| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Carlos Wiseman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Everette (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Lester (fresh) PF - Joseph Hatley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Scholl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Maurice Beaudet | 34-27 |
| 19:21 | Murray State | Richard Everette throws it down set up by Carlos Wiseman and he's fouled by Sean Bunting - foul #1 on Sean Bunting, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:21 | Murray State | Richard Everette misses the free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski gets the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 18:51 | Murray State | Richard Everette snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 18:36 | Murray State | Kevin Richardson takes the ball from Richard Everette | 34-29 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 18:12 | Murray State | Andrew Scholl comes up short on the runner from close range | 34-29 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Charles Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson grabs the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet is hacked by Victor Lester - foul #3 on Victor Lester, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SG) Sean Bunting | |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Doran (SF) Victor Lester | |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Charles Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Rafael Walker (SG) Richard Everette | |
| 17:08 | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman is called for a charge - foul #1 on Carlos Wiseman, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (PG) Sean Bunting | |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Everette (SG) Carlos Wiseman | |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 16:42 | Murray State | Richard Everette grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:34 | Murray State | Andrew Scholl clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Richardson - foul #3 on Kevin Richardson, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Wallace Herring (PF) Joseph Hatley | |
| 16:34 | Murray State | Andrew Scholl misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:34 | Murray State | Andrew Scholl makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-30 |
| 15:44 | Murray State | Richard Everette is whistled for traveling | 37-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman (PG), Gary May (SG), Victor Lester (SF), Marc Fuhrman (C) Rafael Walker, Richard Everette, Christopher Doran, Andrew Scholl | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Carlos Wiseman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary May (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Victor Lester (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Fuhrman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Marc Fuhrman - foul #2 on Marc Fuhrman, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (PG) Sean Bunting | |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Hatley (PF) Wallace Herring | |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 15:03 | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-30 |
| 15:02 | Murray State | Joseph Hatley snags the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | The refs have stopped play. Charles Wilson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 39-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 14:40 | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-33 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Sean Bunting clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-33 |
| 14:12 | Murray State | Joseph Hatley pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:07 | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-33 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 39-33 |
| 13:44 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Victor Lester | 39-33 |
| 13:40 | Murray State | Sean Bunting is called for the reach on Carlos Wiseman - foul #2 on Sean Bunting, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Andrew Scholl (C) Marc Fuhrman | |
| 13:24 | Murray State | Gary May misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 13:23 | Murray State | Joseph Hatley tips it but misses | 39-33 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 13:01 | Murray State | Joseph Hatley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 12:39 | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-33 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Andrew Scholl - foul #2 on Andrew Scholl, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (PG) Sean Bunting | |
| Subs | Murray State | Rafael Walker (PG), Christopher Doran (SF), Wallace Herring (PF) Carlos Wiseman, Victor Lester, Joseph Hatley | |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 11:40 | Murray State | Andrew Scholl dunks the ball on a nice dish by Rafael Walker | 40-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelrahman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Beaudet (tiring) 18 pts. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Richardson (tiring) 7 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Rafael Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary May (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Scholl (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Wilson | 42-35 |
| 11:05 | Murray State | Rafael Walker is fouled on the floor by Maurice Beaudet - foul #3 on Maurice Beaudet, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Everette (SG) Gary May | |
| 10:51 | Murray State | Rafael Walker comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Richardson - foul #4 on Kevin Richardson, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Victor Lester (SF) Christopher Doran | |
| 10:51 | Murray State | Rafael Walker makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 10:51 | Murray State | Rafael Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet clanks a jumper from the right side | 42-36 |
| 10:24 | Murray State | Wallace Herring gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 10:03 | Murray State | Andrew Scholl can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 42-36 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Charles Wilson travels with the ball | 42-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman (PG), Gary May (SG), Joseph Hatley (PF), Marc Fuhrman (C) Rafael Walker, Richard Everette, Wallace Herring, Andrew Scholl | |
| 09:21 | Murray State | Kevin Richardson steals the ball from Carlos Wiseman | 42-36 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 08:53 | Murray State | Marc Fuhrman snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 08:36 | Murray State | Gary May hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Carlos Wiseman | 42-38 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 08:18 | Murray State | Marc Fuhrman snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 08:13 | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman is fouled on the floor by Sean Bunting - foul #3 on Sean Bunting, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Doran (SF), Andrew Scholl (C) Victor Lester, Marc Fuhrman | |
| 08:03 | Murray State | Andrew Scholl lays it in | 42-40 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson blows the layup | 42-40 |
| 07:32 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Carlos Wiseman | 42-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdelrahman (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Beaudet (tired) 20 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dima Czaplinski (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Richardson (tiring) 7 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Carlos Wiseman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary May (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) PF - Joseph Hatley (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Andrew Scholl (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Murray State | Andrew Scholl makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carlos Wiseman | 42-42 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Carlos Wiseman steals it from Sean Bunting | 42-42 |
| 06:53 | Murray State | Gary May misses the floater from the baseline | 42-42 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kevin Richardson | 42-42 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (PG) Sean Bunting | |
| Subs | Murray State | Victor Lester (SF) Christopher Doran | |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 06:38 | Murray State | Joseph Hatley grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 06:19 | Murray State | Joseph Hatley connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Scholl | 42-45 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 06:01 | Murray State | Victor Lester gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 05:48 | Murray State | Maurice Beaudet steps in front of the Joseph Hatley pass | 42-45 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson loses the dribble to Gary May | 42-45 |
| 05:21 | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman is fouled on the floor by Dima Czaplinski - foul #2 on Dima Czaplinski, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 05:21 | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 05:21 | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Charles Wilson misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson tips it home | 44-46 |
| 04:35 | Murray State | Victor Lester is hacked by Sean Bunting - foul #4 on Sean Bunting, team foul #8 | 44-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Murray State | Rafael Walker (PG) Carlos Wiseman | |
| 04:35 | Murray State | Victor Lester makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 04:35 | Murray State | Victor Lester misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 04:35 | Murray State | Andrew Scholl grabs the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 04:24 | Murray State | Rafael Walker makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Lester | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Hatley - foul #1 on Joseph Hatley, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Wallace Herring (PF) Joseph Hatley | |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 04:15 | Murray State | Andrew Scholl grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 04:08 | Murray State | Rafael Walker lays it up and in set up by Wallace Herring | 45-51 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-51 |
| 03:49 | Murray State | Wallace Herring misses the easy layup | 45-51 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Sean Bunting drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dima Czaplinski | 48-51 |
| 03:34 | Murray State | Gary May's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdelrahman | 48-51 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet lays it in on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelrahman | 50-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdelrahman (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Beaudet (tired) 23 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dima Czaplinski (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Richardson (tired) 9 pts. 15 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Rafael Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary May (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Victor Lester (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Scholl (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Murray State | Gary May misses the floater from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 03:16 | Murray State | Andrew Scholl tips it home | 50-53 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Sean Bunting buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 02:51 | Murray State | Wallace Herring is whistled for a carry | 53-53 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman (PG), Joseph Hatley (PF) Rafael Walker, Wallace Herring | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 02:10 | Murray State | Joseph Hatley scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Carlos Wiseman | 53-55 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 53-55 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 01:29 | Murray State | Joseph Hatley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 01:27 | Murray State | Victor Lester misses the tip | 56-55 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is fouled on the floor by Carlos Wiseman - foul #2 on Carlos Wiseman, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski lays it up and in and the foul's on Joseph Hatley - foul #2 on Joseph Hatley, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski makes the free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:54 | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| 00:54 | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:54 | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Dikembe Abdelrahman | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:25 | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 00:23 | Murray State | Andrew Scholl pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 00:21 | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-57 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Wiseman - foul #3 on Carlos Wiseman, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:12 | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gary May | 63-60 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Carlos Wiseman is called for the reach on Sean Bunting in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carlos Wiseman, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:07 | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-60 |
| 00:05 | Murray State | Gary May grabs the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Carlos Wiseman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Andrew Scholl snags the offensive board | 65-60 |