| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - James Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joshua Kempton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Loflin (fresh) PF - Harold Pearce (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Acuna (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Reeder (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Kato (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Norman Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Marasco (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Norman Murphy inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | St. John's | David Kato scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Norman Murphy | 28-37 |
| 19:34 | Jackson State | Joseph Boyer steals the ball from Joshua Kempton | 28-37 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | David Kato misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Marasco | 28-37 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | James Mitchell picks off the pass by Norman Murphy | 28-37 |
| 18:46 | Jackson State | William Loflin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | David Kato snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer can't connect on a runner in the paint | 28-37 |
| 18:30 | Jackson State | Larry Acuna pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 18:14 | Jackson State | Larry Acuna makes the floater from the right block | 30-37 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | David Kato hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Reeder | 30-40 |
| 17:33 | Jackson State | Joshua Kempton is fouled on the floor by David Kato - foul #1 on David Kato, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Dale Romain (PF) Harold Pearce | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Anderson (SF), John Shifflett (C) Norman Murphy, Bruce Marasco | |
| 17:17 | Jackson State | William Loflin misses the easy layup | 30-40 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | John Shifflett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-40 |
| Subs | Jackson State | David Cassidy (PG), Edward Bench (SG), Bradley Hovis (SF) James Mitchell, Joshua Kempton, William Loflin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Calloway (PG) David Kato | |
| 16:46 | Jackson State | Dale Romain lays it up and in set up by Bradley Hovis and he's hacked by Joseph Boyer - foul #1 on Joseph Boyer, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| 16:46 | Jackson State | Dale Romain makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | James Reeder makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Calloway | 33-42 |
| 16:08 | Jackson State | Dale Romain is whistled for traveling | 33-42 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Harold Pearce (PF) Larry Acuna | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (SG), Bruce Marasco (C) James Reeder, Joseph Boyer | |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Christopher Anderson makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman Murphy | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - David Cassidy (fresh) SG - Edward Bench (fresh) SF - Bradley Hovis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. PF - Harold Pearce (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Romain (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Calloway (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Norman Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Shifflett (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Marasco (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Jackson State | Bradley Hovis is fouled on the floor by Christopher Anderson - foul #2 on Christopher Anderson, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Mitchell (PG), Joshua Kempton (SG), William Loflin (SF) David Cassidy, Edward Bench, Bradley Hovis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Weidner (PG), David Kato (SG) Michael Calloway, Christopher Anderson | |
| 15:24 | Jackson State | William Loflin misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 15:23 | Jackson State | Dale Romain grabs the offensive board | 33-44 |
| 15:01 | Jackson State | Dale Romain clanks a turnaround from the right block | 33-44 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Charles Weidner grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Joshua Kempton is called for the reach on Charles Weidner - foul #2 on Joshua Kempton, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Larry Acuna (C) Dale Romain | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Boyer (PF) John Shifflett | |
| 14:23 | St. John's | David Kato buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Charles Weidner | 33-46 |
| 13:57 | Jackson State | James Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Bruce Marasco - foul #1 on Bruce Marasco, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Dale Romain (PF) Harold Pearce | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Reeder (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF) David Kato, Norman Murphy | |
| 13:44 | Jackson State | Joshua Kempton misses the easy layup | 33-46 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | James Reeder comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 33-46 |
| 13:15 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Larry Acuna | 33-46 |
| 13:02 | Jackson State | Dale Romain misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-46 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | James Reeder grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | Charles Weidner connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by James Reeder | 33-48 |
| 12:44 | Jackson State | Dale Romain hits the finger roll set up by James Mitchell | 35-48 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 12:21 | Jackson State | Larry Acuna grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 12:02 | Jackson State | Dale Romain misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Christopher Anderson pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-48 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | James Reeder tips it home | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - James Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Kempton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Loflin (fairly fresh) PF - Dale Romain (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Acuna (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Weidner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Reeder (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Boyer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Marasco (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Jackson State | Joshua Kempton makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Larry Acuna | 37-50 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 37-50 |
| 11:09 | Jackson State | Dale Romain pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 10:52 | Jackson State | Larry Acuna hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Bruce Marasco - foul #2 on Bruce Marasco, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Jackson State | David Cassidy (PG), Larry Westbrook (SG), Bradley Hovis (SF), Harold Pearce (PF) James Mitchell, Joshua Kempton, William Loflin, Dale Romain | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Calloway (PG), David Kato (SG), Norman Murphy (SF), John Shifflett (C) Charles Weidner, James Reeder, Christopher Anderson, Bruce Marasco | |
| 10:52 | Jackson State | Larry Acuna makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 10:52 | Jackson State | Larry Acuna makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Norman Murphy misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-50 |
| 10:32 | Jackson State | David Cassidy gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 10:11 | Jackson State | Bradley Hovis drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | David Kato throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Dale Romain (C) Larry Acuna | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:18 | Jackson State | Dale Romain misses short on a jumper in the lane | 42-50 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Norman Murphy snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Norman Murphy misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | David Kato hits the follow up shot | 42-52 |
| 08:50 | Jackson State | Harold Pearce misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Larry Westbrook takes the ball from Joseph Boyer | 42-52 |
| 08:29 | Jackson State | Larry Westbrook banks in the layup | 44-52 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer blows the layup | 44-52 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | John Shifflett hits the follow up shot | 44-54 |
| 08:08 | Jackson State | David Cassidy loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Mitchell (PG), William Loflin (SF), Larry Acuna (C) Larry Westbrook, Bradley Hovis, Harold Pearce | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Weidner (PG), James Reeder (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Bruce Marasco (C) Michael Calloway, David Kato, Norman Murphy, John Shifflett | |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Dale Romain - foul #1 on Dale Romain, team foul #2 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Joshua Kempton (SG) David Cassidy | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 07:39 | Jackson State | Larry Acuna blows the layup | 44-56 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bruce Marasco | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - James Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Kempton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Loflin (fresh) PF - Dale Romain (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Acuna (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Weidner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Reeder (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Boyer (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Marasco (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Weidner | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:57 | Jackson State | Larry Acuna travels with the ball | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Christopher Anderson knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Weidner | 44-60 |
| 06:39 | Jackson State | Dale Romain hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Boyer - foul #2 on Joseph Boyer, team foul #6 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (SF), John Shifflett (PF) Christopher Anderson, Joseph Boyer | |
| 06:39 | Jackson State | Dale Romain makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 06:39 | Jackson State | Dale Romain makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Norman Murphy misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by William Loflin - foul #3 on William Loflin, team foul #3 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Jackson State | David Cassidy (SG), Harold Pearce (PF) Joshua Kempton, Dale Romain | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Norman Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Norman Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 06:20 | Jackson State | David Cassidy comes up short on the shot from the right side | 46-62 |
| 06:18 | Jackson State | William Loflin tips it in | 48-62 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | James Reeder misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Loflin - foul #4 on William Loflin, team foul #4 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Bradley Hovis (C) Larry Acuna | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (SG) Charles Weidner | |
| 05:52 | St. John's | James Reeder misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | James Reeder makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 05:44 | Jackson State | James Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-63 |
| 05:43 | Jackson State | William Loflin snags the offensive board | 48-63 |
| 05:35 | Jackson State | David Cassidy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | James Reeder pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | James Reeder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-63 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Reeder | 48-63 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Norman Murphy hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Shifflett and he's fouled by William Loflin - foul #5 on William Loflin, team foul #5 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Joshua Kempton (SG), Dale Romain (PF), Larry Acuna (C) James Mitchell, William Loflin, Harold Pearce | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Weidner (PG), Joseph Boyer (PF) James Reeder, John Shifflett | |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Norman Murphy makes the free throw | 48-66 |
| 04:26 | Jackson State | Larry Acuna scores on a floater near the basket | 50-66 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Charles Weidner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-66 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Larry Westbrook (PG) David Cassidy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Anderson (SF) Norman Murphy | |
| 03:47 | Jackson State | Joshua Kempton is hacked by Charles Weidner - foul #4 on Charles Weidner, team foul #7 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Henry Clark (C) Larry Acuna | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Calloway (PG), Earl Schaefer (PF), John Shifflett (C) Charles Weidner, Joseph Boyer, Bruce Marasco | |
| 03:47 | Jackson State | Joshua Kempton makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 03:47 | Jackson State | Joshua Kempton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | David Kato makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Anderson and he's hacked by Joshua Kempton - foul #3 on Joshua Kempton, team foul #6 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Edward Bench (SG) Joshua Kempton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | David Kato makes the free throw | 52-70 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Larry Westbrook (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Bench (fresh) SF - Bradley Hovis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. PF - Dale Romain (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Calloway (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Kato (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Shifflett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Schaefer (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Jackson State | Larry Westbrook hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-70 |
| 03:07 | Jackson State | Dale Romain grabs the offensive board | 52-70 |
| 02:57 | Jackson State | Larry Westbrook scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-70 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | David Kato can't throw it down but he's hacked by Edward Bench - foul #1 on Edward Bench, team foul #7 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Jackson State | David Cassidy (PG) Bradley Hovis | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:34 | St. John's | David Kato misses the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | David Kato makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 02:14 | Jackson State | Edward Bench misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-71 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | David Kato gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | Michael Calloway drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Anderson | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:44 | Jackson State | Edward Bench comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-74 |
| 01:42 | Jackson State | Larry Westbrook grabs the offensive board | 55-74 |
| 01:31 | Jackson State | Dale Romain clanks a turnaround from the left block | 55-74 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Michael Calloway pulls down the rebound | 55-74 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Michael Calloway misses short on a jumper from the left side | 55-74 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Michael Calloway snags the offensive board | 55-74 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | David Cassidy takes the ball from Christopher Anderson | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Jackson State | Larry Westbrook clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 55-74 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | David Kato snags the defensive board | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Christopher Anderson misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Edward Bench - foul #2 on Edward Bench, team foul #8 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Bradley Hovis (SF) Edward Bench | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Christopher Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Christopher Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 00:05 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Henry Clark | 55-75 |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | David Kato takes the ball from Larry Westbrook | 55-75 |