| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Zipp (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - John Albrecht (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Bruce Smith (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Stephen Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicolas Haynes (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward Peppers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clinton Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:41 | DePaul | Bruce Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Clinton Robinson | 38-35 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | John Albrecht can't connect on a shot in the paint | 38-35 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Darrick Gill can't tip it in | 38-35 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | James Zipp gets the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | James Zipp scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Darrick Gill | 40-35 |
| 19:01 | DePaul | Bruce Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Darrick Gill connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 18:36 | DePaul | Bruce Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Phillips | 43-40 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | James Zipp can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Clinton Robinson - foul #2 on Clinton Robinson, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 18:14 | DePaul | Edward Peppers grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 17:52 | DePaul | Edward Peppers is hacked by John Albrecht - foul #2 on John Albrecht, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| 17:33 | DePaul | Bruce Smith clanks a jumper from the right side | 43-40 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Zipp | 43-40 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | James Zipp loses the dribble to Edward Peppers | 43-40 |
| 17:08 | DePaul | James McCurren is called for the reach on Bruce Smith - foul #2 on James McCurren, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG) James McCurren | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Broderick (PG), Nicolas Bowman (SF), Bradley Rainville (C) Bruce Smith, Nicolas Haynes, Clinton Robinson | |
| 17:00 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-43 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | John Albrecht scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Howse | 45-43 |
| 16:31 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Broderick | 45-45 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Darrick Gill is hacked by Edward Peppers - foul #3 on Edward Peppers, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Aaron Thomas (SG), Clinton Robinson (C) Stephen Phillips, Edward Peppers | |
| 16:08 | St. John's | John Albrecht makes the turnaround from the baseline | 47-45 |
| 15:57 | DePaul | Eric Broderick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), John Horton (C) Edward Kelty, John Albrecht | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bruce Smith (PG), Nicolas Haynes (SF), Augustus Loncaric (C) Eric Broderick, Nicolas Bowman, Clinton Robinson | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - John Horton (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Bruce Smith (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Aaron Thomas (fresh) SF - Nicolas Haynes (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Bradley Rainville (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Augustus Loncaric (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | John Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Phillips (SG) Aaron Thomas | |
| 15:30 | DePaul | Bruce Smith misses long on a floater from the left side | 47-45 |
| 15:29 | DePaul | Augustus Loncaric pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 15:15 | DePaul | Bruce Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Darrick Gill pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | James McCurren drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Darrick Gill and he's hacked by Augustus Loncaric - foul #4 on Augustus Loncaric, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF) Darrick Gill | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Peppers (PF), Clinton Robinson (C) Bradley Rainville, Augustus Loncaric | |
| 15:10 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:54 | DePaul | Edward Peppers travels with the ball | 50-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Albrecht (C) James Zipp | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is denied on a layup by Clinton Robinson | 50-45 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | James McCurren hits the follow up shot | 52-45 |
| 14:07 | DePaul | Bruce Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Phillips | 52-48 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Larry Robinson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Nicolas Haynes - foul #1 on Nicolas Haynes, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Merle Hose (SG), James Zipp (PF) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, John Albrecht | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Broderick (PG), Nicolas Bowman (SF), Bradley Rainville (PF) Bruce Smith, Nicolas Haynes, Edward Peppers | |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Larry Robinson makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 13:35 | DePaul | Eric Broderick can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Merle Hose can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 13:26 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Clinton Robinson | 55-48 |
| 13:08 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SF) Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Aaron Thomas (SG) Stephen Phillips | |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Clinton Robinson denies the turnaround by James Zipp | 55-48 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | John Horton snags the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Darrick Gill buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Kelty and the foul's on Nicolas Bowman - foul #2 on Nicolas Bowman, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Edward Kelty | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bruce Smith (PG), Nicolas Haynes (SF), Edward Peppers (PF) Eric Broderick, Nicolas Bowman, Clinton Robinson | |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the free throw | 59-48 |
| 12:17 | DePaul | Bruce Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | John Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | James Zipp comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Edward Peppers - foul #4 on Edward Peppers, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Phillips (SG), Clinton Robinson (C) Aaron Thomas, Edward Peppers | |
| 12:08 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 11:48 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-48 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | James Zipp gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Merle Hose (fresh) SF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. PF - James Zipp (tiring) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Bruce Smith (fresh) 21 pts. SG - Stephen Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicolas Haynes (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Bradley Rainville (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Clinton Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Stephen Phillips takes the ball from Merle Hose | 61-48 |
| 11:27 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville banks in the layup | 61-50 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | The jumper by James McCurren is denied by Bradley Rainville | 61-50 |
| 11:20 | DePaul | Clinton Robinson snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 11:11 | DePaul | Bruce Smith clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-50 |
| 11:10 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville tips it in | 61-52 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | John Horton buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Merle Hose | 63-52 |
| 10:49 | DePaul | Bruce Smith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), John Albrecht (C) James McCurren, Merle Hose, Darrick Gill, John Horton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Broderick (PG) Bruce Smith | |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Larry Robinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-52 |
| 10:34 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Bradley Rainville | 63-52 |
| 10:27 | DePaul | Eric Broderick misses the easy layup | 63-52 |
| 10:26 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Clinton Robinson | 63-52 |
| 10:13 | DePaul | Eric Broderick clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | John Albrecht gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | James Zipp clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Edward Kelty gets the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Larry Robinson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-52 |
| 09:11 | DePaul | Eric Broderick scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Phillips | 66-54 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Edward Kelty's floater is tipped away by Clinton Robinson | 66-54 |
| 08:50 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 08:30 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes makes the 3 from the right corner | 66-57 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-57 |
| 08:06 | DePaul | Clinton Robinson snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 07:45 | DePaul | Eric Broderick is fouled on the floor by Edward Kelty - foul #1 on Edward Kelty, team foul #3 | 66-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Merle Hose (SG), Darrick Gill (PF), John Horton (C) Edward Kelty, Kenneth Howse, James Zipp, John Albrecht | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bruce Smith (PG), Aaron Thomas (SG), Nicolas Bowman (SF), Edward Peppers (PF), Augustus Loncaric (C) Eric Broderick, Stephen Phillips, Nicolas Haynes, Bradley Rainville, Clinton Robinson | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Merle Hose (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrick Gill (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - John Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Bruce Smith (fresh) 21 pts. SG - Aaron Thomas (fresh) SF - Nicolas Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Peppers (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Augustus Loncaric (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:35 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-60 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | John Horton lays it in on a great pass from Merle Hose | 68-60 |
| 07:00 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-63 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Larry Robinson misses the 3 from the right corner | 68-63 |
| 06:44 | DePaul | Bruce Smith grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 06:23 | DePaul | Darrick Gill is called for the reach on Edward Peppers - foul #2 on Darrick Gill, team foul #4 | 68-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG) Merle Hose | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Phillips (SG) Aaron Thomas | |
| 06:08 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 68-63 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Darrick Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Stephen Phillips steals the ball from Larry Robinson | 68-63 |
| 05:56 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips lays it in | 68-65 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 05:41 | DePaul | Bruce Smith grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 05:36 | DePaul | Bruce Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | John Horton pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | James McCurren is fouled on the floor by Bruce Smith - foul #2 on Bruce Smith, team foul #7 | 68-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (SG), John Albrecht (C) Kenneth Howse, Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes (SF) Nicolas Bowman | |
| 05:16 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 04:56 | DePaul | Bruce Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Darrick Gill snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Darrick Gill can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 70-65 |
| 04:48 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 04:33 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Darrick Gill snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | John Albrecht clanks a floater from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 04:05 | DePaul | Augustus Loncaric pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| 03:59 | DePaul | Bruce Smith travels with the ball | 70-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), James Zipp (PF) James McCurren, Merle Hose, Darrick Gill, John Horton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Broderick (PG), Aaron Thomas (SG) Bruce Smith, Stephen Phillips | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | John Albrecht misses the floater from the left block | 70-65 |
| 03:36 | DePaul | Augustus Loncaric snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Zipp (tiring) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - John Albrecht (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Eric Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicolas Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edward Peppers (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Augustus Loncaric (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | DePaul | Aaron Thomas is called for traveling | 70-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Phillips (SG), Nicolas Bowman (SF), Clinton Robinson (PF) Aaron Thomas, Nicolas Haynes, Edward Peppers | |
| 02:50 | St. John's | James Zipp is hacked by Augustus Loncaric - foul #5 on Augustus Loncaric, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SF) Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bradley Rainville (PF) Augustus Loncaric | |
| 02:50 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 02:48 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Larry Robinson (SF), John Horton (C) Edward Kelty, James Zipp, John Albrecht | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bruce Smith (PG), Nicolas Haynes (SF) Eric Broderick, Nicolas Bowman | |
| 02:30 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-65 |
| 02:28 | DePaul | Bradley Rainville can't tip it in | 72-65 |
| 02:27 | DePaul | Clinton Robinson tips it home | 72-67 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the shot in the lane | 74-67 |
| 02:04 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (PF) Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:43 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips clanks a shot from close range | 74-67 |
| 01:41 | DePaul | Clinton Robinson snags the offensive board | 74-67 |
| 01:24 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Smith | 74-70 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | James Zipp is hacked by Bradley Rainville - foul #2 on Bradley Rainville, team foul #9 | 74-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Peppers (PF) Bradley Rainville | |
| 00:58 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:58 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Stephen Phillips | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Phillips | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the floater from the right block set up by James McCurren | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | DePaul | Bruce Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-73 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Horton | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:08 | St. John's | John Horton is hacked by Bruce Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Smith, team foul #10 | 76-73 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | John Horton misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | John Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:08 | DePaul | Clinton Robinson gets the rebound | 76-73 |
| 00:08 | DePaul | DePaul calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Bruce Smith misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-73 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | James Zipp snags the defensive board | 76-73 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Zipp runs out the clock | 76-73 |