| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Christopher Cardona (fresh) SG - Vernon McDuffie (fresh) SF - Ty Dulaney (fresh) PF - Jeffrey West (fresh) C - Lloyd Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Francis Watkins (fresh) SG - Willie Byrum (fresh) SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Francis Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Duane Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses badly on a floater in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey West pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Duane Coleman gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Francis Watkins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Duane Coleman | 0-3 |
| 18:17 | Seton Hall | Willie Byrum steals it from Ty Dulaney | 0-3 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses the floater from the left block | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Justin Spalding comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 17:48 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey West grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:42 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey West misses short on a floater from close range | 0-3 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Francis Watkins misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 17:17 | Seton Hall | Ty Dulaney snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:12 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie loses the ball out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter (PF) Jeffrey West | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Harold Britton (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Joseph Boyer (C) Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Justin Spalding, Floyd Brooks | |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Ty Dulaney is called for the reach on William Taylor - foul #1 on Ty Dulaney, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Fisher (SF) Ty Dulaney | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Leonard Starr can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Duane Coleman grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 16:37 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:32 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie is fouled on the floor by Joseph Boyer - foul #1 on Joseph Boyer, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier (SF), Derrick Zarrineh (PF) Christopher Cardona, Lloyd Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:20 | Seton Hall | William Fisher hits a turnaround in the paint | 2-3 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | William Taylor drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 16:04 | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier misses the jumpshot from the right side | 2-6 |
| 16:03 | Seton Hall | William Fisher snags the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 15:52 | Seton Hall | Derrick Zarrineh misses the jump hook in the paint | 2-6 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Duane Coleman | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - William Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vernon McDuffie (fairly fresh) SF - Greg Gauthier (fresh) PF - Derrick Zarrineh (fresh) C - Clifford Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Britton (fresh) SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) PF - Duane Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Boyer (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Duane Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Ty Dulaney (SF), Lloyd Bennett (C) Vernon McDuffie, Derrick Zarrineh | |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Byrum (SG), Floyd Brooks (C) Harold Britton, Duane Coleman | |
| 15:09 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Leonard Starr - foul #1 on Leonard Starr, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Christopher Cardona (PG) Greg Gauthier | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG), Justin Spalding (SF), Duane Coleman (PF) William Taylor, Leonard Starr, Joseph Boyer | |
| 15:09 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:09 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 14:47 | St. John's | Francis Watkins can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 3-6 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Francis Watkins tips it back up and in | 3-8 |
| 14:26 | Seton Hall | Ty Dulaney is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ty Dulaney, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie (SG), Greg Gauthier (SF), Jeffrey West (PF) William Fisher, Ty Dulaney, Clifford Hunter | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Lloyd Bennett is called for the reach on Duane Coleman - foul #1 on Lloyd Bennett, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (SG) Duane Coleman | |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks loses the dribble to Vernon McDuffie | 3-8 |
| 14:00 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie lays it in | 5-8 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Francis Watkins is hacked by Christopher Cardona - foul #1 on Christopher Cardona, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harold Britton (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Duane Coleman (PF) Francis Watkins, Justin Spalding, Willie Byrum | |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses the jumpshot from the right side | 5-8 |
| 13:31 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 13:26 | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 13:24 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey West | 5-8 |
| 13:12 | Seton Hall | Christopher Cardona can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-8 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | William Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 5-8 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Duane Coleman tips it in | 5-10 |
| 12:46 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett connects on the runner from the baseline | 7-10 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Leonard Starr dunks the ball on a great pass from Duane Coleman | 7-12 |
| 12:06 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie misses the lay-in | 7-12 |
| 12:05 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett tips it but misses | 7-12 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Duane Coleman gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Leonard Starr hits a jumper from the right block set up by Harold Britton | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Christopher Cardona (fairly fresh) SG - Vernon McDuffie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Greg Gauthier (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey West (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Lloyd Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Britton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Starr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey West is whistled for a carry | 7-14 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Douglas Young (PG), William Fisher (SF), Derrick Zarrineh (PF), Clifford Hunter (C) Christopher Cardona, Greg Gauthier, Jeffrey West, Lloyd Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG), Willie Byrum (SG), Justin Spalding (SF), Joseph Boyer (C) William Taylor, Harold Britton, Leonard Starr, Floyd Brooks | |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Justin Spalding drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Boyer | 7-16 |
| 11:15 | Seton Hall | William Fisher comes up short on the runner near the basket | 7-16 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Justin Spalding grabs the board | 7-16 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Douglas Young picks off the pass by Francis Watkins | 7-16 |
| 10:32 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Fisher | 9-16 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer clanks a shot from the right block | 9-16 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer gets the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Francis Watkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-16 |
| 09:53 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Clifford Hunter | 9-16 |
| 09:29 | Seton Hall | Derrick Zarrineh can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-16 |
| 09:28 | Seton Hall | Douglas Young snags the offensive board | 9-16 |
| 09:01 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-16 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | Francis Watkins grabs the board | 9-16 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Francis Watkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-16 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Christopher Cardona (PG), Greg Gauthier (SF), Jeffrey West (PF), Lloyd Bennett (C) Douglas Young, William Fisher, Derrick Zarrineh, Clifford Hunter | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Harold Britton (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Floyd Brooks (C) Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Justin Spalding, Duane Coleman | |
| 08:31 | Seton Hall | Harold Britton is called for the reach on Christopher Cardona - foul #1 on Harold Britton, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| 08:11 | Seton Hall | Christopher Cardona's pass is intercepted by Harold Britton | 9-16 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lloyd Bennett - foul #2 on Lloyd Bennett, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter (C) Lloyd Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 07:36 | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Greg Gauthier, team foul #6 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Fisher (SF) Vernon McDuffie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Coleman (PF) Joseph Boyer | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Christopher Cardona (fresh) SG - Greg Gauthier (fresh) SF - William Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey West (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clifford Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Britton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Leonard Starr | 9-19 |
| 07:08 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter drills a floater from the right block set up by Greg Gauthier | 11-19 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | William Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 07:01 | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 06:56 | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Fisher | 14-19 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Leonard Starr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Derrick Zarrineh (PF) Jeffrey West | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG), Justin Spalding (SF), Willie Byrum (PF) Harold Britton, Leonard Starr, Duane Coleman | |
| 06:21 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter loses the dribble to Floyd Brooks | 14-19 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Francis Watkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-19 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Watkins | 14-19 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks is hacked by William Fisher - foul #1 on William Fisher, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Douglas Young (SG) William Fisher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Coleman (PF) William Taylor | |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 05:51 | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-21 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Francis Watkins knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Justin Spalding | 14-24 |
| 05:35 | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Young | 16-24 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Duane Coleman comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Cardona - foul #2 on Christopher Cardona, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie (SG), Leonardo Russo (PF) Christopher Cardona, Greg Gauthier | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF), Joseph Boyer (C) Justin Spalding, Floyd Brooks | |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 05:23 | Seton Hall | Leonardo Russo gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 05:03 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Clifford Hunter | 19-24 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Duane Coleman is fouled on the floor by Derrick Zarrineh - foul #1 on Derrick Zarrineh, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Fisher (SF) Derrick Zarrineh | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG) Francis Watkins | |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Duane Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:54 | Seton Hall | William Fisher snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 04:48 | Seton Hall | Joseph Boyer steps in front of the William Fisher pass | 19-25 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer scores on a shot near the basket | 19-27 |
| 04:37 | Seton Hall | William Fisher misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Boyer - foul #2 on Joseph Boyer, team foul #4 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Harold Britton (SG), Floyd Brooks (C) Duane Coleman, Joseph Boyer | |
| 04:37 | Seton Hall | William Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:37 | Seton Hall | William Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks can't finish the layup | 20-27 |
| 04:26 | Seton Hall | Douglas Young snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 04:20 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie misses the runner near the basket | 20-27 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Harold Britton snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | William Taylor is hacked by Douglas Young - foul #1 on Douglas Young, team foul #10 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Christopher Cardona (PG), Ty Dulaney (SF), Jeffrey West (PF), Lloyd Bennett (C) Douglas Young, Vernon McDuffie, Leonardo Russo, Clifford Hunter | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SF), Joseph Boyer (PF) Leonard Starr, Willie Byrum | |
| 03:59 | St. John's | William Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | William Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:47 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey West clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-29 |
| 03:45 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett snags the offensive board | 20-29 |
| 03:29 | Seton Hall | William Fisher is hacked by Harold Britton - foul #2 on Harold Britton, team foul #5 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (PG), Duane Coleman (PF) William Taylor, Floyd Brooks | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Christopher Cardona (fresh) SG - William Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ty Dulaney (fresh) PF - Jeffrey West (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lloyd Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Kato (fresh) SG - Harold Britton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Boyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ty Dulaney | 23-29 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Christopher Cardona steps in front of the David Kato pass in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 02:56 | Seton Hall | William Fisher loses the dribble to Justin Spalding | 23-29 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | A charge is called on Justin Spalding - foul #1 on Justin Spalding, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie (SG) William Fisher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG), Leonard Starr (SF), Willie Byrum (PF) David Kato, Justin Spalding, Duane Coleman | |
| 02:15 | Seton Hall | Christopher Cardona clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 23-29 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Leonard Starr grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Leonard Starr is hacked by Ty Dulaney - foul #3 on Ty Dulaney, team foul #11 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier (PG), Derrick Zarrineh (SF), Clifford Hunter (PF) Christopher Cardona, Ty Dulaney, Jeffrey West | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (SG), Floyd Brooks (C) Harold Britton, Joseph Boyer | |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Leonard Starr makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:54 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 01:33 | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-30 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | William Taylor gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | William Taylor is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Fisher (PG) Lloyd Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SF), Duane Coleman (PF) Leonard Starr, Willie Byrum | |
| 01:02 | Seton Hall | William Fisher hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Clifford Hunter | 25-30 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Justin Spalding hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-30 |
| 00:50 | Seton Hall | Derrick Zarrineh grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 00:45 | Seton Hall | Francis Watkins picks off the pass by William Fisher in the backcourt | 25-30 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Francis Watkins jams it | 25-32 |
| 00:39 | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Fisher | 27-32 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Justin Spalding buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by William Taylor and the foul's on Greg Gauthier - foul #2 on Greg Gauthier, team foul #12 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Christopher Cardona (PG), Lloyd Bennett (C) Vernon McDuffie, Derrick Zarrineh | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (PG) Francis Watkins | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses the free throw | 27-34 |
| 00:27 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:05 | Seton Hall | William Fisher clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Duane Coleman pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Duane Coleman comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 27-34 |