| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Mark Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clyde Long (fresh) PF - Daniel Manuel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Weidner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Payne (fresh) SF - Norman Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bruce Marasco (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kyle Quesada (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Norman Murphy inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Charles Weidner misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Bugarin - foul #1 on Donald Bugarin, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Charles Weidner misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Charles Weidner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:27 | Florida State | Mark Hicks connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Bugarin | 34-30 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 19:19 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:00 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clyde Long | 36-30 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Charles Weidner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Manuel - foul #2 on Daniel Manuel, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Charles Weidner makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Charles Weidner misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:35 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 18:08 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Daniel Manuel swats the layup by Norman Murphy | 36-31 |
| 18:00 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:46 | Florida State | Kyle Quesada steps in front of the Donald Bugarin pass | 36-31 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Mark Hicks takes the ball from Charles Weidner | 36-31 |
| 17:06 | Florida State | Daniel Payne steps in front of the Dwayne Tillman pass | 36-31 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Norman Murphy is hacked by Clyde Long - foul #3 on Clyde Long, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Payton (SF), Kyle Babb (PF), Russel Baker (C) Clyde Long, Daniel Manuel, Dwayne Tillman | |
| 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 | |
| 16:24 | St. John's | John Shifflett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| 16:01 | Florida State | Christopher Anderson takes the ball from Donald Bugarin | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hicks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Payton (fresh) PF - Kyle Babb (fresh) 3 reb. C - Russel Baker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Willie McGibbon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Levay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Fish (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Shifflett (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Willie McGibbon loses the dribble to Charles Payton | 36-31 |
| 15:19 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | John Shifflett clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-31 |
| 14:58 | Florida State | Kyle Babb grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 14:38 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin is fouled on the floor by Willie McGibbon - foul #1 on Willie McGibbon, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clyde Long (SF), Dwayne Tillman (C) Charles Payton, Russel Baker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Weidner (PG), Daniel Payne (SG), Norman Murphy (SF), Bruce Marasco (PF) Willie McGibbon, James Levay, Christopher Anderson, John Shifflett | |
| 14:18 | Florida State | Clyde Long comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bruce Marasco | 38-31 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Christopher Fish misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 14:04 | Florida State | Kyle Babb grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 13:40 | Florida State | Clyde Long drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dwayne Tillman | 41-31 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Norman Murphy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-31 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco misses the tip | 41-31 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Norman Murphy can't tip it in | 41-31 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco tips it home | 41-33 |
| 12:56 | Florida State | Daniel Payne is called for the reach on Mark Hicks - foul #2 on Daniel Payne, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Payton (SF), Daniel Manuel (PF), Russel Baker (C) Clyde Long, Kyle Babb, Dwayne Tillman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Anderson (PF), Kyle Quesada (C) Bruce Marasco, Christopher Fish | |
| 12:39 | Florida State | Daniel Payne steps in front of the Daniel Manuel pass | 41-33 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Daniel Payne banks in the layup | 41-35 |
| 12:09 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Weidner - foul #1 on Charles Weidner, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Larry Drozdowski (SG) Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Levay (SG), John Shifflett (PF) Daniel Payne, Norman Murphy | |
| 12:09 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 12:09 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Russel Baker takes the ball from James Levay | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Drozdowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Payton (fresh) PF - Daniel Manuel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Russel Baker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Weidner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Levay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Shifflett (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kyle Quesada (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 11:32 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel hits the follow up shot | 44-35 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada misses the easy layup | 44-35 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada tips it back up and in | 44-37 |
| 10:45 | Florida State | Christopher Anderson takes the ball from Daniel Manuel | 44-37 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Charles Weidner banks in the layup set up by Christopher Anderson | 44-39 |
| 10:11 | Florida State | Charles Payton buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Donald Bugarin | 46-39 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | James Levay misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Russel Baker - foul #3 on Russel Baker, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Leon Teneyck (PG), Mark Hicks (SG), Clyde Long (SF), Kyle Babb (PF), Dwayne Tillman (C) Donald Bugarin, Larry Drozdowski, Charles Payton, Daniel Manuel, Russel Baker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Payne (SG), Norman Murphy (SF), Bruce Marasco (PF), Christopher Fish (C) Charles Weidner, Christopher Anderson, John Shifflett, Kyle Quesada | |
| 10:00 | St. John's | James Levay makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | James Levay misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 10:00 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 09:44 | Florida State | Clyde Long travels with the ball | 46-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie McGibbon (PG) James Levay | |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Dwayne Tillman is called for the reach on Daniel Payne - foul #3 on Dwayne Tillman, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Willie McGibbon loses the ball out of bounds | 46-40 |
| 08:50 | Florida State | Mark Hicks misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-40 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Daniel Payne's floater is knocked away by Dwayne Tillman | 46-40 |
| 08:30 | Florida State | Clyde Long pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 08:15 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman jams it | 48-40 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Willie McGibbon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco snags the offensive board | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Leon Teneyck (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Hicks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clyde Long (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Babb (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dwayne Tillman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Willie McGibbon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Norman Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bruce Marasco (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Fish (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Willie McGibbon hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Fish and he's hacked by Kyle Babb - foul #3 on Kyle Babb, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Bugarin (PG), Daniel Manuel (PF), Russel Baker (C) Leon Teneyck, Kyle Babb, Dwayne Tillman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kyle Quesada (C) Bruce Marasco | |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Willie McGibbon misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Christopher Fish grabs the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Mark Hicks steals the ball from Daniel Payne | 48-42 |
| 06:58 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 06:57 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Long | 48-42 |
| 06:45 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Christopher Fish grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Christopher Fish knocks in the floater from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 06:05 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel clanks a turnaround from close range | 48-44 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Norman Murphy gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Norman Murphy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-44 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada misses the tip | 48-44 |
| 05:57 | Florida State | Russel Baker gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 05:38 | Florida State | Daniel Payne steals it from Russel Baker | 48-44 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Payton (SF), Dwayne Tillman (C) Clyde Long, Russel Baker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Weidner (PG), James Levay (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Bruce Marasco (PF) Willie McGibbon, Daniel Payne, Norman Murphy, Christopher Fish | |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Daniel Manuel denies the turnaround by Bruce Marasco | 48-44 |
| 05:14 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 04:50 | Florida State | Mark Hicks misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-44 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Christopher Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada's pass is intercepted by Mark Hicks | 48-44 |
| 04:14 | Florida State | Mark Hicks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | James Levay lays it up and in | 48-46 |
| 03:54 | Florida State | Mark Hicks is fouled on the floor by James Levay - foul #1 on James Levay, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clyde Long (SF), Kyle Babb (PF) Charles Payton, Daniel Manuel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Payne (SG), Norman Murphy (SF), Christopher Fish (C) James Levay, Christopher Anderson, Kyle Quesada | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hicks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clyde Long (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Babb (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dwayne Tillman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Charles Weidner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Norman Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Marasco (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Fish (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Norman Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Norman Murphy comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 03:18 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 03:01 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman misses short on a floater from the right block | 48-46 |
| 03:00 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 02:41 | Florida State | Mark Hicks connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Daniel Payne misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Norman Murphy tips it but misses | 51-46 |
| 02:25 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Dwayne Tillman | 51-46 |
| 02:05 | Florida State | Kyle Babb's floater is knocked away by Bruce Marasco | 51-46 |
| 02:04 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin tips it back up and in | 53-46 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Norman Murphy makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 01:52 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin's pass is intercepted by Charles Weidner in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Charles Weidner scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 01:32 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Christopher Fish - foul #2 on Christopher Fish, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Daniel Manuel (PF) Kyle Babb | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kyle Quesada (C) Christopher Fish | |
| 01:32 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 01:32 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Donald Bugarin - foul #2 on Donald Bugarin, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:17 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 00:51 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 55-52 |
| 00:50 | Florida State | Mark Hicks tips it in | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Norman Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin is hacked by Charles Weidner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Weidner, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | Larry Drozdowski (SG), Kyle Babb (PF) Mark Hicks, Daniel Manuel | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:38 | Florida State | Kyle Babb is fouled on the floor by Bruce Marasco - foul #1 on Bruce Marasco, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| 00:38 | Florida State | Kyle Babb makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:38 | Florida State | Kyle Babb makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Norman Murphy makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Payne | 59-55 |
| 00:32 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Hicks (SG), Daniel Manuel (PF) Larry Drozdowski, Kyle Babb | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:29 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Weidner - foul #3 on Charles Weidner, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| 00:29 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:29 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Daniel Payne buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Marasco | 61-58 |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Charles Weidner is called for the reach on Donald Bugarin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Weidner, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Kyle Quesada grabs the board | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Bruce Marasco hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Murphy | 61-61 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Florida State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State 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 man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin is fouled on the floor by Charles Weidner - foul #5 on Charles Weidner, team foul #10 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Levay (PG) Charles Weidner | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |