| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Anthony Nyquist (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Spivey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dalton Utterback (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Gholson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stephen Donovan (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Hardy inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Anthony Nyquist picks off the pass by John Hart | 33-22 |
| 19:24 | Bucknell | Dalton Utterback is hacked by Robert Hardy - foul #3 on Robert Hardy, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 19:10 | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan can't connect on a jumper from close range | 33-22 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | David Rhodes knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Scott Davis | 35-22 |
| 18:28 | Bucknell | Charles Gholson comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on David Rhodes - foul #2 on David Rhodes, team foul #2 | 35-22 |
| 18:28 | Bucknell | Charles Gholson makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 18:28 | Bucknell | Charles Gholson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses short on a jumper from the right side | 35-24 |
| 18:07 | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 17:49 | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan can't throw it down | 35-24 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | David Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 35-24 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant comes up short on the floater from close range | 35-24 |
| 17:25 | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan pulls down the rebound | 35-24 |
| 17:11 | Bucknell | John Hart takes the ball from Stephen Donovan | 35-24 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the easy layup | 35-24 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to John Hart | 35-24 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Stephen Donovan steals the ball from Paul Oliphant | 35-24 |
| 16:18 | Bucknell | Charles Gholson knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Anthony Nyquist | 35-26 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant lays it in and the foul's on Stephen Donovan - foul #1 on Stephen Donovan, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), James Hough (SF), Louis Taylor (PF) John Hart, Robert Hardy, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman (PG), Daniel Bradfield (SG), Emanuel Sims (SF), Marvin Staberg (PF), Russell Kelly (C) Anthony Nyquist, Roger Spivey, Dalton Utterback, Charles Gholson, Stephen Donovan | |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the free throw | 38-26 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Hough (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Willie Winkelman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bradfield (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Emanuel Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Staberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Russell Kelly | 38-29 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by James Hough | 40-29 |
| 14:46 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Thomas Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | James Hough's fadeaway is rejected by Emanuel Sims | 40-29 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | James Hough hits the follow up shot | 42-29 |
| 13:58 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Daniel Bradfield | 42-31 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Willie Winkelman is called for the reach on Scott Davis - foul #1 on Willie Winkelman, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG), David Rhodes (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Scott Davis, Louis Taylor, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist (PG), Dalton Utterback (SF), Charles Gholson (PF) Willie Winkelman, Emanuel Sims, Marvin Staberg | |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Anthony Nyquist takes the ball from Thomas Powell | 42-31 |
| 13:21 | Bucknell | Daniel Bradfield misses the dunk | 42-31 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | David Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | James Hough is fouled on the floor by Russell Kelly - foul #1 on Russell Kelly, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Robert Hardy (SF) Thomas Powell, James Hough | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Roger Spivey (SG), Stephen Donovan (C) Daniel Bradfield, Russell Kelly | |
| 12:35 | St. John's | David Rhodes blows the layup | 42-31 |
| 12:34 | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 12:27 | Bucknell | Dalton Utterback scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Nyquist | 42-33 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | John Hart connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Scott Davis | 45-33 |
| 11:30 | Bucknell | John Hart takes the ball from Dalton Utterback | 45-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Anthony Nyquist (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Spivey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dalton Utterback (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Gholson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Stephen Donovan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Scott Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Louis Taylor (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Scott Davis, David Rhodes, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman (PG) Anthony Nyquist | |
| 10:50 | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan misses the lay-in | 45-33 |
| 10:48 | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan misses the tip | 45-33 |
| 10:47 | Bucknell | Dalton Utterback pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 10:33 | Bucknell | Charles Gholson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Louis Taylor - foul #4 on Louis Taylor, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Daniel Bradfield (SG), Emanuel Sims (SF), Russell Kelly (C) Roger Spivey, Dalton Utterback, Stephen Donovan | |
| 10:33 | Bucknell | Charles Gholson misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 10:33 | Bucknell | Charles Gholson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Louis Taylor grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant comes up short on the floater from the right block | 45-33 |
| 10:05 | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 09:47 | Bucknell | Emanuel Sims misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-33 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | James Hough is hacked by Emanuel Sims - foul #2 on Emanuel Sims, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (PG) John Hart | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist (PG), Dalton Utterback (SF), Marvin Staberg (PF) Willie Winkelman, Emanuel Sims, Charles Gholson | |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the floater from the baseline | 45-33 |
| 09:02 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 08:41 | Bucknell | Dalton Utterback drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Anthony Nyquist - foul #3 on Anthony Nyquist, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Robert Hardy (SF) James Hough, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Roger Spivey (SG), Stephen Donovan (C) Daniel Bradfield, Russell Kelly | |
| 08:20 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 08:05 | Bucknell | Dalton Utterback is hacked by Robert Hardy - foul #4 on Robert Hardy, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| 07:57 | Bucknell | Roger Spivey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (C) Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 07:45 | St. John's | David Rhodes clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Marvin Staberg - foul #1 on Marvin Staberg, team foul #6 | 47-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG) Scott Davis | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Charles Gholson (PF) Marvin Staberg | |
| 07:45 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 07:45 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 07:21 | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Nyquist | 48-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Hart (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Anthony Nyquist (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Roger Spivey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dalton Utterback (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Gholson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Stephen Donovan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Anthony Nyquist steals the ball from David Rhodes | 48-37 |
| 06:47 | Bucknell | Dalton Utterback can't throw it down | 48-37 |
| 06:45 | Bucknell | Charles Gholson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 06:27 | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Powell - foul #1 on Thomas Powell, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Louis Taylor (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Thomas Powell, David Rhodes, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman (PG), Emanuel Sims (SF) Anthony Nyquist, Dalton Utterback | |
| 06:27 | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 06:27 | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | James Hough is hacked by Roger Spivey - foul #1 on Roger Spivey, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Russell Kelly (C) Stephen Donovan | |
| 06:07 | St. John's | James Hough misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 06:07 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Russell Kelly | 48-39 |
| 05:56 | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Russell Kelly | 48-42 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | John Hart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 05:31 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 05:15 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Louis Taylor - foul #5 on Louis Taylor, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (SF), Martin Arsenault (PF) John Hart, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Daniel Bradfield (SG), Dalton Utterback (SF), Marvin Staberg (PF) Roger Spivey, Emanuel Sims, Charles Gholson | |
| 05:15 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 05:15 | Bucknell | Russell Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Marvin Staberg - foul #2 on Marvin Staberg, team foul #8 | 48-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF), David Rhodes (PF) Woodrow Shapiro, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan (C) Russell Kelly | |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 04:57 | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 04:35 | Bucknell | Robert Hardy is called for the reach on Dalton Utterback - foul #5 on Robert Hardy, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist (PG) Willie Winkelman | |
| 04:35 | Bucknell | Dalton Utterback misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by David Rhodes | 51-43 |
| 03:51 | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marvin Staberg | 51-45 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | James Hough misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-45 |
| 03:32 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Daniel Bradfield | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:18 | Bucknell | David Rhodes blocks the short jumper by Anthony Nyquist | 51-45 |
| 03:16 | Bucknell | Marvin Staberg hits the follow up shot | 51-47 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG) Scott Davis | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Roger Spivey (SG), Charles Gholson (PF) Daniel Bradfield, Marvin Staberg | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Hart (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) 3 reb. SF - James Hough (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Anthony Nyquist (fresh) 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Roger Spivey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dalton Utterback (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Gholson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Donovan (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:49 | St. John's | John Hart misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-47 |
| 02:48 | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:33 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist double dribbles | 51-47 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant's floater is tipped away by Stephen Donovan | 51-47 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | David Rhodes tips it back up and in | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:54 | Bucknell | Anthony Nyquist clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Powell | 53-47 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 53-47 |
| 01:22 | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 01:03 | Bucknell | Charles Gholson knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:58 | St. John's | John Hart is fouled on the floor by Roger Spivey - foul #2 on Roger Spivey, team foul #9 | 53-49 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:38 | Bucknell | Charles Gholson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 55-49 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Anthony Nyquist is called for the reach on David Rhodes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Nyquist, team foul #10 | 55-49 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:30 | Bucknell | Roger Spivey comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-49 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | James Hough gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Anthony Nyquist is called for the reach on James Hough in the backcourt - foul #5 on Anthony Nyquist, team foul #11 | 57-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG) Scott Davis | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman (PG) Anthony Nyquist | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | James Hough makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | James Hough misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:27 | Bucknell | Stephen Donovan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 00:21 | Bucknell | Roger Spivey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 00:19 | Bucknell | Dalton Utterback gets the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 00:16 | Bucknell | Roger Spivey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-49 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is hacked by Roger Spivey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Spivey, team foul #12 | 58-49 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Thomas Powell makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Thomas Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:06 | Bucknell | Willie Winkelman misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-49 |
| 00:05 | Bucknell | Charles Gholson pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 00:01 | Bucknell | Charles Gholson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 60-49 |
| 00:00 | Bucknell | The clock runs out | 60-49 |