| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Reginald Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Ison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher McClish (fresh) 4 reb. C - Darin Ditullio (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Holmgren (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Keasler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Kempton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert White (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Creech (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | William Kempton inbounds the ball | 31-18 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | William Kempton misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Geoffrey Jones - foul #1 on Geoffrey Jones, team foul #1 | 31-18 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | William Kempton makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | William Kempton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | Christopher McClish buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-20 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | William Kempton connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-22 |
| 18:38 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-22 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Michael Creech snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | The jump hook by Michael Creech is blocked by Christopher McClish | 33-22 |
| 18:12 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Darin Ditullio | 33-22 |
| 17:43 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher McClish | 35-22 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Albert White misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-22 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | William Kempton tips it home | 35-24 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Reginald Holland knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Steven Keasler misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-24 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Albert White | 38-24 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Albert White buries a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Alexander Ison - foul #2 on Alexander Ison, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Levi Haley (PG), William Howard (SG) Reginald Holland, Alexander Ison | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Albert White misses the free throw | 38-26 |
| 16:18 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Christopher McClish | 38-26 |
| 15:59 | Marquette | Levi Haley's pass is intercepted by Michael Creech | 38-26 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Levi Haley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Howard (fresh) SF - Geoffrey Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher McClish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Darin Ditullio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Holmgren (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Keasler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Kempton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Creech (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Steven Keasler's pass is intercepted by William Howard | 38-26 |
| 15:28 | Marquette | Christopher McClish is whistled for traveling | 38-26 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Darin Ditullio is called for the reach on Michael Creech - foul #2 on Darin Ditullio, team foul #3 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reginald Holland (PG), Alexander Ison (SG) Levi Haley, William Howard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:57 | St. John's | William Kempton misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Alexander Ison - foul #3 on Alexander Ison, team foul #4 | 38-26 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | William Kempton makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | William Kempton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 14:29 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones double dribbles | 38-28 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Steven Keasler misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 14:09 | Marquette | Christopher McClish pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 13:40 | Marquette | Alexander Ison knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Reginald Holland | 40-28 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | William Kempton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Levi Haley (SG), Marvin Strouth (PF) Alexander Ison, Christopher McClish | |
| Subs | St. John's | Curtis Farris (PG), Earl Maier (C) Steven Keasler, Albert White | |
| 13:00 | Marquette | Reginald Holland buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Levi Haley | 43-28 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Curtis Farris's pass is intercepted by Levi Haley | 43-28 |
| 12:15 | Marquette | Earl Maier swats the layup by Darin Ditullio | 43-28 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Earl Maier grabs the defensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Curtis Farris | 43-30 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Reginald Holland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Levi Haley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Strouth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darin Ditullio (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Curtis Farris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Corey Holmgren (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kempton (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Creech (tiring) C - Earl Maier (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones misses the lay-in | 43-30 |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Earl Maier misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Darin Ditullio - foul #3 on Darin Ditullio, team foul #5 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alexander Ison (SG), Christopher McClish (PF) Reginald Holland, Darin Ditullio | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Keasler (SG), Albert White (SF), Ernest Watts (PF) Corey Holmgren, William Kempton, Michael Creech | |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Earl Maier makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Earl Maier makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 10:51 | Marquette | Alexander Ison makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Geoffrey Jones | 45-32 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Steven Keasler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 10:38 | Marquette | Christopher McClish gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 10:34 | Marquette | Steven Keasler is called for the reach on Alexander Ison - foul #2 on Steven Keasler, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| 10:14 | Marquette | Levi Haley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 10:12 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Strouth | 45-32 |
| 09:53 | Marquette | Marvin Strouth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reginald Holland (PG), William Howard (SF), Benjamin Allsop (C) Levi Haley, Geoffrey Jones, Marvin Strouth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (PG) Curtis Farris | |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Steven Keasler is fouled on the floor by Reginald Holland - foul #1 on Reginald Holland, team foul #6 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Darin Ditullio (C) Christopher McClish | |
| Subs | St. John's | Curtis Farris (PG) Steven Keasler | |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren is whistled for a carry | 45-32 |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-32 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Earl Maier grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 08:48 | Marquette | The rebound goes to William Howard | 45-32 |
| 08:24 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio loses the dribble to Corey Holmgren | 45-32 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren banks in the layup | 45-34 |
| 07:59 | Marquette | Reginald Holland comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-34 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Earl Maier snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Reginald Holland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Ison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Howard (fresh) PF - Benjamin Allsop (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darin Ditullio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Curtis Farris (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Corey Holmgren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert White (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Watts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Maier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Albert White's floater is tipped away by Darin Ditullio | 45-34 |
| 07:50 | Marquette | Reginald Holland grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 07:24 | Marquette | Benjamin Allsop comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 45-34 |
| 07:22 | Marquette | Benjamin Allsop tips it back up and in | 47-34 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | The jump hook by Albert White is blocked by Darin Ditullio | 47-34 |
| 07:12 | Marquette | Benjamin Allsop gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 06:53 | Marquette | Reginald Holland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 06:51 | Marquette | Alexander Ison tips it in | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 06:41 | St. John's | The jumper by Albert White is denied by William Howard | 49-34 |
| 06:39 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Alexander Ison | 49-34 |
| 06:16 | Marquette | Benjamin Allsop hits a wide open shot from the right side | 51-34 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Albert White is whistled for a carry | 51-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Levi Haley (PG), Geoffrey Jones (SF), Christopher McClish (PF), Marvin Strouth (C) Reginald Holland, William Howard, Benjamin Allsop, Darin Ditullio | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Keasler (SG), William Kempton (SF), Michael Creech (C) Curtis Farris, Albert White, Earl Maier | |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by William Kempton - foul #2 on William Kempton, team foul #2 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert White (PF) Ernest Watts | |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones makes the free throw | 54-34 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 05:27 | St. John's | William Kempton dunks the ball on a great pass from Corey Holmgren | 54-36 |
| 05:07 | Marquette | Levi Haley drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alexander Ison | 57-36 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Michael Creech makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Corey Holmgren and he's hacked by Levi Haley - foul #1 on Levi Haley, team foul #7 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reginald Holland (PG) Alexander Ison | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Michael Creech misses the free throw | 57-38 |
| 04:53 | Marquette | Marvin Strouth grabs the board | 57-38 |
| 04:24 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 57-38 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Michael Creech grabs the board | 57-38 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 03:50 | Marquette | Reginald Holland double dribbles | 57-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Howard (SG), Darin Ditullio (C) Reginald Holland, Marvin Strouth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Maier (C) Albert White | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Levi Haley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Howard (fresh) SF - Geoffrey Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher McClish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Darin Ditullio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Holmgren (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Keasler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Kempton (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Creech (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Maier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | St. John's | William Kempton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 03:28 | Marquette | Christopher McClish pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-41 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Geoffrey Jones swats the layup by Michael Creech | 59-41 |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio grabs the board | 59-41 |
| 02:26 | Marquette | Christopher McClish is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 59-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reginald Holland (PG), Alexander Ison (SG), Marvin Strouth (PF) Levi Haley, William Howard, Christopher McClish | |
| Subs | St. John's | Curtis Farris (PG), Ernest Watts (PF) Corey Holmgren, Earl Maier | |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Ernest Watts knocks in the floater in the paint | 59-43 |
| 01:50 | Marquette | Reginald Holland misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-43 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Ernest Watts pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | William Kempton makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Keasler | 59-45 |
| 01:13 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Reginald Holland | 61-45 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Ernest Watts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher McClish (PF) Marvin Strouth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (PG), Albert White (PF) Curtis Farris, Ernest Watts | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher McClish and he's hacked by William Kempton - foul #3 on William Kempton, team foul #3 | 63-45 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones makes the free throw | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | The short jumper by William Kempton is denied by Christopher McClish | 64-45 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Michael Creech grabs the offensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | William Kempton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-45 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Reginald Holland runs out the clock | 64-45 |