| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregorio Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jay Puleo (fresh) PF - Robert Kratz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Russell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Charles Wilson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 19:34 | Virginia | Robert Kratz pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 19:28 | Virginia | Gregorio Greco buries a fadeaway from the right side | 33-23 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jay Puleo - foul #2 on Jay Puleo, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG) Charles Wilson | |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 18:43 | Virginia | Gregorio Greco misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-25 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson hits the follow up shot | 33-27 |
| 18:15 | Virginia | Gregorio Greco misses the floater from just outside the lane | 33-27 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Sean Bunting snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman is hacked by Charles Russell - foul #1 on Charles Russell, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 17:35 | St. John's | A charge is called on Kevin Richardson - foul #1 on Kevin Richardson, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| 17:21 | Virginia | Charles Russell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jay Puleo | 35-27 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet gets the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dima Czaplinski | 35-30 |
| 16:23 | Virginia | Dima Czaplinski denies the turnaround by Charles Russell | 35-30 |
| 16:22 | Virginia | Charles Russell misses the tip | 35-30 |
| 16:21 | Virginia | Robert Kratz gets the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:05 | Virginia | Robert Kratz is whistled for traveling | 35-30 |
| Subs | Virginia | Boris Kamrowski (PG), Tibor Gostomski (SG), Carmelo Moreno (SF), Leonard Harris (PF), David Walls (C) John Gregory, Gregorio Greco, Jay Puleo, Robert Kratz, Charles Russell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Boris Kamrowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tibor Gostomski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carmelo Moreno (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Walls (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Charles Wilson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Sean Bunting | 35-33 |
| 15:26 | Virginia | Leonard Harris makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Boris Kamrowski | 37-33 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Wilson | 37-35 |
| 14:52 | Virginia | Maurice Beaudet denies the turnaround by Leonard Harris | 37-35 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 14:17 | Virginia | Leonard Harris buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Boris Kamrowski | 39-37 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Sean Bunting comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet snags the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is called for traveling | 39-37 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Gregory (PG), Gregorio Greco (SG), Jay Puleo (SF), Robert Kratz (PF), Charles Russell (C) Boris Kamrowski, Tibor Gostomski, Carmelo Moreno, Leonard Harris, David Walls | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| 13:20 | Virginia | Charles Russell lays it up and in on a great pass from Gregorio Greco | 41-37 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Sean Bunting knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dikembe Abdelrahman | 41-40 |
| 12:46 | Virginia | John Gregory makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 12:23 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Kratz | 44-40 |
| 12:15 | Virginia | Gregorio Greco scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Gregory | 47-40 |
| 11:46 | St. John's | John Gregory steps in front of the Dikembe Abdelrahman pass | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Gregory (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregorio Greco (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jay Puleo (fresh) PF - Robert Kratz (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Russell (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Richardson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Virginia | Gregorio Greco misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelrahman | 47-43 |
| 10:47 | Virginia | John Gregory buries a floater from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman is hacked by Robert Kratz - foul #2 on Robert Kratz, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Boris Kamrowski (PG), Tibor Gostomski (SF), Leonard Harris (PF), David Walls (C) John Gregory, Jay Puleo, Robert Kratz, Charles Russell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Charles Wilson is fouled on the floor by Leonard Harris - foul #1 on Leonard Harris, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno (SF) Gregorio Greco | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Charles Wilson is fouled on the floor by David Walls - foul #2 on David Walls, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Sean Bunting knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 09:05 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Boris Kamrowski | 51-46 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Sean Bunting drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dikembe Abdelrahman | 51-49 |
| 08:35 | Virginia | Leonard Harris's layup is rejected by Kevin Richardson | 51-49 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 08:04 | Virginia | Boris Kamrowski grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 07:58 | Virginia | Boris Kamrowski travels with the ball | 51-49 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Gregory (PG), Gregorio Greco (SG), Jay Puleo (SF), Robert Kratz (PF), Charles Russell (C) Boris Kamrowski, Tibor Gostomski, Carmelo Moreno, Leonard Harris, David Walls | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet double dribbles | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Gregory (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregorio Greco (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jay Puleo (fresh) PF - Robert Kratz (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Russell (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (tired) 21 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Richardson (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Virginia | John Gregory is fouled on the floor by Kevin Richardson - foul #2 on Kevin Richardson, team foul #2 | 51-49 |
| 07:24 | Virginia | Gregorio Greco scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Gregory | 53-49 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Sean Bunting comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski tips it back up and in | 53-51 |
| 06:41 | Virginia | Jay Puleo steps out of bounds on the baseline | 53-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-51 |
| 06:19 | Virginia | Robert Kratz grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 06:14 | Virginia | John Gregory misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-51 |
| 06:12 | Virginia | Jay Puleo tips it in | 55-51 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 05:50 | Virginia | Robert Kratz pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 05:37 | Virginia | John Gregory clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Sean Bunting - foul #4 on Sean Bunting, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski (SF) Jay Puleo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 05:37 | Virginia | John Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:37 | Virginia | John Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 04:49 | Virginia | Charles Russell misses the dunk but the foul's on Kevin Richardson - foul #3 on Kevin Richardson, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Boris Kamrowski (PG), Leonard Harris (PF) John Gregory, Robert Kratz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| 04:49 | Virginia | Charles Russell misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:49 | Virginia | Charles Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Leonard Harris - foul #2 on Leonard Harris, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Carmelo Moreno (SF), David Walls (C) Gregorio Greco, Charles Russell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:30 | Virginia | Leonard Harris makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Boris Kamrowski and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| 04:30 | Virginia | Leonard Harris makes the free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet travels with the ball | 61-56 |
| 04:10 | Virginia | Sean Bunting picks off the pass by David Walls | 61-56 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Gregory (PG), Gregorio Greco (SG), Jay Puleo (SF), Robert Kratz (PF), Charles Russell (C) Boris Kamrowski, Tibor Gostomski, Carmelo Moreno, Leonard Harris, David Walls | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Sean Bunting loses the dribble to Gregorio Greco | 61-56 |
| 03:50 | Virginia | Robert Kratz slams it home on a nice dish by Gregorio Greco | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Gregory (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregorio Greco (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jay Puleo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Kratz (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Russell (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (tired) 24 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dima Czaplinski (tiring) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Richardson (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Virginia | Gregorio Greco hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-56 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson is denied on a dunk by Charles Russell | 63-56 |
| 02:53 | Virginia | Charles Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 02:48 | Virginia | Robert Kratz loses the dribble to Sean Bunting | 63-56 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Charles Wilson buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dima Czaplinski | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:15 | Virginia | Gregorio Greco is hacked by Kevin Richardson - foul #4 on Kevin Richardson, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Leonard Harris (C) Charles Russell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| 02:00 | Virginia | John Gregory can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-58 |
| 01:59 | Virginia | Robert Kratz grabs the offensive board | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 01:42 | Virginia | Gregorio Greco makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Gregory | 66-58 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Charles Russell (C) Leonard Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Robert Kratz is called for the reach on Maurice Beaudet - foul #3 on Robert Kratz, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 01:15 | Virginia | Charles Russell misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Kevin Richardson - foul #5 on Kevin Richardson, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (C) Kevin Richardson | |
| 01:15 | Virginia | Charles Russell makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:15 | Virginia | Charles Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 68-60 |
| 01:00 | Virginia | Gregorio Greco pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:58 | Virginia | Gregorio Greco is hacked by Sean Bunting in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sean Bunting, team foul #8 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski (SG) John Gregory | |
| Subs | St. John's | Grady Vickrey (C) Sean Bunting | |
| 00:58 | Virginia | Gregorio Greco misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Grady Vickrey gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Charles Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski grabs the offensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-60 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelrahman | 68-60 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Charles Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-60 |
| 00:43 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #9 | 68-60 |
| 00:43 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:43 | Virginia | Tibor Gostomski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-60 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski snags the offensive board | 70-60 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Charles Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 70-60 |
| 00:30 | Virginia | Gregorio Greco pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Gregorio Greco runs out the clock | 70-60 |