| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Troutman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Will Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Danforth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dale Heil (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jared Balling (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Mohan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Landreth (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | David Hunter inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth blows the layup | 36-41 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | James Troutman pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | James Troutman is hacked by Steven Mohan - foul #3 on Steven Mohan, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert French (PF) Steven Mohan | |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Will Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 36-41 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | James Troutman tips it back up and in | 38-41 |
| 18:54 | South Carolina State | David Hunter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-41 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Will Johnson | 38-41 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | James Troutman hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Edmund Robbs and the foul's on David Hunter - foul #1 on David Hunter, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | James Troutman makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 18:15 | South Carolina State | David Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Greg Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Whelchel (SF) James Troutman | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 17:44 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Greg Henry - foul #1 on Greg Henry, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Power (C) Joshua Danforth | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 17:44 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:44 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Jared Balling is called for the reach on Dan Whelchel - foul #2 on Jared Balling, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Amaral (SG), Mark Emmert (SF), Kenneth Netzer (C) Jared Balling, David Hunter, Jamie Landreth | |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Will Johnson hits a shot from the baseline | 43-43 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Johnnie Fleming (PF) Will Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (SG) Greg Henry | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 16:42 | South Carolina State | Robert French can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 16:40 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Emmert | 43-43 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina State | David Amaral comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Christopher Hack gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Robert French | 43-43 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina State | David Amaral's pass is intercepted by Dan Whelchel | 43-43 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs dunks the ball | 45-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Hack (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Whelchel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Johnnie Fleming (fresh) C - William Power (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dale Heil (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Amaral (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Emmert (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert French (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Kenneth Netzer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | South Carolina State | Robert French misses the dunk | 45-43 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | William Power is whistled for traveling | 45-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Greg Henry (SG), James Troutman (SF), Will Johnson (PF), Joshua Danforth (C) Edmund Robbs, Dan Whelchel, Johnnie Fleming, William Power | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jared Balling (SG), James Green (SF), Steven Mohan (PF), Jamie Landreth (C) Dale Heil, Mark Emmert, Robert French, Kenneth Netzer | |
| 15:21 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Christopher Hack grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Greg Henry misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 15:09 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 15:05 | South Carolina State | Christopher Hack is called for the reach on James Green - foul #1 on Christopher Hack, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Will Johnson - foul #1 on Will Johnson, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Christopher Hack connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Will Johnson | 47-45 |
| 14:22 | South Carolina State | Joshua Danforth swats the layup by Jared Balling | 47-45 |
| 14:21 | South Carolina State | James Green grabs the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Will Johnson snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Christopher Hack | 49-45 |
| 13:44 | South Carolina State | James Green misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-45 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Jamie Landreth steals it from Joshua Danforth | 49-47 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan tips it in | 49-49 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Greg Henry jams it | 51-49 |
| 12:45 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Greg Henry | 51-49 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Will Johnson blows the layup | 51-49 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth snags the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jamie Landreth - foul #3 on Jamie Landreth, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), Alfred Haile (SG), Dan Whelchel (SF), Johnnie Fleming (PF) Christopher Hack, Greg Henry, James Troutman, Will Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dale Heil (PG), David Hunter (SG), Mark Emmert (SF), Robert French (PF), Kenneth Netzer (C) David Amaral, Jared Balling, James Green, Steven Mohan, Jamie Landreth | |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth gets the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel is called for traveling | 52-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Power (C) Joshua Danforth | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 11:49 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil is hacked by Johnnie Fleming - foul #1 on Johnnie Fleming, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alfred Haile (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dan Whelchel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnnie Fleming (fresh) C - William Power (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dale Heil (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Emmert (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert French (fresh) 5 reb. C - Kenneth Netzer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Power - foul #2 on William Power, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| 11:35 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:35 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Johnnie Fleming pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel hits a jumper from the left side | 54-50 |
| 10:50 | South Carolina State | David Hunter makes the 3 from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Robert French blocks the short jumper by William Power | 54-53 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Johnnie Fleming tips it back up and in | 56-53 |
| 10:14 | South Carolina State | David Hunter drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-55 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel scores on a floater from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 09:43 | South Carolina State | David Hunter drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Emmert | 58-58 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Johnnie Fleming grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | The jumper by Dan Whelchel is denied by Robert French | 58-58 |
| 09:15 | South Carolina State | Mark Emmert gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 08:54 | South Carolina State | Robert French clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Mark Emmert steals it from Dan Whelchel | 58-58 |
| 08:36 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 08:34 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer tips it back up and in | 58-60 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Alfred Haile | 60-60 |
| 08:09 | South Carolina State | Robert French connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Dale Heil and he's fouled by Johnnie Fleming - foul #2 on Johnnie Fleming, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG), Greg Henry (SG), James Troutman (SF), Will Johnson (PF), Joshua Danforth (C) Edmund Robbs, Alfred Haile, Dan Whelchel, Johnnie Fleming, William Power | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Amaral (PG), Jared Balling (SG), James Green (SF), Jamie Landreth (C) Dale Heil, David Hunter, Mark Emmert, Kenneth Netzer | |
| 08:09 | South Carolina State | Robert French makes the free throw | 60-63 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | James Green steals it from Will Johnson | 60-63 |
| 07:56 | South Carolina State | James Green slams it home | 60-65 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Will Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 60-65 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Christopher Hack tips it in | 62-65 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Troutman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Will Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Joshua Danforth (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - David Amaral (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Balling (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert French (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jamie Landreth (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | South Carolina State | James Green is hacked by James Troutman - foul #2 on James Troutman, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dale Heil (PG), Steven Mohan (PF) David Amaral, Robert French | |
| 07:17 | South Carolina State | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 07:17 | South Carolina State | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Christopher Hack is fouled on the floor by Jared Balling - foul #3 on Jared Balling, team foul #5 | 62-67 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Jamie Landreth steals it from Christopher Hack | 62-67 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina State | Will Johnson is called for the reach on Steven Mohan - foul #2 on Will Johnson, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG) Christopher Hack | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 06:32 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | James Troutman scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Will Johnson | 64-67 |
| 06:07 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Will Johnson gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 05:57 | St. John's | James Troutman clanks a turnaround in the paint | 64-67 |
| 05:56 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina State | James Green clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 64-67 |
| 05:50 | South Carolina State | James Green tips it back up and in | 64-69 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth misses the floater from just outside the lane | 64-69 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Will Johnson misses the tip | 64-69 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | James Troutman tips it home | 66-69 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-69 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | James Troutman pulls down the rebound | 66-69 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | James Troutman comes up short on the shot in the lane | 66-69 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth gets the offensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | James Troutman drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-69 |
| 04:12 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth blows the layup | 68-69 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Greg Henry pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Will Johnson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Steven Mohan - foul #4 on Steven Mohan, team foul #6 | 68-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (SG), Dan Whelchel (SF), William Power (C) Greg Henry, James Troutman, Joshua Danforth | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Amaral (PG), David Hunter (SG), Mark Emmert (SF), Robert French (PF), Kenneth Netzer (C) Dale Heil, Jared Balling, James Green, Steven Mohan, Jamie Landreth | |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Will Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Will Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:49 | South Carolina State | David Amaral connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-72 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | William Power buries a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Kenneth Netzer - foul #3 on Kenneth Netzer, team foul #7 | 71-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfred Haile (SG), Johnnie Fleming (PF) Edmund Robbs, Will Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | William Power makes the free throw | 72-72 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Haile (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dan Whelchel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnnie Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Power (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - David Amaral (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hunter (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Mark Emmert (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert French (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Netzer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | South Carolina State | Alfred Haile is called for the reach on David Hunter - foul #1 on Alfred Haile, team foul #9 | 72-72 |
| 03:15 | South Carolina State | David Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:15 | South Carolina State | David Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to William Power | 72-73 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Johnnie Fleming can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 72-73 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel grabs the offensive board | 72-73 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | William Power misses badly on a runner in the paint | 72-73 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel tips it in | 74-73 |
| 02:55 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), Greg Henry (SG) Christopher Hack, Alfred Haile | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dale Heil (PG), Jared Balling (SG), James Green (SF), Steven Mohan (PF), Jamie Landreth (C) David Amaral, David Hunter, Mark Emmert, Robert French, Kenneth Netzer | |
| 02:30 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling is fouled on the floor by William Power - foul #3 on William Power, team foul #10 | 74-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Danforth (C) William Power | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 02:30 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling misses the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 02:30 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling misses the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth gets the rebound | 74-73 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Greg Henry is hacked by Jared Balling - foul #4 on Jared Balling, team foul #8 | 74-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Troutman (SF), Will Johnson (PF) Dan Whelchel, Johnnie Fleming | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Greg Henry misses the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Jamie Landreth | 74-73 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina State | Steven Mohan misses short on a jumper in the lane | 74-73 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Will Johnson pulls down the rebound | 74-73 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Steven Mohan is called for the reach on Edmund Robbs - foul #5 on Steven Mohan, team foul #9 | 74-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert French (PF) Steven Mohan | |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling is denied on a layup by Joshua Danforth | 76-73 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Greg Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 76-73 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | James Troutman is hacked by James Green - foul #4 on James Green, team foul #10 | 76-73 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | James Troutman makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | James Troutman makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | South Carolina State | Will Johnson is called for the reach on Jared Balling - foul #3 on Will Johnson, team foul #11 | 78-73 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina State | Jared Balling makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Will Johnson connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Greg Henry | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | South Carolina State | James Green is hacked by Will Johnson - foul #4 on Will Johnson, team foul #12 | 80-75 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina State | James Green misses the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina State | James Green misses the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth grabs the board | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth is hacked by Jared Balling in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jared Balling, team foul #11 | 80-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfred Haile (SF), Dan Whelchel (PF) James Troutman, Will Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Hunter (SG) Jared Balling | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Troutman (SF), Will Johnson (PF) Alfred Haile, Dan Whelchel | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:14 | South Carolina State | Robert French makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Hunter | 82-78 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | David Hunter is called for the reach on Edmund Robbs in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Hunter, team foul #12 | 82-78 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfred Haile (SF), Dan Whelchel (PF) James Troutman, Will Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | David Hunter is whistled for a carry | 84-78 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Alfred Haile is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Heil - foul #1 on Dale Heil, team foul #13 | 84-78 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Alfred Haile misses the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Alfred Haile makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | David Hunter can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 85-78 |