| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jim Pickett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Piazza (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Messmer (fresh) PF - Israel Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Scott Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Beach (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jordon Stebbins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Harold Messmer is called for the reach on David Gary in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Messmer, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Theodore Topper (C) Israel Bradford | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 22-28 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | William Walker tips it but misses | 22-28 |
| 19:23 | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 19:02 | Seton Hall | Jordon Stebbins swats the shot by Scott Foster | 22-28 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach hits a runner from the left block set up by William Walker and he's hacked by Scott Foster - foul #2 on Scott Foster, team foul #2 | 22-30 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach misses the free throw | 22-30 |
| 18:42 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 18:26 | Seton Hall | William Walker steals it from Scott Foster | 22-30 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | David Gary's layup is rejected by Scott Foster | 22-30 |
| 18:05 | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 17:36 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jim Pickett | 24-30 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | David Gary's pass is intercepted by Scott Foster | 24-30 |
| 17:05 | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer double dribbles | 24-30 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| 16:37 | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Elmer Piazza | 27-30 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | David Gary comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 16:19 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Theodore Topper | 27-30 |
| 15:50 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by David Gary | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jim Pickett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Piazza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Messmer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Scott Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Theodore Topper (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Beach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jordon Stebbins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Jim Pickett steals the ball from Joshua Tucker in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| 15:46 | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett lays it in | 29-30 |
| 15:42 | St. John's | Jim Pickett is called for the reach on David Gary in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jim Pickett, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe (SG), Israel Bradford (SF) Elmer Piazza, Harold Messmer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Theodore Topper - foul #3 on Theodore Topper, team foul #4 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Waldo Coop (SF), Jared Smith (PF) Jeffrey Beach, William Walker | |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 15:07 | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Waldo Coop grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Waldo Coop's pass is intercepted by Jim Pickett in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 14:59 | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett lays it in | 31-31 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Jim Pickett is called for the reach on Jared Smith - foul #4 on Jim Pickett, team foul #5 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza (PG), Harold Messmer (SF) Jim Pickett, Scott Foster | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Fults (SF) Jordon Stebbins | |
| 14:26 | St. John's | Jared Smith misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 14:25 | Seton Hall | Israel Bradford pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 14:04 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Harold Messmer | 34-31 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Gary | 34-34 |
| 13:30 | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 13:29 | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer grabs the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 13:08 | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Elmer Piazza | 37-34 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | David Gary buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Waldo Coop | 37-37 |
| 12:34 | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-37 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Waldo Coop | 37-37 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Gary | 37-40 |
| 11:49 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Waldo Coop gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Elmer Piazza (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Felipe (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Harold Messmer (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Israel Bradford (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Theodore Topper (tired) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Tucker (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Fults (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Waldo Coop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jared Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Jared Smith can't tip it in | 37-40 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | David Gary pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 11:03 | Seton Hall | Israel Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 10:44 | Seton Hall | Theodore Topper is hacked by Waldo Coop - foul #1 on Waldo Coop, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jerry Marie (PG), Scott Foster (PF) Elmer Piazza, Harold Messmer | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Bergen (PG), John Benfer (SG), Jeffrey Beach (SF), William Walker (PF), Jordon Stebbins (C) David Gary, Joshua Tucker, Leonard Fults, Waldo Coop, Jared Smith | |
| 10:20 | Seton Hall | Israel Bradford is hacked by James Bergen - foul #2 on James Bergen, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza (PG) Jerry Marie | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:53 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Jeffrey Beach - foul #2 on Jeffrey Beach, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jerry Marie (PG) Elmer Piazza | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:53 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza (PG), Harold Messmer (SF) Jerry Marie, Israel Bradford | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:17 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza is fouled on the floor by James Bergen - foul #3 on James Bergen, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jerry Marie (PG), Israel Bradford (SF) Joseph Felipe, Harold Messmer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:59 | Seton Hall | Theodore Topper travels with the ball | 40-40 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe (SG), Donald Merlo (C) Elmer Piazza, Theodore Topper | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Tucker (SG) John Benfer | |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Bergen | 40-43 |
| 08:12 | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Foster | 43-43 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker is hacked by Joseph Felipe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Felipe, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza (SG), Harold Messmer (SF), Theodore Topper (C) Joseph Felipe, Israel Bradford, Donald Merlo | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG) James Bergen | |
| 07:53 | St. John's | David Gary is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 07:52 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jerry Marie (fresh) SG - Elmer Piazza (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Messmer (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Scott Foster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Theodore Topper (tired) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Tucker (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Beach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jordon Stebbins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster slams it home over the doubleteam on a great pass from Jerry Marie | 45-43 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Joshua Tucker | 45-45 |
| 06:41 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Theodore Topper | 47-45 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | David Gary is hacked by Jerry Marie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Marie, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett (PG), Israel Bradford (SF) Jerry Marie, Harold Messmer | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Benfer (SG) Joshua Tucker | |
| 06:39 | St. John's | David Gary misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 06:39 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 06:21 | Seton Hall | Theodore Topper hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | William Walker misses the shot near the basket | 49-45 |
| 06:11 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 05:47 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | William Walker hits the finger roll set up by Jordon Stebbins | 51-47 |
| 05:29 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer (SF) Theodore Topper | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:04 | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe (SG), Donald Merlo (C) Elmer Piazza, Israel Bradford | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Bergen (PG), Joshua Tucker (SG), Waldo Coop (PF) David Gary, John Benfer, William Walker | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Jim Pickett takes the ball from James Bergen in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| 04:57 | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett can't finish the layup | 51-47 |
| 04:55 | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 04:35 | Seton Hall | Donald Merlo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jordon Stebbins - foul #2 on Jordon Stebbins, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza (SG), Israel Bradford (SF) Joseph Felipe, Harold Messmer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jared Smith (PF) Jeffrey Beach | |
| 04:35 | Seton Hall | Donald Merlo makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:35 | Seton Hall | Donald Merlo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | James Bergen is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer Piazza - foul #2 on Elmer Piazza, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Theodore Topper (C) Donald Merlo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:32 | St. John's | James Bergen makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | James Bergen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:05 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jim Pickett | 56-49 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Bergen | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jim Pickett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Elmer Piazza (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Israel Bradford (tiring) 2 pts. 10 reb. PF - Scott Foster (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Theodore Topper (tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Bergen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Tucker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SF - Waldo Coop (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jared Smith (fresh) C - Jordon Stebbins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Seton Hall | Theodore Topper is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Israel Bradford is called for the reach on Joshua Tucker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Israel Bradford, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer (SF), Donald Merlo (C) Israel Bradford, Theodore Topper | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG), Jeffrey Beach (SF), William Walker (PF) James Bergen, Waldo Coop, Jordon Stebbins | |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:58 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Beach | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Jim Pickett picks off the pass by Jeffrey Beach | 58-54 |
| 02:13 | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe (SG), Israel Bradford (SF), Theodore Topper (C) Elmer Piazza, Harold Messmer, Donald Merlo | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Benfer (SG), Waldo Coop (SF), Jordon Stebbins (C) Joshua Tucker, Jeffrey Beach, Jared Smith | |
| 02:09 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach (SF) Waldo Coop | |
| 01:49 | St. John's | David Gary buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jordon Stebbins | 58-57 |
| 01:23 | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 01:21 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster hits the follow up shot | 60-57 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Jim Pickett picks off the pass by David Gary in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| 01:15 | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett banks in the layup | 62-57 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Theodore Topper steps in front of the Jeffrey Beach pass in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| 00:53 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster is hacked by Jeffrey Beach - foul #3 on Jeffrey Beach, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza (SG), Harold Messmer (SF) Joseph Felipe, Theodore Topper | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Tucker (SG) John Benfer | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza is fouled on the floor by Joshua Tucker - foul #2 on Joshua Tucker, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jerry Marie (PG) Jim Pickett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:50 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:50 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer Piazza - foul #3 on Elmer Piazza, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett (PG) Jerry Marie | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:47 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza is hacked by Joshua Tucker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Tucker, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jerry Marie (PG) Jim Pickett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:47 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:47 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | William Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-59 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins gets the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | William Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Jerry Marie is called for the reach on Joshua Tucker - foul #2 on Jerry Marie, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett (PG) Jerry Marie | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:29 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:27 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster is fouled in the backcourt by David Gary - foul #1 on David Gary, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe (SG) Jim Pickett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:27 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:27 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Gary | 66-63 |
| 00:19 | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Tucker - foul #4 on Joshua Tucker, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett (PG) Elmer Piazza | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:19 | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:19 | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | David Gary is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Felipe - foul #2 on Joseph Felipe, team foul #12 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza (SG) Joseph Felipe | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | David Gary makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | David Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:14 | Seton Hall | David Gary is called for the reach on Scott Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Gary, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe (SG) Elmer Piazza | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:14 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:14 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins grabs the board | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:01 | St. John's | David Gary knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer misses short on a fullcourt shot | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jim Pickett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 6 stl. 4 pf. SG - Elmer Piazza (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Messmer (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Israel Bradford (tiring) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Scott Foster (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Tucker (fresh) 24 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Beach (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jordon Stebbins (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | William Walker wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:56 | St. John's | David Gary throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-68 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Theodore Topper (C) Israel Bradford | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:45 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 68-68 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Beach | 68-68 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | David Gary misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-68 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Jordon Stebbins | 68-68 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-68 |
| 04:10 | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 04:05 | Seton Hall | Theodore Topper makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jim Pickett | 70-68 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins is hacked by Theodore Topper - foul #4 on Theodore Topper, team foul #13 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Israel Bradford (SF) Harold Messmer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Waldo Coop (SF) Jeffrey Beach | |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:21 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Scott Foster | 73-69 |
| 03:04 | St. John's | William Walker is open and buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Waldo Coop | 73-71 |
| 02:47 | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 02:45 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 02:27 | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Gary - foul #3 on David Gary, team foul #12 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer (SF) Theodore Topper | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach (SF) William Walker | |
| 02:27 | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:27 | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker is hacked by Elmer Piazza in the backcourt - foul #4 on Elmer Piazza, team foul #14 | 74-71 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 02:02 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joshua Tucker - foul #5 on Joshua Tucker, team foul #13 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Benfer (SG) Joshua Tucker | |
| 02:02 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:02 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Walker (PF) Waldo Coop | |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Jim Pickett takes the ball from William Walker | 76-73 |
| 01:24 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-73 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | John Benfer misses the easy layup but the foul's on Elmer Piazza - foul #5 on Elmer Piazza, team foul #15 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe (SG) Elmer Piazza | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:16 | St. John's | John Benfer makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | John Benfer makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:54 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on William Walker - foul #1 on William Walker, team foul #14 | 76-75 |
| 00:54 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:54 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jim Pickett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 7 stl. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Felipe (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Harold Messmer (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Israel Bradford (tired) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Scott Foster (tiring) 20 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Benfer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Beach (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Walker (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jordon Stebbins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins is open but misses the lay-in | 78-75 |
| 00:39 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster grabs the board | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:12 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 78-75 |
| 00:10 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Messmer | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:09 | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Beach - foul #4 on Jeffrey Beach, team foul #15 | 78-75 |
| 00:09 | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:09 | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer misses the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins snags the defensive board | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:02 | St. John's | David Gary can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-75 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-75 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The clock runs out | 79-75 |