| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Holmgren (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Keasler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Albert White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Creech (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Levi Haley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Ison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Darin Ditullio (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Marquette | Albert White steals the ball from Levi Haley | 28-35 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Geoffrey Jones picks off the pass by Steven Keasler | 28-35 |
| 19:03 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alexander Ison | 28-37 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Albert White travels with the ball | 28-37 |
| 18:26 | Marquette | Eric Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Albert White - foul #2 on Albert White, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 18:26 | Marquette | Eric Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 18:26 | Marquette | Eric Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | John Horton can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Darin Ditullio - foul #1 on Darin Ditullio, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | John Horton makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | John Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 17:58 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alexander Ison | 30-41 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | John Horton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Keasler | 32-41 |
| 17:29 | Marquette | A charge is called on Geoffrey Jones - foul #1 on Geoffrey Jones, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Kempton (SF) Albert White | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Howard (SG) Alexander Ison | |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Michael Creech can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-41 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | William Kempton hits the follow up shot | 34-41 |
| 16:54 | Marquette | Eric Taylor blows the dunk | 34-41 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | John Horton grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | John Horton is fouled on the floor by Levi Haley - foul #1 on Levi Haley, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher McClish (SF) Geoffrey Jones | |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 16:15 | Marquette | Christopher McClish lays it in | 37-43 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Michael Creech buries a runner from the right block | 39-43 |
| 15:44 | Marquette | Levi Haley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Michael Creech snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Holmgren (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Steven Keasler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kempton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Creech (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Levi Haley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Howard (fresh) SF - Christopher McClish (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Darin Ditullio (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 15:23 | St. John's | William Kempton hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 15:02 | Marquette | Eric Taylor lays it in set up by Christopher McClish | 41-45 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Eric Taylor picks off the pass by William Kempton out of a doubleteam | 41-45 |
| 14:27 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Levi Haley | 41-47 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Steven Keasler misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 14:04 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 13:42 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 13:41 | Marquette | Eric Taylor tips it back up and in | 41-49 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | John Horton scores on a shot from the right side | 43-49 |
| 13:02 | Marquette | Levi Haley scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Taylor | 43-51 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Steven Keasler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-51 |
| 12:39 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | Steven Keasler takes the ball from Levi Haley | 43-51 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 11:53 | Marquette | William Kempton steals the ball from Levi Haley | 46-51 |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 11:36 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Darin Ditullio | 46-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Holmgren (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Steven Keasler (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kempton (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Creech (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Horton (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Levi Haley (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Howard (fairly fresh) SF - Christopher McClish (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Eric Taylor (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Darin Ditullio (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Marquette | Eric Taylor clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Creech - foul #1 on Michael Creech, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Curtis Farris (PG), Leroy Reimann (SG), Albert White (SF), Ernest Watts (PF), Earl Maier (C) Corey Holmgren, Steven Keasler, William Kempton, Michael Creech, John Horton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Reginald Holland (PG), Alexander Ison (SG), Geoffrey Jones (SF), Marvin Strouth (C) Levi Haley, William Howard, Christopher McClish, Darin Ditullio | |
| 11:15 | Marquette | Eric Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 11:15 | Marquette | Eric Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Albert White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Alexander Ison - foul #2 on Alexander Ison, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Allsop (C) Eric Taylor | |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Albert White makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Albert White misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:54 | Marquette | Benjamin Allsop gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:46 | Marquette | Ernest Watts is called for the reach on Geoffrey Jones - foul #1 on Ernest Watts, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| 10:27 | Marquette | Alexander Ison hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Reginald Holland | 47-55 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Albert White is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Jones - foul #2 on Geoffrey Jones, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Leroy Reimann is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Leroy Reimann, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| 09:23 | Marquette | Alexander Ison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-55 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Albert White lays it up and in and he's fouled by Benjamin Allsop - foul #1 on Benjamin Allsop, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (SG) Leroy Reimann | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Taylor (PF) Marvin Strouth | |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Albert White makes the free throw | 50-55 |
| 08:42 | Marquette | Earl Maier picks off the pass by Benjamin Allsop | 50-55 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Albert White banks in the layup on a nice dish by Corey Holmgren | 52-55 |
| 08:09 | Marquette | Alexander Ison can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Corey Holmgren - foul #2 on Corey Holmgren, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Kempton (SF) Albert White | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Howard (SF), Darin Ditullio (C) Geoffrey Jones, Benjamin Allsop | |
| 08:09 | Marquette | Alexander Ison misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 08:09 | Marquette | Alexander Ison makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Earl Maier buries a floater from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 07:37 | Marquette | Alexander Ison is called for traveling | 54-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leroy Reimann (SG) Corey Holmgren | |
| Subs | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones (SF), Marvin Strouth (PF) Alexander Ison, Eric Taylor | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Curtis Farris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leroy Reimann (fresh) SF - William Kempton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Watts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Maier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Reginald Holland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Howard (fresh) SF - Geoffrey Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Strouth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Darin Ditullio (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:19 | St. John's | William Kempton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 07:18 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 07:03 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Earl Maier - foul #3 on Earl Maier, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (PG), Michael Creech (PF) Curtis Farris, Ernest Watts | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 07:03 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 07:03 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Earl Maier clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by William Howard - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Earl Maier makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Earl Maier makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 06:37 | Marquette | Corey Holmgren is called for the reach on Marvin Strouth - foul #3 on Corey Holmgren, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Horton (C) Earl Maier | |
| Subs | Marquette | Levi Haley (PG) Reginald Holland | |
| 06:37 | Marquette | Marvin Strouth misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Creech | 56-58 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Michael Creech misses long on a runner from close range | 56-58 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | William Kempton misses the tip | 56-58 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Leroy Reimann grabs the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | John Horton is hacked by Darin Ditullio - foul #2 on Darin Ditullio, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Keasler (SG), Albert White (SF), Ernest Watts (PF) Leroy Reimann, William Kempton, Michael Creech | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alexander Ison (SG), Christopher McClish (SF), Eric Taylor (PF), Benjamin Allsop (C) William Howard, Geoffrey Jones, Marvin Strouth, Darin Ditullio | |
| 05:53 | St. John's | John Horton makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | John Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:53 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Benjamin Allsop | 57-58 |
| 05:30 | Marquette | Alexander Ison makes the driving attempt from the right block | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Steven Keasler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 05:16 | Marquette | Benjamin Allsop snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 05:01 | Marquette | Levi Haley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Ernest Watts - foul #2 on Ernest Watts, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Curtis Farris (PG), Earl Maier (C) Corey Holmgren, John Horton | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:01 | Marquette | Levi Haley makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:01 | Marquette | Levi Haley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:01 | Marquette | Levi Haley misses the 3rd free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Earl Maier pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Steven Keasler misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-62 |
| 04:55 | Marquette | Eric Taylor gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 04:39 | Marquette | Alexander Ison loses the dribble to Albert White | 57-62 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Albert White hits the finger roll | 59-62 |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Levi Haley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-62 |
| 04:16 | Marquette | Alexander Ison snags the offensive board | 59-62 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Levi Haley can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Earl Maier gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Earl Maier is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Albert White out of the doubleteam | 61-62 |
| 03:36 | Marquette | Eric Taylor jams it on a great pass from Levi Haley | 61-64 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Ernest Watts connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Farris | 63-64 |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (PG), William Kempton (SG), Michael Creech (PF) Curtis Farris, Steven Keasler, Ernest Watts | |
| Subs | Marquette | Reginald Holland (PG), Geoffrey Jones (SF), Darin Ditullio (C) Levi Haley, Christopher McClish, Benjamin Allsop | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Holmgren (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Kempton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Albert White (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Creech (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Maier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Reginald Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alexander Ison (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Geoffrey Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Darin Ditullio (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Marquette | Reginald Holland misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Michael Creech gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:54 | St. John's | William Kempton is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Corey Holmgren | 65-64 |
| 02:32 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones banks in the layup | 65-66 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Horton (C) Earl Maier | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Michael Creech can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Eric Taylor - foul #3 on Eric Taylor, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Michael Creech makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Michael Creech makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | Eric Taylor's layup is rejected by John Horton | 67-66 |
| 01:52 | Marquette | Eric Taylor tips it back up and in | 67-68 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | John Horton double dribbles | 67-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Keasler (SG) William Kempton | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:22 | Marquette | Reginald Holland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 01:20 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio grabs the offensive board | 67-68 |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Horton - foul #1 on John Horton, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-70 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Albert White tips it but misses | 67-70 |
| 00:57 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Steven Keasler misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 67-72 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | John Horton grabs the offensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio is fouled in the backcourt by Corey Holmgren - foul #4 on Corey Holmgren, team foul #10 | 70-72 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Steven Keasler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-74 |
| 00:06 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio grabs the defensive rebound | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Keasler - foul #1 on Steven Keasler, team foul #11 | 70-74 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio misses the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio snags the offensive board | 70-75 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | John Horton is called for the reach on Darin Ditullio - foul #2 on John Horton, team foul #12 | 70-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Levi Haley (PG) Reginald Holland | |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Steven Keasler hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 70-77 |