| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Reeder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Chow (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Murphy (fresh) PF - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Christopher Kelley (fresh) SG - Jose Gutierrez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Chris Cline (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Marceau (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Norman Murphy inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | St. John's | Frank Chow is hacked by Jose Gutierrez - foul #3 on Jose Gutierrez, team foul #1 | 27-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller (SG) Jose Gutierrez | |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Frank Chow | 29-21 |
| 19:07 | St. Francis (NY) | Chris Cline travels with the ball | 29-21 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks scores on a jumper from the left side | 31-21 |
| 18:34 | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-21 |
| 18:33 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre tips it back up and in | 31-23 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by James Reeder | 33-23 |
| 17:56 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-23 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Frank Chow misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 17:49 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 17:28 | St. Francis (NY) | Chris Cline is fouled on the floor by Joseph Boyer - foul #1 on Joseph Boyer, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (SF), Craig Christiansen (C) Norman Murphy, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 17:08 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 33-25 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | David Kato hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen tips it home | 35-25 |
| 16:33 | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ardian Zoller | 35-27 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Frank Chow drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 15:48 | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-27 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Reeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Chow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Kato (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Boyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Craig Christiansen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Christopher Kelley (fairly fresh) SG - Ardian Zoller (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chris Cline (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Marceau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Frank Chow travels with the ball | 37-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (SF), Richard Sullivan (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) David Kato, Joseph Boyer, Craig Christiansen | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez (SG), Marcellus Bruns (SF), Louis Parker (PF) Ardian Zoller, Chris Cline, Patrick Marceau | |
| 15:03 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jose Gutierrez | 37-29 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Norman Murphy | 39-29 |
| 14:34 | St. Francis (NY) | Louis Parker is called for a charge - foul #2 on Louis Parker, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-29 |
| 14:11 | St. Francis (NY) | Marcellus Bruns grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 13:47 | St. Francis (NY) | Louis Parker knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Kelley | 39-31 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan tips it in | 41-31 |
| 13:15 | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Frank Chow grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks is hacked by Marcellus Bruns - foul #2 on Marcellus Bruns, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Turberville (PG), David Kato (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Joseph Boyer (PF), Craig Christiansen (C) James Reeder, Frank Chow, Norman Murphy, Richard Sullivan, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller (SG), Chris Cline (SF), Patrick Marceau (PF) Christopher Kelley, Marcellus Bruns, Louis Parker | |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Anderson | 43-31 |
| 12:21 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 12:19 | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez gets the offensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 12:01 | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau is called for 3 seconds | 43-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Marcellus Bruns (SF), Edward Hathaway (C) Jose Gutierrez, Dikembe Akre | |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer is called for traveling | 43-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Kelley (PG) Marcellus Bruns | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Todd Turberville (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Kato (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) PF - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Craig Christiansen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Christopher Kelley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ardian Zoller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chris Cline (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Marceau (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Hathaway (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 11:35 | St. Francis (NY) | Chris Cline lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Kelley | 43-33 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Patrick Marceau - foul #3 on Patrick Marceau, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 11:06 | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller is fouled on the floor by Todd Turberville - foul #2 on Todd Turberville, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Reeder (PG), Frank Chow (SG) Todd Turberville, Christopher Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 10:53 | St. Francis (NY) | Chris Cline misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Craig Christiansen - foul #1 on Craig Christiansen, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre (C) Edward Hathaway | |
| 10:53 | St. Francis (NY) | Chris Cline misses the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 10:53 | St. Francis (NY) | Chris Cline misses the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Craig Christiansen grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Frank Chow is fouled on the floor by Ardian Zoller - foul #1 on Ardian Zoller, team foul #5 | 44-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (SF), Richard Sullivan (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) David Kato, Joseph Boyer, Craig Christiansen | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez (SG) Ardian Zoller | |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Christopher Kelley steals it from Floyd Brooks | 44-33 |
| 09:56 | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Norman Murphy is hacked by Chris Cline - foul #1 on Chris Cline, team foul #6 | 44-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Turberville (PG), David Kato (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Joseph Boyer (PF) James Reeder, Frank Chow, Norman Murphy, Richard Sullivan | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller (SG), Marcellus Bruns (SF), Louis Parker (PF) Christopher Kelley, Chris Cline, Patrick Marceau | |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Todd Turberville | 46-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 08:54 | St. Francis (NY) | Louis Parker misses the fadeaway from the left side | 46-33 |
| 08:53 | St. Francis (NY) | Louis Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 08:39 | St. Francis (NY) | Louis Parker misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 08:38 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre hits the follow up shot | 46-35 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer misses the runner from close range | 46-35 |
| 08:16 | St. Francis (NY) | The rebound goes to Marcellus Bruns | 46-35 |
| 07:55 | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by David Kato | 48-35 |
| 07:43 | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Reeder (PG), Frank Chow (SG), Norman Murphy (SF), Richard Sullivan (PF), Craig Christiansen (C) Todd Turberville, David Kato, Christopher Anderson, Joseph Boyer, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Kelley (PG), Chris Cline (SG), Patrick Marceau (PF), Edward Hathaway (C) Jose Gutierrez, Ardian Zoller, Louis Parker, Dikembe Akre | |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Frank Chow misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Marcellus Bruns - foul #3 on Marcellus Bruns, team foul #7 | 48-35 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Frank Chow misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Frank Chow makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Reeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Chow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Murphy (fresh) PF - Richard Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Christiansen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Christopher Kelley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcellus Bruns (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Marceau (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Hathaway (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau is hacked by Richard Sullivan - foul #1 on Richard Sullivan, team foul #4 | 49-35 |
| 07:15 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Hathaway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Frank Chow makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Sullivan | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 06:32 | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau hits the finger roll | 51-37 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Norman Murphy | 53-37 |
| 05:44 | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marcellus Bruns | 53-39 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Patrick Marceau is called for the reach on James Reeder - foul #4 on Patrick Marceau, team foul #8 | 53-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Joseph Boyer (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) Frank Chow, Norman Murphy, Richard Sullivan, Craig Christiansen | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez (SG), Dikembe Akre (C) Marcellus Bruns, Edward Hathaway | |
| 05:21 | St. John's | James Reeder misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 05:21 | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 05:12 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Kelley buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jose Gutierrez | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Dikembe Akre steps in front of the David Kato pass | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:43 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre makes the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Floyd Brooks - foul #1 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Turberville (PG) James Reeder | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller (SG), Louis Parker (PF) Christopher Kelley, Patrick Marceau | |
| 04:43 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 53-44 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 53-44 |
| 04:14 | St. Francis (NY) | Louis Parker gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:09 | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ardian Zoller | 53-47 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer knocks in the runner from the baseline | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:30 | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ardian Zoller | 55-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Todd Turberville (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Kato (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) PF - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Jose Gutierrez (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ardian Zoller (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Chris Cline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 55-50 |
| 03:10 | St. Francis (NY) | Ardian Zoller pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 02:46 | St. Francis (NY) | Joseph Boyer is called for the reach on Louis Parker - foul #2 on Joseph Boyer, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Reeder (PG), Frank Chow (SG), Norman Murphy (SF), Craig Christiansen (C) Todd Turberville, David Kato, Christopher Anderson, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Kelley (PG), Marcellus Bruns (SF), Patrick Marceau (PF) Jose Gutierrez, Chris Cline, Louis Parker | |
| 02:28 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre is fouled on the floor by Craig Christiansen - foul #2 on Craig Christiansen, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Sullivan (PF) Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 02:28 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 02:28 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Boyer (PF) Richard Sullivan | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez (SG) Ardian Zoller | |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Frank Chow comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 02:15 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Akre gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 01:55 | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Kelley | 55-55 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Frank Chow comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | James Reeder grabs the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Frank Chow makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Reeder | 58-55 |
| 01:04 | St. Francis (NY) | Patrick Marceau clanks a shot from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Norman Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Frank Chow misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 00:35 | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:06 | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Marceau | 58-58 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Brooks (C) Craig Christiansen | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks connects on the jump hook from the right block | 60-58 |
| 00:02 | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Chris Cline (SF) Marcellus Bruns | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Jose Gutierrez misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 60-58 |