| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Butner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Leroy Keach (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Mann (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Story (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | John Lawrence inbounds the ball | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | John Lawrence is fouled on the floor by David Story - foul #3 on David Story, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jean James (C) David Story | |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield can't connect on a floater from the left side | 43-31 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann is fouled on the floor by Arthur Porterfield - foul #1 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth is called for traveling | 43-31 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-31 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James can't tip it in | 43-31 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Lawrence | 43-31 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-31 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jean James | 43-34 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | David Butner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (PG), Corey Ulrich (SF) Justin Britt, John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair (PF), Mark Ludlow (C) David Mann, Jean James | |
| 16:56 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by David Butner | 45-34 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), John Lawrence (SF), Jason Newman (C) David Butner, Arthur Porterfield, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Louis Dickinson (SF), David Mann (PF) Leroy Keach, Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles | |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Jason Newman scores on a jump hook near the basket | 47-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vincent Young (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. PF - Corey Ulrich (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Ludlow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Dickinson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Mann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Adair (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-34 |
| 15:39 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee Tech | Justin Britt steals it from David Mann | 47-34 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), Arthur Porterfield (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) Justin Britt, Corey Ulrich, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (PG), Scott Ashworth (SG), Jean James (PF), David Story (C) Dennis Mahan, Mark Ludlow, David Mann, Stanley Adair | |
| 14:40 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | David Butner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-34 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden grabs the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | John Lawrence is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Lawrence, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG) Vincent Young | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles (SF) Louis Dickinson | |
| 13:39 | Tennessee Tech | Benjamin Oden takes the ball from David Story | 47-34 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | John Lawrence is denied on a dunk by David Story | 47-34 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee Tech | David Story pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 47-34 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James tips it in | 47-36 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden is denied on a dunk by David Story | 47-36 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee Tech | David Story snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (PG), Corey Ulrich (SF) Justin Britt, John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Mark Ludlow (SG), David Mann (PF) Leroy Keach, Scott Ashworth, Jean James | |
| 12:10 | St. John's | David Butner is called for a charge - foul #2 on David Butner, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee Tech | David Story clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 47-36 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann can't tip it in | 47-36 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann grabs the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vincent Young (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Butner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Corey Ulrich (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Ludlow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Mann (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow lays it up and in | 47-38 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | David Butner makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-38 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Arthur Porterfield - foul #2 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), John Lawrence (SF), Jason Newman (C) David Butner, Arthur Porterfield, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (PG), Scott Ashworth (SG), Louis Dickinson (SF), Jean James (C) Dennis Mahan, Mark Ludlow, Raymond Eckles, David Story | |
| 10:50 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | The short jumper by John Lawrence is denied by Jean James | 50-39 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 50-39 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Jason Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Louis Dickinson - foul #2 on Louis Dickinson, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), Arthur Porterfield (PF) Vincent Young, Corey Ulrich | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 09:49 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | John Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | John Lawrence grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield drills a shot from the free throw line | 53-39 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-39 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Jean James | 53-39 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Jason Newman - foul #1 on Jason Newman, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Oden (C) Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF), David Story (C) Scott Ashworth, Louis Dickinson, David Mann | |
| 08:49 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield clanks a jumper in the lane | 53-41 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | John Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Raymond Eckles steals the ball from John Lawrence | 53-41 |
| 07:32 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-41 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Butner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Lawrence (tiring) 18 pts. 11 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Leroy Keach (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Ludlow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jean James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | St. John's | David Butner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee Tech | David Story pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James blows the layup | 53-41 |
| 07:05 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James hits the follow up shot | 53-43 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Justin Britt is hacked by Mark Ludlow - foul #1 on Mark Ludlow, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (SG), Corey Ulrich (SF) David Butner, John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Scott Ashworth (SG), David Mann (PF) Leroy Keach, Mark Ludlow, Jean James | |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on David Story - foul #4 on David Story, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair (C) David Story | |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Stanley Adair and the foul's on Corey Ulrich - foul #2 on Corey Ulrich, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Young picks off the pass by David Mann | 53-46 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden is fouled on the floor by Raymond Eckles - foul #3 on Raymond Eckles, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), John Lawrence (SF) Justin Britt, Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson (SF) Raymond Eckles | |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stanley Adair - foul #2 on Stanley Adair, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Newman (C) Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (PG), David Story (C) Dennis Mahan, Stanley Adair | |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Corey Ulrich | 55-46 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | John Lawrence buries a shot in the paint | 57-46 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Scott Ashworth | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Louis Dickinson is called for the reach on John Lawrence - foul #3 on Louis Dickinson, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Arthur Porterfield (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) Vincent Young, Corey Ulrich, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF), Jean James (PF) Scott Ashworth, Louis Dickinson, David Mann | |
| 03:36 | St. John's | John Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | John Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Arthur Porterfield | 59-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Butner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Lawrence (tiring) 22 pts. 11 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Leroy Keach (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Ludlow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jean James (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:05 | St. John's | David Butner hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Justin Britt | 62-49 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | John Lawrence snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 62-49 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee Tech | David Story grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles tips it back up and in | 62-51 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | John Lawrence scores on a floater from the left side | 64-51 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee Tech | John Lawrence steals the ball from Jean James | 64-51 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | David Butner misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by David Butner | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-51 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Benjamin Oden | 66-51 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Justin Britt runs out the clock | 66-51 |