| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joshua Battiste (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Madore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Washington (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Booth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Young (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Snedeker (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - Alvaro Castaneda (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sammie Lee (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Allan Zehrer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Shellman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Sammie Lee inbounds the ball | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Sammie Lee is whistled for a carry | 31-42 |
| 19:16 | Montana State | Charles Booth can't finish the layup | 31-42 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Alvaro Castaneda pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Sammie Lee misses long on a 3 from straight away | 31-42 |
| 18:45 | Montana State | David Madore grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 18:26 | Montana State | Joshua Battiste hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Sammie Lee pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Alvaro Castaneda comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Sammie Lee hits the follow up shot | 31-44 |
| 17:58 | Montana State | Jerry Snedeker takes the ball from Robert Washington | 31-44 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Sammie Lee clanks a driving attempt from close range | 31-44 |
| 17:32 | Montana State | The rebound goes to David Young | 31-44 |
| 17:07 | Montana State | Robert Washington misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 17:06 | Montana State | Robert Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 16:46 | Montana State | Harry Shellman takes the ball from Joshua Battiste | 31-44 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Alvaro Castaneda is hacked by David Madore - foul #1 on David Madore, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Willis Cassell (PG), Buster McGuire (SG), Ralph Sokolski (SF), Larry Althoff (PF), Willie Wood (C) Joshua Battiste, David Madore, Robert Washington, Charles Booth, David Young | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano (PG), Robert Kelly (SG), Elton Herman (SF), Dennis Hendrickson (PF), Louis Berg (C) Jerry Snedeker, Alvaro Castaneda, Sammie Lee, Allan Zehrer, Harry Shellman | |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Althoff - foul #1 on Larry Althoff, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano misses the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 16:19 | Montana State | Larry Althoff snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 16:02 | Montana State | Buster McGuire misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 16:00 | St. John's | Dennis Hendrickson pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Willis Cassell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buster McGuire (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Sokolski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Althoff (fresh) 3 reb. C - Willie Wood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Elton Herman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Hendrickson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Berg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Dennis Hendrickson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Willie Wood - foul #1 on Willie Wood, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Dennis Hendrickson misses the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Dennis Hendrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Buster McGuire scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Sokolski | 34-46 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Elton Herman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 15:01 | Montana State | Willie Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 14:54 | Montana State | Willie Wood clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-46 |
| 14:53 | Montana State | Larry Althoff snags the offensive board | 34-46 |
| 14:32 | Montana State | Willis Cassell's pass is intercepted by Dennis Hendrickson | 34-46 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Elton Herman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Ralph Sokolski - foul #2 on Ralph Sokolski, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Madore (SG), Robert Washington (SF), Charles Booth (PF), David Young (C) Buster McGuire, Ralph Sokolski, Larry Althoff, Willie Wood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Snedeker (PG), Alvaro Castaneda (SG), Allan Zehrer (PF), Harry Shellman (C) Alfredo Giordano, Robert Kelly, Dennis Hendrickson, Louis Berg | |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Elton Herman makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Elton Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Elton Herman makes the 3rd free throw | 34-49 |
| 13:52 | Montana State | Robert Washington hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Madore and he's fouled by Elton Herman - foul #3 on Elton Herman, team foul #1 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joshua Battiste (PG) Willis Cassell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Sammie Lee (SF) Elton Herman | |
| 13:52 | Montana State | Robert Washington makes the free throw | 37-49 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Alvaro Castaneda buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Allan Zehrer | 37-51 |
| 13:10 | Montana State | David Madore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 13:08 | Montana State | David Young grabs the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 12:55 | Montana State | David Young can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 12:54 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Booth | 37-51 |
| 12:39 | Montana State | David Young misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-51 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Sammie Lee snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Jerry Snedeker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-53 |
| 11:52 | Montana State | David Young comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-53 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Allan Zehrer snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joshua Battiste (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Madore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Washington (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Charles Booth (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Snedeker (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 stl. SG - Alvaro Castaneda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sammie Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allan Zehrer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Shellman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Sammie Lee is hacked by David Young - foul #2 on David Young, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Willis Cassell (PG), Ralph Sokolski (SF), Larry Althoff (PF) Joshua Battiste, Robert Washington, Charles Booth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano (PG), Robert Kelly (SG), Dennis Hendrickson (PF) Jerry Snedeker, Alvaro Castaneda, Allan Zehrer | |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano is fouled on the floor by Willis Cassell - foul #2 on Willis Cassell, team foul #6 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Berg (C) Harry Shellman | |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Robert Kelly knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alfredo Giordano | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:01 | Montana State | David Madore connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Sokolski | 40-55 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Dennis Hendrickson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | Buster McGuire (SG), Willie Wood (C) David Madore, David Young | |
| Subs | St. John's | Elton Herman (SF) Sammie Lee | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:29 | Montana State | Willie Wood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-55 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Dennis Hendrickson gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Robert Kelly makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Hendrickson | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:52 | Montana State | Willie Wood misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Louis Berg - foul #2 on Louis Berg, team foul #2 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joshua Battiste (PG), David Madore (SG), Robert Washington (SF), Charles Booth (PF) Willis Cassell, Buster McGuire, Ralph Sokolski, Larry Althoff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alvaro Castaneda (SG), Allan Zehrer (PF), Harry Shellman (C) Elton Herman, Dennis Hendrickson, Louis Berg | |
| 09:52 | Montana State | Willie Wood makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 09:52 | Montana State | Willie Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Robert Kelly connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfredo Giordano | 42-61 |
| 09:12 | Montana State | David Madore makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Booth | 45-61 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Charles Booth is called for the reach on Robert Kelly - foul #2 on Charles Booth, team foul #7 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Young (C) Willie Wood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Snedeker (PG) Alfredo Giordano | |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Robert Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 08:33 | Montana State | David Young misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-63 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Harry Shellman pulls down the rebound | 45-63 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Alvaro Castaneda knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jerry Snedeker | 45-66 |
| 07:47 | Montana State | David Madore is hacked by Jerry Snedeker - foul #2 on Jerry Snedeker, team foul #3 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | Willis Cassell (PG), Buster McGuire (SG) Joshua Battiste, David Madore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano (SG), Sammie Lee (SF) Alvaro Castaneda, Robert Kelly | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Willis Cassell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buster McGuire (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Washington (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Charles Booth (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Snedeker (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alfredo Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sammie Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allan Zehrer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Shellman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Montana State | Alfredo Giordano steals it from Robert Washington | 45-66 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Sammie Lee misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 45-66 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Allan Zehrer tips it but misses | 45-66 |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Harry Shellman tips it in | 45-68 |
| 07:06 | Montana State | Willis Cassell clanks a turnaround in the lane | 45-68 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Harry Shellman snags the defensive board | 45-68 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano connects on the floater in the lane | 45-70 |
| 06:30 | Montana State | Charles Booth misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sammie Lee - foul #3 on Sammie Lee, team foul #4 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Madore (SG), Ralph Sokolski (SF) Buster McGuire, Robert Washington | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alvaro Castaneda (SG), Dennis Hendrickson (PF), Louis Berg (C) Jerry Snedeker, Allan Zehrer, Harry Shellman | |
| 06:30 | Montana State | Charles Booth makes the 1st free throw | 46-70 |
| 06:30 | Montana State | Charles Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Alvaro Castaneda hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-70 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Dennis Hendrickson hits the follow up shot | 47-72 |
| 06:03 | Montana State | Ralph Sokolski misses the easy layup | 47-72 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Alvaro Castaneda pulls down the rebound | 47-72 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano's floater is knocked away by Charles Booth | 47-72 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Berg | 47-72 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Sammie Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-72 |
| Subs | Montana State | Buster McGuire (SG), Larry Althoff (PF), Willie Wood (C) David Madore, Charles Booth, David Young | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Kelly (SG), Elton Herman (SF) Alvaro Castaneda, Sammie Lee | |
| 05:18 | Montana State | Ralph Sokolski misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-72 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Elton Herman | 47-72 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-72 |
| 05:08 | Montana State | Ralph Sokolski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-72 |
| 05:02 | Montana State | Willie Wood's pass is intercepted by Louis Berg | 47-72 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Louis Berg misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-72 |
| 04:44 | Montana State | Larry Althoff gets the rebound | 47-72 |
| 04:25 | Montana State | Ralph Sokolski is hacked by Elton Herman - foul #4 on Elton Herman, team foul #5 | 47-72 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Senwe Victor (PG) Alfredo Giordano | |
| 04:08 | Montana State | Ralph Sokolski buries a floater from close range and he's fouled by Louis Berg - foul #3 on Louis Berg, team foul #6 | 49-72 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Nelson (SF) Louis Berg | |
| 04:08 | Montana State | Ralph Sokolski makes the free throw | 50-72 |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Dennis Hendrickson connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 50-74 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Willis Cassell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buster McGuire (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Sokolski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Althoff (fresh) 5 reb. C - Willie Wood (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Senwe Victor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elton Herman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Kelly (fresh) 14 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Montana State | Buster McGuire hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Ralph Sokolski and the foul's on Elton Herman - foul #5 on Elton Herman, team foul #7 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Montana State | James Bowman (PG), John Flower (C) Ralph Sokolski, Larry Althoff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano (SG), Louis Berg (C) Elton Herman, Robert Kelly | |
| 03:11 | Montana State | Buster McGuire makes the free throw | 53-74 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Senwe Victor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-74 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Louis Berg tips it home | 53-76 |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Willis Cassell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Buster McGuire and he's fouled by Senwe Victor - foul #1 on Senwe Victor, team foul #8 | 55-76 |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Willis Cassell makes the free throw | 56-76 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Senwe Victor misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 56-76 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Dennis Hendrickson tips it back up and in | 56-78 |
| 01:59 | Montana State | Buster McGuire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-78 |
| 01:57 | Montana State | John Flower tips it back up and in | 58-78 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Louis Berg misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-78 |
| 01:27 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Willie Wood | 58-78 |
| 01:22 | Montana State | Willis Cassell hits the finger roll set up by James Bowman | 60-78 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano's fadeaway is rejected by Willie Wood | 60-78 |
| 00:58 | Montana State | Buster McGuire grabs the board | 60-78 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Montana State | James Bowman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-78 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Dennis Hendrickson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-78 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Dennis Hendrickson scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Senwe Victor and he's hacked by John Flower - foul #1 on John Flower, team foul #8 | 60-80 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ralph Sokolski (SF), Larry Althoff (PF) James Bowman, John Flower | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Kelly (SF) Robert Nelson | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Dennis Hendrickson makes the free throw | 60-81 |
| 00:17 | Montana State | Buster McGuire hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 60-81 |
| 00:15 | Montana State | Larry Althoff tips it back up and in | 62-81 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Senwe Victor runs out the clock | 62-81 |