| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kilbourne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Perkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Kling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jarvis Farrell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ian Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Michael Clark inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Robert Grammer is hacked by Michael Perkinson - foul #2 on Michael Perkinson, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Robert Grammer makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-33 |
| 19:00 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Kling | 29-36 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Robert Grammer scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Genao | 31-36 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Donald Kilbourne | 31-38 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Michael Clark gets the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Robert Grammer loses the ball out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilton (PF) Jeffrey Genao | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:04 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell tips it in | 31-40 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Michael Clark lays it in | 33-40 |
| 16:11 | Purdue | Ian Decker misses the floater from the left side | 33-40 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Robert Grammer snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Robert Grammer misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Fred Sluski grabs the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Grammer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Fred Sluski (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kilbourne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Perkinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Kling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jarvis Farrell (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Ian Decker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Donald Kilbourne picks off the pass by Charles Wilton | 33-40 |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne is whistled for traveling | 33-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Jeffrey Genao (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Robert Lundquist, Robert Grammer, Charles Wilton, Fred Sluski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Grady Adams (PG), Richard Wilkinson (SG), Jonathan Mitchell (SF), Mark Thompson (PF), Nelson Underwood (C) Donald Kilbourne, Michael Perkinson, Daniel Kling, Jarvis Farrell, Ian Decker | |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski is fouled on the floor by Mark Thompson - foul #1 on Mark Thompson, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Jonathan Mitchell is called for the reach on Michael Clark - foul #1 on Jonathan Mitchell, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell (PF) Mark Thompson | |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Michael Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 14:01 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell knocks in the floater from the left side | 33-42 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Mark Alexander | 35-42 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | Nelson Underwood lays it in | 35-44 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Mark Alexander misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing but the foul's on Grady Adams - foul #1 on Grady Adams, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Allen Lankford (SF), Charles Wilton (PF), Fred Sluski (C) Ante Banowski, Michael Clark, Jeffrey Genao, Marin Lubelski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne (PG), Michael Perkinson (SG), Daniel Kling (SF), Ian Decker (C) Grady Adams, Richard Wilkinson, Jonathan Mitchell, Nelson Underwood | |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Mark Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Mark Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Mark Alexander misses the 3rd free throw | 36-44 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 12:14 | Purdue | Robert Lundquist steps in front of the Michael Perkinson pass | 36-44 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Mark Alexander can't finish the layup | 36-44 |
| 12:08 | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Charles Wilton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Alexander (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Lankford (fresh) PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kilbourne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Perkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Kling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jarvis Farrell (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Ian Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Fred Sluski is fouled on the floor by Ian Decker - foul #3 on Ian Decker, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (SG) Mark Alexander | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Thompson (PF) Jarvis Farrell | |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Charles Wilton misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Thompson - foul #2 on Mark Thompson, team foul #6 | 36-44 |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Charles Wilton makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Charles Wilton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 11:02 | Purdue | Ian Decker misses the fadeaway from the right block | 38-44 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Charles Wilton gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist hits a floater from the left side | 40-44 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | Ian Decker knocks in the shot from the left side | 40-46 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 09:54 | Purdue | Ian Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 09:47 | Purdue | Fred Sluski is called for the reach on Michael Perkinson - foul #3 on Fred Sluski, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clark (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Allen Lankford, Charles Wilton, Fred Sluski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Grady Adams (SF), Jarvis Farrell (PF) Daniel Kling, Mark Thompson | |
| 09:25 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Kilbourne | 40-49 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 09:00 | Purdue | Ian Decker snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-49 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Ian Decker misses the tip | 40-49 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Michael Clark snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Ian Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 07:51 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson hits a floater from the right wing set up by Grady Adams | 40-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Grammer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marin Lubelski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kilbourne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Perkinson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Grady Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jarvis Farrell (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Ian Decker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Donald Kilbourne takes the ball from Jeffrey Genao | 40-51 |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Grady Adams scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Perkinson | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist is hacked by Jarvis Farrell - foul #2 on Jarvis Farrell, team foul #7 | 40-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Alexander (SG), Allen Lankford (SF), Charles Wilton (PF), Fred Sluski (C) Robert Grammer, Michael Clark, Jeffrey Genao, Marin Lubelski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Wilkinson (SG), Daniel Kling (SF), Nelson Underwood (C) Donald Kilbourne, Michael Perkinson, Ian Decker | |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 07:02 | Purdue | Charles Wilton takes the ball from Nelson Underwood | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Charles Wilton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Wilton, team foul #2 | 42-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG) Robert Lundquist | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jonathan Mitchell (SG) Grady Adams | |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Daniel Kling buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Jonathan Mitchell | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Fred Sluski's pass is intercepted by Richard Wilkinson | 42-57 |
| 06:07 | Purdue | Daniel Kling blows the dunk | 42-57 |
| 06:05 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Mitchell | 42-57 |
| 05:51 | Purdue | Daniel Kling is hacked by Allen Lankford - foul #3 on Allen Lankford, team foul #3 | 42-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao (PF) Charles Wilton | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Daniel Kling comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-57 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Fred Sluski gets the rebound | 42-57 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Mark Alexander clanks a 3 from the right corner | 42-57 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Allen Lankford gets the offensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Fred Sluski hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ante Banowski | 44-57 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Ante Banowski is called for the reach on Richard Wilkinson - foul #1 on Ante Banowski, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (SG), Michael Clark (SF) Mark Alexander, Allen Lankford | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne (PG), Michael Perkinson (SG), Mark Thompson (PF), Ian Decker (C) Richard Wilkinson, Jonathan Mitchell, Jarvis Farrell, Nelson Underwood | |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-57 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson gets the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Daniel Kling drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Kilbourne | 44-60 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Fred Sluski knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ante Banowski and he's hacked by Mark Thompson - foul #3 on Mark Thompson, team foul #8 | 46-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Charles Wilton (PF) Ante Banowski, Jeffrey Genao | |
| Subs | Purdue | Grady Adams (SF) Daniel Kling | |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Fred Sluski makes the free throw | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Sluski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Kilbourne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Perkinson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Grady Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Thompson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ian Decker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Grady Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marin Lubelski (C) Fred Sluski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell (PF) Mark Thompson | |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Clark | 50-60 |
| 03:01 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-60 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao (PF), Fred Sluski (C) Charles Wilton, Marin Lubelski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Kling (SF) Grady Adams | |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Fred Sluski misses short on a floater near the basket | 50-60 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Michael Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | The short jumper by Michael Clark is denied by Jarvis Farrell | 50-60 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Robert Grammer tips it back up and in | 52-60 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Michael Clark knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Lundquist | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:02 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell misses short on a runner from the right block | 54-60 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Michael Clark gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Michael Clark hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Fred Sluski tips it back up and in | 56-60 |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 01:22 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Jarvis Farrell | 56-60 |
| 01:06 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Robert Grammer clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-63 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jarvis Farrell | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Grammer - foul #1 on Robert Grammer, team foul #5 | 56-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Wilkinson (SF), Nelson Underwood (C) Daniel Kling, Ian Decker | |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Jarvis Farrell is hacked by Jeffrey Genao - foul #2 on Jeffrey Genao, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson is fouled on the floor by Robert Grammer - foul #2 on Robert Grammer, team foul #7 | 56-63 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Fred Sluski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Nelson Underwood grabs the board | 56-64 |
| 00:32 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Grammer - foul #3 on Robert Grammer, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Fred Sluski gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Robert Grammer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Grammer - foul #4 on Robert Grammer, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Michael Perkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 56-67 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao gets the offensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | The short jumper by Jeffrey Genao is denied by Nelson Underwood | 56-67 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Fred Sluski tips it home | 58-67 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Donald Kilbourne runs out the clock | 58-67 |