| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alex Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Sheahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brad Stanley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Levingston (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Ybarra (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-36 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | Roger Levingston snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Brad Stanley clanks a jumper from the right side | 28-36 |
| 19:05 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 18:46 | Marquette | John Ross misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman snags the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 18:23 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright is hacked by Jon Wright - foul #3 on Jon Wright, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 18:06 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell's pass is intercepted by Peter Ybarra | 28-36 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Brad Stanley loses the dribble to Paul Caldwell | 28-36 |
| 17:37 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Ybarra | 28-36 |
| 17:36 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright tips it but misses | 28-36 |
| 17:34 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 17:17 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell is fouled on the floor by Brad Stanley - foul #2 on Brad Stanley, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| 17:03 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell loses the dribble to Jon Wright | 28-36 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Jon Wright buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brad Stanley | 28-38 |
| 16:31 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 28-38 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Peter Ybarra | 28-38 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | Brad Stanley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 16:14 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 15:55 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Peter Ybarra - foul #2 on Peter Ybarra, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| 15:55 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 15:55 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Caldwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alex Hoffman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sheahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brad Stanley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jon Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roger Levingston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Ybarra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Brad Stanley double dribbles | 30-38 |
| 15:13 | Marquette | John Ross is hacked by Douglas Phillips - foul #2 on Douglas Phillips, team foul #4 | 30-38 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-38 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 30-38 |
| 14:33 | Marquette | Peter Ybarra steals it from Lloyd Wright out of a doubleteam | 30-38 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | John Ross steps in front of the Roger Levingston pass | 30-38 |
| 14:16 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman slams it home on a great pass from John Ross | 32-38 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Brad Stanley connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Roger Levingston | 32-41 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright clanks a jumper from the left block | 32-41 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Roger Levingston gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Jon Wright loses the dribble to Paul Caldwell | 32-41 |
| 13:00 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Lloyd Wright | 34-41 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Jon Wright connects on the driving attempt from close range | 34-43 |
| 12:33 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman's pass is intercepted by Douglas Phillips | 34-43 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Roger Levingston misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-43 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra snags the offensive board | 34-43 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Jon Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Robert Sheahan - foul #3 on Robert Sheahan, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Rick Pascoe (PG), Philip Anderson (SG), Charles Haggerty (SF), Herman Scott (PF), Jeff Segura (C) John Ross, Paul Caldwell, Lloyd Wright, Alex Hoffman, Robert Sheahan | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Eddie (PG), Paul Robinson (SF), Chad Richardson (C) Douglas Phillips, Roger Levingston, Peter Ybarra | |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Jon Wright makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Jon Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Rick Pascoe (fresh) SG - Philip Anderson (fresh) SF - Charles Haggerty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herman Scott (fresh) C - Jeff Segura (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Eddie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brad Stanley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jon Wright (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Richardson (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Marquette | Chad Richardson denies the turnaround by Herman Scott | 34-45 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Chad Richardson grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Paul Robinson is fouled on the floor by Jeff Segura - foul #1 on Jeff Segura, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roger Levingston (PF) Jon Wright | |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Brad Stanley makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Eddie and the foul's on Herman Scott - foul #1 on Herman Scott, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Brad Stanley makes the free throw | 34-48 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:45 | Marquette | Herman Scott can't finish the layup | 34-48 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Chad Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Chad Richardson loses the dribble to Charles Haggerty | 34-48 |
| 10:24 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty misses short on a floater from the baseline | 34-48 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Chad Richardson gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Herman Scott steals the ball from Chad Richardson | 34-48 |
| 10:07 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Robinson - foul #1 on Paul Robinson, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alex Hoffman (PF) Herman Scott | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Phillips (PG), Jon Wright (SF), Peter Ybarra (C) Brad Stanley, Paul Robinson, Roger Levingston | |
| 10:07 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 10:07 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty misses the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Jon Wright comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 35-48 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Chad Richardson tips it but misses | 35-48 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Douglas Phillips tips it back up and in | 35-50 |
| 09:27 | Marquette | The jump hook by Alex Hoffman is blocked by Jon Wright | 35-50 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jon Wright | 35-50 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | John Eddie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Ross (PG), Paul Caldwell (SG), Lloyd Wright (SF), Robert Sheahan (C) Rick Pascoe, Philip Anderson, Charles Haggerty, Jeff Segura | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brad Stanley (SG), Roger Levingston (PF) John Eddie, Chad Richardson | |
| 08:53 | Marquette | John Ross clanks a floater from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra snags the defensive board | 35-50 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Roger Levingston misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Lloyd Wright - foul #2 on Lloyd Wright, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Eddie (PG) Douglas Phillips | |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Roger Levingston misses the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Roger Levingston makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:20 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman drills a jumper from the left block | 37-51 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Brad Stanley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-51 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra tips it back up and in | 37-53 |
| 07:51 | Marquette | Peter Ybarra swats the layup by Robert Sheahan | 37-53 |
| 07:50 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman misses the tip | 37-53 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Brad Stanley gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Caldwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lloyd Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alex Hoffman (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Sheahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Eddie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brad Stanley (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jon Wright (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Roger Levingston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Ybarra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Brad Stanley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-53 |
| 07:41 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| 07:27 | Marquette | Roger Levingston steals it from Robert Sheahan | 37-53 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra travels with the ball | 37-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Anderson (SG), Charles Haggerty (PF) Paul Caldwell, Alex Hoffman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Phillips (PG), Chad Richardson (C) Jon Wright, Peter Ybarra | |
| 06:55 | Marquette | John Ross can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-53 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | John Eddie grabs the board | 37-53 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Roger Levingston blows the layup | 37-53 |
| 06:38 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 06:16 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan is fouled on the floor by Chad Richardson - foul #2 on Chad Richardson, team foul #6 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Rick Pascoe (PG), Herman Scott (PF), Jeff Segura (C) John Ross, Lloyd Wright, Robert Sheahan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Robinson (SF) Brad Stanley | |
| 06:06 | Marquette | Philip Anderson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Chad Richardson - foul #3 on Chad Richardson, team foul #7 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Ybarra (C) Roger Levingston | |
| 06:06 | Marquette | Philip Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 06:06 | Marquette | Philip Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Chad Richardson buries a floater from the left side | 39-55 |
| 05:38 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty is whistled for traveling | 39-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Paul Caldwell (PG), Alex Hoffman (PF) Rick Pascoe, Herman Scott | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brad Stanley (SG), Jon Wright (SF) John Eddie, Paul Robinson | |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Paul Caldwell steps in front of the Douglas Phillips pass in the backcourt | 39-55 |
| 05:31 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-55 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Jon Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Eddie (PG) Douglas Phillips | |
| 05:00 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman is whistled for a carry | 41-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Ross (PG), Robert Sheahan (C) Philip Anderson, Jeff Segura | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Robinson (SF) Chad Richardson | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Brad Stanley drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Paul Robinson | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-58 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Paul Robinson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jon Wright | 43-61 |
| 04:09 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by John Ross | 45-61 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Brad Stanley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Rick Pascoe (PG), Philip Anderson (SG), Herman Scott (PF), Jeff Segura (C) John Ross, Paul Caldwell, Alex Hoffman, Robert Sheahan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Phillips (PG), Roger Levingston (PF) Brad Stanley, Paul Robinson | |
| 03:57 | Marquette | Rick Pascoe misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-61 |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty gets the offensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Rick Pascoe's pass is intercepted by Jon Wright | 45-61 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Jon Wright hits the finger roll | 45-63 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Rick Pascoe (fresh) SG - Philip Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Haggerty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herman Scott (fresh) C - Jeff Segura (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Eddie (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jon Wright (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roger Levingston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Ybarra (tiring) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:41 | Marquette | John Eddie picks off the pass by Philip Anderson | 45-63 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | John Eddie slams it home | 45-65 |
| 03:17 | Marquette | Rick Pascoe connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Haggerty | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Jon Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brad Stanley (SG), Chad Richardson (C) Jon Wright, Peter Ybarra | |
| 03:07 | Marquette | Rick Pascoe makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Anderson | 51-65 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Douglas Phillips is hacked by Charles Haggerty in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Haggerty, team foul #5 | 51-65 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Chad Richardson can't finish the uncontested layup | 51-65 |
| 02:43 | Marquette | Jeff Segura pulls down the rebound | 51-65 |
| 02:37 | Marquette | Rick Pascoe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-65 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Chad Richardson grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | John Eddie clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Philip Anderson - foul #2 on Philip Anderson, team foul #6 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnny Edwards (SG) Charles Haggerty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Robinson (SF) Douglas Phillips | |
| 02:09 | St. John's | John Eddie misses the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | John Eddie makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 01:56 | Marquette | Rick Pascoe misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-66 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roger Levingston | 51-66 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Roger Levingston misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Philip Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:20 | Marquette | Rick Pascoe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-66 |
| 01:19 | Marquette | Johnny Edwards misses the tip | 51-66 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | John Eddie gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Roger Levingston is fouled on the floor by Herman Scott - foul #2 on Herman Scott, team foul #7 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Haggerty (SF) Johnny Edwards | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Phillips (PG), Jon Wright (SF), Peter Ybarra (C) John Eddie, Paul Robinson, Chad Richardson | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Roger Levingston misses the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 00:54 | Marquette | Herman Scott pulls down the rebound | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Marquette | Peter Ybarra takes the ball from Rick Pascoe | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Jon Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Roger Levingston grabs the offensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Douglas Phillips runs out the clock | 51-66 |