| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Adam Linde (fresh) SG - Frank Wofford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Guillen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Foluke Apo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roy Lebron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Fetters (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Joe Guillen inbounds the ball | 26-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:56 | South Carolina State | Roy Lebron picks off the pass by Daniel Ford in the backcourt | 26-55 |
| 19:54 | St. John's | Michael Fetters can't throw it down | 26-55 |
| 19:53 | St. John's | Michael Fetters snags the offensive board | 26-55 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Roy Lebron misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-55 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Russell Byrd gets the offensive rebound | 26-55 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Daniel Miller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-55 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Howard Spencer snags the offensive board | 26-55 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Roy Lebron comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-55 |
| 19:21 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Adam Linde | 26-55 |
| 19:17 | South Carolina State | Adam Linde is fouled on the floor by Russell Byrd - foul #1 on Russell Byrd, team foul #1 | 26-55 |
| 19:00 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Foluke Apo, team foul #1 | 26-55 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Howard Spencer is called for a backcourt violation | 26-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Wallace (SG), Jesse Petty (SF), Gary Denson (PF), Shawn Prater (C) Frank Wofford, Joe Guillen, Foluke Apo, Daniel Ford | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:32 | South Carolina State | Adam Linde can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-55 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson tips it but misses | 26-55 |
| 18:29 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson gets the offensive rebound | 26-55 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Wallace | 28-55 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Roy Lebron knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-58 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-58 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Roy Lebron is fouled on the floor by Adam Linde - foul #3 on Adam Linde, team foul #2 | 30-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty (PG), Steven Kennedy (SG), Joe Guillen (SF), Foluke Apo (PF), Daniel Ford (C) Adam Linde, James Wallace, Jesse Petty, Gary Denson, Shawn Prater | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (SF), Jay Grier (PF) Michael Fetters, Russell Byrd | |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Roy Lebron comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-58 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Howard Spencer misses the tip | 30-58 |
| 17:05 | South Carolina State | Joe Guillen pulls down the rebound | 30-58 |
| 16:52 | South Carolina State | Daniel Ford is fouled on the floor by Howard Spencer - foul #2 on Howard Spencer, team foul #2 | 30-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford (SG) Steven Kennedy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Antwan Harris (C) Roy Lebron, Daniel Miller, Howard Spencer | |
| 16:42 | South Carolina State | Joe Guillen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-58 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | Antwan Harris pulls down the rebound | 30-58 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is hacked by Daniel Ford - foul #2 on Daniel Ford, team foul #3 | 30-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Wallace (PG), Kevin Morgan (SF) Jeremy Leighty, Joe Guillen | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Jay Grier's layup is rejected by Daniel Ford | 30-58 |
| 16:17 | South Carolina State | Daniel Ford snags the defensive board | 30-58 |
| 16:08 | South Carolina State | Antwan Harris is called for the reach on Kevin Morgan - foul #1 on Antwan Harris, team foul #3 | 30-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy (SG), Jesse Petty (SF) Frank Wofford, Daniel Ford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Fetters (SF) Marvin Hughes | |
| 16:00 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-58 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - James Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Kennedy (fresh) SF - Jesse Petty (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Foluke Apo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reid Simpson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Verville (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Fetters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Antwan Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-58 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-58 |
| 15:35 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo hits the finger roll set up by Steven Kennedy and he's fouled by Jay Grier - foul #1 on Jay Grier, team foul #4 | 35-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Linde (PG), Gary Denson (C) James Wallace, Steven Kennedy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Lebron (PG), Howard Spencer (C) Anthony Verville, Antwan Harris | |
| 15:35 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo makes the free throw | 36-58 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Michael Fetters hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Reid Simpson and the foul's on Kevin Morgan - foul #2 on Kevin Morgan, team foul #4 | 36-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford (SG), Joe Guillen (SF), Shawn Prater (C) Jesse Petty, Kevin Morgan, Foluke Apo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Michael Fetters makes the free throw | 36-61 |
| 15:07 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-61 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Michael Fetters snags the defensive board | 36-61 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Michael Fetters can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-61 |
| 14:40 | South Carolina State | Joe Guillen grabs the defensive rebound | 36-61 |
| 14:37 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford is hacked by Roy Lebron in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Lebron, team foul #5 | 36-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy (SG), Daniel Ford (C) Frank Wofford, Gary Denson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Miller (SG), Anthony Verville (SF), Russell Byrd (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Reid Simpson, Michael Fetters, Jay Grier, Howard Spencer | |
| 14:22 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Russell Byrd - foul #2 on Russell Byrd, team foul #6 | 36-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Wallace (SG), Jesse Petty (SF) Steven Kennedy, Joe Guillen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (PG) Roy Lebron | |
| 14:22 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater misses the 1st free throw | 36-61 |
| 14:22 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-61 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina State | Daniel Ford pulls down the rebound | 37-61 |
| 14:03 | South Carolina State | Adam Linde is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Adam Linde, team foul #5 | 37-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy (SG), Kevin Morgan (PF) Adam Linde, Shawn Prater | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:55 | St. John's | James Wallace takes the ball from Russell Byrd | 37-61 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy lays it in set up by James Wallace | 39-61 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Russell Byrd misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Morgan - foul #3 on Kevin Morgan, team foul #6 | 39-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty (PG), Foluke Apo (PF) James Wallace, Jesse Petty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Lebron (PG) Daniel Miller | |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Russell Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Russell Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Daniel Ford | 39-62 |
| 13:18 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Byrd | 39-62 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Antwan Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 39-62 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Anthony Verville is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Anthony Verville, team foul #7 | 39-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford (SG), Joe Guillen (SF) Steven Kennedy, Kevin Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Miller (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Jay Grier (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Reid Simpson, Anthony Verville, Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris | |
| 13:05 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Lebron - foul #3 on Roy Lebron, team foul #8 | 39-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gary Denson (C) Daniel Ford | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:05 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 13:05 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Howard Spencer misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-62 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge snags the offensive board | 41-62 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Daniel Miller connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 41-64 |
| 12:32 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Miller - foul #1 on Daniel Miller, team foul #9 | 41-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Ford (C) Gary Denson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG) Roy Lebron | |
| 12:32 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 12:32 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford misses the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Jay Grier pulls down the rebound | 42-64 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-67 |
| 12:07 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford throws it down set up by Joe Guillen | 44-67 |
| 11:46 | St. John's | Daniel Miller misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-67 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge hits the follow up shot | 44-69 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeremy Leighty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Wofford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Guillen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Foluke Apo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Miller (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Grier (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Spencer (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | South Carolina State | Joe Guillen hits the finger roll | 46-69 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Daniel Ford picks off the pass by Howard Spencer | 46-69 |
| 11:11 | South Carolina State | Joe Guillen's pass is intercepted by Steven Selvidge in the backcourt | 46-69 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes lays it in on a great pass from Steven Selvidge | 46-71 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty misses short on a jumper from the right side | 46-71 |
| 11:00 | South Carolina State | Daniel Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 10:47 | South Carolina State | Daniel Miller is called for the reach on Frank Wofford - foul #2 on Daniel Miller, team foul #10 | 46-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Wallace (PG), Jesse Petty (SF), Gary Denson (PF), Shawn Prater (C) Jeremy Leighty, Joe Guillen, Foluke Apo, Daniel Ford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Lebron (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Michael Fetters (SF), Robert Cosgrove (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Marvin Hughes, Daniel Miller, Steven Selvidge, Jay Grier, Howard Spencer | |
| 10:47 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford makes the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 10:47 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford misses the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove grabs the defensive rebound | 47-71 |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Shawn Prater is called for the reach on Roy Lebron - foul #2 on Shawn Prater, team foul #7 | 47-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan (SF) Frank Wofford | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Roy Lebron makes the 1st free throw | 47-72 |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Roy Lebron makes the 2nd free throw | 47-73 |
| 10:17 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan connects on the open 3 from the left corner | 50-73 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove misses the shot from the right side | 50-73 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-73 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Reid Simpson - foul #3 on Reid Simpson, team foul #11 | 50-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy (SG), Daniel Ford (C) Gary Denson, Shawn Prater | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (PF) Robert Cosgrove | |
| 09:34 | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Russell Byrd grabs the board | 51-73 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Roy Lebron loses the ball out of bounds | 51-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joe Guillen (SF), Foluke Apo (PF) Jesse Petty, Kevin Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Anthony Verville (SF), Robert Cosgrove (C) Roy Lebron, Michael Fetters, Antwan Harris | |
| 09:04 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-73 |
| 09:03 | South Carolina State | Daniel Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-73 |
| 08:58 | South Carolina State | James Wallace makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joe Guillen | 54-73 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-75 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Cosgrove - foul #2 on Robert Cosgrove, team foul #12 | 54-75 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gary Denson (C) Daniel Ford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Lebron (PG), Michael Fetters (SF), Howard Spencer (C) Marvin Hughes, Reid Simpson, Russell Byrd | |
| 08:24 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-75 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Foluke Apo swats the short shot by Howard Spencer | 56-75 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Anthony Verville tips it in | 56-77 |
| 07:46 | South Carolina State | Joe Guillen can't connect on a shot in the lane | 56-77 |
| 07:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Howard Spencer | 56-77 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - James Wallace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joe Guillen (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Foluke Apo (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Denson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roy Lebron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Verville (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Fetters (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Cosgrove (tiring) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Howard Spencer (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Roy Lebron misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Foluke Apo - foul #3 on Foluke Apo, team foul #8 | 56-77 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Linde (PG), Frank Wofford (SG), Jesse Petty (SF), Shawn Prater (PF), Kevin Morgan (C) James Wallace, Steven Kennedy, Joe Guillen, Foluke Apo, Gary Denson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF), Jay Grier (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Michael Fetters, Robert Cosgrove, Howard Spencer | |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Roy Lebron makes the 1st free throw | 56-78 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Roy Lebron makes the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 07:15 | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-79 |
| 07:14 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater tips it in | 58-79 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Anthony Verville's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Morgan | 58-79 |
| 07:02 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater pulls down the rebound | 58-79 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty is denied on a layup by Steven Selvidge | 58-79 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Roy Lebron snags the defensive board | 58-79 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Roy Lebron buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-82 |
| 06:24 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 58-82 |
| 06:23 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Wofford | 58-82 |
| 06:07 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford comes up short on the runner from the left block | 58-82 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford tips it home | 60-82 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Roy Lebron is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-82 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joe Guillen (SF), Gary Denson (PF), Daniel Ford (C) Jesse Petty, Shawn Prater, Kevin Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (PG), Daniel Miller (SG), Michael Fetters (SF), Russell Byrd (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Roy Lebron, Anthony Verville, Steven Selvidge, Jay Grier, Antwan Harris | |
| 05:53 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson is whistled for traveling | 60-82 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty (PG) Adam Linde | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Reid Simpson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-82 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson snags the defensive board | 60-82 |
| 05:38 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-82 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina State | Joe Guillen pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-82 |
| 05:23 | South Carolina State | Michael Fetters steals it from Joe Guillen | 60-82 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Daniel Miller lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Fetters | 60-84 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford buries a shot from the left block set up by Jeremy Leighty | 62-84 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Daniel Miller is fouled on the floor by Frank Wofford - foul #1 on Frank Wofford, team foul #9 | 62-84 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Linde (PG), Steven Kennedy (SG), Foluke Apo (PF) Jeremy Leighty, Frank Wofford, Gary Denson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF), Robert Cosgrove (PF) Michael Fetters, Russell Byrd | |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Daniel Miller makes the 1st free throw | 62-85 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Daniel Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 62-86 |
| 04:43 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo is open but misses the lay-in | 62-86 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Cosgrove | 62-86 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge travels with the ball | 62-86 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Wallace (SG) Joe Guillen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG) Reid Simpson | |
| 04:21 | South Carolina State | James Wallace makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Adam Linde | 64-86 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Daniel Miller misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-86 |
| 04:06 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy grabs the board | 64-86 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina State | James Wallace is hacked by Daniel Miller - foul #3 on Daniel Miller, team foul #13 | 64-86 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty (PG), Jesse Petty (SF), Kevin Morgan (PF), Gary Denson (C) Adam Linde, Steven Kennedy, Foluke Apo, Daniel Ford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Jay Grier (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Daniel Miller, Robert Cosgrove, Howard Spencer | |
| 03:56 | South Carolina State | James Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 65-86 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina State | James Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 66-86 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Reid Simpson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 66-86 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson pulls down the rebound | 66-86 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeremy Leighty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wallace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jesse Petty (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Denson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Selvidge (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | South Carolina State | James Wallace hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side but the foul's on Reid Simpson - foul #4 on Reid Simpson, team foul #14 | 66-86 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater (PF) Gary Denson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (SF) Steven Selvidge | |
| 03:33 | South Carolina State | James Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 67-86 |
| 03:33 | South Carolina State | James Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 68-86 |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Reid Simpson travels with the ball | 68-86 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gary Denson (C) Kevin Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:03 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson buries a 3 from the left wing | 71-86 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-86 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Linde (PG), Kevin Morgan (SF) Jeremy Leighty, James Wallace | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Lebron (PG), Daniel Miller (SG), Michael Fetters (SF), Russell Byrd (PF) Marvin Hughes, Reid Simpson, Anthony Verville, Jay Grier | |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Michael Fetters is fouled on the floor by Kevin Morgan - foul #4 on Kevin Morgan, team foul #10 | 71-86 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Michael Fetters makes the 1st free throw | 71-87 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Michael Fetters makes the 2nd free throw | 71-88 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Lebron - foul #4 on Roy Lebron, team foul #15 | 71-88 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy (SG) Adam Linde | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Jay Grier (PF) Roy Lebron, Daniel Miller, Michael Fetters, Russell Byrd | |
| 02:53 | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty makes the 1st free throw | 72-88 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 72-88 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the defensive board | 72-88 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Reid Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-88 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Antwan Harris can't tip it in | 72-88 |
| 02:32 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 72-88 |
| 02:30 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy is hacked by Reid Simpson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Reid Simpson, team foul #16 | 72-88 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty (PG) Jesse Petty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (SG), Robert Cosgrove (C) Reid Simpson, Antwan Harris | |
| 02:30 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 72-88 |
| 02:30 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 73-88 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge is fouled on the floor by Kevin Morgan - foul #5 on Kevin Morgan, team foul #11 | 73-88 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Wallace (SG) Kevin Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge makes the 1st free throw | 73-89 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge makes the 2nd free throw | 73-90 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina State | James Wallace misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Anthony Verville - foul #2 on Anthony Verville, team foul #17 | 73-90 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty (SF) Jeremy Leighty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (C) Robert Cosgrove | |
| 01:56 | South Carolina State | James Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 73-90 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina State | James Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 74-90 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Jay Grier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-90 |
| 01:25 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jay Grier - foul #2 on Jay Grier, team foul #18 | 74-90 |
| 01:25 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson misses the 1st free throw | 74-90 |
| 01:25 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-90 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the defensive board | 74-90 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Anthony Verville clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Shawn Prater - foul #3 on Shawn Prater, team foul #12 | 74-90 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Anthony Verville makes the 1st free throw | 74-91 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Anthony Verville makes the 2nd free throw | 74-92 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy's pass is intercepted by Steven Selvidge in the backcourt | 74-92 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Jay Grier drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Anthony Verville | 74-94 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:53 | South Carolina State | James Wallace buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 76-94 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses short on a shot from the left side | 76-94 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Gary Denson | 76-94 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 76-94 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater grabs the offensive rebound | 76-94 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina State | Steven Selvidge is called for the reach on Steven Kennedy - foul #3 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #19 | 76-94 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 76-94 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 76-94 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Jay Grier grabs the defensive rebound | 76-94 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 76-96 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson can't connect on a shot from the left side | 76-96 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Antwan Harris grabs the board | 76-96 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes runs out the clock | 76-96 |