| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Weidner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Payne (fresh) SF - Norman Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Marasco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Quesada (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Eugene Beggs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Steinhauer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Batiste (fresh) 2 reb. C - Pedro Davila (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 19:35 | Eastern Illinois | Pedro Davila grabs the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste hits a shot from the right block set up by Eugene Beggs and he's fouled by Norman Murphy - foul #2 on Norman Murphy, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Pedro Davila - foul #3 on Pedro Davila, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Herman Atwood (PG), Chuck Kowitz (C) Eugene Beggs, Pedro Davila | |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 18:47 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Chuck Kowitz | 41-40 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Norman Murphy misses the easy layup | 41-40 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada grabs the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Daniel Payne connects on the 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 18:13 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-40 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Norman Murphy is fouled on the floor by Brian Cooper - foul #3 on Brian Cooper, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie McGibbon (PG), James Levay (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Christopher Fish (PF), John Shifflett (C) Charles Weidner, Daniel Payne, Norman Murphy, Bruce Marasco, Kyle Quesada | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs (PG), Chris Gately (SG), John Wendel (SF), Brendan Jerowski (C) Herman Atwood, Michael Steinhauer, Brian Cooper, Richard Batiste | |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Willie McGibbon comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz buries a runner from the baseline | 44-42 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Willie McGibbon misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Willie McGibbon snags the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Christopher Anderson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 17:09 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Willie McGibbon - foul #1 on Willie McGibbon, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer (SG), Richard Batiste (PF) Chris Gately, Brendan Jerowski | |
| 16:47 | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Christopher Fish drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Shifflett | 47-43 |
| 16:10 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz is hacked by John Shifflett - foul #1 on John Shifflett, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Weidner (PG), Daniel Payne (SG), Norman Murphy (SF), Bruce Marasco (PF), Kenneth Marsh (C) Willie McGibbon, James Levay, Christopher Anderson, Christopher Fish, John Shifflett | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Herman Atwood (PG) Eugene Beggs | |
| 15:53 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer misses long on a shot from the left block | 47-43 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Illinois | Herman Atwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Weidner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Payne (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Marasco (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Marsh (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Herman Atwood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Steinhauer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wendel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Batiste (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chuck Kowitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (PG), Brian Cooper (SF), Pedro Davila (C) Michael Steinhauer, John Wendel, Chuck Kowitz | |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Charles Weidner clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-43 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Kenneth Marsh grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Norman Murphy misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 47-43 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Murphy | 47-43 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Norman Murphy misses badly on a floater from the right side | 47-43 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 14:34 | Eastern Illinois | Herman Atwood can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-43 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Kenneth Marsh grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Charles Weidner makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Payne | 49-43 |
| 14:09 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Charles Weidner's pass is intercepted by Brian Cooper | 49-43 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Illinois | Pedro Davila pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Norman Graham | 49-45 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Charles Weidner drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Marsh | 52-45 |
| 12:49 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper's pass is intercepted by Charles Weidner | 52-45 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Daniel Payne can't finish the layup | 52-45 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Kenneth Marsh grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Kenneth Marsh pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Kenneth Marsh clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-45 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Charles Weidner grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Kenneth Marsh misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Weidner (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Payne (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Murphy (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Marasco (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Marsh (tiring) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Norman Graham (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herman Atwood (tired) 1 ast. SF - Brian Cooper (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Batiste (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Pedro Davila (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:49 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham is whistled for a carry | 52-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie McGibbon (PG), James Levay (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Christopher Fish (PF), Kyle Quesada (C) Charles Weidner, Daniel Payne, Norman Murphy, Bruce Marasco, Kenneth Marsh | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs (PG), Michael Steinhauer (SG), John Wendel (SF), Chuck Kowitz (PF), Brendan Jerowski (C) Norman Graham, Herman Atwood, Brian Cooper, Richard Batiste, Pedro Davila | |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Michael Steinhauer picks off the pass by Willie McGibbon in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer banks in the layup | 52-47 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Christopher Fish hits the finger roll set up by James Levay | 54-47 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz tips it in | 54-49 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | James Levay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately (SG) Michael Steinhauer | |
| 10:49 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Chuck Kowitz is denied by Christopher Fish | 54-49 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Christopher Fish pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Christopher Anderson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brendan Jerowski - foul #1 on Brendan Jerowski, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dominique Creswell (SF), John Shifflett (C) Willie McGibbon, Kyle Quesada | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (PG), Michael Steinhauer (SG), Pedro Davila (C) Eugene Beggs, John Wendel, Brendan Jerowski | |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Christopher Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Christopher Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:02 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dominique Creswell | 55-49 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Chris Gately picks off the pass by Dominique Creswell in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately hits the finger roll | 55-51 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | John Shifflett connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Levay | 57-51 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-51 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:59 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Christopher Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | James Levay is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie McGibbon (PG), Daniel Payne (SG), Bruce Marasco (PF), Kyle Quesada (C) James Levay, Christopher Anderson, Dominique Creswell, Christopher Fish | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs (PG), John Wendel (SF) Norman Graham, Chris Gately | |
| 08:40 | Eastern Illinois | Kyle Quesada denies the turnaround by Chuck Kowitz | 57-51 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Willie McGibbon and he's fouled by Pedro Davila - foul #4 on Pedro Davila, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (SF) John Shifflett | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper (SF), Richard Batiste (PF) Chuck Kowitz, Pedro Davila | |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada misses the free throw | 59-51 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Willie McGibbon pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Willie McGibbon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Wendel - foul #3 on John Wendel, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (PG), Brendan Jerowski (C) Eugene Beggs, John Wendel | |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Willie McGibbon makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Willie McGibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:39 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Norman Graham | 61-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Willie McGibbon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Payne (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Marasco (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Quesada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Norman Graham (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Steinhauer (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Batiste (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brendan Jerowski (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Willie McGibbon | 63-53 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham can't finish the layup | 63-53 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste snags the offensive board | 63-53 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Steinhauer and the foul's on Norman Murphy - foul #3 on Norman Murphy, team foul #4 | 63-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Weidner (PG), James Levay (SG), Dominique Creswell (SF), Christopher Fish (PF), John Shifflett (C) Willie McGibbon, Daniel Payne, Norman Murphy, Bruce Marasco, Kyle Quesada | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs (SG), Chuck Kowitz (PF), Pedro Davila (C) Michael Steinhauer, Richard Batiste, Brendan Jerowski | |
| 06:53 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper makes the free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | James Levay loses the dribble to Brian Cooper in the backcourt | 63-56 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham misses long on a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by James Levay - foul #1 on James Levay, team foul #5 | 63-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Marsh (C) Christopher Fish | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel (SF) Brian Cooper | |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham makes the 3rd free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Dominique Creswell misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 63-58 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Dominique Creswell tips it in | 65-58 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Levay - foul #2 on James Levay, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Fish (PF) John Shifflett | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:57 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Charles Weidner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Christopher Fish can't tip it in | 65-60 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Illinois | James Levay picks off the pass by John Wendel | 65-60 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | The jump hook by Charles Weidner is blocked by Pedro Davila | 65-60 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Fish | 65-60 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Dominique Creswell misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on John Wendel - foul #4 on John Wendel, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Payne (SG), Christopher Anderson (PF), Kyle Quesada (C) James Levay, Christopher Fish, Kenneth Marsh | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately (SG), Brian Cooper (SF), Richard Batiste (PF) Eugene Beggs, John Wendel, Pedro Davila | |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Dominique Creswell makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Dominique Creswell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Payne - foul #2 on Daniel Payne, team foul #7 | 67-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Shifflett (PF) Dominique Creswell | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 67-62 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | John Shifflett gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Brian Cooper steps in front of the Charles Weidner pass | 67-62 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Gately buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Norman Graham | 67-64 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Brian Cooper is called for the reach on Christopher Anderson - foul #4 on Brian Cooper, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie McGibbon (PG), Norman Murphy (SF), Bruce Marasco (PF) Charles Weidner, Daniel Payne, John Shifflett | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs (PG), Michael Steinhauer (SG), John Wendel (SF), Brendan Jerowski (C) Norman Graham, Chris Gately, Brian Cooper, Chuck Kowitz | |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Christopher Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco grabs the offensive board | 67-64 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada misses the lay-in | 67-64 |
| 03:38 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Willie McGibbon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. SF - Norman Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Marasco (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Quesada (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Eugene Beggs (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Steinhauer (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Wendel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Batiste (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brendan Jerowski (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Eastern Illinois | Brendan Jerowski is hacked by Kyle Quesada - foul #1 on Kyle Quesada, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Levay (SG), Christopher Fish (C) Christopher Anderson, Kyle Quesada | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Pedro Davila (C) Richard Batiste | |
| 03:32 | Eastern Illinois | Brendan Jerowski makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Illinois | Brendan Jerowski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Willie McGibbon | 69-66 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Illinois | John Wendel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Illinois | Eugene Beggs hits the follow up shot | 69-68 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Michael Steinhauer is called for the reach on James Levay - foul #2 on Michael Steinhauer, team foul #8 | 69-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Marsh (C) Bruce Marasco | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Herman Atwood (PG), Richard Batiste (PF) Eugene Beggs, Brendan Jerowski | |
| 02:59 | St. John's | James Levay makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | James Levay makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Levay - foul #3 on James Levay, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Weidner (PG), Daniel Payne (SG), Dominique Creswell (SF), John Shifflett (PF) Willie McGibbon, James Levay, Norman Murphy, Christopher Fish | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper (SF) John Wendel | |
| 02:45 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Daniel Payne misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-69 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste grabs the board | 71-69 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Batiste blows the layup | 71-69 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | John Shifflett pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Dominique Creswell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 71-69 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Illinois | Herman Atwood snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| 01:58 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Marsh | 71-69 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Kenneth Marsh snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Brian Cooper steps in front of the Kenneth Marsh pass | 71-69 |
| 01:33 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Cooper | 71-71 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (SF), Bruce Marasco (PF), Kyle Quesada (C) Dominique Creswell, John Shifflett, Kenneth Marsh | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham (PG) Herman Atwood | |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-71 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Norman Murphy snags the offensive board | 71-71 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Norman Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Illinois | Pedro Davila pulls down the rebound | 71-71 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Norman Murphy - foul #4 on Norman Murphy, team foul #10 | 71-71 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco pulls down the rebound | 71-72 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada is hacked by Pedro Davila - foul #5 on Pedro Davila, team foul #9 | 71-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Chuck Kowitz (C) Pedro Davila | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Charles Weidner gets the offensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Brian Cooper steps in front of the Kyle Quesada pass | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Weidner is called for the reach on Norman Graham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Weidner, team foul #11 | 71-72 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Norman Murphy drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Kyle Quesada | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Steinhauer travels with the ball | 73-73 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco jams the wide open dunk | 75-73 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Norman Graham misses the halfcourt shot | 75-73 |