| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Snedeker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvaro Castaneda (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sammie Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allan Zehrer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Shellman (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Galgano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wurth (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steve Decicco (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alexander Burton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Todd Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Sammie Lee inbounds the ball | 44-24 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Jerry Snedeker makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alvaro Castaneda | 46-24 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:29 | Pittsburgh | Steve Decicco drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert Galgano | 46-26 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Harry Shellman makes the jumper near the basket set up by Jerry Snedeker | 48-26 |
| 19:06 | Pittsburgh | Robert Galgano scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Wurth | 48-28 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Alvaro Castaneda misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-28 |
| 18:43 | Pittsburgh | Alexander Burton snags the defensive board | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:29 | Pittsburgh | Richard Wurth misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-28 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jerry Snedeker | 48-28 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Allan Zehrer misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Todd Edwards - foul #1 on Todd Edwards, team foul #1 | 48-28 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Allan Zehrer misses the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Allan Zehrer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 18:06 | Pittsburgh | Todd Edwards gets the rebound | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:49 | Pittsburgh | Steve Decicco misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-28 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Allan Zehrer grabs the board | 48-28 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Harry Shellman drills a runner in the paint set up by Jerry Snedeker | 50-28 |
| 17:26 | Pittsburgh | Richard Wurth knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steve Decicco | 50-30 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Jerry Snedeker misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Alexander Burton - foul #2 on Alexander Burton, team foul #2 | 50-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano (SG), Robert Kelly (SF), Dennis Hendrickson (PF), Louis Berg (C) Alvaro Castaneda, Sammie Lee, Allan Zehrer, Harry Shellman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robin Josephson (SG), William Harper (SF), David Smith (PF), Steven Foss (C) Richard Wurth, Steve Decicco, Alexander Burton, Todd Edwards | |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Jerry Snedeker misses the 1st free throw | 50-30 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Jerry Snedeker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-30 |
| 16:55 | Pittsburgh | William Harper misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-30 |
| 16:54 | Pittsburgh | David Smith snags the offensive board | 51-30 |
| 16:49 | Pittsburgh | Robert Galgano connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Foss | 51-33 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-33 |
| 16:29 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to William Harper | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:24 | Pittsburgh | Robin Josephson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-33 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Louis Berg grabs the board | 51-33 |
| 16:00 | St. John's | David Smith is called for the reach on Alfredo Giordano - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 51-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sammie Lee (SF), Allan Zehrer (PF), Harry Shellman (C) Jerry Snedeker, Dennis Hendrickson, Louis Berg | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Wurth (SG), Alexander Burton (PF) Robert Galgano, Steven Foss | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sammie Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allan Zehrer (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Harry Shellman (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robin Josephson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wurth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alexander Burton (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Smith (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Allan Zehrer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sammie Lee | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:25 | Pittsburgh | David Smith makes the 3 from straight away | 53-36 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Sammie Lee hits a 3 from straight away set up by Alfredo Giordano | 56-36 |
| 14:48 | Pittsburgh | Richard Wurth misses the shot from the left wing | 56-36 |
| 14:47 | Pittsburgh | Robin Josephson gets the offensive rebound | 56-36 |
| 14:31 | Pittsburgh | Alexander Burton can't finish the layup | 56-36 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Sammie Lee pulls down the rebound | 56-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Harry Shellman connects on the jumper from the right block | 58-36 |
| 13:45 | Pittsburgh | David Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Senwe Victor (PG), Alvaro Castaneda (SG), Elton Herman (SF), Dennis Hendrickson (PF), Louis Berg (C) Alfredo Giordano, Robert Kelly, Sammie Lee, Allan Zehrer, Harry Shellman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Galgano (PG), Jay McGlothlin (SG), Steve Decicco (SF), Steven Foss (PF), Todd Edwards (C) Robin Josephson, Richard Wurth, William Harper, Alexander Burton, David Smith | |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Alvaro Castaneda is fouled on the floor by Jay McGlothlin - foul #1 on Jay McGlothlin, team foul #4 | 58-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Snedeker (PG) Senwe Victor | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Jerry Snedeker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-36 |
| 12:58 | Pittsburgh | Steven Foss snags the defensive board | 58-36 |
| 12:41 | Pittsburgh | Elton Herman is called for the reach on Steve Decicco - foul #2 on Elton Herman, team foul #1 | 58-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Harry Shellman (C) Louis Berg | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | William Harper (PF) Steven Foss | |
| 12:28 | Pittsburgh | Robert Galgano is called for traveling | 58-36 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Harry Shellman comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Todd Edwards - foul #2 on Todd Edwards, team foul #5 | 58-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sammie Lee (SF), Allan Zehrer (PF) Elton Herman, Dennis Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Wurth (SG), Alexander Burton (PF) Jay McGlothlin, William Harper | |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Harry Shellman makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Harry Shellman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-36 |
| 11:51 | Pittsburgh | Steve Decicco is hacked by Sammie Lee - foul #1 on Sammie Lee, team foul #2 | 60-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Snedeker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alvaro Castaneda (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sammie Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Allan Zehrer (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Harry Shellman (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Galgano (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Wurth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Decicco (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alexander Burton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Todd Edwards (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Pittsburgh | Steve Decicco hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 60-36 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Jerry Snedeker grabs the defensive rebound | 60-36 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Jerry Snedeker scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-36 |
| 11:09 | Pittsburgh | Alexander Burton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-36 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Jerry Snedeker grabs the defensive rebound | 63-36 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Alexander Burton is called for the reach on Alvaro Castaneda - foul #3 on Alexander Burton, team foul #6 | 63-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano (PG), Robert Kelly (SG), Dennis Hendrickson (C) Jerry Snedeker, Alvaro Castaneda, Harry Shellman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | William Harper (SF), David Smith (C) Steve Decicco, Todd Edwards | |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 65-36 |
| 09:55 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Hendrickson steals the ball from Alexander Burton | 65-36 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano is hacked by Alexander Burton - foul #4 on Alexander Burton, team foul #7 | 65-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Elton Herman (SF), Harry Shellman (C) Sammie Lee, Allan Zehrer | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Micah Booker (PG), Robin Josephson (SG), Steven Foss (C) Robert Galgano, Richard Wurth, Alexander Burton | |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 66-36 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 67-36 |
| 09:23 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Hendrickson steals it from Steven Foss | 67-36 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Harry Shellman connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Elton Herman | 69-36 |
| 08:56 | Pittsburgh | Robin Josephson is hacked by Robert Kelly - foul #1 on Robert Kelly, team foul #3 | 69-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Berg (C) Harry Shellman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 08:48 | Pittsburgh | Micah Booker misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-36 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Louis Berg gets the rebound | 69-36 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 69-36 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Dennis Hendrickson tips it but misses | 69-36 |
| 08:18 | Pittsburgh | William Harper snags the defensive board | 69-36 |
| 07:59 | Pittsburgh | David Smith clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 69-36 |
| 07:57 | Pittsburgh | Steven Foss tips it back up and in | 69-38 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | William Harper steals it from Robert Kelly | 69-38 |
| 07:31 | Pittsburgh | Robin Josephson lays it up and in set up by William Harper | 69-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elton Herman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dennis Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Louis Berg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Micah Booker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robin Josephson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Foss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Elton Herman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 69-40 |
| 07:09 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Steven Foss | 69-40 |
| 07:05 | Pittsburgh | Micah Booker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Senwe Victor (PG), Robert Nelson (SF) Robert Kelly, Elton Herman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jay McGlothlin (SF) David Smith | |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Louis Berg knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 71-40 |
| 06:20 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Hendrickson steps in front of the Steven Foss pass | 71-40 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Louis Berg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-40 |
| 06:02 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Robin Josephson | 71-40 |
| 05:53 | Pittsburgh | William Harper knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Micah Booker and the foul's on Robert Nelson - foul #1 on Robert Nelson, team foul #4 | 71-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Elton Herman (SG) Alfredo Giordano | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Smith (C) Steven Foss | |
| 05:53 | Pittsburgh | William Harper makes the free throw | 71-43 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Robert Nelson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 71-43 |
| 05:26 | Pittsburgh | Micah Booker gets the rebound | 71-43 |
| 05:04 | Pittsburgh | William Harper knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 71-45 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Robert Nelson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-45 |
| 04:50 | Pittsburgh | William Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 71-45 |
| 04:43 | Pittsburgh | David Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-45 |
| 04:41 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Micah Booker | 71-45 |
| 04:20 | Pittsburgh | Robert Nelson is called for the reach on William Harper - foul #2 on Robert Nelson, team foul #5 | 71-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano (PG), Robert Kelly (SG) Senwe Victor, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Foss (PF) Jay McGlothlin | |
| 04:08 | Pittsburgh | William Harper clanks a driving attempt from close range | 71-45 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Dennis Hendrickson snags the defensive board | 71-45 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Robert Kelly misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-45 |
| 03:36 | Pittsburgh | Robin Josephson gets the rebound | 71-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Pittsburgh | Steven Foss comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Elton Herman - foul #3 on Elton Herman, team foul #6 | 71-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Senwe Victor (PG) Elton Herman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 03:14 | Pittsburgh | Steven Foss misses the 1st free throw | 71-45 |
| 03:14 | Pittsburgh | Steven Foss makes the 2nd free throw | 71-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Senwe Victor (fresh) SG - Alfredo Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Hendrickson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Louis Berg (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Micah Booker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robin Josephson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Harper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Foss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Robert Kelly misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robin Josephson - foul #2 on Robin Josephson, team foul #8 | 71-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Nelson (SF) Louis Berg | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jay McGlothlin (PG) Micah Booker | |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Robert Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 71-46 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Robert Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 72-46 |
| 02:28 | Pittsburgh | Jay McGlothlin misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Senwe Victor - foul #1 on Senwe Victor, team foul #7 | 72-46 |
| 02:28 | Pittsburgh | Jay McGlothlin makes the 1st free throw | 72-47 |
| 02:28 | Pittsburgh | Jay McGlothlin misses the 2nd free throw | 72-47 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Kelly | 72-47 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Robert Kelly makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-47 |
| 02:07 | Pittsburgh | William Harper misses the driving attempt in the lane | 75-47 |
| 02:06 | Pittsburgh | William Harper can't tip it in | 75-47 |
| 02:05 | Pittsburgh | Steven Foss tips it home | 75-49 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Robert Nelson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Kelly | 77-49 |
| 01:22 | Pittsburgh | Steven Foss misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 77-49 |
| 01:21 | Pittsburgh | William Harper hits the follow up shot | 77-51 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Robert Kelly knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Senwe Victor and he's fouled by Steven Foss - foul #2 on Steven Foss, team foul #9 | 79-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Elton Herman (SF), Louis Berg (C) Senwe Victor, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Micah Booker (PG) Jay McGlothlin | |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Robert Kelly makes the free throw | 80-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Pittsburgh | David Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Dennis Hendrickson is hacked by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #10 | 80-51 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Dennis Hendrickson misses the 1st free throw | 80-51 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Dennis Hendrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-51 |
| 00:20 | Pittsburgh | Alfredo Giordano picks off the pass by William Harper | 81-51 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Robert Kelly hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alfredo Giordano | 83-51 |
| 00:09 | Pittsburgh | Micah Booker drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robin Josephson | 83-54 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Alfredo Giordano runs out the clock | 83-54 |