| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jason Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ron Corbo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Bednarz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Osmond (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Antonio Sheeley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Gooch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Vester (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chuck Bandy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Lei (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Robert Bednarz inbounds the ball | 20-24 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:35 | Arkansas State | Ron Corbo scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-24 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Antonio Sheeley clanks a floater from the right side | 22-24 |
| 19:22 | Arkansas State | John Lewis grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 19:00 | Arkansas State | Robert Bednarz evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the baseline | 24-24 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | Louis Gooch makes the turnaround in the lane | 24-26 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas State | Francis Osmond hits the finger roll | 26-26 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Matthew Vester hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ernest Lei | 26-29 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas State | Jason Bailey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ernest Lei | 26-29 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Ernest Lei drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Antonio Sheeley | 26-31 |
| 17:17 | Arkansas State | Ernest Lei swats the shot by Robert Bednarz | 26-31 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Ernest Lei pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Matthew Vester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Weatherall (SG), Morgan Hodges (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Ron Corbo, John Lewis, Francis Osmond | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Elder (PG), Don Kasper (SG), Rudy Allen (PF) Antonio Sheeley, Louis Gooch, Chuck Bandy | |
| 16:44 | Arkansas State | Michael Weatherall is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Bailey | 29-31 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Don Kasper is hacked by Michael Weatherall - foul #1 on Michael Weatherall, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Hartline (PG), Ted Grable (SF) Jason Bailey, Robert Bednarz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Jones (SF), James Robinson (C) Matthew Vester, Ernest Lei | |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Daniel Elder connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - David Hartline (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Weatherall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Grable (fresh) PF - Morgan Hodges (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Elder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Don Kasper (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) PF - Rudy Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Arkansas State | David Hartline scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-34 |
| 15:28 | St. John's | Robert Jones drills a shot from the right block | 32-36 |
| 15:05 | Arkansas State | Michael Weatherall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Bailey (PG), Ron Corbo (SG), Robert Bednarz (SF), John Lewis (PF), Francis Osmond (C) David Hartline, Michael Weatherall, Ted Grable, Morgan Hodges, Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antonio Sheeley (PG), Louis Gooch (SG), Matthew Vester (SF), Chuck Bandy (PF), Ernest Lei (C) Daniel Elder, Don Kasper, Robert Jones, Rudy Allen, James Robinson | |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Ernest Lei comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 32-36 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Antonio Sheeley gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Antonio Sheeley scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ernest Lei | 32-39 |
| 14:30 | Arkansas State | Robert Bednarz blows the layup but he's fouled by Antonio Sheeley - foul #3 on Antonio Sheeley, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 14:30 | Arkansas State | Robert Bednarz makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 14:30 | Arkansas State | Robert Bednarz makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Matthew Vester knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Antonio Sheeley | 34-41 |
| 13:47 | Arkansas State | John Lewis makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ron Corbo | 36-41 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Ernest Lei misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Ron Corbo - foul #2 on Ron Corbo, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Weatherall (SG) Ron Corbo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Ernest Lei makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Ernest Lei makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:04 | Arkansas State | Matthew Vester steps in front of the Robert Bednarz pass | 36-43 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Matthew Vester banks in the layup | 36-45 |
| 12:37 | Arkansas State | Michael Weatherall clanks a shot from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ernest Lei | 36-45 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Matthew Vester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Hartline (PG), Ted Grable (SF), Morgan Hodges (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Jason Bailey, Robert Bednarz, John Lewis, Francis Osmond | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Elder (PG), Don Kasper (SG), Rudy Allen (PF), James Robinson (C) Antonio Sheeley, Louis Gooch, Chuck Bandy, Ernest Lei | |
| 12:07 | Arkansas State | Morgan Hodges lays it in | 38-45 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Daniel Elder makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Don Kasper | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - David Hartline (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Weatherall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Grable (fresh) PF - Morgan Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Elder (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Don Kasper (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Matthew Vester (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rudy Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Arkansas State | David Hartline connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Weatherall | 41-48 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Matthew Vester clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-48 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas State | Morgan Hodges gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 10:47 | Arkansas State | David Hartline misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-48 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Rudy Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Matthew Vester knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Elder | 41-50 |
| 10:15 | Arkansas State | Michael Weatherall can't finish the layup | 41-50 |
| 10:13 | St. John's | Don Kasper grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Daniel Elder misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Rudy Allen tips it in | 41-52 |
| 09:36 | Arkansas State | Morgan Hodges can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Daniel Elder grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Matthew Vester clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 09:25 | Arkansas State | Morgan Hodges pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 09:21 | Arkansas State | Jerry Underwood is hacked by Daniel Elder - foul #2 on Daniel Elder, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Bailey (PG), Ron Corbo (SG), Robert Bednarz (SF), John Lewis (PF), Francis Osmond (C) David Hartline, Michael Weatherall, Ted Grable, Morgan Hodges, Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antonio Sheeley (PG), Louis Gooch (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Chuck Bandy (PF), Ernest Lei (C) Daniel Elder, Don Kasper, Matthew Vester, Rudy Allen, James Robinson | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 09:04 | Arkansas State | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Robert Bednarz - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| 08:42 | Arkansas State | Jason Bailey is fouled on the floor by Antonio Sheeley - foul #4 on Antonio Sheeley, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lars Sobieski (SF) Antonio Sheeley | |
| 08:35 | Arkansas State | John Lewis hits a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Louis Gooch - foul #3 on Louis Gooch, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Elder (PG) Lars Sobieski | |
| 08:35 | Arkansas State | John Lewis makes the free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Daniel Elder misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 08:16 | Arkansas State | Robert Bednarz gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 07:54 | Arkansas State | John Lewis makes the driving attempt near the basket | 46-52 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy misses the jumper from the left block | 46-52 |
| 07:26 | Arkansas State | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jason Bailey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ron Corbo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bednarz (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis Osmond (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Elder (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Gooch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chuck Bandy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Lei (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Arkansas State | Robert Bednarz works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 46-52 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Ernest Lei makes the floater near the basket set up by Chuck Bandy | 46-54 |
| 06:30 | Arkansas State | Ron Corbo buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Bednarz | 48-54 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Ernest Lei drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Elder and the foul's on Francis Osmond - foul #2 on Francis Osmond, team foul #3 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Hartline (PG), Michael Weatherall (SG), Ted Grable (SF), Morgan Hodges (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Jason Bailey, Ron Corbo, Robert Bednarz, John Lewis, Francis Osmond | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antonio Sheeley (PG), Don Kasper (SG), Matthew Vester (SF), Rudy Allen (PF) Daniel Elder, Louis Gooch, Robert Jones, Chuck Bandy | |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Ernest Lei misses the free throw | 48-56 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas State | Jerry Underwood grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas State | Ted Grable misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Ernest Lei snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Michael Weatherall takes the ball from Antonio Sheeley | 48-56 |
| 05:16 | Arkansas State | David Hartline lays it in on a great pass from Michael Weatherall | 50-56 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Matthew Vester clanks a floater from the left side | 50-56 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas State | Jerry Underwood grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas State | David Hartline throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Bailey (PG), Robert Bednarz (SF), Francis Osmond (C) David Hartline, Ted Grable, Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (SG), Chuck Bandy (PF), James Robinson (C) Don Kasper, Rudy Allen, Ernest Lei | |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 04:31 | Arkansas State | Morgan Hodges gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 04:05 | Arkansas State | Robert Bednarz misses short on a floater from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 04:04 | Arkansas State | Michael Weatherall can't tip it in | 50-56 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | James Robinson gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | James Robinson connects on the jump hook in the paint | 50-58 |
| 03:23 | Arkansas State | Matthew Vester steps in front of the Morgan Hodges pass | 50-58 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jason Bailey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Weatherall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Bednarz (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Morgan Hodges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis Osmond (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Antonio Sheeley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Louis Gooch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Vester (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chuck Bandy (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - James Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:08 | St. John's | James Robinson misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Morgan Hodges - foul #1 on Morgan Hodges, team foul #4 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ron Corbo (SG), John Lewis (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Michael Weatherall, Morgan Hodges, Francis Osmond | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Elder (PG), Don Kasper (SG), Rudy Allen (PF) Antonio Sheeley, Louis Gooch, Chuck Bandy | |
| 03:08 | St. John's | James Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | James Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 03:08 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Jerry Underwood | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:49 | Arkansas State | Ron Corbo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-59 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas State | Robert Bednarz snags the offensive board | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:39 | Arkansas State | Robert Bednarz comes up short on the shot from the left side | 50-59 |
| 02:37 | Arkansas State | Jason Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas State | Robert Bednarz drills a jumper in the paint set up by Jason Bailey | 52-59 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Francis Osmond (C) Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antonio Sheeley (PG), Louis Gooch (SG), Chuck Bandy (PF), Ernest Lei (C) Daniel Elder, Don Kasper, Rudy Allen, James Robinson | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Antonio Sheeley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy can't tip it in | 52-59 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Vester | 52-59 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Matthew Vester buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Louis Gooch | 52-61 |
| 01:36 | Arkansas State | John Lewis clanks a floater in the paint | 52-61 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Chuck Bandy | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Antonio Sheeley knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Matthew Vester | 52-63 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas State | Louis Gooch picks off the pass by John Lewis | 52-63 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Louis Gooch slams it home | 52-65 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas State | John Lewis lays it in | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Chuck Bandy is hacked by Ron Corbo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ron Corbo, team foul #5 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Hartline (PG), Michael Weatherall (SG), Ted Grable (SF), Morgan Hodges (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Jason Bailey, Ron Corbo, Robert Bednarz, John Lewis, Francis Osmond | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Elder (PG), Don Kasper (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Rudy Allen (PF), James Robinson (C) Antonio Sheeley, Louis Gooch, Matthew Vester, Chuck Bandy, Ernest Lei | |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Daniel Elder is hacked by David Hartline - foul #1 on David Hartline, team foul #6 | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Don Kasper clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Ted Grable - foul #1 on Ted Grable, team foul #7 | 54-65 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Don Kasper makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Don Kasper makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Arkansas State | David Hartline misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-67 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | James Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Don Kasper runs out the clock | 54-67 |