| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - James Dunaway (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Owen Manning (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Gilyard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | William Gates inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | South Carolina State | Owen Manning misses the 3 from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 19:36 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to William Gates | 27-26 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina State | Owen Manning misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | Jerry Smith grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Raymond Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina State | William Gates hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina State | Owen Manning snags the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina State | William Gates comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Raymond Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Ronald Carr connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Smith | 27-28 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina State | William Gates misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-28 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Jerry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Ronald Carr and he's hacked by Derek Gilyard - foul #2 on Derek Gilyard, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| 17:51 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Derek Gilyard | 30-31 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 30-31 |
| 17:28 | South Carolina State | William Gates pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:22 | South Carolina State | Owen Manning misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Michael Jones scores on a jump hook near the basket | 30-33 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina State | Derek Gilyard hits a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Raymond Adams - foul #3 on Raymond Adams, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David McCune (PG), James Beach (SG), Sang Hou (SF) James Dunaway, Owen Manning, William Gates | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (PG), James Laplant (SF), Howard Peterson (PF), Steve Manners (C) Jerry Smith, Douglas Sailor, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| 16:53 | South Carolina State | Derek Gilyard misses the free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Howard Peterson | 32-33 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson hits the follow up shot | 32-35 |
| 16:23 | South Carolina State | James Beach comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina State | Derek Gilyard grabs the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 16:15 | South Carolina State | James Beach clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 16:13 | South Carolina State | Derek Gilyard pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 16:07 | South Carolina State | Derek Gilyard misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 32-35 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Steve Manners grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Steve Manners's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Vernon (SG), Brandon Coghill (PF) Derek Gilyard, Duane Benton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG), Douglas Sailor (SF), Michael Jones (PF) Ronald Carr, James Laplant, Steve Manners | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - David McCune (fresh) SG - David Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Beach (fresh) PF - Brandon Coghill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sang Hou (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ervin Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | South Carolina State | Howard Peterson blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by David Vernon | 32-35 |
| 15:32 | South Carolina State | Sang Hou grabs the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 15:19 | South Carolina State | Ervin Nelson steals it from David Vernon | 32-35 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Smith | 32-37 |
| 14:50 | South Carolina State | James Beach misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 32-37 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Michael Jones buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Jerry Smith | 32-39 |
| 14:19 | South Carolina State | David McCune scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Brandon Coghill | 35-39 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Jerry Smith is hacked by David McCune - foul #2 on David McCune, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Dunaway (PG), Owen Manning (SG), William Gates (SF), Derek Gilyard (PF), Duane Benton (C) David McCune, David Vernon, James Beach, Brandon Coghill, Sang Hou | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Carr (SG), Raymond Adams (C) Ervin Nelson, Howard Peterson | |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by William Gates - foul #2 on William Gates, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Howard Peterson (PF) Michael Jones | |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Ronald Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 35-40 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Raymond Adams snags the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Ronald Carr banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Smith | 35-42 |
| 12:58 | South Carolina State | Derek Gilyard lays it up and in set up by William Gates | 37-42 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Ronald Carr drills a 3 from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 12:38 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Carr - foul #4 on Ronald Carr, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill (PF) Derek Gilyard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (PG), James Laplant (SF), Michael Jones (PF) Jerry Smith, Douglas Sailor, Howard Peterson | |
| 12:38 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 12:38 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 38-45 |
| 12:20 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 12:16 | South Carolina State | Ervin Nelson is called for the reach on James Dunaway in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ervin Nelson, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina State | Michael Jones is called for the reach on James Dunaway - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| 11:45 | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill connects on the jump hook from close range set up by James Dunaway | 40-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - James Dunaway (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Owen Manning (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Coghill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Duane Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ervin Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Laplant (fresh) PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Raymond Adams is hacked by William Gates - foul #3 on William Gates, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David McCune (PG), James Beach (SG), Sang Hou (SF), Derek Gilyard (PF) James Dunaway, Owen Manning, William Gates, Duane Benton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Howard Peterson (C) Raymond Adams | |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Ronald Carr scores on a shot near the basket set up by Ervin Nelson and the foul's on Sang Hou - foul #1 on Sang Hou, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG), Douglas Sailor (SF) Ervin Nelson, James Laplant | |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| 10:56 | South Carolina State | James Beach scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David McCune | 43-48 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-48 |
| 10:45 | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina State | James Beach misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 10:26 | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill snags the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 10:14 | South Carolina State | Derek Gilyard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sang Hou | 45-48 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Jerry Smith is fouled on the floor by David McCune - foul #3 on David McCune, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Dunaway (PG), William Gates (SF), Duane Benton (C) David McCune, Sang Hou, Brandon Coghill | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (SG), Raymond Adams (C) Ronald Carr, Michael Jones | |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Howard Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Owen Manning (SG) James Beach | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:31 | South Carolina State | Owen Manning misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-48 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Howard Peterson | 45-48 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson makes the floater from the right wing set up by Raymond Adams and he's hacked by William Gates - foul #4 on William Gates, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Beach (SF) William Gates | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Urena (SG), James Laplant (SF) Jerry Smith, Douglas Sailor | |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses the free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina State | Owen Manning is hacked by Richard Urena - foul #1 on Richard Urena, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill (PF) Derek Gilyard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:10 | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill grabs the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina State | James Beach is whistled for a carry | 45-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Carr (SG), Michael Jones (PF) Richard Urena, Howard Peterson | |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Ronald Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Raymond Adams hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina State | Owen Manning misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Carr - foul #5 on Ronald Carr, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Derek Gilyard (PF) Brandon Coghill | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG), Douglas Sailor (SF), Howard Peterson (C) Ronald Carr, James Laplant, Raymond Adams | |
| 08:05 | South Carolina State | Owen Manning misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina State | Owen Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-55 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - James Dunaway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Owen Manning (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Beach (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derek Gilyard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Duane Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ervin Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Howard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:28 | South Carolina State | James Beach is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Beach, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David McCune (PG), David Vernon (SG), William Gates (SF) James Dunaway, Owen Manning, James Beach | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| 06:43 | South Carolina State | William Gates loses the dribble to Ervin Nelson | 46-57 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-57 |
| 06:24 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina State | Derek Gilyard comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-57 |
| 06:08 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton snags the offensive board | 46-57 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina State | William Gates buries a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Douglas Sailor - foul #1 on Douglas Sailor, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Dunaway (PG), James Beach (SG), Brandon Coghill (PF), Sang Hou (C) David McCune, David Vernon, Derek Gilyard, Duane Benton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Urena (SG), Raymond Adams (C) Ervin Nelson, Michael Jones | |
| 05:53 | South Carolina State | William Gates makes the free throw | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Howard Peterson misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on James Dunaway - foul #2 on James Dunaway, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG) Jerry Smith | |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Howard Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Howard Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:33 | South Carolina State | Sang Hou pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 05:13 | South Carolina State | William Gates connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 51-58 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 51-58 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 04:29 | South Carolina State | James Beach misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Urena - foul #2 on Richard Urena, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Owen Manning (SG), Derek Gilyard (PF), Duane Benton (C) William Gates, Brandon Coghill, Sang Hou | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG), Ervin Nelson (SG) Richard Urena, Douglas Sailor | |
| 04:29 | South Carolina State | James Beach makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 04:29 | South Carolina State | James Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 03:59 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Derek Gilyard | 53-58 |
| 03:33 | South Carolina State | James Beach connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Duane Benton | 55-58 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - James Dunaway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Owen Manning (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Beach (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Derek Gilyard (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Duane Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ervin Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Laplant (fresh) PF - Howard Peterson (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson dunks the ball | 55-60 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina State | James Beach misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Howard Peterson - foul #1 on Howard Peterson, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David McCune (PG), William Gates (SF) James Dunaway, Owen Manning | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Steve Manners (C) James Laplant, Howard Peterson, Raymond Adams | |
| 02:48 | South Carolina State | James Beach makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina State | James Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Owen Manning (SG) James Beach | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Adams (C) Steve Manners | |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses the lay-in | 57-60 |
| 02:32 | South Carolina State | David McCune gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-60 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson is fouled on the floor by Owen Manning - foul #3 on Owen Manning, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Dunaway (PG) David McCune | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:41 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton hits the finger roll | 61-61 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 61-61 |
| 01:26 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Derek Gilyard | 61-61 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina State | William Gates buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Dunaway | 64-61 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Owen Manning | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Beach (SF) William Gates | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Smith - foul #1 on Jerry Smith, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill (C) Duane Benton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:24 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Jones | 68-64 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Duane Benton (C) Brandon Coghill | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:14 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Smith - foul #2 on Jerry Smith, team foul #11 | 68-64 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Raymond Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina State | Owen Manning is hacked by Ervin Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ervin Nelson, team foul #12 | 69-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Gates (SF) James Beach | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:07 | South Carolina State | Owen Manning makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina State | Owen Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses the 3 from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton runs out the clock | 71-67 |