| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Frye (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bueche (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Langley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | David Dwyer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Wiggins | 32-33 |
| 19:02 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro's pass is intercepted by Rodger Pak | 32-33 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | John Wiggins misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | David Bueche buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Dwyer | 34-36 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by William Langley - foul #2 on William Langley, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | David Bueche misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-36 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Frye | 35-36 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson drills a jump hook from the left block set up by John Wiggins | 37-36 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | David Dwyer makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Bueche | 37-39 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-39 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | David Dwyer comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Ribeiro - foul #3 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo (SG) John Wiggins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nicholas Gregory (SG), Danny Davenport (SF), Christopher Albert (PF), Roderick Hasegawa (C) David Bueche, Robert Ribeiro, Brian Espinosa, William Langley | |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Christopher Albert grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | David Dwyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Danny Davenport can't tip it in | 38-39 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa snags the offensive board | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Cecil Chiodo (fresh) SF - William Frye (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Albert (fresh) C - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | St. John's | David Dwyer buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Danny Davenport | 38-42 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roderick Hasegawa - foul #1 on Roderick Hasegawa, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | David Dwyer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Roderick Hasegawa is called for the reach on Rodger Pak - foul #2 on Roderick Hasegawa, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Bueche (SG), William Langley (C) Nicholas Gregory, Roderick Hasegawa | |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls's floater is tipped away by Christopher Albert | 40-42 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Brandon Henderson is called for the reach on David Dwyer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Henderson, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SF) Danny Davenport | |
| 13:37 | St. John's | David Bueche is hacked by Cecil Chiodo - foul #1 on Cecil Chiodo, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG) Cecil Chiodo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Espinosa (PF) Christopher Albert | |
| 13:31 | St. John's | David Dwyer scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | William Frye can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Dwyer - foul #3 on David Dwyer, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Willis (C) Rodger Pak | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | William Frye makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | William Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | David Dwyer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 12:50 | Tennessee | William Frye gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:25 | Tennessee | Donald Willis clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Brian Espinosa - foul #3 on Brian Espinosa, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Danny Davenport (SF), Christopher Albert (C) Robert Ribeiro, William Langley | |
| 12:25 | Tennessee | Donald Willis makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:25 | Tennessee | Donald Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | David Bueche hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Dwyer | 46-48 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee | William Frye misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-48 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Christopher Albert grabs the board | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Wiggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Frye (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Bueche (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Albert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | St. John's | David Dwyer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | William Frye gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-48 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | David Dwyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | William Frye pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | William Frye drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Willis | 52-48 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | David Bueche's pass is intercepted by Brandon Henderson | 52-48 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Brandon Henderson is denied by Christopher Albert | 52-48 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | David Dwyer scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Bueche | 52-50 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Donald Willis connects on the floater from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Danny Davenport misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-50 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee | William Frye snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee | William Frye loses the dribble to Christopher Albert | 54-50 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | David Bueche hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Dwyer | 54-53 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | John Wiggins loses the ball out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo (SG), Noel Weaver (SF), Rodger Pak (C) John Wiggins, William Frye, Lucas Walls | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Scott (PG), Nicholas Gregory (SG), Robert Ribeiro (SF), Roderick Hasegawa (PF), William Langley (C) David Dwyer, David Bueche, Danny Davenport, Brian Espinosa, Christopher Albert | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (tiring) 16 pts. 3 pf. SG - Cecil Chiodo (fresh) SF - Noel Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Willis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) C - William Langley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | St. John's | William Langley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Cecil Chiodo - foul #2 on Cecil Chiodo, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | William Langley makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | William Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Robert Ribeiro swats the short shot by Donald Willis | 54-55 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Rodger Pak | 54-55 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson hits a floater from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Robert Scott misses the jumper from the left side | 56-55 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | William Langley tips it home | 56-57 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak misses the lay-in | 56-57 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson tips it home | 58-57 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Nicholas Gregory misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-57 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | William Langley pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Robert Scott blows the layup | 58-57 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson misses short on a runner in the lane | 58-57 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | William Langley pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Robert Scott's pass is intercepted by Noel Weaver | 58-57 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Nicholas Gregory | 58-57 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | William Langley misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 58-57 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | William Langley tips it back up and in | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (tired) 20 pts. 3 pf. SG - Cecil Chiodo (fairly fresh) SF - Noel Weaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Willis (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fairly fresh) C - William Langley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Donald Willis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Langley - foul #3 on William Langley, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert West (SG), William Frye (SF) Brandon Henderson, Noel Weaver | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Dwyer (PG), David Bueche (SG), Danny Davenport (SF), Brian Espinosa (PF), Christopher Albert (C) Robert Scott, Nicholas Gregory, Robert Ribeiro, Roderick Hasegawa, William Langley | |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Donald Willis makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Donald Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG), Lucas Walls (PF) Albert West, Donald Willis | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:44 | St. John's | David Dwyer makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls is whistled for a carry | 60-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson (PG) Cecil Chiodo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:18 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SF), William Langley (C) Danny Davenport, Christopher Albert | |
| 02:03 | St. John's | David Dwyer knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by William Langley | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | William Langley snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:36 | St. John's | William Langley is hacked by Brandon Henderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brandon Henderson, team foul #4 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Albert (PF) Brian Espinosa | |
| 01:34 | St. John's | David Dwyer is fouled on the floor by Brandon Henderson - foul #5 on Brandon Henderson, team foul #5 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo (PG) Brandon Henderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Lucas Walls is called for the reach on Christopher Albert - foul #1 on Lucas Walls, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | David Dwyer is fouled on the floor by Cecil Chiodo - foul #3 on Cecil Chiodo, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | David Dwyer makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | David Dwyer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | David Bueche is called for the reach on William Frye - foul #1 on David Bueche, team foul #8 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Espinosa (PF) Christopher Albert | |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | William Frye makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | William Frye misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to William Langley | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:07 | St. John's | William Langley is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Chiodo - foul #4 on Cecil Chiodo, team foul #8 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Albert (PF) Brian Espinosa | |
| 01:07 | St. John's | William Langley makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | William Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | William Frye hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-69 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | David Dwyer snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | David Dwyer is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Chiodo - foul #5 on Cecil Chiodo, team foul #9 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert West (PG) Cecil Chiodo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | David Dwyer misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | William Frye pulls down the rebound | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee 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 (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | William Frye misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-69 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | David Dwyer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | David Dwyer is hacked by Albert West in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert West, team foul #10 | 61-69 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | David Dwyer misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | David Dwyer misses the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | William Frye snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | William Frye hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-69 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | William Langley pulls down the rebound | 61-69 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Albert West is called for the reach on William Langley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Albert West, team foul #11 | 61-69 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | William Langley misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | William Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-70 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | David Dwyer is hacked by Albert West in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert West, team foul #12 | 61-70 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | David Dwyer misses the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | David Dwyer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 61-71 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | David Dwyer runs out the clock | 61-71 |