| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Simon Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Miller (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Mark Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erasmo Bruno (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Giles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Abu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Nance (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Jack Giles inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Arizona State | Mark Scott misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Daniel Graham gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Daniel Miller's pass is intercepted by Jack Giles | 37-34 |
| 19:25 | Arizona State | Jack Giles hits the finger roll | 37-36 |
| 19:02 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | Erasmo Bruno is called for the reach on Daniel Graham - foul #1 on Erasmo Bruno, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Richard Nance - foul #2 on Richard Nance, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ike Mitchell (C) Simon Lee | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Douglas Hutton (SF) Jack Giles | |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:38 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abu gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:15 | Arizona State | Daniel Graham takes the ball from Mark Scott | 37-36 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Daniel Graham misses the lay-in | 37-36 |
| 18:09 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abu grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 18:07 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Simon Lee (PG) Ike Mitchell | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando (PG), Richie White (PF), Daniel Pilgrim (C) Mark Scott, Dikembe Abu, Richard Nance | |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Daniel Miller clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 17:32 | Arizona State | Daniel Graham steps in front of the Erasmo Bruno pass | 39-36 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Daniel Graham lays it in | 41-36 |
| 16:59 | Arizona State | Douglas Hutton's fadeaway is rejected by James Thomas | 41-36 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Daniel Graham | 41-36 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | James Thomas is hacked by Richie White - foul #3 on Richie White, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jess Stauffer (PF) James Thomas | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mark Scott (PG), Jack Giles (SF), Phillip Beasley (PF) Erasmo Bruno, Douglas Hutton, Richie White | |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek's pass is intercepted by Phillip Beasley | 41-36 |
| 16:09 | Arizona State | Jack Giles misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jess Stauffer - foul #1 on Jess Stauffer, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (SF), Ike Mitchell (C) Daniel Miller, Christopher Cheek | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Douglas Hutton (SF), Dikembe Abu (PF), Richard Nance (C) Dennis Villalpando, Phillip Beasley, Daniel Pilgrim | |
| 16:09 | Arizona State | Jack Giles makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:09 | Arizona State | Jack Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Jess Stauffer scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Simon Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Graham (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Anthony Verville (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jess Stauffer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ike Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Mark Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Giles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hutton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Abu (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Nance (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Arizona State | Douglas Hutton comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 43-38 |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Jess Stauffer pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Richard Nance steps in front of the Daniel Graham pass | 43-38 |
| 15:24 | Arizona State | Mark Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Simon Lee - foul #4 on Simon Lee, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Lebron (PG), Darrell Rocker (SG) Simon Lee, Daniel Graham | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno (SG) Jack Giles | |
| 15:05 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno misses long on a shot from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 15:04 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abu misses the tip | 43-38 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Roy Lebron gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Roy Lebron can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Darrell Rocker grabs the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 14:47 | St. John's | Anthony Verville misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Darrell Rocker tips it back up and in | 45-38 |
| 14:17 | Arizona State | Douglas Hutton knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-40 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Mark Scott steals it from Roy Lebron | 45-40 |
| 13:44 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abu misses the jumper in the paint | 45-40 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roy Lebron | 45-40 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Anthony Verville knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Rocker | 48-40 |
| 13:23 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno is fouled on the floor by Jess Stauffer - foul #2 on Jess Stauffer, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Graham (SG), Daniel Miller (SF), James Thomas (PF), Christopher Cheek (C) Darrell Rocker, Anthony Verville, Jess Stauffer, Ike Mitchell | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando (PG), Jack Giles (SF), Richie White (PF), Daniel Pilgrim (C) Mark Scott, Douglas Hutton, Dikembe Abu, Richard Nance | |
| 13:03 | Arizona State | Jack Giles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 13:02 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 12:44 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando is hacked by Roy Lebron - foul #4 on Roy Lebron, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Simon Lee (PG) Roy Lebron | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 12:28 | Arizona State | Christopher Cheek steals the ball from Erasmo Bruno | 48-40 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek loses the ball out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mark Scott (PG) Erasmo Bruno | |
| 12:11 | Arizona State | James Thomas steps in front of the Mark Scott pass in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Simon Lee knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 50-40 |
| 11:37 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-40 |
| 11:35 | Arizona State | Daniel Pilgrim can't tip it in | 50-40 |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Simon Lee snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Simon Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Graham (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. C - Christopher Cheek (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Mark Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Villalpando (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Giles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richie White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Pilgrim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Simon Lee is hacked by Jack Giles - foul #3 on Jack Giles, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrell Rocker (SG), Jess Stauffer (PF) Daniel Graham, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno (SG), Phillip Beasley (PF), Johnny Wade (C) Dennis Villalpando, Richie White, Daniel Pilgrim | |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Simon Lee misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Phillip Beasley - foul #1 on Phillip Beasley, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (SF) Daniel Miller | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Douglas Hutton (SF) Jack Giles | |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Simon Lee makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Simon Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:06 | Arizona State | Douglas Hutton pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 11:02 | Arizona State | Simon Lee is called for the reach on Mark Scott in the backcourt - foul #5 on Simon Lee, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Lebron (PG) Simon Lee | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 10:43 | Arizona State | Jess Stauffer is called for the reach on Mark Scott - foul #3 on Jess Stauffer, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ike Mitchell (C) Christopher Cheek | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Richard Nance (C) Johnny Wade | |
| 10:20 | Arizona State | Douglas Hutton blows the layup but the foul's on Anthony Verville - foul #2 on Anthony Verville, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Graham (SG) Darrell Rocker | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando (PG), Dikembe Abu (PF) Mark Scott, Phillip Beasley | |
| 10:20 | Arizona State | Douglas Hutton misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 10:20 | Arizona State | Douglas Hutton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Daniel Graham's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Abu | 51-41 |
| 09:59 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abu | 51-41 |
| 09:42 | Arizona State | Douglas Hutton's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Graham | 51-41 |
| 09:40 | Arizona State | Richard Nance snags the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 09:16 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno is hacked by Ike Mitchell - foul #1 on Ike Mitchell, team foul #8 | 51-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrell Rocker (SG), Daniel Miller (SF), James Thomas (PF), Christopher Cheek (C) Daniel Graham, Anthony Verville, Jess Stauffer, Ike Mitchell | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mark Scott (PG), Jack Giles (SF), Richie White (PF), Daniel Pilgrim (C) Dennis Villalpando, Douglas Hutton, Dikembe Abu, Richard Nance | |
| 09:16 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:16 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 51-43 |
| 09:01 | Arizona State | Daniel Pilgrim gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 08:59 | Arizona State | Mark Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Lebron - foul #5 on Roy Lebron, team foul #9 | 51-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Daniel (SG) Roy Lebron | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando (SG) Erasmo Bruno | |
| 08:59 | Arizona State | Mark Scott makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 08:59 | Arizona State | Mark Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Daniel Miller snags the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Daniel Miller connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Darrell Rocker | 54-45 |
| 08:12 | Arizona State | Jack Giles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | James Thomas gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 54-45 |
| 07:57 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 07:37 | Arizona State | Mark Scott clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 07:36 | Arizona State | Mark Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 07:14 | Arizona State | Jack Giles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Graham (SG), Anthony Verville (SF), Jess Stauffer (PF), Ike Mitchell (C) Donald Daniel, Daniel Miller, James Thomas, Christopher Cheek | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno (SG), Douglas Hutton (SF), Dikembe Abu (PF), Richard Nance (C) Dennis Villalpando, Jack Giles, Richie White, Daniel Pilgrim | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Darrell Rocker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Anthony Verville (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jess Stauffer (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ike Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Mark Scott (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erasmo Bruno (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hutton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abu (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Nance (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Ike Mitchell hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Graham | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:57 | Arizona State | Darrell Rocker is called for the reach on Mark Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darrell Rocker, team foul #10 | 56-45 |
| 06:57 | Arizona State | Mark Scott makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 06:57 | Arizona State | Mark Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Ike Mitchell snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Ike Mitchell hits the finger roll | 58-46 |
| 06:25 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Daniel (SG) Darrell Rocker | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Daniel Graham hits a 3 from the left wing | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:55 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Nance | 61-49 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Anthony Verville misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Ike Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 63-49 |
| 05:20 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Jess Stauffer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrell Rocker (PG), Daniel Miller (SF), Christopher Cheek (C) Donald Daniel, Anthony Verville, Ike Mitchell | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando (PG), Jack Giles (SF), Phillip Beasley (PF), Daniel Pilgrim (C) Mark Scott, Douglas Hutton, Dikembe Abu, Richard Nance | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:06 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando is hacked by Darrell Rocker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darrell Rocker, team foul #11 | 63-52 |
| 05:06 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:06 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Daniel Miller is whistled for traveling | 63-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Daniel (SG) Daniel Graham | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:55 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando's pass is intercepted by Donald Daniel in the backcourt | 63-54 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Jack Giles is called for the reach on Christopher Cheek - foul #4 on Jack Giles, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Thomas (PF) Jess Stauffer | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Daniel Miller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 04:30 | Arizona State | Phillip Beasley grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 04:24 | Arizona State | Phillip Beasley hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jack Giles | 63-56 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 63-56 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Donald Daniel grabs the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Darrell Rocker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 03:52 | Arizona State | Jack Giles gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 03:48 | Arizona State | Darrell Rocker steals the ball from Erasmo Bruno in the backcourt | 63-56 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Donald Daniel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Darrell Rocker | 65-56 |
| 03:43 | Arizona State | Phillip Beasley is hacked by James Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Thomas, team foul #12 | 65-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Graham (PG), Anthony Verville (SF), Jess Stauffer (PF), Ike Mitchell (C) Darrell Rocker, Daniel Miller, James Thomas, Christopher Cheek | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Douglas Hutton (SF), Johnny Wade (C) Jack Giles, Daniel Pilgrim | |
| 03:43 | Arizona State | Phillip Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 03:43 | Arizona State | Phillip Beasley misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Anthony Verville snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Daniel Graham hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Dennis Villalpando - foul #2 on Dennis Villalpando, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dikembe Abu (PF) Phillip Beasley | |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Daniel Graham makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Daniel Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 03:22 | Arizona State | Douglas Hutton misses long on a floater from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 03:21 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade can't tip it in | 67-57 |
| 03:20 | Arizona State | Johnny Wade tips it in | 67-59 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Ike Mitchell blows the layup but he's fouled by Johnny Wade - foul #2 on Johnny Wade, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Cheek (C) Donald Daniel | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mark Scott (PG) Erasmo Bruno | |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Ike Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Ike Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:14 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abu pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ike Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Daniel Graham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Anthony Verville (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jess Stauffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Cheek (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Mark Scott (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Villalpando (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Hutton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abu (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnny Wade (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-62 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Ike Mitchell double dribbles | 68-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Daniel (SG), Daniel Miller (SF) Ike Mitchell, Anthony Verville | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Richie White (PF), Richard Nance (C) Dikembe Abu, Johnny Wade | |
| 02:46 | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Donald Daniel | 70-62 |
| 02:35 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrell Rocker (PG), James Thomas (PF) Donald Daniel, Jess Stauffer | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno (SG), Dikembe Abu (PF) Dennis Villalpando, Richie White | |
| 02:17 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-62 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | James Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Darrell Rocker is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Darrell Rocker, team foul #13 | 70-62 |
| 01:50 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-62 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Daniel Miller gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Daniel Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 70-62 |
| 01:39 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abu gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| 01:34 | Arizona State | James Thomas blocks the short jumper by Mark Scott | 70-62 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Darrell Rocker pulls down the rebound | 70-62 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Nance - foul #3 on Richard Nance, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ike Mitchell (C) Darrell Rocker | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jack Giles (SF) Douglas Hutton | |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:51 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-62 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek grabs the board | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Mark Scott is called for the reach on Christopher Cheek in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Scott, team foul #10 | 72-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrell Rocker (SG), Anthony Verville (SF), Jess Stauffer (PF) Daniel Graham, Daniel Miller, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dennis Villalpando (PG), Douglas Hutton (SF), Richie White (PF), Daniel Pilgrim (C) Mark Scott, Jack Giles, Dikembe Abu, Richard Nance | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek misses the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:49 | Arizona State | Richie White grabs the board | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Graham (SG), James Thomas (PF) Christopher Cheek, Ike Mitchell | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mark Scott (PG), Jack Giles (SF), Dikembe Abu (PF), Richard Nance (C) Dennis Villalpando, Douglas Hutton, Richie White, Daniel Pilgrim | |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Daniel Graham is hacked by Erasmo Bruno in the backcourt - foul #2 on Erasmo Bruno, team foul #11 | 73-65 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Daniel Graham makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Daniel Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:42 | Arizona State | Dikembe Abu gets the rebound | 74-65 |
| 00:38 | Arizona State | Mark Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-65 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Daniel Graham is hacked by Jack Giles - foul #5 on Jack Giles, team foul #12 | 74-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Douglas Hutton (SF) Jack Giles | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Daniel Graham makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Daniel Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:31 | Arizona State | Erasmo Bruno comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 76-65 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Jess Stauffer snags the defensive board | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Daniel Graham runs out the clock | 76-65 |