam Ward drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Kidney | 76-74 |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Martin Engle (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Kidney (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Adam Ward (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Bryan Arnold (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Shawn Cheatham (fresh) 27 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mike Kelley (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Branscome (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Goode (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 00:35 | St. John's (MN) | David Goode misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 76-74 |
| 00:34 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome grabs the offensive rebound | 76-74 |
| 00:22 | St. John's (MN) | Jerry Davis steals it from Charles Jordan | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Cheatham - foul #2 on Shawn Cheatham, team foul #9 | 76-74 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Scott Morgan (C) Charles Jordan | |
| 00:21 | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:21 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-74 |
| 00:19 | St. Thomas | Scott Morgan is called for the reach on Bryan Arnold - foul #5 on Scott Morgan, team foul #10 | 76-74 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Charles Jordan (C) Scott Morgan | |
| 00:19 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:19 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:19 | St. John's (MN) | Charles Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 00:11 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-74 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Richard Brown (SG) Jerry Davis | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 00:08 | St. Thomas | Richard Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Kelley - foul #3 on Mike Kelley, team foul #11 | 77-74 |
| 00:08 | St. Thomas | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:08 | St. Thomas | Richard Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:08 | St. John's (MN) | Charles Jordan pulls down the rebound | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | St. John's (MN) | Kenneth Kidney is called for the reach on Richard Branscome - foul #1 on Kenneth Kidney, team foul #9 | 78-74 |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Jerry Davis (SG) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| 00:02 | St. John's (MN) | Richard Branscome misses the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:02 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold snags the defensive board | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | St. Thomas | Bryan Arnold runs out the clock | 78-74 |