| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ryan Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Philpott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Trevor Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Robert Christian scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Spangler | 23-30 |
| 19:26 | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-30 |
| 19:25 | Saint Louis | George Doyle tips it back up and in | 25-30 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Robin Williams buries a jump hook from the right block | 25-32 |
| 18:41 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 25-32 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Robert Christian grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Steven Rose clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-32 |
| 18:09 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 17:52 | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith double dribbles | 25-32 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Robert Christian can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 17:31 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Trevor Smith | 25-32 |
| 17:13 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Scott Brooks | 27-32 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Robin Williams can't finish the layup | 27-32 |
| 16:49 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 16:25 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 16:24 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Philpott | 27-32 |
| 16:09 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks clanks a 3 from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 16:08 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott snags the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 15:53 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott clanks a 3 from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Rose | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ryan Harvey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Philpott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Doyle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Trevor Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Issa Abdullah (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Robert Christian knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Spangler | 27-35 |
| 15:28 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks is fouled on the floor by Issa Abdullah - foul #1 on Issa Abdullah, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Fawcett (PG), Keith Shimp (SG), Peter Badillo (SF), Alan Searfoss (PF), Shane Patterson (C) Ryan Harvey, Keith Philpott, Scott Brooks, George Doyle, Trevor Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:07 | Saint Louis | Alan Searfoss can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-35 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Steven Rose snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is hacked by Shane Patterson - foul #2 on Shane Patterson, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the 3 from the right corner | 27-35 |
| 14:09 | Saint Louis | David Fawcett grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 13:45 | Saint Louis | Alan Searfoss blows the layup | 27-35 |
| 13:44 | Saint Louis | Keith Shimp grabs the offensive board | 27-35 |
| 13:19 | Saint Louis | Alan Searfoss is whistled for traveling | 27-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey (PG), Keith Philpott (SG), Scott Brooks (SF), Trevor Smith (C) David Fawcett, Keith Shimp, Alan Searfoss, Shane Patterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Robin Williams can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Trevor Smith - foul #1 on Trevor Smith, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | George Doyle (PF) Peter Badillo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF) Issa Abdullah | |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 12:59 | Saint Louis | George Doyle pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 12:40 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Philpott | 30-36 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Robin Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Spangler | 30-38 |
| 12:11 | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith misses short on a 3 from straight away | 30-38 |
| 12:09 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott snags the offensive board | 30-38 |
| 11:52 | Saint Louis | George Doyle scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Ryan Harvey and he's fouled by Steven Rose - foul #3 on Steven Rose, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF) Steven Beaudette | |
| 11:52 | Saint Louis | George Doyle makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ryan Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Philpott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Doyle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Trevor Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Christian (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Issa Abdullah (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Rose (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 11:23 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 11:00 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks is fouled on the floor by Steven Rose - foul #4 on Steven Rose, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Fawcett (SG), Peter Badillo (PF), Shane Patterson (C) Keith Philpott, George Doyle, Trevor Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:50 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-38 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Steven Rose gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 3 from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 10:19 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Robert Christian comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-41 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Robin Williams tips it but misses | 35-41 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Peter Badillo swats the shot by Issa Abdullah | 35-41 |
| 09:38 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 09:32 | Saint Louis | David Fawcett drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Ryan Harvey | 37-41 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Harvey - foul #1 on Ryan Harvey, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott (SG), George Doyle (PF), Trevor Smith (C) Ryan Harvey, Scott Brooks, Shane Patterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF) Issa Abdullah | |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Robin Williams hits the finger roll | 37-43 |
| 08:58 | Saint Louis | George Doyle jams it set up by David Fawcett | 39-43 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Robin Williams connects on the jumper from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 08:20 | Saint Louis | Ronald Spangler is called for the reach on David Fawcett - foul #2 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey (PG), Scott Brooks (SF) David Fawcett, Peter Badillo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:03 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Brooks | 42-45 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Robert Christian gets the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ryan Harvey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Philpott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Doyle (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Trevor Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Christian (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Beaudette (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steven Rose (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Robin Williams (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette loses the dribble to Trevor Smith | 42-45 |
| 07:13 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | George Doyle denies the turnaround by Robin Williams | 45-45 |
| 06:43 | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 06:32 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-45 |
| 06:31 | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith tips it in | 47-45 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Robert Christian can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Robert Christian is fouled on the floor by Keith Philpott - foul #2 on Keith Philpott, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Fawcett (PG), Keith Shimp (SG), Peter Badillo (SF), Alan Searfoss (PF), Shane Patterson (C) Ryan Harvey, Keith Philpott, Scott Brooks, George Doyle, Trevor Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Ardoin (PG), Issa Abdullah (SF) Ronald Spangler, Steven Beaudette | |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 05:22 | Saint Louis | Alan Searfoss grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 05:06 | Saint Louis | Shane Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Heppner (PF) Steven Rose | |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jesse Ardoin | 47-47 |
| 04:20 | Saint Louis | Alan Searfoss buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by David Fawcett | 49-47 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Shane Patterson - foul #3 on Shane Patterson, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey (PG), Scott Brooks (SF) Keith Shimp, Alan Searfoss | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Steven Beaudette (SG) Jesse Ardoin, Robert Christian | |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:01 | Saint Louis | Peter Badillo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-48 |
| 04:00 | Saint Louis | Shane Patterson tips it back up and in | 51-48 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 03:34 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ryan Harvey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Fawcett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Peter Badillo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Shane Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Beaudette (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Issa Abdullah (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Heppner (fresh) C - Robin Williams (tiring) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Saint Louis | Shane Patterson makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-48 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler loses the dribble to Ryan Harvey | 54-48 |
| 02:37 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott (SG), George Doyle (PF), Trevor Smith (C) David Fawcett, Peter Badillo, Shane Patterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Steven Rose (PF) Steven Beaudette, Gary Heppner | |
| 02:15 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Robert Christian drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robin Williams | 54-51 |
| 01:36 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Steven Rose clanks a jump hook in the paint | 57-51 |
| 01:20 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Keith Philpott | 57-51 |
| 01:15 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Steven Rose - foul #5 on Steven Rose, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Heppner (PF) Steven Rose | |
| 01:15 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 01:15 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 59-51 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Heppner | 59-51 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Robert Christian can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 00:53 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Saint Louis | Scott Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Christian - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| 00:48 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott is fouled on the floor by Robert Christian - foul #4 on Robert Christian, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| 00:48 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:48 | Saint Louis | Keith Philpott misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Gary Heppner pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Robert Christian scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Spangler | 60-54 |
| 00:37 | Saint Louis | Ronald Spangler is called for the reach on Ryan Harvey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| 00:37 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:37 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | George Doyle is called for the reach on Issa Abdullah - foul #3 on George Doyle, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Gary Heppner grabs the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 00:17 | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 00:14 | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith is hacked by Ronald Spangler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| 00:14 | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:14 | Saint Louis | Trevor Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Robin Williams's layup is rejected by George Doyle | 64-54 |
| 00:06 | Saint Louis | George Doyle pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Ryan Harvey runs out the clock | 64-54 |