| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Dennis Fallis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Greer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Rasnick (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Ferrell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Dean (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | William Rasnick inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Arkansas State | Paul Seabolt swats the short shot by William Rasnick | 33-29 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Neil Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin connects on the floater in the lane set up by Neil Anderson | 35-29 |
| 18:58 | Arkansas State | William Rasnick misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 18:56 | Arkansas State | Dennis Fallis tips it but misses | 35-29 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-29 |
| 18:39 | Arkansas State | William Rasnick is fouled on the floor by Paul Seabolt - foul #2 on Paul Seabolt, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:20 | Arkansas State | Dennis Fallis double dribbles | 35-29 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 18:06 | Arkansas State | William Rasnick snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 17:59 | Arkansas State | Jonathon Greer is hacked by Neil Anderson - foul #1 on Neil Anderson, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF) Terry Sacks | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 17:51 | Arkansas State | Jerry Ferrell connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Fallis | 35-32 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Soucy | 37-32 |
| 17:22 | Arkansas State | Dennis Fallis is fouled on the floor by Ronald Soucy - foul #4 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Alfredo Gomez (SG), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Ronald Soucy, Neil Anderson, Shaiming Chin, Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Justin Burgess (PG), Jimmie Adame (SG), Willis Brown (SF), David Johnson (C) Dennis Fallis, Jonathon Greer, William Rasnick, John Dean | |
| 17:11 | Arkansas State | David Johnson double dribbles | 37-32 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno is fouled on the floor by David Johnson - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi scores on a shot in the paint set up by Joseph Hart | 39-32 |
| 16:49 | Arkansas State | Justin Burgess is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Gomez - foul #2 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Young (PF) Jerry Ferrell | |
| 16:39 | Arkansas State | Joseph Hart takes the ball from Justin Burgess | 39-32 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Hadley | 41-32 |
| 16:16 | Arkansas State | Willis Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Adi | 43-35 |
| 15:48 | Arkansas State | Charles Young clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hart (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Justin Burgess (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jimmie Adame (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willis Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Young (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno lays it up and in set up by Andrew Hadley | 45-35 |
| 15:17 | Arkansas State | Jimmie Adame is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jimmie Adame, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Anderson (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Dennis Fallis (PG), Jonathon Greer (SG), William Rasnick (SF), Jerry Ferrell (PF), John Dean (C) Justin Burgess, Jimmie Adame, Willis Brown, Charles Young, David Johnson | |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Neil Anderson is whistled for a carry | 45-35 |
| 14:43 | Arkansas State | Jonathon Greer loses the dribble to Neil Anderson | 45-35 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Terry Sacks is hacked by John Dean - foul #3 on John Dean, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shaiming Chin and the foul's on Dennis Fallis - foul #2 on Dennis Fallis, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley makes the free throw | 48-35 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas State | Dennis Fallis misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-35 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Terry Sacks pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Terry Sacks hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Andrew Hadley | 50-35 |
| 13:21 | Arkansas State | Jonathon Greer hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dennis Fallis | 50-38 |
| 13:05 | St. John's | Terry Sacks can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by John Dean - foul #4 on John Dean, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG) Andrew Hadley | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Justin Burgess (PG), Willis Brown (SF), David Johnson (C) Dennis Fallis, William Rasnick, John Dean | |
| 13:05 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:05 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 12:52 | Arkansas State | Jonathon Greer comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Seabolt - foul #3 on Paul Seabolt, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Neil Anderson, Terry Sacks, Shaiming Chin, Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 12:52 | Arkansas State | Jonathon Greer makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 12:52 | Arkansas State | Jonathon Greer misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Joseph Hart buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alfredo Gomez | 53-39 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas State | Willis Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Hart - foul #1 on Joseph Hart, team foul #6 | 53-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jimmie Adame (SG) Jonathon Greer | |
| 12:30 | Arkansas State | Willis Brown misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas State | Willis Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Dikembe Adi | 55-39 |
| 12:01 | Arkansas State | Jimmie Adame misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #7 | 55-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Dennis Fallis (PG), William Rasnick (SF) Justin Burgess, Jerry Ferrell | |
| 12:01 | Arkansas State | Jimmie Adame misses the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 12:01 | Arkansas State | Jimmie Adame misses the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez snags the defensive board | 55-39 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on David Johnson - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #6 | 55-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Shaiming Chin (PF) Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:36 | Arkansas State | William Rasnick comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 57-39 |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy grabs the board | 57-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Dennis Fallis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmie Adame (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Rasnick (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Willis Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-39 |
| 11:14 | Arkansas State | Jimmie Adame grabs the defensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas State | David Johnson loses the dribble to Shaiming Chin | 57-39 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 57-39 |
| 10:40 | Arkansas State | David Johnson grabs the board | 57-39 |
| 10:33 | Arkansas State | William Rasnick misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Lazaro Bruno - foul #4 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #8 | 57-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Anderson (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Shaiming Chin, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Justin Burgess (PG), Jonathon Greer (SG), Jerry Ferrell (PF) Dennis Fallis, Jimmie Adame, David Johnson | |
| 10:33 | Arkansas State | William Rasnick makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 10:33 | Arkansas State | William Rasnick misses the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi grabs the board | 57-40 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Terry Sacks | 59-40 |
| 09:54 | Arkansas State | Jerry Ferrell blows the layup | 59-40 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dikembe Adi | 59-40 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Jerry Ferrell blocks the short jumper by Terry Sacks | 59-40 |
| 09:32 | Arkansas State | Jonathon Greer gets the rebound | 59-40 |
| 09:20 | Arkansas State | Willis Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-40 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy pulls down the rebound | 59-40 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Adi | 62-40 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas State | Jerry Ferrell hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Rasnick | 62-42 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | William Rasnick steps in front of the Neil Anderson pass | 62-42 |
| 08:06 | Arkansas State | William Rasnick blows the layup | 62-42 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathon Greer | 62-42 |
| 07:55 | Arkansas State | Willis Brown scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Justin Burgess | 62-44 |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Terry Sacks is hacked by William Rasnick - foul #3 on William Rasnick, team foul #7 | 62-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Alfredo Gomez (SG), Shaiming Chin (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Ronald Soucy, Neil Anderson, Dikembe Adi, Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Dennis Fallis (PG), Jimmie Adame (SG), Philip Jenkins (SF), Charles Young (PF), John Dean (C) Justin Burgess, Jonathon Greer, William Rasnick, Jerry Ferrell, Willis Brown | |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 2nd free throw | 64-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Dennis Fallis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmie Adame (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Philip Jenkins (fresh) PF - Charles Young (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Dean (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Arkansas State | Philip Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Gomez | 64-44 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno connects on the shot from the left side | 66-44 |
| 06:38 | Arkansas State | Charles Young misses the lay-in | 66-44 |
| 06:36 | Arkansas State | John Dean grabs the offensive board | 66-44 |
| 06:31 | Arkansas State | John Dean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF) Terry Sacks | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jerry Ferrell (PF) Charles Young | |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-44 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno hits the follow up shot | 68-44 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas State | Joseph Hart denies the turnaround by Jimmie Adame | 68-44 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 68-44 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Joseph Hart blows the layup but the foul's on Jimmie Adame - foul #2 on Jimmie Adame, team foul #8 | 68-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Willis Brown (SF), Charles Young (PF), David Johnson (C) Dennis Fallis, Jerry Ferrell, John Dean | |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Joseph Hart makes the 1st free throw | 69-44 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Joseph Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 70-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:53 | Arkansas State | Jimmie Adame blows the layup | 70-44 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas State | Philip Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 70-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by David Johnson - foul #4 on David Johnson, team foul #9 | 70-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Anderson (SG) Alfredo Gomez | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Justin Burgess (PG) Jimmie Adame | |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 71-46 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 72-46 |
| 05:22 | Arkansas State | Charles Young misses the easy layup | 72-46 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Joseph Hart snags the defensive board | 72-46 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Joseph Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Dikembe Adi (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Andrew Hadley, Shaiming Chin, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jimmie Adame (SG) Philip Jenkins | |
| 04:40 | Arkansas State | Willis Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 72-46 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Neil Anderson | 72-46 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt connects on the fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on David Johnson - foul #5 on David Johnson, team foul #10 | 74-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Minh Zheng (SF) Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Lovell (PF) David Johnson | |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt misses the free throw | 74-46 |
| 04:13 | Arkansas State | Charles Young pulls down the rebound | 74-46 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas State | Jimmie Adame connects on the jump hook from the right block | 74-48 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy buries a runner in the lane | 76-48 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas State | Jimmie Adame misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Neil Anderson - foul #2 on Neil Anderson, team foul #9 | 76-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Shaiming Chin (PF) Neil Anderson, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Philip Jenkins (SF) Charles Young | |
| 03:35 | Arkansas State | Jimmie Adame makes the 1st free throw | 76-49 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas State | Jimmie Adame makes the 2nd free throw | 76-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt blows the layup | 76-50 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin grabs the offensive board | 76-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Minh Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Justin Burgess (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmie Adame (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Philip Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Lovell (fresh) C - Willis Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by James Lovell - foul #1 on James Lovell, team foul #11 | 76-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Minh Zheng, Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 1st free throw | 77-50 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 78-50 |
| 02:37 | Arkansas State | Willis Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-50 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Joseph Hart pulls down the rebound | 78-50 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 80-50 |
| 02:15 | Arkansas State | Jimmie Adame hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Justin Burgess | 80-52 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 3 from the left wing | 83-52 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas State | Willis Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 83-52 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Joseph Hart pulls down the rebound | 83-52 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Soucy | 85-52 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas State | Ronald Soucy is called for the reach on Justin Burgess - foul #5 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #10 | 85-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Neil Anderson (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Paul Seabolt (C) Ronald Soucy, Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Young (PF) James Lovell | |
| 01:16 | Arkansas State | Justin Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 85-53 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas State | Justin Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 85-54 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Justin Burgess takes the ball from Andrew Hadley | 85-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Arkansas State | Willis Brown double dribbles | 85-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 85-54 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Shaiming Chin | 85-54 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Jimmie Adame takes the ball from Terry Sacks | 85-54 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Jimmie Adame misses long on a halfcourt shot | 85-54 |