| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Magalski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Alonzo Brisco (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roscoe Cohan (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Micheal Collum (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen King (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Norbert Cousins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Mealy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eli Reese (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald scores on a floater from the right block | 28-24 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 19:05 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Norbert Cousins - foul #2 on Norbert Cousins, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Eli Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins misses the floater from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 18:15 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 17:57 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum misses the dunk | 29-24 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum tips it but misses | 29-24 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Eli Reese grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Stephen King scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Norbert Cousins and the foul's on Roscoe Cohan - foul #4 on Roscoe Cohan, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gary Day (SF) Roscoe Cohan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Stephen King makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 17:06 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ivan Magalski, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Alonzo Brisco picks off the pass by Stephen King | 29-27 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Mealy - foul #1 on Donald Mealy, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Jones (PG), David Rister (SG), Richard Putt (PF) Earl Standish, Stephen King, Donald Mealy | |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | David Rister connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Chad Jones | 30-29 |
| 15:36 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Gary Day and he's hacked by Chad Jones - foul #2 on Chad Jones, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Max Webster (SF), Donald Mealy (PF) Norbert Cousins, Eli Reese | |
| 15:36 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski misses the free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:36 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Magalski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Alonzo Brisco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary Day (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Micheal Collum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chad Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Rister (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Max Webster (fresh) PF - Donald Mealy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Putt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Chad Jones grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Chad Jones loses the dribble to Micheal Collum | 32-29 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum banks in the layup set up by Curtis Fitzgerald | 34-29 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | David Rister misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Alonzo Brisco - foul #2 on Alonzo Brisco, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Standish (PG), Norbert Cousins (SF) Max Webster, Donald Mealy | |
| 14:11 | St. John's | David Rister misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | David Rister makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Richard Putt gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | David Rister is whistled for traveling | 34-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen King (SG), Eli Reese (C) David Rister, Chad Jones | |
| 13:01 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski blows the layup | 34-30 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald tips it back up and in | 36-30 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Eli Reese can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Micheal Collum - foul #1 on Micheal Collum, team foul #4 | 36-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan (SF) Gary Day | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Mealy (PF) Richard Putt | |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Eli Reese makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Eli Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald makes the fadeaway from the right block | 38-32 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Stephen King hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 11:48 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski hits a floater from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Earl Standish is fouled on the floor by Micheal Collum - foul #2 on Micheal Collum, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gary Day (SF), Robert Rhein (C) Alonzo Brisco, Micheal Collum | |
| Subs | St. John's | Max Webster (SF) Norbert Cousins | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Magalski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Roscoe Cohan (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Gary Day (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Rhein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Max Webster (fresh) PF - Donald Mealy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eli Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Earl Standish misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Eli Reese snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Earl Standish connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 10:31 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Roscoe Cohan | 43-38 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Earl Standish misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Eli Reese tips it in | 43-40 |
| 10:01 | South Carolina | Eli Reese denies the turnaround by Curtis Fitzgerald | 43-40 |
| 10:00 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein hits the follow up shot | 45-40 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Earl Standish clanks a shot from the left side | 45-40 |
| 09:44 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald hits the follow up shot | 47-40 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Eli Reese double dribbles | 47-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alonzo Brisco (SG), Micheal Collum (C) Ivan Magalski, Curtis Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Jones (PG), David Rister (SG), Norbert Cousins (SF), Richard Putt (C) Earl Standish, Stephen King, Max Webster, Eli Reese | |
| 08:20 | South Carolina | Gary Day connects on the runner from the left block and he's fouled by Chad Jones - foul #3 on Chad Jones, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| 08:20 | South Carolina | Gary Day makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Richard Putt can't connect on a floater from the left block | 50-40 |
| 07:58 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 50-40 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Donald Mealy grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-40 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Donald Mealy grabs the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Roscoe Cohan (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SG - Alonzo Brisco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary Day (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Rhein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Collum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chad Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Rister (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norbert Cousins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Mealy (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Richard Putt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Chad Jones comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Micheal Collum - foul #3 on Micheal Collum, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald (PF) Robert Rhein | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen King (SG), Eli Reese (C) David Rister, Donald Mealy | |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Chad Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Chad Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 07:06 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | Gary Day misses the easy layup | 50-41 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Chad Jones | 50-41 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski (PG) Gary Day | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Standish (PG) Eli Reese | |
| 06:02 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-41 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Richard Putt hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Chad Jones | 52-43 |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gary Day (SF) Alonzo Brisco | |
| Subs | St. John's | Max Webster (SF) Norbert Cousins | |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Stephen King's layup is rejected by Micheal Collum | 52-43 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Gary Day | 52-43 |
| 04:13 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald's layup is rejected by Richard Putt | 52-43 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum gets the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Gary Day is called for traveling | 52-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Bargo (SG), Robert Rhein (C) Roscoe Cohan, Micheal Collum | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rister (SG), Norbert Cousins (SF), Donald Mealy (PF), Eli Reese (C) Stephen King, Max Webster, Richard Putt, Chad Jones | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Norbert Cousins scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Eli Reese | 52-46 |
| 03:05 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald connects on the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Norbert Cousins - foul #3 on Norbert Cousins, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alonzo Brisco (SG) Ivan Magalski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:05 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald misses the free throw | 54-46 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Donald Mealy pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Bargo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alonzo Brisco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary Day (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Curtis Fitzgerald (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Rhein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Rister (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norbert Cousins (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Donald Mealy (fresh) 6 reb. C - Eli Reese (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | St. John's | David Rister can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | Robert Rhein grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski (PG), Roscoe Cohan (SF), Micheal Collum (C) Vincent Bargo, Gary Day, Robert Rhein | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen King (SG) David Rister | |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | Ivan Magalski connects on the turnaround from the right block | 56-46 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Curtis Fitzgerald is called for the reach on Stephen King - foul #2 on Curtis Fitzgerald, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Stephen King makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Stephen King makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum misses the jumper from the left side | 56-48 |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan snags the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Eli Reese picks off the pass by Ivan Magalski | 56-48 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Eli Reese misses the runner in the lane | 56-48 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Donald Mealy grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Eli Reese hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Micheal Collum - foul #4 on Micheal Collum, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Eli Reese misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Eli Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | South Carolina | Alonzo Brisco is hacked by Stephen King - foul #2 on Stephen King, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gary Day (SF) Ivan Magalski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Gary Day is hacked by Eli Reese - foul #1 on Eli Reese, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Gary Day misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Eli Reese gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Earl Standish clanks a 3 from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Earl Standish is called for the reach on Curtis Fitzgerald in the backcourt - foul #3 on Earl Standish, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Earl Standish clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Micheal Collum | 58-49 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Standish - foul #4 on Earl Standish, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Micheal Collum misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Gary Day grabs the offensive board | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Curtis Fitzgerald knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Roscoe Cohan | 61-49 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Earl Standish makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Roscoe Cohan runs out the clock | 61-51 |