| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) SF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 7 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Boris Mikowski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Radman Zeck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carlton Uchida (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Lobb (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:54 | Penn State | Boris Mikowski is hacked by Sean Bunting in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Bunting, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Radman Zeck loses the dribble to Kevin Richardson | 26-33 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-33 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 19:04 | Penn State | Radman Zeck can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-33 |
| 19:03 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida tips it back up and in | 26-35 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelrahman | 29-35 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb can't finish the layup | 29-35 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Maurice Beaudet | 29-35 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is called for traveling in the backcourt | 29-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:59 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher slams it home set up by Radman Zeck | 29-37 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Boris Mikowski | 29-39 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 29-39 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Sean Bunting grabs the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Charles Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-39 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 15:59 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher is hacked by Sean Bunting - foul #3 on Sean Bunting, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG), Jared Wada (PF) Boris Mikowski, Carlton Uchida | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 7 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Foster (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Radman Zeck (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Wada (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Lobb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher hits a shot from the left side set up by Jared Wada | 29-41 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman is fouled on the floor by Jermaine Fletcher - foul #2 on Jermaine Fletcher, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Mark Foster gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Richardson - foul #5 on Kevin Richardson, team foul #3 | 29-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (C) Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (PG) Mark Foster | |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb makes the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Jared Wada swats the shot by Charles Wilson | 29-43 |
| 14:22 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb snags the defensive board | 29-43 |
| 14:07 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb hits the finger roll | 29-45 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-45 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski tips it back up and in | 31-45 |
| 13:22 | Penn State | Radman Zeck misses the lay-in | 31-45 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 31-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carlton Uchida (PF) Jared Wada | |
| 12:38 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Boris Mikowski | 31-47 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Sean Bunting can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG), Michael Niehaus (SF) Boris Mikowski, Jermaine Fletcher | |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Sean Bunting hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelrahman | 34-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Foster (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Radman Zeck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Niehaus (fresh) PF - Carlton Uchida (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Lobb (tiring) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Niehaus | 34-52 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Wilson | 37-52 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Sean Bunting pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Charles Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman grabs the offensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-52 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 09:54 | Penn State | Mark Foster is whistled for a carry | 37-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (PG), Jermaine Fletcher (SF), Jared Wada (C) Mark Foster, Radman Zeck, Timothy Lobb | |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Charles Wilson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-52 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher misses the jump hook in the paint | 37-52 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida grabs the offensive board | 37-52 |
| 08:50 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelrahman is called for the reach on Michael Niehaus - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radman Zeck (SG), Darrell Oakes (PF) Michael Niehaus, Carlton Uchida | |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes loses the ball out of bounds | 37-52 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Jared Wada gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 37-52 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Charles Wilson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Sean Bunting | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Jared Wada can't finish the layup | 40-52 |
| 07:33 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Wada | 40-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdelrahman (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Beaudet (tiring) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Boris Mikowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Radman Zeck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Oakes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jared Wada (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Penn State | Jared Wada hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 40-52 |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Radman Zeck tips it home | 40-54 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Sean Bunting buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Wilson | 43-54 |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Jared Wada loses the ball out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Niehaus (SG), Carlton Uchida (PF), Timothy Lobb (C) Radman Zeck, Darrell Oakes, Jared Wada | |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG), Charles Whorton (SF) Boris Mikowski, Jermaine Fletcher | |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus's pass is intercepted by Dima Czaplinski | 43-54 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Carlton Uchida | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Maurice Beaudet - foul #1 on Maurice Beaudet, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (PG), Radman Zeck (SG) Mark Foster, Charles Whorton | |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-56 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 04:27 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb misses short on a shot from the left side | 43-56 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida can't tip it in | 43-56 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Charles Wilson gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Charles Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| 03:44 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida's pass is intercepted by Dima Czaplinski | 43-56 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Charles Wilson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-56 |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida grabs the board | 43-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdelrahman (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Beaudet (tired) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Wilson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Boris Mikowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Radman Zeck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Niehaus (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carlton Uchida (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 12 reb. C - Timothy Lobb (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus is fouled on the floor by Dima Czaplinski - foul #3 on Dima Czaplinski, team foul #7 | 43-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG), Darrell Oakes (SF), Jared Wada (PF), Charles Whorton (C) Boris Mikowski, Radman Zeck, Carlton Uchida, Timothy Lobb | |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus misses the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Sean Bunting knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Maurice Beaudet steps in front of the Darrell Oakes pass | 46-57 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman lays it up and in set up by Maurice Beaudet | 48-57 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (PG), Radman Zeck (SG), Jermaine Fletcher (SF), Carlton Uchida (PF), Timothy Lobb (C) Mark Foster, Michael Niehaus, Darrell Oakes, Jared Wada, Charles Whorton | |
| 02:14 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-59 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Maurice Beaudet, team foul #8 | 48-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG), Michael Niehaus (SG), Darrell Oakes (SF), Jared Wada (PF), Charles Whorton (C) Boris Mikowski, Radman Zeck, Jermaine Fletcher, Carlton Uchida, Timothy Lobb | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Sean Bunting is called for the reach on Darrell Oakes - foul #4 on Sean Bunting, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-61 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski misses the tip | 48-61 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #10 | 48-61 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Mark Foster steals it from Sean Bunting | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Charles Wilson is called for the reach on Mark Foster - foul #2 on Charles Wilson, team foul #11 | 48-62 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Mark Foster makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Mark Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-64 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Mark Foster runs out the clock | 48-64 |