| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Broderick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Louis Kuczenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Doberstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Boyce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Fred Johnson inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Fairfield | Samuel Lowe knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Fred Johnson | 28-35 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 28-35 |
| 19:15 | Fairfield | Fred Johnson gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:50 | Fairfield | Fred Johnson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 28-35 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Steve Charles buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jack Sams | 30-35 |
| 18:12 | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SF) Steve Charles | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Morlan (SG), Anthony Randall (SF), Daniel Williams (PF), William Helms (C) Samuel Lowe, Fred Johnson, Keith Doberstein, Scott Boyce | |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Troy Jarboe | 33-35 |
| 17:41 | Fairfield | Daniel Williams is fouled on the floor by Chad Walker - foul #1 on Chad Walker, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (PG), Steve Charles (SG), Dennis Williamson (PF) Troy Jarboe, Matthew Boyd, Jack Sams | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Samuel Lowe (SG) Louis Kuczenski | |
| 17:36 | Fairfield | Daniel Williams misses short on a shot from the right block | 33-35 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dennis Williamson | 33-35 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Michael Morlan steals it from Steve Charles | 33-35 |
| 16:48 | Fairfield | Daniel Williams misses long on a jumper in the lane | 33-35 |
| 16:46 | Fairfield | William Helms pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:25 | Fairfield | Daniel Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Charles Broderick is hacked by Michael Morlan - foul #2 on Michael Morlan, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Matthew Boyd (SF), Jack Sams (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) Steve Charles, Chad Walker, Dennis Williamson, Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski (PG), Fred Johnson (SG), Edward Taber (SF), Keith Doberstein (PF), Scott Boyce (C) Michael Morlan, Samuel Lowe, Anthony Randall, Daniel Williams, William Helms | |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint | 35-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Swims (fresh) SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Louis Kuczenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Edward Taber (fresh) PF - Keith Doberstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Boyce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski is hacked by Jack Sams - foul #3 on Jack Sams, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG) James Swims | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Williams (SF) Edward Taber | |
| 15:29 | Fairfield | Fred Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Keith Doberstein | 35-38 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Kuczenski - foul #2 on Louis Kuczenski, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Steve Charles scores on a floater from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 14:50 | Fairfield | Keith Doberstein misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 14:48 | Fairfield | Donald Williams misses the tip | 37-38 |
| 14:47 | St. John's | Jack Sams gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Scott Boyce - foul #1 on Scott Boyce, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SF), Dennis Williamson (PF), Charles Broderick (C) Steve Charles, Jack Sams, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Morlan (PG), Samuel Lowe (SG), William Helms (C) Louis Kuczenski, Fred Johnson, Scott Boyce | |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:03 | Fairfield | William Helms makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Samuel Lowe | 38-40 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Boyd, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (SG) Matthew Boyd | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Edward Taber (SF), Daniel Williams (PF) Donald Williams, Keith Doberstein | |
| 13:52 | Fairfield | William Helms misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Charles Broderick snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Chad Walker is hacked by Edward Taber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Taber, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Anthony Randall (SF) Edward Taber | |
| 13:26 | St. John's | James Swims can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 13:24 | Fairfield | Daniel Williams grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 13:19 | Fairfield | Samuel Lowe makes the jump hook in the lane | 38-42 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Chad Walker is fouled on the floor by Anthony Randall - foul #1 on Anthony Randall, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Raymond Loughran (SF) Troy Jarboe, Chad Walker | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski (PG), Donald Williams (SF), Keith Doberstein (PF), Scott Boyce (C) Samuel Lowe, Anthony Randall, Daniel Williams, William Helms | |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Scott Boyce is called for the reach on Charles Broderick - foul #2 on Scott Boyce, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SF), Jack Sams (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) Raymond Loughran, Dennis Williamson, Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Fred Johnson (SG) Michael Morlan | |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Scott Boyce - foul #3 on Scott Boyce, team foul #7 | 38-42 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 11:48 | Fairfield | Donald Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 11:46 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce tips it back up and in | 40-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Swims (fairly fresh) SG - Steve Charles (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Louis Kuczenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Doberstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Boyce (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd blows the dunk but he's fouled by Donald Williams - foul #4 on Donald Williams, team foul #8 | 40-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Chad Walker (SF), Charles Broderick (C) James Swims, Steve Charles, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Morlan (SG), Anthony Randall (SF), Daniel Williams (PF), Andre Shelby (C) Fred Johnson, Donald Williams, Keith Doberstein, Scott Boyce | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:07 | Fairfield | Andre Shelby misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Troy Jarboe - foul #2 on Troy Jarboe, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Williamson (PF) Jack Sams | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Samuel Lowe (SG) Louis Kuczenski | |
| 11:07 | Fairfield | Andre Shelby makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 11:07 | Fairfield | Andre Shelby makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Chad Walker loses the dribble to Daniel Williams | 42-46 |
| 10:18 | Fairfield | Dennis Williamson swats the shot by Anthony Randall | 42-46 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Charles Broderick gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Troy Jarboe | 44-46 |
| 09:37 | Fairfield | Michael Morlan double dribbles | 44-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (PG), Steve Charles (SG), Raymond Loughran (SF), Jack Sams (PF) Troy Jarboe, Matthew Boyd, Chad Walker, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski (PG), Fred Johnson (SG), Edward Taber (SF), Keith Doberstein (PF), Scott Boyce (C) Michael Morlan, Samuel Lowe, Anthony Randall, Daniel Williams, Andre Shelby | |
| 09:16 | St. John's | James Swims is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jack Sams | 46-46 |
| 09:03 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce is fouled on the floor by Raymond Loughran - foul #1 on Raymond Loughran, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Derrick Volpe (C) Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 08:46 | Fairfield | Edward Taber misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | James Swims gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Derrick Volpe, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| 08:35 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Scott Boyce, team foul #9 | 46-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Helms (C) Scott Boyce | |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe's pass is intercepted by Fred Johnson | 46-46 |
| 07:54 | Fairfield | Keith Doberstein drills a runner in the paint | 46-48 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe comes up short on the runner near the basket | 46-48 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Swims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Charles (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Loughran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Sams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Louis Kuczenski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Edward Taber (fairly fresh) PF - Keith Doberstein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Helms (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 07:02 | Fairfield | William Helms grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 06:41 | Fairfield | Keith Doberstein hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-48 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-48 |
| 06:15 | Fairfield | Fred Johnson pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 05:52 | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 05:50 | Fairfield | Fred Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 05:50 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Matthew Boyd (SG), Chad Walker (SF), Dennis Williamson (PF), Charles Broderick (C) James Swims, Steve Charles, Raymond Loughran, Jack Sams, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Morlan (PG), Samuel Lowe (SG), Donald Williams (SF), Daniel Williams (PF), Scott Boyce (C) Louis Kuczenski, Fred Johnson, Edward Taber, Keith Doberstein, William Helms | |
| 05:38 | Fairfield | Donald Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-48 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Chad Walker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dennis Williamson | 48-48 |
| 05:00 | Fairfield | Donald Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 04:59 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce misses the tip | 48-48 |
| 04:58 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce tips it back up and in | 48-50 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Williams - foul #5 on Donald Williams, team foul #10 | 48-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Anthony Randall (SF) Donald Williams | |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:32 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Broderick - foul #2 on Charles Broderick, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski (PG) Michael Morlan | |
| 04:32 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:32 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd lays it up and in | 52-52 |
| 03:56 | Fairfield | Anthony Randall can't finish the layup | 52-52 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Chad Walker is hacked by Samuel Lowe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Lowe, team foul #11 | 52-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Morlan (SG), Keith Doberstein (PF), William Helms (C) Samuel Lowe, Daniel Williams, Scott Boyce | |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Chad Walker makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Chad Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 03:33 | Fairfield | Keith Doberstein is hacked by Chad Walker - foul #2 on Chad Walker, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (SG), Jack Sams (PF) Chad Walker, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 03:33 | Fairfield | Keith Doberstein makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:33 | Fairfield | Keith Doberstein makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Swims (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Boyd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Broderick (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Louis Kuczenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Morlan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Randall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Doberstein (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Helms (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Morlan - foul #3 on Michael Morlan, team foul #12 | 54-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Raymond Loughran (SF) Troy Jarboe, Matthew Boyd | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Fred Johnson (SF) Anthony Randall | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Jack Sams makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:19 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to William Helms | 55-54 |
| 03:02 | Fairfield | Fred Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Derrick Volpe (C) Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Samuel Lowe (SG) Louis Kuczenski | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Steve Charles is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 02:42 | Fairfield | Samuel Lowe blows the layup | 55-54 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Jack Sams grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Matthew Boyd (SG), Chad Walker (SF), Charles Broderick (C) James Swims, Steve Charles, Raymond Loughran, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski (PG), Scott Boyce (C) Michael Morlan, William Helms | |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Samuel Lowe steals the ball from Charles Broderick in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 02:10 | Fairfield | Samuel Lowe scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Louis Kuczenski | 55-56 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd misses the easy layup | 55-56 |
| 01:56 | Fairfield | Samuel Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:40 | Fairfield | Jack Sams picks off the pass by Keith Doberstein | 55-56 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Samuel Lowe is called for the reach on Chad Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Lowe, team foul #13 | 55-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG) Matthew Boyd | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Chad Walker misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Chad Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:16 | Fairfield | Fred Johnson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-56 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Charles Broderick snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Charles Broderick misses the tip | 56-56 |
| 00:46 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Samuel Lowe | 56-56 |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Broderick - foul #3 on Charles Broderick, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Steve Charles can't throw it down | 56-58 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski gets the rebound | 56-58 |