| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Grossman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Pabon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Ward (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alan Castor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Reuben Wallace (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Michael Hayden (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cletus Rehnberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Casey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerome New (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Leroy Ward inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Leroy Ward is hacked by Cletus Rehnberg - foul #2 on Cletus Rehnberg, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Ward | 38-23 |
| 19:06 | Seton Hall | Cletus Rehnberg is hacked by Timothy Pabon - foul #1 on Timothy Pabon, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| 19:00 | Seton Hall | Cletus Rehnberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 18:58 | Seton Hall | Jerome New pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 18:40 | Seton Hall | Reuben Wallace steals the ball from William Clark | 38-23 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Alan Castor buries a shot from the right side | 40-23 |
| 17:46 | Seton Hall | Christopher Casey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Hayden | 40-25 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace is hacked by William Clark - foul #3 on William Clark, team foul #2 | 40-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Smith (PF) Alan Castor | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Darell Phillips (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Christopher Casey, William Clark | |
| 17:01 | St. John's | William Grossman loses the dribble to Michael Hayden | 40-25 |
| 16:40 | Seton Hall | Jerome New misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Leroy Ward - foul #3 on Leroy Ward, team foul #2 | 40-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Joshua Murphy (SF), John Edwards (C) William Grossman, Leroy Ward, Reuben Wallace | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Donald Backer (PG), Joseph Hatcher (C) Michael Hayden, Cletus Rehnberg | |
| 16:40 | Seton Hall | Jerome New makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 16:40 | Seton Hall | Jerome New misses the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Edwards | 40-26 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | John Johnston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-26 |
| 16:21 | Seton Hall | Jonathan Johnson gets the rebound | 40-26 |
| 16:16 | Seton Hall | Darell Phillips can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 40-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Kenneth Pruitt (SF) Jerome New | |
| 16:16 | Seton Hall | Darell Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 16:16 | Seton Hall | Darell Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | John Smith double dribbles | 40-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leroy Ward (SF) Timothy Pabon | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Christopher Casey (SF), William Clark (C) Kenneth Pruitt, Joseph Hatcher | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joshua Murphy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leroy Ward (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Donald Backer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darell Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Clark (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | Seton Hall | John Smith blocks the short jumper by William Clark | 40-27 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | John Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | John Johnston connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Edwards | 42-27 |
| 14:45 | Seton Hall | Donald Backer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Grossman (PG), Alan Castor (PF), Reuben Wallace (C) Leroy Ward, John Smith, John Edwards | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Hayden (PG), Cletus Rehnberg (SG), Jerome New (PF) Donald Backer, Darell Phillips, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Alan Castor is hacked by William Clark - foul #4 on William Clark, team foul #3 | 42-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Hatcher (C) William Clark | |
| 13:55 | St. John's | William Grossman misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-27 |
| 13:54 | Seton Hall | Christopher Casey grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 13:34 | Seton Hall | Michael Hayden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 13:32 | Seton Hall | Jerome New tips it in | 42-29 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | John Johnston clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 13:19 | Seton Hall | Michael Hayden gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 13:15 | Seton Hall | Michael Hayden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Alan Castor gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | John Johnston connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Alan Castor | 45-29 |
| 12:43 | Seton Hall | Cletus Rehnberg is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Cletus Rehnberg, team foul #4 | 45-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Pabon (SG), Leroy Ward (SF) John Johnston, Joshua Murphy | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Darell Phillips (SF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Christopher Casey, Joseph Hatcher | |
| 12:20 | St. John's | William Grossman misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Cletus Rehnberg - foul #4 on Cletus Rehnberg, team foul #5 | 45-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Smith (PF) Alan Castor | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Donald Backer (SG) Cletus Rehnberg | |
| 12:20 | St. John's | William Grossman misses the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | William Grossman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 12:01 | Seton Hall | Donald Backer comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-29 |
| 12:00 | Seton Hall | Darell Phillips tips it home | 46-31 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Reuben Wallace | 48-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Grossman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Pabon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Ward (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Reuben Wallace (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Michael Hayden (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Backer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darell Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerome New (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:22 | Seton Hall | Michael Hayden misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 48-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), John Edwards (C) William Grossman, Reuben Wallace | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Hatcher (C) Jerome New | |
| 11:22 | Seton Hall | Michael Hayden misses the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 11:22 | Seton Hall | Michael Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | John Smith double dribbles | 48-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alan Castor (PF) John Edwards | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Christopher Casey (SF) Michael Hayden | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:39 | Seton Hall | Darell Phillips is whistled for a carry | 48-32 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon buries a 3 from the right wing set up by John Johnston | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:59 | Seton Hall | Jonathan Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-32 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-32 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Alan Castor buries a floater from the baseline set up by John Johnston and the foul's on Darell Phillips - foul #2 on Darell Phillips, team foul #6 | 53-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Grossman (PG), Joshua Murphy (SF), Reuben Wallace (C) Timothy Pabon, Leroy Ward, John Smith | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Hayden (PG), Jerome New (PF) Darell Phillips, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Alan Castor misses the free throw | 53-32 |
| 09:40 | Seton Hall | Joseph Hatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 53-32 |
| 09:28 | Seton Hall | Joseph Hatcher misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on William Grossman - foul #2 on William Grossman, team foul #5 | 53-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Edwards (PF) Alan Castor | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Kenneth Pruitt (SF) Christopher Casey | |
| 09:28 | Seton Hall | Joseph Hatcher makes the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 09:28 | Seton Hall | Joseph Hatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | John Johnston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-34 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace can't tip it in | 53-34 |
| 08:55 | Seton Hall | Jerome New snags the defensive board | 53-34 |
| 08:51 | Seton Hall | Michael Hayden travels with the ball | 53-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Smith (PF) John Edwards | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Nelson Sylvestre (SG), Jonathan Johnson (C) Donald Backer, Joseph Hatcher | |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Jerome New steals the ball from Reuben Wallace | 53-34 |
| 08:27 | Seton Hall | Michael Hayden drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerome New | 53-37 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | John Johnston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace tips it in | 55-37 |
| 08:01 | Seton Hall | Michael Hayden misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 55-37 |
| 08:00 | Seton Hall | Jerome New tips it home | 55-39 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | John Johnston knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 58-39 |
| 07:31 | Seton Hall | Nelson Sylvestre drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Grossman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Johnston (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joshua Murphy (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Reuben Wallace (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Michael Hayden (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nelson Sylvestre (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome New (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Jonathan Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | St. John's | John Johnston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-42 |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace snags the offensive board | 58-42 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | The jump hook by Joshua Murphy is blocked by Jonathan Johnson | 58-42 |
| 06:47 | Seton Hall | Jerome New gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 06:41 | Seton Hall | Nelson Sylvestre drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Hayden | 58-44 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | John Johnston drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Reuben Wallace | 61-44 |
| 06:05 | Seton Hall | Kenneth Pruitt drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerome New | 61-46 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | John Johnston scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Reuben Wallace | 64-46 |
| 05:41 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Pabon (SG), Leroy Ward (SF), Alan Castor (PF) John Johnston, Joshua Murphy, John Smith | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Cletus Rehnberg (SG), Christopher Casey (SF), William Clark (C) Nelson Sylvestre, Kenneth Pruitt, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 05:32 | Seton Hall | Michael Hayden misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-46 |
| 05:30 | Seton Hall | William Clark snags the offensive board | 64-46 |
| 05:20 | Seton Hall | Christopher Casey misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Reuben Wallace - foul #2 on Reuben Wallace, team foul #6 | 64-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Donald Backer (PG) Michael Hayden | |
| 05:20 | Seton Hall | Christopher Casey makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 05:20 | Seton Hall | Christopher Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | William Grossman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-48 |
| 04:58 | Seton Hall | William Clark snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| 04:53 | Seton Hall | Christopher Casey misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Alan Castor - foul #1 on Alan Castor, team foul #7 | 64-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Smith (C) Reuben Wallace | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 04:53 | Seton Hall | Christopher Casey misses the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 04:53 | Seton Hall | Christopher Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Alan Castor knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by William Grossman | 66-49 |
| 04:03 | Seton Hall | Leroy Ward steals it from Christopher Casey | 66-49 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | William Grossman can't throw it down | 66-49 |
| 03:57 | Seton Hall | William Clark snags the defensive board | 66-49 |
| 03:52 | Seton Hall | Donald Backer makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Leroy Ward - foul #4 on Leroy Ward, team foul #8 | 66-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Reuben Wallace (C) William Grossman, John Smith | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 03:52 | Seton Hall | Donald Backer makes the free throw | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Donald Backer steals it from Alan Castor | 66-52 |
| 03:21 | Seton Hall | Christopher Casey lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Backer | 66-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Pabon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Ward (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Alan Castor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Reuben Wallace (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Donald Backer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cletus Rehnberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Casey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome New (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - William Clark (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Alan Castor is called for a backcourt violation | 66-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Murphy (SF), John Smith (PF) Leroy Ward, Alan Castor | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Hayden (PG), Darell Phillips (SF), Jonathan Johnson (PF), Joseph Hatcher (C) Donald Backer, Christopher Casey, Jerome New, William Clark | |
| 02:52 | Seton Hall | Jonathan Johnson makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Hayden | 66-56 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Grossman (PG), Leroy Ward (SF) John Johnston, Joshua Murphy | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Christopher Casey (SF), Jerome New (PF), William Clark (C) Darell Phillips, Jonathan Johnson, Joseph Hatcher | |
| 02:23 | St. John's | William Grossman drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Pabon | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:07 | Seton Hall | Jerome New connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Cletus Rehnberg | 69-58 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | The jump hook by Timothy Pabon is blocked by William Clark | 69-58 |
| 01:43 | Seton Hall | Michael Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 01:37 | Seton Hall | Michael Hayden misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 69-58 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace grabs the board | 69-58 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | John Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-58 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace tips it in | 71-58 |
| 01:07 | Seton Hall | Christopher Casey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-58 |
| 01:06 | Seton Hall | William Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-58 |
| 00:56 | Seton Hall | Jerome New's layup is rejected by John Smith | 71-58 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Reuben Wallace gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | William Grossman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alan Castor (PF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Donald Backer (PG), Darell Phillips (SG), Kenneth Pruitt (SF), Jonathan Johnson (PF), Joseph Hatcher (C) Michael Hayden, Cletus Rehnberg, Christopher Casey, Jerome New, William Clark | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Seton Hall | Joseph Hatcher is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Hatcher, team foul #7 | 71-58 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | William Grossman runs out the clock | 71-58 |