| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Connors (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruno Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joseph Guidry (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Steinhoff (fresh) C - Joseph Kane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) PF - Woodrow Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Noel Shake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Virginia | Joseph Kane is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Joseph Kane, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nole Houlihan (SG), John Fiske (C) Bruno Lewis, Joseph Kane | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Noel Shake can't finish the layup | 31-37 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Noel Shake misses the tip | 31-37 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | Noel Shake tips it in | 31-39 |
| 19:05 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Fiske | 34-39 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Raymond Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 18:46 | Virginia | William Steinhoff snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 18:28 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry travels with the ball | 34-39 |
| Subs | Virginia | Bruno Lewis (SG), Kelvin Marti (PF) Nole Houlihan, William Steinhoff | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Raymond Smith makes the contested 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Shaiming Chin | 34-42 |
| 17:55 | Virginia | John Connors misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Woodrow Grant | 34-42 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Raymond Smith hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Stephen Smith | 34-45 |
| 17:08 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry is hacked by Shaiming Chin - foul #2 on Shaiming Chin, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | William Steinhoff (PF), Joseph Nicholson (C) Kelvin Marti, John Fiske | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Seabolt (C) Noel Shake | |
| 16:54 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 16:53 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis tips it home | 36-45 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Joseph Nicholson steals the ball from Stephen Smith | 36-45 |
| 16:04 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-45 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Connors (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruno Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Joseph Guidry (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Steinhoff (fresh) C - Joseph Nicholson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaiming Chin (fairly fresh) PF - Woodrow Grant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Stephen Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 15:56 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 15:35 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 36-45 |
| 15:33 | Virginia | John Connors gets the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 15:16 | Virginia | John Connors knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on William Steinhoff - foul #2 on William Steinhoff, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Henry (PG), Nole Houlihan (SG), Kelvin Marti (PF), John Fiske (C) John Connors, Bruno Lewis, William Steinhoff, Joseph Nicholson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Teems (PG), Ronald Soucy (SG), Noel Shake (PF) Raymond Smith, Stephen Smith, Woodrow Grant | |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 14:33 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Seabolt | 39-47 |
| 14:32 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan gets the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 14:15 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry misses the shot from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Wendell Teems's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | William Steinhoff (PF), Joseph Kane (C) Kelvin Marti, John Fiske | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Smith (SG) Shaiming Chin | |
| 13:47 | Virginia | Nole Houlihan misses short on a floater from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Noel Shake snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Stephen Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Henry - foul #1 on John Henry, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Connors (PG), Bruno Lewis (SF), John Fiske (C) John Henry, Joseph Guidry, Joseph Kane | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Smith (PG), Woodrow Grant (PF) Wendell Teems, Paul Seabolt | |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Stephen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Stephen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 13:02 | Virginia | John Connors buries a shot from the free throw line set up by John Fiske | 41-49 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Noel Shake throws it down on a great pass from Raymond Smith | 41-51 |
| 12:14 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ronald Soucy - foul #1 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #2 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Henry (PG), Joseph Guidry (SF), Kelvin Marti (PF), Joseph Kane (C) John Connors, Nole Houlihan, William Steinhoff, John Fiske | |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Teems (PG), Paul Seabolt (C) Stephen Smith, Woodrow Grant | |
| 12:14 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:14 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Noel Shake pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Noel Shake hits the easy wide open finger roll | 42-53 |
| 11:43 | Virginia | Kelvin Marti double dribbles | 42-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Connors (PG), William Steinhoff (PF) John Henry, Kelvin Marti | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Grant (PF) Noel Shake | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Connors (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruno Lewis (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Joseph Guidry (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Steinhoff (fresh) C - Joseph Kane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Wendell Teems (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Woodrow Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Raymond Smith is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to William Steinhoff | 42-53 |
| 11:09 | Virginia | Paul Seabolt is called for the reach on Joseph Kane - foul #3 on Paul Seabolt, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | Kelvin Marti (PF) William Steinhoff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Shaiming Chin (SF) Wendell Teems | |
| 10:49 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin is hacked by John Connors - foul #1 on John Connors, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Henry (PG), Nole Houlihan (SG), William Steinhoff (PF) John Connors, Bruno Lewis, Kelvin Marti | |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Teems (PG), Stephen Smith (SG), Noel Shake (C) Raymond Smith, Ronald Soucy, Paul Seabolt | |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Wendell Teems comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 42-53 |
| 10:15 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 09:52 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Henry and he's hacked by Stephen Smith - foul #2 on Stephen Smith, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Connors (PG), Bruno Lewis (SG), Kelvin Marti (PF) John Henry, Nole Houlihan, William Steinhoff | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:52 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry makes the free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Stephen Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Wendell Teems | 45-55 |
| 09:18 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry is whistled for a carry | 45-55 |
| Subs | Virginia | William Steinhoff (PF) Kelvin Marti | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Smith (PG), Ronald Soucy (SG), Paul Seabolt (C) Wendell Teems, Stephen Smith, Woodrow Grant | |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Raymond Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy grabs the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 45-55 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Noel Shake pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Raymond Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-55 |
| 08:28 | Virginia | Joseph Kane pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 08:02 | Virginia | Joseph Kane misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Seabolt - foul #4 on Paul Seabolt, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Henry (PG), Nole Houlihan (SG), Kelvin Marti (PF) John Connors, Bruno Lewis, William Steinhoff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Smith (SG), Woodrow Grant (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Shaiming Chin, Noel Shake, Paul Seabolt | |
| 08:02 | Virginia | Joseph Kane makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:02 | Virginia | Joseph Kane misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 07:50 | St. John's | Raymond Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Stephen Smith gets the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Kelvin Marti takes the ball from Stephen Smith | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Henry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nole Houlihan (fresh) SF - Joseph Guidry (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kelvin Marti (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Kane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Woodrow Grant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Virginia | Stephen Smith steals the ball from John Henry in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Stephen Smith can't finish the layup | 46-55 |
| 07:35 | Virginia | Joseph Kane pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 07:15 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by John Henry | 49-55 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant's layup is rejected by John Henry | 49-55 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Raymond Smith double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 49-55 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Connors (PG), Bruno Lewis (SG), William Steinhoff (PF) John Henry, Nole Houlihan, Kelvin Marti | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Seabolt (C) Lazaro Bruno | |
| 06:22 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Soucy - foul #2 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Shaiming Chin (SF), Noel Shake (PF) Ronald Soucy, Woodrow Grant | |
| 06:22 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:22 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the wide open shot from the right side set up by Raymond Smith | 51-57 |
| 05:36 | Virginia | Joseph Kane misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-57 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Stephen Smith grabs the board | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Noel Shake makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Smith | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:51 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-59 |
| 04:50 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to William Steinhoff | 51-59 |
| 04:30 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-59 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Raymond Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Smith | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Virginia | Joseph Kane knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Bruno Lewis | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Connors (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruno Lewis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Guidry (tiring) 23 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Steinhoff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Kane (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Smith (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaiming Chin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Noel Shake (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt can't connect on a runner from the right block | 55-62 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Raymond Smith tips it back up and in | 55-64 |
| 02:56 | Virginia | Joseph Kane makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Stephen Smith misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 02:30 | Virginia | The rebound goes to William Steinhoff | 58-64 |
| 02:10 | Virginia | John Connors clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Smith - foul #1 on Raymond Smith, team foul #7 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nole Houlihan (SG), Kelvin Marti (PF) Bruno Lewis, William Steinhoff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Teems (PG), Ronald Soucy (SF), Woodrow Grant (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Raymond Smith, Shaiming Chin, Noel Shake, Paul Seabolt | |
| 02:10 | Virginia | John Connors makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:10 | Virginia | John Connors misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Stephen Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Joseph Guidry - foul #2 on Joseph Guidry, team foul #5 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Virginia | Bruno Lewis (SG), William Steinhoff (PF) Nole Houlihan, Kelvin Marti | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Smith (PG), Shaiming Chin (SF), Noel Shake (C) Wendell Teems, Ronald Soucy, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Stephen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Stephen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Stephen Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 59-67 |
| 01:39 | Virginia | Joseph Kane scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Steinhoff | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin is fouled on the floor by John Connors - foul #2 on John Connors, team foul #6 | 61-67 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Raymond Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin gets the offensive rebound | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin is fouled on the floor by Bruno Lewis - foul #2 on Bruno Lewis, team foul #7 | 61-67 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:47 | Virginia | Joseph Kane gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Virginia | John Connors misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-67 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant is fouled in the backcourt by John Connors - foul #3 on John Connors, team foul #8 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (SF) Shaiming Chin | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:31 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Noel Shake grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Noel Shake is fouled in the backcourt by John Connors - foul #4 on John Connors, team foul #9 | 61-69 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Noel Shake misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant is fouled on the floor by William Steinhoff - foul #3 on William Steinhoff, team foul #10 | 61-69 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:19 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-70 |
| 00:17 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:14 | Virginia | Joseph Guidry can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-70 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Raymond Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Raymond Smith is hacked by John Connors in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Connors, team foul #11 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Henry (PG) John Connors | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Raymond Smith misses the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Raymond Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:04 | Virginia | Bruno Lewis knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Raymond Smith runs out the clock | 63-71 |