| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Keith Tapia (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradly Martens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Dikembe Abdon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alexander Haines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Link (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Fiedler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Marcus Hill (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Michael White inbounds the ball | 20-23 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Bradly Martens lays it in set up by Keith Tapia and the foul's on Eric Fiedler - foul #2 on Eric Fiedler, team foul #1 | 22-23 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Bradly Martens makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 19:22 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler misses the jumper from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 19:21 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Fiedler | 23-23 |
| 19:16 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 23-23 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael White | 23-23 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Michael White buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Raymond Stephens | 26-23 |
| 18:33 | Central Florida | Martin Link slams it home on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdon | 26-25 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-25 |
| 18:07 | Central Florida | Martin Link gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 17:52 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-25 |
| 17:50 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler misses the tip | 26-25 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Michael White grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Michael White lays it up and in and he's hacked by Alexander Haines - foul #3 on Alexander Haines, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Michael White misses the free throw | 28-25 |
| 17:45 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 17:26 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Irvin Foster - foul #1 on Irvin Foster, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 17:26 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 17:26 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 16:57 | St. John's | Irvin Foster clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 16:56 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 16:42 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler hits a driving attempt in the lane | 28-29 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Keith Tapia misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 16:22 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Marcus Hill | 28-29 |
| 16:01 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Bradly Martens - foul #3 on Bradly Martens, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy (SG), Gary Hardaway (SF), Mark Higbee (PF), John Bingham (C) Alexander Haines, Martin Link, Eric Fiedler, Marcus Hill | |
| 16:01 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 16:01 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 16:01 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon misses the 3rd free throw | 28-31 |
| 16:01 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Raymond Stephens | 28-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Keith Tapia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradly Martens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Dikembe Abdon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Cuddy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Hardaway (fresh) PF - Mark Higbee (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Bingham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | St. John's | John Bingham denies the turnaround by Bradly Martens | 28-31 |
| 15:32 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to John Bingham | 28-31 |
| 15:07 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-34 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Michael White buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Keith Tapia | 30-34 |
| 14:37 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Keith Tapia buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael White | 33-37 |
| 13:54 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon is hacked by Irvin Foster - foul #2 on Irvin Foster, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG), Alexander Haines (SG), Martin Link (SF), Eric Fiedler (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Dikembe Abdon, Jacob Cuddy, Gary Hardaway, Mark Higbee, John Bingham | |
| 13:41 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 33-37 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Bobby Thompson is called for the reach on Michael White - foul #2 on Bobby Thompson, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Oscar Suggs (SF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Michael White, Bradly Martens | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Eric Fiedler - foul #3 on Eric Fiedler, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:13 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 13:03 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler connects on the jumper near the basket | 34-39 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Keith Tapia is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Keith Tapia, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Rory Self (C) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 12:23 | Central Florida | Keith Tapia picks off the pass by Marcus Hill | 34-39 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Keith Tapia hits the finger roll | 36-39 |
| 12:00 | Central Florida | Raymond Stephens is called for the reach on Marcus Hill - foul #2 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Michael White (SG), Bradly Martens (C) Keith Tapia, Raymond Stephens, Rory Self | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:47 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill banks in the layup set up by Bobby Thompson | 36-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Oscar Suggs (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradly Martens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Thompson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alexander Haines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Link (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Fiedler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Marcus Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Marcus Hill - foul #1 on Marcus Hill, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Hardaway (SF), Mark Higbee (PF), John Bingham (C) Martin Link, Eric Fiedler, Marcus Hill | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:03 | Central Florida | John Bingham's fadeaway is rejected by Oscar Suggs | 38-41 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Michael White pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Bradly Martens hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Bingham - foul #1 on John Bingham, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Keith Tapia (PG), Raymond Stephens (SG), Irvin Foster (PF) Anthony Baden, Oscar Suggs, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon (PG), Jacob Cuddy (SG) Bobby Thompson, Alexander Haines | |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Bradly Martens misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Bradly Martens makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:23 | Central Florida | Gary Hardaway's pass is intercepted by Raymond Stephens | 39-41 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Bradly Martens jams it on a great pass from Keith Tapia | 41-41 |
| 09:44 | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon is fouled on the floor by Keith Tapia - foul #2 on Keith Tapia, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Oscar Suggs (SF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Michael White, Bradly Martens | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alexander Haines (SG), Martin Link (SF), Eric Fiedler (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Jacob Cuddy, Gary Hardaway, Mark Higbee, John Bingham | |
| 09:26 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses long on a floater from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 09:24 | Central Florida | Martin Link grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 09:07 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill is fouled on the floor by Irvin Foster - foul #3 on Irvin Foster, team foul #7 | 41-41 |
| 09:07 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 09:07 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Marcus Hill is called for the reach on Irvin Foster - foul #2 on Marcus Hill, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (SG) Raymond Stephens | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:43 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 08:36 | Central Florida | Martin Link throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Keith Tapia | 43-43 |
| 07:47 | Central Florida | Martin Link hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Oscar Suggs - foul #2 on Oscar Suggs, team foul #8 | 43-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Bradly Martens (C) Keith Tapia, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG), Jacob Cuddy (SG) Dikembe Abdon, Alexander Haines | |
| 07:47 | Central Florida | Martin Link makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:47 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Bradly Martens gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Oscar Suggs (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradly Martens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Thompson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jacob Cuddy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Link (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Fiedler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Marcus Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Michael White misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-44 |
| 07:17 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 07:01 | Central Florida | Martin Link comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 07:00 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 06:45 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Patrick Thibodeau (PF) Oscar Suggs, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Hardaway (SF), Mark Higbee (PF), John Bingham (C) Martin Link, Eric Fiedler, Marcus Hill | |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Bradly Martens gets the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Michael White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Thibodeau | 43-44 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Bradly Martens scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Baden | 45-44 |
| 05:07 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Keith Tapia (PG), Irvin Foster (PF) Anthony Baden, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dikembe Abdon (PG), Alexander Haines (SG), Martin Link (SF), Eric Fiedler (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Bobby Thompson, Jacob Cuddy, Gary Hardaway, Mark Higbee, John Bingham | |
| 04:49 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Irvin Foster - foul #4 on Irvin Foster, team foul #9 | 45-44 |
| 04:49 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 04:49 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bradly Martens | 45-44 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Bradly Martens can't finish the layup | 45-44 |
| 04:23 | Central Florida | Martin Link grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 04:01 | Central Florida | Keith Tapia is called for the reach on Marcus Hill - foul #3 on Keith Tapia, team foul #10 | 45-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Oscar Suggs (SF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Michael White, Bradly Martens | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:01 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 04:01 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Keith Tapia can't connect on a floater in the paint | 45-46 |
| 03:43 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Marcus Hill | 45-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Keith Tapia (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Oscar Suggs (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Dikembe Abdon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Haines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Link (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Fiedler (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Marcus Hill (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler comes up short on the floater from the right side | 45-46 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 02:51 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 02:40 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-46 |
| 02:39 | Central Florida | Martin Link pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 02:21 | Central Florida | Martin Link buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alexander Haines | 45-48 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SF), Bradly Martens (C) Oscar Suggs, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Keith Tapia clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 02:02 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 01:45 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-48 |
| 01:44 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler tips it home | 45-50 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Bradly Martens | 48-50 |
| 01:01 | Central Florida | Irvin Foster steals the ball from Martin Link | 48-50 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Bradly Martens makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Stephens | 50-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | Martin Link connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-53 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Keith Tapia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 00:05 | Central Florida | Martin Link grabs the board | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Martin Link is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Stephens - foul #3 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #11 | 50-53 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Martin Link makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Martin Link makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael White misses long on a fullcourt shot | 50-55 |