| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Archie Kane (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Schober (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joshua Schober - foul #3 on Joshua Schober, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Tom Sneed (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Joshua Schober, Richard Harden | |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 19:34 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 19:09 | Western Kentucky | Robert Christian steps in front of the Ivan Brent pass | 27-25 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the dunk attempt | 27-25 |
| 19:04 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:47 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Spangler | 30-25 |
| 17:57 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Tom Sneed, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Jerry Cahoon (SG), Gary Land (SF), Richard Harden (C) Ivan Brent, Eric Goodman, Archie Kane, Paul Spector | |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Robert Christian knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Ronald Spangler | 32-25 |
| 17:15 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tom Sneed | 32-28 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 16:52 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tom Sneed | 32-28 |
| 16:47 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon is wide open but clanks a shot from the right side | 32-28 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Steven Rose pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 16:04 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Robin Williams gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Issa Abdullah (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jerry Cahoon (fresh) SF - Gary Land (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tom Sneed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Steven Rose tips it but misses | 35-28 |
| 15:40 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 15:18 | Western Kentucky | Robert Christian takes the ball from Patrick Fitzpatrick | 35-28 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Robert Christian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), Paul Spector (PF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Jerry Cahoon, Gary Land, Tom Sneed | |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober is called for traveling | 35-28 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 14:16 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 13:55 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Steven Rose pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Christian | 38-28 |
| 13:07 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Spangler - foul #2 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Archie Kane (SG), Gary Land (PF) Ivan Brent, Eric Goodman, Paul Spector | |
| 13:07 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 13:07 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-30 |
| 12:42 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 12:22 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Fitzpatrick | 38-32 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Robin Williams hits the finger roll | 40-32 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Christian (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Issa Abdullah (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Kane (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Schober (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Land (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Harden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-34 |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Robert Christian's 3 pointer is rejected by Patrick Fitzpatrick | 40-34 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Steven Rose misses the tip | 40-34 |
| 11:14 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joshua Schober | 40-34 |
| 10:49 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Spangler - foul #3 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Ardoin (PG), Steven Beaudette (SF) Ronald Spangler, Issa Abdullah | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG), Tom Sneed (C) Archie Kane, Richard Harden | |
| 10:49 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 10:49 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Steven Rose tips it home | 42-35 |
| 10:02 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 10:00 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed tips it in | 42-37 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Robert Christian is fouled on the floor by Eric Goodman - foul #1 on Eric Goodman, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Jerry Cahoon (SG), Paul Spector (PF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Eric Goodman, Gary Land | |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Robin Williams hits the finger roll | 44-37 |
| 08:44 | Western Kentucky | Robin Williams steals the ball from Ivan Brent | 44-37 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Robin Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 44-37 |
| 08:32 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Cahoon pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 08:27 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 08:26 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Jerry Cahoon takes the ball from Steven Rose | 44-39 |
| 08:03 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober banks in the layup set up by Jerry Cahoon | 44-41 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 07:36 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Beaudette (fresh) SF - Jesse Ardoin (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steven Rose (tiring) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - Robin Williams (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Cahoon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Schober (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Sneed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed misses short on a shot from the left side | 44-41 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 06:39 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Ivan Brent | 47-43 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Steven Rose's floater is tipped away by Paul Spector | 47-43 |
| 06:16 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Spector | 47-43 |
| 05:55 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Spangler picks off the pass by Joshua Schober | 47-43 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG), Issa Abdullah (SF) Ronald Spangler, Jesse Ardoin | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Gary Land (PF), Richard Harden (C) Ivan Brent, Jerry Cahoon, Paul Spector, Tom Sneed | |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Steven Rose is whistled for a carry | 47-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector (PF) Gary Land | |
| 04:58 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Goodman | 47-45 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Robin Williams travels with the ball | 47-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Ardoin (PG) Steven Beaudette | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Land (PF) Paul Spector | |
| 04:24 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Eric Goodman | 47-48 |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Robin Williams is hacked by Joshua Schober - foul #4 on Joshua Schober, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Jesse Ardoin | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SG), Paul Spector (PF) Eric Goodman, Gary Land | |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Spangler | 50-48 |
| 03:16 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 03:14 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden tips it home | 50-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Rose (tiring) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - Robin Williams (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Kane (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Schober (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 02:22 | Western Kentucky | Robin Williams steals the ball from Paul Spector | 50-50 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Paul Spector - foul #3 on Paul Spector, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:49 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Robert Christian | 52-50 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Robert Christian lays it in | 54-50 |
| 01:30 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Archie Kane | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 01:12 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 00:56 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden's layup is rejected by Steven Rose | 54-52 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Patrick Fitzpatrick is called for the reach on Issa Abdullah in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Fitzpatrick, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Robin Williams is hacked by Richard Harden - foul #2 on Richard Harden, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector clanks a jumper from close range | 56-52 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Steven Rose grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Steven Rose is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Fitzpatrick - foul #3 on Patrick Fitzpatrick, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Steven Rose makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Steven Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 00:22 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah is hacked by Archie Kane in the backcourt - foul #1 on Archie Kane, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Heppner (PF) Steven Rose | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Archie Kane | 60-55 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Gary Heppner is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Fitzpatrick - foul #4 on Patrick Fitzpatrick, team foul #10 | 60-55 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Gary Heppner makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Gary Heppner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick's pass is intercepted by Issa Abdullah | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler runs out the clock | 62-55 |