| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Zevallos (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Butler (fresh) C - Richard John (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Zipp (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Horton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | David Zevallos inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Boston College | Richard John connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Davis | 44-35 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | James McCurren can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 19:18 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Joseph Butler | 44-35 |
| 18:57 | Boston College | Daniel Davis misses the jumper from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | John Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Darrick Gill shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James McCurren | 44-38 |
| 18:43 | Boston College | Daniel Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Darrick Gill pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is fouled on the floor by Peter Jensen - foul #3 on Peter Jensen, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse hits a floater from the free throw line set up by James McCurren | 44-40 |
| 18:16 | Boston College | Daniel Davis misses long on a shot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Darrick Gill pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | The jumper by Kenneth Howse is denied by David Zevallos | 44-40 |
| 18:09 | Boston College | Richard John pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 18:03 | Boston College | David Zevallos makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Davis | 47-40 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | James McCurren knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Zipp | 47-42 |
| 17:36 | Boston College | Richard John misses badly on a runner from the left block | 47-42 |
| 17:35 | Boston College | Richard John pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 17:21 | Boston College | Daniel Davis is called for a charge - foul #2 on Daniel Davis, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Boston College | Charles Mattison (PG), Andrew Richards (SG), Calvin Cain (SF), Jeffrey Cummins (PF), Charles Collins (C) Daniel Davis, Peter Jensen, David Zevallos, Joseph Butler, Richard John | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Larry Robinson (SF) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse | |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Andrew Richards is called for the reach on Edward Kelty - foul #4 on Andrew Richards, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Boston College | Peter Jensen (SG) Andrew Richards | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:52 | St. John's | John Horton's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Cummins | 47-42 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Larry Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Larry Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | James Zipp tips it but misses | 47-42 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Darrick Gill tips it in | 47-44 |
| 16:12 | Boston College | Peter Jensen misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-44 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Edward Kelty grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | James Zipp hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Darrick Gill | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Charles Mattison (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Jensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Cain (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Cummins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Boston College | Jeffrey Cummins connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Charles Mattison | 49-46 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Jeffrey Cummins takes the ball from Larry Robinson | 49-46 |
| 15:05 | Boston College | Charles Collins blows the layup | 49-46 |
| 15:03 | Boston College | Jeffrey Cummins pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 14:53 | Boston College | Peter Jensen makes the shot from just outside the lane | 51-46 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Larry Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Boston College | Daniel Davis (PG), David Zevallos (SF), Joseph Butler (PF), Richard John (C) Charles Mattison, Calvin Cain, Jeffrey Cummins, Charles Collins | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), John Albrecht (C) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill, John Horton | |
| 14:30 | Boston College | Daniel Davis is whistled for traveling | 51-46 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | John Albrecht's fadeaway is rejected by Richard John | 51-46 |
| 14:14 | Boston College | Peter Jensen grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 14:01 | Boston College | Richard John hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Zevallos | 53-46 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses long on a shot from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 13:48 | Boston College | Joseph Butler snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 13:23 | Boston College | David Zevallos misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-46 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Zipp | 53-46 |
| 13:05 | St. John's | John Albrecht can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Richard John - foul #1 on Richard John, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Boston College | Andrew Richards (SG), Calvin Cain (SF) Peter Jensen, David Zevallos | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Horton (PF) James Zipp | |
| 13:05 | St. John's | John Albrecht misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 13:05 | St. John's | John Albrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 12:46 | Boston College | Daniel Davis makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Richards | 55-47 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | John Albrecht scores on a shot in the paint set up by Kenneth Howse | 55-49 |
| 12:04 | Boston College | Daniel Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Larry Robinson | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Daniel Davis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Calvin Cain (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Butler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard John (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Horton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Albrecht (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Andrew Richards is called for the reach on Kenneth Howse - foul #5 on Andrew Richards, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Charles Mattison (SG), David Zevallos (SF), Jeffrey Cummins (PF), Charles Collins (C) Andrew Richards, Calvin Cain, Joseph Butler, Richard John | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Merle Hose (SG), Darrick Gill (SF), James Zipp (PF) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, Larry Robinson, John Horton | |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Darrick Gill evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 11:32 | Boston College | Daniel Davis gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 11:28 | Boston College | Daniel Davis misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 11:26 | Boston College | David Zevallos tips it home | 57-49 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Merle Hose's pass is intercepted by Daniel Davis | 57-49 |
| 11:07 | Boston College | Daniel Davis blows the dunk | 57-49 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | James Zipp gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is hacked by Charles Mattison - foul #1 on Charles Mattison, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Peter Jensen (SG) Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Darrick Gill double dribbles | 57-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Calvin Cain (SF) David Zevallos | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), John Horton (PF) Edward Kelty, James Zipp | |
| 10:16 | Boston College | Peter Jensen buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Mattison | 60-49 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | John Horton is hacked by Calvin Cain - foul #1 on Calvin Cain, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF) Merle Hose, John Albrecht | |
| 10:03 | St. John's | John Horton makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | John Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 09:46 | Boston College | Peter Jensen clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Larry Robinson - foul #2 on Larry Robinson, team foul #1 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Boston College | Daniel Davis (PG), Joseph Butler (PF), Richard John (C) Charles Mattison, Jeffrey Cummins, Charles Collins | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (PF) Darrick Gill | |
| 09:46 | Boston College | Peter Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 09:46 | Boston College | Peter Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kenneth Howse | 61-51 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | John Horton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-51 |
| 09:21 | Boston College | Richard John can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | James McCurren pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | James Zipp splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-51 |
| 09:10 | Boston College | Peter Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 09:00 | Boston College | Richard John blows the layup | 61-51 |
| 08:59 | Boston College | Peter Jensen can't tip it in | 61-51 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | John Horton snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Calvin Cain blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Howse | 61-51 |
| 08:52 | Boston College | Peter Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 08:46 | Boston College | Richard John comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 61-51 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kenneth Howse | 61-51 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Calvin Cain steals it from John Horton | 61-51 |
| 08:15 | Boston College | Calvin Cain is hacked by Larry Robinson - foul #3 on Larry Robinson, team foul #2 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Boston College | Charles Mattison (SG), David Zevallos (SF), Jeffrey Cummins (PF), Charles Collins (C) Peter Jensen, Calvin Cain, Joseph Butler, Richard John | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Merle Hose (SG), Darrick Gill (SF), John Albrecht (C) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, Larry Robinson, John Horton | |
| 08:07 | Boston College | Charles Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-51 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Darrick Gill is whistled for traveling | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Daniel Davis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Mattison (fresh) 4 ast. SF - David Zevallos (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Cummins (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Merle Hose (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Zipp (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - John Albrecht (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Boston College | David Zevallos misses badly on a floater from the left side | 61-51 |
| 07:31 | Boston College | Jeffrey Cummins grabs the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 07:21 | Boston College | Daniel Davis misses the 3 from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Merle Hose pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Merle Hose connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edward Kelty | 61-54 |
| 06:39 | Boston College | Merle Hose takes the ball from Charles Collins | 61-54 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 06:11 | Boston College | Jeffrey Cummins is fouled on the floor by Merle Hose - foul #1 on Merle Hose, team foul #3 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Boston College | Peter Jensen (SG), Calvin Cain (SF), Joseph Butler (PF), Richard John (C) Charles Mattison, David Zevallos, Jeffrey Cummins, Charles Collins | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), John Horton (C) Edward Kelty, Merle Hose, James Zipp, John Albrecht | |
| 05:49 | Boston College | Richard John hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Calvin Cain and he's hacked by John Horton - foul #3 on John Horton, team foul #4 | 63-56 |
| 05:49 | Boston College | Richard John makes the free throw | 64-56 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | John Horton misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Calvin Cain - foul #2 on Calvin Cain, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | John Horton misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | John Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 05:13 | Boston College | Daniel Davis is hacked by James McCurren - foul #1 on James McCurren, team foul #5 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (PF) Darrick Gill | |
| 04:53 | Boston College | Richard John hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by John Horton - foul #4 on John Horton, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| 04:53 | Boston College | Richard John makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:53 | Boston College | Richard John makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Calvin Cain - foul #3 on Calvin Cain, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Boston College | Charles Mattison (PG), David Zevallos (SF), Charles Collins (C) Daniel Davis, Calvin Cain, Richard John | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Albrecht (C) John Horton | |
| 04:35 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:09 | Boston College | Charles Collins hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 66-58 |
| 04:07 | Boston College | Charles Collins tips it back up and in | 68-58 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | James McCurren double dribbles | 68-58 |
| Subs | Boston College | Jeffrey Cummins (PF) Joseph Butler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Merle Hose (SG), Darrick Gill (SF) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, Larry Robinson | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Charles Mattison (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Peter Jensen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Zevallos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Cummins (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Merle Hose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Zipp (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - John Albrecht (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Boston College | Charles Collins is hacked by Merle Hose - foul #2 on Merle Hose, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Boston College | Daniel Davis (PG) Charles Mattison | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Horton (C) John Albrecht | |
| 03:35 | Boston College | Charles Collins makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 03:35 | Boston College | Charles Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is fouled on the floor by Peter Jensen - foul #4 on Peter Jensen, team foul #10 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Boston College | Calvin Cain (SF), Richard John (C) David Zevallos, Charles Collins | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Edward Kelty makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 02:58 | Boston College | Richard John makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Peter Jensen | 72-59 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-59 |
| Subs | Boston College | Charles Mattison (PG), Charles Collins (C) Daniel Davis, Calvin Cain | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), John Albrecht (C) Edward Kelty, Merle Hose, Darrick Gill, James Zipp | |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Larry Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-59 |
| 02:16 | Boston College | Richard John blows the layup | 72-59 |
| 02:15 | Boston College | Charles Mattison tips it in | 74-59 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | John Albrecht lays it up and in on a great pass from James McCurren | 74-61 |
| 01:37 | Boston College | Peter Jensen misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-61 |
| 01:36 | Boston College | Charles Collins snags the offensive board | 74-61 |
| 01:18 | Boston College | Kenneth Howse picks off the pass by Richard John | 74-61 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Larry Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-61 |
| Subs | Boston College | Daniel Davis (PG), David Zevallos (SF), Joseph Butler (PF) Charles Mattison, Jeffrey Cummins, Charles Collins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SF), James Zipp (PF) Larry Robinson, John Albrecht | |
| 00:45 | Boston College | Richard John is fouled on the floor by John Horton - foul #5 on John Horton, team foul #8 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Albrecht (C) John Horton | |
| 00:45 | Boston College | Richard John makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:45 | Boston College | Richard John misses the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the defensive rebound | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Darrick Gill shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-61 |
| 00:37 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Peter Jensen | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Boston College | Richard John can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Albrecht - foul #4 on John Albrecht, team foul #9 | 75-61 |
| 00:09 | Boston College | Richard John misses the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:09 | Boston College | Richard John makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | John Albrecht can't connect on a shot from the left side | 76-61 |
| 00:02 | Boston College | Peter Jensen pulls down the rebound | 76-61 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Peter Jensen runs out the clock | 76-61 |