| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Little (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zachery Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Young (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Zachery Baker inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Stephen Little is called for the reach on Zachery Baker - foul #2 on Stephen Little, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Robert Ribeiro takes the ball from Craig Atkinson | 29-27 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 29-27 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Zachery Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | David Mann drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Zachery Baker and he's hacked by Paul Oliphant - foul #2 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | David Mann makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Marlon Everhart - foul #2 on Marlon Everhart, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Marlon Everhart | 30-32 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Stephen Little loses the ball out of bounds | 30-32 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Zachery Baker is hacked by Michael Jackson - foul #4 on Michael Jackson, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Young | 30-35 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro scores on a floater near the basket and the foul's on Zachery Baker - foul #1 on Zachery Baker, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | James Young misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Espinosa - foul #1 on Brian Espinosa, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | James Young misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Marlon Everhart picks off the pass by Robert Ribeiro | 33-36 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Stephen Little, Brian Espinosa, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), John Stich (PF), Floyd Kent (C) Marlon Everhart, James Young, Craig Atkinson | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zachery Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Stich (fresh) 4 pts. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Chris Foster | 35-36 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Floyd Kent double dribbles | 35-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (SF) Zachery Baker | |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Chris Foster clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Floyd Kent gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | John Stich loses the dribble to Steven Wiens | 35-36 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | John Hart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Thomas Powell misses the tip | 35-36 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Floyd Kent grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-36 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | John Stich misses the tip | 35-36 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Floyd Kent gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | John Pledger misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-36 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Floyd Kent hits the follow up shot | 35-38 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Powell | 38-38 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 38-38 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Ribeiro | 38-38 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | John Hart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Thomas Powell tips it in | 40-38 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald can't finish the layup | 40-38 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Floyd Kent pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | David Mann misses long on a runner from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | John Hart grabs the board | 40-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Wiens (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew McDonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pledger (fresh) PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Kent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:43 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-38 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | David Mann hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew McDonald | 43-40 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | John Hart drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Chris Foster | 46-40 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | David Mann is hacked by Robert Ribeiro - foul #1 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Stephen Little (SF), Brian Espinosa (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Chris Foster, John Hart, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG), Zachery Baker (SF), James Young (PF), Craig Atkinson (C) Matthew McDonald, John Pledger, John Stich, Floyd Kent | |
| 10:11 | Illinois | James Young knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Mann | 46-42 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | James Young swats the shot by Robert Ribeiro | 46-42 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant tips it home | 48-42 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Zachery Baker clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-42 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 50-42 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Zachery Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Little - foul #3 on Stephen Little, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SF) Robert Ribeiro | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG) David Mann | |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the 3 from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Zachery Baker | 50-43 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses badly on a shot from the left side | 50-43 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald grabs the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 50-43 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses long on a floater from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | James Young snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Hart (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 5 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zachery Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Young (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from James Young | 50-45 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Marlon Everhart steps in front of the Stephen Little pass | 50-45 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Zachery Baker buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew McDonald | 50-47 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Michael Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson blows the dunk but he's fouled by Paul Oliphant - foul #3 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG), Chris Foster (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Stephen Little, John Hart, Brian Espinosa, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG), John Pledger (SG), John Stich (C) Matthew McDonald, Marlon Everhart, James Young | |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is denied on a layup by John Stich | 50-49 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro tips it home | 52-49 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | John Pledger is fouled on the floor by Robert Ribeiro - foul #2 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG), Floyd Kent (C) Zachery Baker, Craig Atkinson | |
| 04:59 | Illinois | John Pledger misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Wiens | 52-49 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Chris Foster tips it back up and in | 54-49 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Chris Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Floyd Kent steals it from Steven Wiens | 54-49 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | John Pledger buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Mann | 54-52 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Michael Jackson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-52 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Mann | 57-55 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Steven Wiens grabs the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SF), Brian Espinosa (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Chris Foster, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SF), James Young (PF), Craig Atkinson (C) John Pledger, John Stich, Floyd Kent | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Little (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 5 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zachery Baker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Young (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa lays it up and in and he's fouled by James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #3 | 59-55 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa makes the free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses the easy layup | 60-55 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | David Mann misses the easy layup | 60-55 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the board | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-55 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Zachery Baker | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Zachery Baker can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Jackson - foul #5 on Michael Jackson, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro's fadeaway is rejected by Zachery Baker | 60-56 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Zachery Baker grabs the board | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Zachery Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-56 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro's floater is knocked away by Craig Atkinson | 60-56 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Zachery Baker pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Stephen Little is fouled in the backcourt by David Mann - foul #3 on David Mann, team foul #4 | 60-56 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Chris Foster is fouled on the floor by Zachery Baker - foul #2 on Zachery Baker, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Chris Foster is fouled on the floor by Craig Atkinson - foul #1 on Craig Atkinson, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PF) Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Stephen Little is fouled on the floor by Marlon Everhart - foul #3 on Marlon Everhart, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | James Young grabs the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Espinosa (PF), Thomas Powell (C) John Hart, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is fouled in the backcourt by David Mann - foul #4 on David Mann, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Thomas Powell misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | James Young grabs the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Zachery Baker | 62-59 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Brian Espinosa, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Stephen Little is hacked by Marlon Everhart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marlon Everhart, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Zachery Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Zachery Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-59 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro runs out the clock | 62-59 |