| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Beaudette (fresh) PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Mobley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Troy Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette inbounds the ball | 22-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Steven Rose hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-37 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Williams | 22-37 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-37 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett pulls down the rebound | 22-37 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-37 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett tips it home | 22-39 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses the shot from the free throw line | 22-39 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee | David Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 22-39 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Tinklenberg and he's fouled by Steven Rose - foul #2 on Steven Rose, team foul #1 | 22-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF) Steven Beaudette | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses the free throw | 22-41 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robin Williams | 22-41 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-41 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett grabs the board | 22-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:17 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Gibbens | 22-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Christian | 24-44 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-44 |
| 17:24 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens tips it back up and in | 24-46 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah is whistled for traveling | 24-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF) Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson (PF) Ryan Gibbens | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | David Thomas buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Tinklenberg | 24-48 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-48 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett gets the rebound | 24-48 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley's pass is intercepted by Robin Williams | 24-48 |
| 16:00 | St. John's | Isaac Jackson denies the turnaround by Robin Williams | 24-48 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Troy Bennett | 24-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Beaudette (fresh) PF - Steven Rose (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Mobley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Mobley | 24-50 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Rose | 26-50 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett is hacked by Robin Williams - foul #3 on Robin Williams, team foul #2 | 26-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Issa Abdullah | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), Peter Pham (SG), Henry Wendling (SF), Ryan Gibbens (PF), Keith Pitts (C) Michael Tinklenberg, Michael Mobley, David Thomas, Isaac Jackson, Troy Bennett | |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | David Stephens shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-50 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Robert Christian pulls down the rebound | 26-50 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Christian | 28-50 |
| 14:07 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-50 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts grabs the offensive board | 28-50 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee | David Stephens makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Pham | 28-52 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses short on an open jump hook from the right block | 28-52 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Williams | 28-52 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Robin Williams scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Spangler | 30-52 |
| 12:43 | Tennessee | David Stephens banks in the layup | 30-54 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Robert Christian is called for traveling | 30-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF) Steven Beaudette | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Michael Mobley (SG), David Thomas (SF), Isaac Jackson (PF), Troy Bennett (C) David Stephens, Peter Pham, Henry Wendling, Ryan Gibbens, Keith Pitts | |
| 12:07 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Spangler - foul #4 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #3 | 30-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF) Issa Abdullah | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:07 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 30-55 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 30-55 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the board | 30-55 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Robert Christian is hacked by Michael Mobley - foul #2 on Michael Mobley, team foul #1 | 30-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Beaudette (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Rose (tiring) 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Mobley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Bennett (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:47 | St. John's | David Thomas is called for the reach on Ronald Spangler - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #2 | 30-55 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-55 |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett gets the rebound | 30-55 |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett blows the dunk | 30-55 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Robert Christian gets the rebound | 30-55 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Robert Christian shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Isaac Jackson - foul #1 on Isaac Jackson, team foul #3 | 30-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF) Steven Beaudette | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 1st free throw | 31-55 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Troy Bennett and the foul's on Steven Rose - foul #3 on Steven Rose, team foul #4 | 32-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF) Issa Abdullah | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson makes the free throw | 32-58 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Robin Williams hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Christian and he's hacked by Michael Mobley - foul #3 on Michael Mobley, team foul #4 | 34-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), Henry Wendling (SF), Ryan Gibbens (PF) Michael Tinklenberg, David Thomas, Isaac Jackson | |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the free throw | 35-58 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses the 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Ronald Spangler - foul #5 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #5 | 35-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Keith Pitts (C) Troy Bennett | |
| 10:00 | Tennessee | David Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 35-59 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee | David Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 35-60 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee | David Stephens makes the 3rd free throw | 35-61 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Robin Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-61 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the offensive board | 35-61 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Robin Williams loses the dribble to Ryan Gibbens | 35-61 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley misses the jumper from the right side | 35-61 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | Steven Rose grabs the board | 35-61 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Steven Rose is whistled for a carry | 35-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Ardoin (PG), Gary Heppner (PF) Steven Beaudette, Steven Rose | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Peter Pham (SG), David Thomas (SF), Troy Bennett (C) David Stephens, Michael Mobley, Henry Wendling, Keith Pitts | |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | David Thomas knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Peter Pham | 35-63 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Robert Christian is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-63 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Ardoin | 35-63 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Gary Heppner banks in the layup set up by Robert Christian | 37-63 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | David Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Heppner - foul #1 on Gary Heppner, team foul #6 | 37-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF), Steven Rose (PF) Robert Christian, Gary Heppner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Mobley (SG), Isaac Jackson (PF) Peter Pham, Ryan Gibbens | |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | David Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 37-64 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | David Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 37-65 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jesse Ardoin (fresh) SG - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Beaudette (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Rose (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robin Williams (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Mobley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Troy Bennett (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Robin Williams connects on the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Troy Bennett - foul #3 on Troy Bennett, team foul #5 | 39-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG) Jesse Ardoin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the free throw | 40-65 |
| 07:05 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Mobley | 40-67 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah is open but misses the lay-in | 40-67 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Troy Bennett | 40-67 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | The jumper by Michael Tinklenberg is denied by Steven Beaudette | 40-67 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Steven Rose pulls down the rebound | 40-67 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Robert Christian shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-67 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson is hacked by Robert Christian - foul #1 on Robert Christian, team foul #7 | 43-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Ardoin (PG) Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Wendling (SF), Ryan Gibbens (PF), Keith Pitts (C) Michael Tinklenberg, David Thomas, Troy Bennett | |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Keith Pitts blocks the short jumper by Steven Rose | 43-69 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens snags the defensive board | 43-69 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley is whistled for a carry | 43-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG) Jesse Ardoin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), Peter Pham (SG) Isaac Jackson, Michael Mobley | |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Robert Christian shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Keith Pitts - foul #1 on Keith Pitts, team foul #6 | 43-69 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts grabs the board | 43-69 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling loses the dribble to Steven Beaudette | 43-69 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Ryan Gibbens swats the layup by Robin Williams | 43-69 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens snags the defensive board | 43-69 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses the driving attempt in the paint | 43-69 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts tips it back up and in | 43-71 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Robert Christian splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Issa Abdullah | 46-71 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Issa Abdullah (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Beaudette (tiring) PF - Steven Rose (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robin Williams (tired) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Stephens (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Wendling (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Steven Rose doubles David Stephens and is called for the reach - foul #4 on Steven Rose, team foul #8 | 46-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Ardoin (PG) Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Mobley (SG), David Thomas (SF), Isaac Jackson (PF), Troy Bennett (C) Peter Pham, Henry Wendling, Ryan Gibbens, Keith Pitts | |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | David Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 46-72 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | David Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 46-73 |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Steven Rose steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Steven Beaudette | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG) David Stephens | |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson blows the wide open layup | 46-73 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the defensive board | 46-73 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Robert Christian can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-73 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Jesse Ardoin gets the offensive rebound | 46-73 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Isaac Jackson denies the turnaround by Robin Williams | 46-73 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett grabs the board | 46-73 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-73 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-73 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left block set up by Michael Tinklenberg | 46-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Robert Christian is called for a backcourt violation | 46-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF) Jesse Ardoin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens (PF) Isaac Jackson | |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-75 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Steven Rose snags the defensive board | 46-75 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Ryan Gibbens steals it from Robert Christian out of a doubleteam | 46-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Robin Williams is called for the reach on David Thomas - foul #4 on Robin Williams, team foul #9 | 46-75 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | David Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 46-76 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | David Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 46-76 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-76 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Troy Bennett denies the turnaround by Robin Williams | 46-76 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | David Thomas snags the defensive board | 46-76 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg runs out the clock | 46-76 |