| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Weidner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Reeder (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Marasco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Larry Grover (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Edmiston (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mike Hillier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Odebralski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Maine | Robert Villarreal inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Maine | Mike Hillier makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Grover | 34-41 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | James Reeder can't connect on a shot from the right side | 34-41 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Norman Murphy can't tip it in | 34-41 |
| 19:31 | Maine | Robert Villarreal grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 19:09 | Maine | Norman Murphy picks off the pass by Mike Hillier | 34-41 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Norman Murphy blows the layup | 34-41 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer misses the tip | 34-41 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer tips it in | 36-41 |
| 18:52 | Maine | Brian Edmiston misses long on a jumper from the left side | 36-41 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | James Reeder misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Edmiston - foul #2 on Brian Edmiston, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | James Reeder makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | James Reeder misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-41 |
| 18:24 | Maine | Larry Grover's pass is intercepted by Charles Weidner in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer lays it in on a great pass from Charles Weidner | 39-41 |
| 18:07 | Maine | Charles Weidner picks off the pass by Robert Villarreal | 39-41 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Mike Hillier swats the shot by Joseph Boyer | 39-41 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer grabs the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | James Reeder is fouled on the floor by Mike Hillier - foul #3 on Mike Hillier, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Anderson (SF), John Shifflett (C) Norman Murphy, Bruce Marasco | |
| Subs | Maine | Joseph Cummings (PF) Mike Hillier | |
| 17:24 | St. John's | James Reeder misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-41 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to John Shifflett | 39-41 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | John Shifflett misses the easy layup | 39-41 |
| 17:04 | Maine | Robert Villarreal grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 16:41 | Maine | Brian Edmiston knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 39-43 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Charles Weidner misses the fadeaway from the right side | 39-43 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | James Reeder misses the tip | 39-43 |
| 16:15 | Maine | Joseph Cummings grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 16:03 | Maine | Joseph Cummings hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Weidner - foul #3 on Charles Weidner, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Calloway (PG), David Kato (SG), Norman Murphy (SF), Bruce Marasco (C) Charles Weidner, James Reeder, Christopher Anderson, Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | Maine | Richard Ryland (PG), Kerry Porter (SG), Luther Knoll (C) Larry Grover, Brian Edmiston, Robert Odebralski | |
| 16:03 | Maine | Joseph Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:03 | Maine | Joseph Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Calloway (fresh) SG - David Kato (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Norman Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Shifflett (fresh) C - Bruce Marasco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Richard Ryland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Villarreal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Cummings (fresh) 13 pts. C - Luther Knoll (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | John Shifflett can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 15:43 | Maine | Robert Villarreal gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 15:23 | Maine | Luther Knoll misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 39-45 |
| 15:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Norman Murphy | 39-45 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Norman Murphy connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by David Kato and he's hacked by Richard Ryland - foul #2 on Richard Ryland, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Boyer (PF) John Shifflett | |
| Subs | Maine | Larry Grover (PG), Robert Matthews (PF), Mike Hillier (C) Kerry Porter, Robert Villarreal, Joseph Cummings | |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Norman Murphy makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:50 | Maine | Mike Hillier hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Norman Murphy gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | David Kato is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Kato, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Maine | Brian Edmiston (SG) Luther Knoll | |
| 14:19 | Maine | Larry Grover hits a 3 from straight away set up by Mike Hillier | 42-48 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer is denied on a layup by Mike Hillier | 42-48 |
| 13:54 | Maine | Robert Matthews snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 13:33 | Maine | Richard Ryland makes the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Michael Calloway - foul #1 on Michael Calloway, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Weidner (PG), James Reeder (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), John Shifflett (C) Michael Calloway, David Kato, Norman Murphy, Bruce Marasco | |
| Subs | Maine | Robert Odebralski (C) Mike Hillier | |
| 13:33 | Maine | Richard Ryland makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | James Reeder scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Boyer | 44-51 |
| 12:57 | Maine | Robert Matthews hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Weidner - foul #4 on Charles Weidner, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (SG) Charles Weidner | |
| Subs | Maine | Kerry Porter (PG), Robert Villarreal (SF) Larry Grover, Richard Ryland | |
| 12:57 | Maine | Robert Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 12:57 | Maine | Robert Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | James Reeder lays it in on a great pass from David Kato | 46-52 |
| 12:40 | Maine | Christopher Anderson steps in front of the Kerry Porter pass | 46-52 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | James Reeder jams it on a nice dish by Christopher Anderson | 48-52 |
| 12:24 | Maine | Kerry Porter loses the ball out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bruce Marasco (C) Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | Maine | Joseph Cummings (SG), Mike Hillier (PF) Brian Edmiston, Robert Matthews | |
| 12:10 | St. John's | James Reeder connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by David Kato | 50-52 |
| 11:57 | Maine | Robert Odebralski can't throw it down but he's hacked by Bruce Marasco - foul #2 on Bruce Marasco, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Maine | Larry Grover (PG) Kerry Porter | |
| 11:57 | Maine | Robert Odebralski makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 11:57 | Maine | Robert Odebralski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Reeder (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Kato (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Shifflett (fresh) C - Bruce Marasco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Larry Grover (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Cummings (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Robert Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mike Hillier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Odebralski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Odebralski - foul #1 on Robert Odebralski, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Calloway (PG), Norman Murphy (SF), Joseph Boyer (PF) David Kato, Christopher Anderson, John Shifflett | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 11:24 | Maine | Larry Grover drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Cummings | 52-55 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | James Reeder misses the dunk but the foul's on Mike Hillier - foul #4 on Mike Hillier, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Maine | Brian Edmiston (SG), Luther Knoll (C) Mike Hillier, Robert Odebralski | |
| 11:14 | St. John's | James Reeder makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | James Reeder makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:50 | Maine | Joseph Cummings is called for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Anderson (SF) James Reeder | |
| Subs | Maine | Robert Matthews (PF) Joseph Cummings | |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Brian Edmiston steps in front of the Christopher Anderson pass | 54-55 |
| 10:25 | Maine | Brian Edmiston hits the finger roll | 54-57 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Norman Murphy misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brian Edmiston - foul #3 on Brian Edmiston, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (SG), John Shifflett (C) Christopher Anderson, Bruce Marasco | |
| Subs | Maine | Richard Ryland (SF), Robert Odebralski (C) Robert Villarreal, Luther Knoll | |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Norman Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Norman Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 09:36 | Maine | David Kato picks off the pass by Larry Grover | 56-57 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | Norman Murphy banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Kato | 58-57 |
| 09:10 | Maine | Norman Murphy is called for the reach on Robert Matthews - foul #2 on Norman Murphy, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Reeder (PG), Christopher Anderson (SF) Michael Calloway, Norman Murphy | |
| Subs | Maine | Kerry Porter (SG), Joseph Cummings (SF), Luther Knoll (PF) Larry Grover, Brian Edmiston, Robert Matthews | |
| 08:57 | Maine | Kerry Porter clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Boyer - foul #2 on Joseph Boyer, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Maine | Robert Villarreal (SF) Richard Ryland | |
| 08:57 | Maine | Kerry Porter makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:57 | Maine | Kerry Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | James Reeder misses the easy layup | 58-59 |
| 08:38 | Maine | The rebound goes to Kerry Porter | 58-59 |
| 08:20 | Maine | Joseph Cummings is hacked by James Reeder - foul #1 on James Reeder, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bruce Marasco (C) John Shifflett | |
| Subs | Maine | Richard Ryland (PG), Robert Matthews (PF) Kerry Porter, Robert Odebralski | |
| 08:20 | Maine | Joseph Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 08:20 | Maine | Joseph Cummings misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bruce Marasco | 58-60 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | David Kato comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-60 |
| 08:06 | Maine | Robert Villarreal snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 07:37 | Maine | Luther Knoll comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Bruce Marasco - foul #3 on Bruce Marasco, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Weidner (PG) David Kato | |
| Subs | Maine | Larry Grover (PG), Brian Edmiston (SG) Richard Ryland, Joseph Cummings | |
| 07:37 | Maine | Luther Knoll makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 07:37 | Maine | Luther Knoll misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joseph Boyer | 58-61 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Weidner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Reeder (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Boyer (tiring) 16 pts. 11 reb. C - Bruce Marasco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Larry Grover (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Edmiston (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Robert Matthews (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Luther Knoll (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Christopher Anderson clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Luther Knoll - foul #2 on Luther Knoll, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Maine | Mike Hillier (PF) Robert Matthews | |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Christopher Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Christopher Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:50 | Maine | Larry Grover misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Anderson - foul #3 on Christopher Anderson, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (SF), John Shifflett (PF) Christopher Anderson, Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | Maine | Richard Ryland (SF), Robert Odebralski (C) Robert Villarreal, Luther Knoll | |
| 06:50 | Maine | Larry Grover makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:50 | Maine | Larry Grover makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Charles Weidner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Mike Hillier - foul #5 on Mike Hillier, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (SG) James Reeder | |
| Subs | Maine | Robert Matthews (PF) Mike Hillier | |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Charles Weidner misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Charles Weidner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 06:15 | Maine | Robert Matthews misses long on a 3 from straight away | 61-63 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | David Kato pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Norman Murphy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-63 |
| 06:09 | Maine | Brian Edmiston gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 05:47 | Maine | Richard Ryland is whistled for traveling | 61-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Maine | Robert Villarreal (SF), Joseph Cummings (PF) Richard Ryland, Robert Matthews | |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Charles Weidner hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Shifflett | 63-63 |
| 05:11 | Maine | Larry Grover misses the easy layup | 63-63 |
| 05:09 | Maine | Robert Villarreal pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:47 | Maine | Brian Edmiston loses the ball out of bounds | 63-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Calloway (PG), James Reeder (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Joseph Boyer (PF) Charles Weidner, David Kato, Norman Murphy, John Shifflett | |
| Subs | Maine | Richard Ryland (SG), Luther Knoll (C) Brian Edmiston, Robert Odebralski | |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Calloway | 66-63 |
| 04:05 | Maine | Luther Knoll lays it in on a great pass from Richard Ryland | 66-65 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | James Reeder drills a jump hook from close range set up by Christopher Anderson | 68-65 |
| 03:39 | Maine | Joseph Cummings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 03:38 | Maine | Robert Villarreal tips it home | 68-67 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Calloway (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Reeder (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Boyer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. C - Bruce Marasco (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Larry Grover (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ryland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Villarreal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. PF - Joseph Cummings (fairly fresh) 14 pts. C - Luther Knoll (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | James Reeder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Weidner (PG), Norman Murphy (SF) Michael Calloway, Christopher Anderson | |
| Subs | Maine | Brian Edmiston (SG), Robert Matthews (PF), Robert Odebralski (C) Larry Grover, Robert Villarreal, Joseph Cummings | |
| 03:11 | Maine | Richard Ryland connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Luther Knoll and the foul's on Charles Weidner - foul #5 on Charles Weidner, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (SG), John Shifflett (C) Charles Weidner, Bruce Marasco | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 03:11 | Maine | Richard Ryland makes the free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Robert Matthews swats the short shot by Norman Murphy | 68-70 |
| 02:55 | Maine | Robert Odebralski pulls down the rebound | 68-70 |
| 02:55 | Maine | Maine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Maine | Larry Grover (PG), Robert Villarreal (SF) Richard Ryland, Luther Knoll | |
| 02:44 | Maine | Robert Odebralski makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Villarreal | 68-72 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | James Reeder misses the lay-in | 68-72 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer hits the follow up shot | 70-72 |
| 02:04 | Maine | Brian Edmiston is whistled for a carry | 70-72 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | James Reeder drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Norman Murphy | 72-72 |
| 01:24 | Maine | Larry Grover can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 72-72 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Norman Murphy snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | James Reeder misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 72-72 |
| 01:15 | Maine | Robert Odebralski snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| 01:11 | Maine | Larry Grover misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Norman Murphy gets the rebound | 72-72 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | James Reeder misses the shot from the left side | 72-72 |
| 00:52 | Maine | Robert Villarreal gets the rebound | 72-72 |
| 00:36 | Maine | Brian Edmiston is fouled on the floor by David Kato - foul #3 on David Kato, team foul #12 | 72-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bruce Marasco (C) John Shifflett | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 00:36 | Maine | Brian Edmiston misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:36 | Maine | Brian Edmiston makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Norman Murphy buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Reeder | 74-73 |
| 00:05 | Maine | Brian Edmiston clanks a floater from the right wing | 74-73 |
| 00:03 | Maine | Robert Matthews snags the offensive board | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Maine | Joseph Boyer takes the ball from Brian Edmiston | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer runs out the clock | 74-73 |