| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Holmgren (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Keasler (fresh) SF - William Kempton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Albert White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Creech (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jeremy Conklin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Peter Nelson (fresh) SF - Liang Xang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Grayson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | William Kempton inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | William Kempton hits the follow up shot | 25-22 |
| 19:03 | DePaul | Peter Nelson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-25 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Steven Keasler makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by William Kempton | 27-25 |
| 18:08 | DePaul | William Thompson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Albert White snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Albert White makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 17:24 | DePaul | Peter Nelson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | William Kempton grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Steven Keasler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Corey Holmgren | 32-25 |
| 17:00 | DePaul | Peter Nelson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-28 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Michael Creech tips it home | 34-28 |
| 16:14 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Richards (SG), Daniel Trimmer (SF), Eddie Lucero (PF), Brett Fox (C) Peter Nelson, Liang Xang, William Thompson, Elmer Grayson | |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Steven Keasler comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Richards - foul #1 on Steven Richards, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Steven Keasler makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Steven Keasler misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 16:02 | DePaul | Eddie Lucero grabs the board | 35-28 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Holmgren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Keasler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Kempton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Creech (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jeremy Conklin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Richards (fresh) SF - Daniel Trimmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eddie Lucero (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brett Fox (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | DePaul | Daniel Trimmer is fouled on the floor by William Kempton - foul #3 on William Kempton, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Earl Sealey (PG) Jeremy Conklin | |
| 15:22 | DePaul | Daniel Trimmer clanks a jumper from the left side | 35-28 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Michael Creech gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Albert White is hacked by Eddie Lucero - foul #1 on Eddie Lucero, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Peter Nelson (SG) Steven Richards | |
| 14:41 | St. John's | William Kempton is fouled on the floor by Earl Sealey - foul #1 on Earl Sealey, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin (PG), Liang Xang (SF), William Thompson (PF), Elmer Grayson (C) Earl Sealey, Daniel Trimmer, Eddie Lucero, Brett Fox | |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Michael Creech's pass is intercepted by William Thompson | 35-28 |
| 14:02 | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin double dribbles | 35-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leroy Reimann (SG) Steven Keasler | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Michael Creech connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Corey Holmgren | 37-28 |
| 13:15 | DePaul | Albert White picks off the pass by Liang Xang | 37-28 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Albert White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-28 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | William Kempton tips it back up and in | 39-28 |
| 12:16 | DePaul | Michael Creech is called for the reach on Jeremy Conklin - foul #2 on Michael Creech, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Keasler (SG), Ernest Watts (PF), Earl Maier (C) Leroy Reimann, Albert White, Michael Creech | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Richards (SG), Daniel Trimmer (SF), Eddie Lucero (PF), Brett Fox (C) Peter Nelson, Liang Xang, William Thompson, Elmer Grayson | |
| 11:56 | DePaul | Daniel Trimmer clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Corey Holmgren - foul #3 on Corey Holmgren, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Curtis Farris (PG) Corey Holmgren | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 11:56 | DePaul | Daniel Trimmer makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 11:56 | DePaul | Daniel Trimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Curtis Farris (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Steven Keasler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Kempton (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Watts (fresh) C - Earl Maier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jeremy Conklin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Richards (fresh) SF - Daniel Trimmer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eddie Lucero (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brett Fox (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Steven Keasler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Earl Maier grabs the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Steven Keasler is hacked by Steven Richards - foul #2 on Steven Richards, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Earl Sealey (PG) Jeremy Conklin | |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Curtis Farris knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 41-30 |
| 10:38 | DePaul | Daniel Trimmer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 41-30 |
| 10:36 | DePaul | Daniel Trimmer snags the offensive board | 41-30 |
| 10:17 | DePaul | Steven Richards connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Brett Fox | 41-33 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Curtis Farris can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Eddie Lucero - foul #2 on Eddie Lucero, team foul #5 | 41-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (SG), Albert White (SF), Michael Creech (PF) Steven Keasler, William Kempton, Ernest Watts | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin (PG), Peter Nelson (SG), Liang Xang (SF), William Thompson (PF), Elmer Grayson (C) Earl Sealey, Steven Richards, Daniel Trimmer, Eddie Lucero, Brett Fox | |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Curtis Farris makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Curtis Farris makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 09:31 | DePaul | Peter Nelson is hacked by Albert White - foul #2 on Albert White, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leroy Reimann (SG) Curtis Farris | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 09:18 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Peter Nelson | 43-35 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Earl Maier loses the ball out of bounds | 43-35 |
| 08:35 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Creech | 43-35 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Earl Maier pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Leroy Reimann hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 08:09 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 07:40 | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 07:39 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson tips it back up and in | 43-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Holmgren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Leroy Reimann (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Albert White (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Creech (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Earl Maier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jeremy Conklin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Peter Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Liang Xang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Grayson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Earl Maier hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Elmer Grayson - foul #3 on Elmer Grayson, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Keasler (SG), William Kempton (SF) Leroy Reimann, Albert White | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Earl Maier makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Earl Maier misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 07:14 | DePaul | Liang Xang grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 06:56 | DePaul | William Thompson can't connect on a floater in the lane | 44-37 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Michael Creech grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Michael Creech scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Corey Holmgren | 46-37 |
| 06:21 | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Nelson | 46-39 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Earl Maier misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 05:51 | DePaul | Peter Nelson pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 05:32 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson is open and lays it up and in set up by Peter Nelson | 46-41 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Michael Creech's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Curtis Farris (PG), Albert White (PF), Ernest Watts (C) Corey Holmgren, Michael Creech, Earl Maier | |
| Subs | DePaul | Earl Sealey (PG), Steven Richards (SG), Daniel Trimmer (SF), Eddie Lucero (PF), Brett Fox (C) Jeremy Conklin, Peter Nelson, Liang Xang, William Thompson, Elmer Grayson | |
| 04:48 | DePaul | Daniel Trimmer knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Albert White lays it in on a great pass from Curtis Farris | 48-43 |
| 04:03 | DePaul | Earl Sealey knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 48-45 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Albert White hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eddie Lucero - foul #3 on Eddie Lucero, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (PG), Leroy Reimann (SG), Earl Maier (C) Curtis Farris, Steven Keasler, William Kempton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin (PG), Peter Nelson (SG) Earl Sealey, Steven Richards | |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Albert White makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Albert White misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 03:38 | DePaul | Brett Fox grabs the board | 49-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Holmgren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Leroy Reimann (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Albert White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Watts (fresh) C - Earl Maier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jeremy Conklin (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Peter Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Trimmer (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eddie Lucero (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brett Fox (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | DePaul | Peter Nelson makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Conklin | 49-48 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Ernest Watts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Kempton (SF), Michael Creech (PF) Albert White, Ernest Watts | |
| Subs | DePaul | Liang Xang (SF), William Thompson (PF), Elmer Grayson (C) Daniel Trimmer, Eddie Lucero, Brett Fox | |
| 02:39 | DePaul | Peter Nelson loses the dribble to Corey Holmgren | 49-48 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Leroy Reimann jams it set up by Corey Holmgren | 51-48 |
| 02:10 | DePaul | Jeremy Conklin misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Leroy Reimann pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Keasler (SG), Albert White (SF) Leroy Reimann, William Kempton | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Steven Keasler makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 01:21 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson can't connect on a floater in the paint | 54-48 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Michael Creech grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 01:00 | DePaul | William Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Elmer Grayson is fouled on the floor by Earl Maier - foul #2 on Earl Maier, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Kempton (SF) Earl Maier | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | DePaul | Peter Nelson misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | William Kempton grabs the board | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Peter Nelson is called for the reach on William Kempton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Nelson, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Curtis Farris (PG), Ernest Watts (PF) Steven Keasler, Albert White | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | William Kempton misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:36 | DePaul | Liang Xang gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 00:31 | DePaul | Peter Nelson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Michael Creech grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Keasler (SG), Albert White (PF) Curtis Farris, Ernest Watts | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Peter Nelson is called for the reach on Corey Holmgren in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Nelson, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:21 | DePaul | Peter Nelson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren is hacked by Peter Nelson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Nelson, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:14 | DePaul | Peter Nelson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Albert White pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Jeremy Conklin is called for the reach on Albert White in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Conklin, team foul #11 | 58-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Curtis Farris (PG) Steven Keasler | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Albert White makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Albert White makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:06 | DePaul | Liang Xang is hacked by William Kempton - foul #4 on William Kempton, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Keasler (SG) Curtis Farris | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:02 | DePaul | Steven Keasler is called for the reach on Peter Nelson - foul #2 on Steven Keasler, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | Peter Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Michael Creech grabs the board | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael Creech runs out the clock | 60-51 |