| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) SG - Steve Charles (fresh) SF - James Swims (fresh) PF - Jack Sams (fresh) C - Charles Broderick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Jose Torres (fresh) SG - George Cox (fresh) SF - Dwight Kraszewski (fresh) PF - James Burrell (fresh) C - Boyd Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Navy | James Burrell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Navy | Boyd Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Dwight Kraszewski | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Steve Charles | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Navy | Jose Torres drills a runner in the lane set up by George Cox | 2-4 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Jack Sams is hacked by Jose Torres - foul #1 on Jose Torres, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Steve Charles drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Troy Jarboe | 5-4 |
| 18:15 | Navy | George Cox misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 18:14 | Navy | Dwight Kraszewski tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | James Swims misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Boyd Johnson - foul #1 on Boyd Johnson, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | James Swims misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | James Swims makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:30 | Navy | Dwight Kraszewski misses the lay-in | 6-6 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Swims | 6-6 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Dwight Kraszewski takes the ball from Steve Charles | 6-6 |
| 17:00 | Navy | Jose Torres is hacked by James Swims - foul #1 on James Swims, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| 16:48 | Navy | Jose Torres misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 16:46 | Navy | Boyd Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:29 | Navy | James Burrell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | James Swims gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Steve Charles scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Troy Jarboe | 8-6 |
| 16:06 | Navy | James Burrell is denied on a dunk by Charles Broderick | 8-6 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Charles Broderick grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Steve Charles connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-6 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Swims (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) C - Charles Broderick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Jose Torres (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Cox (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwight Kraszewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Burrell (fairly fresh) C - Boyd Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Navy | George Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SG) Steve Charles | |
| Subs | Navy | Gregory Charles (PG), Leroy Brown (SG), Tony Underwood (SF), Dishi Xiong (PF), Darko Kacynski (C) Jose Torres, George Cox, Dwight Kraszewski, James Burrell, Boyd Johnson | |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe is hacked by Dishi Xiong - foul #1 on Dishi Xiong, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SF) Troy Jarboe | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses the lay-in | 11-6 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Chad Walker gets the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Jack Sams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Derrick Volpe (C) Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 14:08 | Navy | Tony Underwood misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-6 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe misses the shot from the left side | 11-6 |
| 13:43 | Navy | The rebound goes to Gregory Charles | 11-6 |
| 13:36 | Navy | Gregory Charles comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 11-6 |
| 13:35 | Navy | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Underwood | 11-6 |
| 13:17 | Navy | Dishi Xiong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Dishi Xiong picks off the pass by Chad Walker | 11-6 |
| 12:44 | Navy | Gregory Charles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-6 |
| 12:42 | Navy | Tony Underwood grabs the offensive board | 11-6 |
| 12:28 | Navy | Leroy Brown drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Charles | 11-9 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Jack Sams blows the layup | 11-9 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Boyd | 11-9 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Jack Sams comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 11-9 |
| 11:51 | Navy | Dishi Xiong grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 11:31 | Navy | Tony Underwood is denied on a layup by Derrick Volpe | 11-9 |
| 11:29 | Navy | Dishi Xiong misses the tip | 11-9 |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Chad Walker pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Swims (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Chad Walker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Sams (fairly fresh) C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Gregory Charles (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leroy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Underwood (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dishi Xiong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darko Kacynski (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | St. John's | James Swims is hacked by Gregory Charles - foul #1 on Gregory Charles, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Steve Charles (SG), Charles Broderick (C) Matthew Boyd, Chad Walker, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Navy | Jose Torres (PG), George Cox (SG), Dwight Kraszewski (SF), James Burrell (PF), Boyd Johnson (C) Gregory Charles, Leroy Brown, Tony Underwood, Dishi Xiong, Darko Kacynski | |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Jack Sams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Burrell - foul #1 on James Burrell, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Jack Sams makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Jack Sams makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 10:34 | Navy | Charles Broderick is called for the reach on Dwight Kraszewski - foul #1 on Charles Broderick, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Williamson (PF) Jack Sams | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 10:19 | Navy | Jose Torres knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by George Cox | 13-12 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Charles Broderick's pass is intercepted by Jose Torres | 13-12 |
| 09:55 | Navy | George Cox lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jose Torres | 13-14 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | James Swims misses the dunk but he's fouled by Dwight Kraszewski - foul #1 on Dwight Kraszewski, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | James Swims makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | James Swims makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:22 | Navy | George Cox misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Steve Charles travels with the ball | 15-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SF), Jack Sams (PF) James Swims, Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 08:53 | Navy | George Cox knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Steve Charles hits the finger roll set up by Troy Jarboe | 17-17 |
| 08:19 | Navy | Boyd Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 08:18 | Navy | The offensive rebound goes to James Burrell | 17-17 |
| 08:02 | Navy | Matthew Boyd steals it from Boyd Johnson | 17-17 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Charles Broderick hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Troy Jarboe | 19-17 |
| 07:31 | Navy | A charge is called on Jose Torres - foul #2 on Jose Torres, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (SF) Steve Charles | |
| Subs | Navy | Gregory Charles (PG), Leroy Brown (SG), Tony Underwood (SF), Dishi Xiong (PF), Darko Kacynski (C) Jose Torres, George Cox, Dwight Kraszewski, James Burrell, Boyd Johnson | |
| 07:12 | St. John's | James Swims loses the dribble to Darko Kacynski | 19-17 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Swims (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Sams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Gregory Charles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leroy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Underwood (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dishi Xiong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darko Kacynski (fresh) | |
| 06:54 | Navy | Dishi Xiong misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jack Sams - foul #1 on Jack Sams, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SF) Troy Jarboe | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 06:54 | Navy | Dishi Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:54 | Navy | Dishi Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Leroy Brown steps in front of the Charles Broderick pass | 19-18 |
| 06:38 | Navy | Gregory Charles hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leroy Brown | 19-20 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | James Swims can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Darko Kacynski - foul #1 on Darko Kacynski, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Dennis Williamson (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) Chad Walker, Jack Sams, Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | Navy | James Burrell (PF), Boyd Johnson (C) Dishi Xiong, Darko Kacynski | |
| 06:18 | St. John's | James Swims makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | James Swims makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:11 | Navy | James Burrell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 21-20 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | James Swims gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Tony Underwood steals the ball from Steve Charles | 21-20 |
| 05:57 | Navy | Gregory Charles slams it home set up by Tony Underwood | 21-22 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Steve Charles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 05:40 | Navy | Tony Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:33 | Navy | Tony Underwood double dribbles | 21-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Chad Walker (SF), Charles Broderick (C) James Swims, Matthew Boyd, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Navy | George Cox (SG), Dwight Kraszewski (SF) Leroy Brown, Tony Underwood | |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Chad Walker double dribbles | 21-22 |
| 04:56 | Navy | Dwight Kraszewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jack Sams (PF) Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe knocks in the jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Dwight Kraszewski - foul #2 on Dwight Kraszewski, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Navy | Tony Underwood (SF) Dwight Kraszewski | |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the free throw | 24-22 |
| 04:20 | Navy | Gregory Charles is hacked by Jack Sams - foul #2 on Jack Sams, team foul #4 | 24-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SG), James Swims (SF) Steve Charles, Chad Walker | |
| Subs | Navy | Leroy Brown (PG), Darko Kacynski (C) Gregory Charles, Boyd Johnson | |
| 04:05 | Navy | Tony Underwood's pass is intercepted by Matthew Boyd | 24-22 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | James Swims can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 03:54 | Navy | George Cox pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 03:50 | Navy | George Cox misses long on a floater near the basket | 24-22 |
| 03:48 | Navy | George Cox tips it in | 24-24 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | James Swims drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Boyd | 27-24 |
| 03:10 | Navy | George Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Williamson (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) Jack Sams, Charles Broderick | |
| Subs | Navy | Jose Torres (PG), Dwight Kraszewski (SF), Boyd Johnson (C) George Cox, James Burrell, Darko Kacynski | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Swims (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Jose Torres (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Kraszewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Underwood (fresh) 3 reb. C - Boyd Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 27-24 |
| 02:46 | Navy | The rebound goes to Boyd Johnson | 27-24 |
| 02:39 | Navy | Boyd Johnson can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 27-24 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Derrick Volpe | 27-24 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | James Swims misses the jumper from the baseline | 27-24 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson snags the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Tony Underwood is called for the reach on Troy Jarboe - foul #1 on Tony Underwood, team foul #10 | 27-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Chad Walker (SF), Charles Broderick (C) Matthew Boyd, James Swims, Derrick Volpe | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Broderick | 28-24 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Steve Charles is fouled on the floor by Leroy Brown - foul #1 on Leroy Brown, team foul #11 | 28-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jack Sams (PF) Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Navy | George Cox (SG) Leroy Brown | |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Steve Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:39 | Navy | Charles Broderick steps in front of the Boyd Johnson pass | 30-24 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Steve Charles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 01:31 | Navy | Dwight Kraszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 01:25 | Navy | Dwight Kraszewski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-24 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Charles Broderick pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Steve Charles scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Troy Jarboe | 33-24 |
| 00:55 | Navy | Tony Underwood can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 00:53 | Navy | Tony Underwood gets the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 00:39 | Navy | George Cox comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Chad Walker - foul #1 on Chad Walker, team foul #5 | 33-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (PG), Matthew Boyd (SF) Troy Jarboe, Chad Walker | |
| Subs | Navy | James Burrell (PF), Darko Kacynski (C) Tony Underwood, Boyd Johnson | |
| 00:39 | Navy | George Cox makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:39 | Navy | George Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Jack Sams buries a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Darko Kacynski - foul #2 on Darko Kacynski, team foul #12 | 35-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Navy | Leroy Brown (SG), Dishi Xiong (SF) George Cox, Dwight Kraszewski | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses the free throw | 35-26 |
| 00:20 | Navy | James Burrell snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 00:03 | Navy | James Burrell connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jose Torres | 35-28 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Swims hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 35-28 |