| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Cagle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Trent (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Hume (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - James Lauer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Morelli (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Obremski (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dikembe Akawanzie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Damek Winarski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Ivan Obremski inbounds the ball | 22-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Virginia | Damek Winarski is fouled on the floor by Ernest Hume - foul #2 on Ernest Hume, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Shane Medford (SF) Dennis Trent | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 19:24 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie is hacked by Timothy Daniel - foul #3 on Timothy Daniel, team foul #2 | 22-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden (PF) Timothy Daniel | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 19:04 | Virginia | Shane Medford steals the ball from James Lauer | 22-33 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Damek Winarski swats the layup by Ernest Hume | 22-33 |
| 18:40 | Virginia | Damek Winarski pulls down the rebound | 22-33 |
| 18:20 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Dikembe Akawanzie, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | James Lauer is called for the reach on Shane Medford - foul #2 on James Lauer, team foul #2 | 22-33 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Shane Medford can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 22-33 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Damek Winarski steals it from Ernest Hume | 22-33 |
| 17:12 | Virginia | Dustin Cagle steals the ball from Ivan Obremski | 22-33 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Bowden | 24-33 |
| 16:25 | Virginia | Ivan Obremski misses the 3 from the right corner | 24-33 |
| 16:23 | Virginia | Damek Winarski misses the tip | 24-33 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Ernest Hume scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Bowden | 26-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Cagle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Medford (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Bowden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Ernest Hume (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - James Lauer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Morelli (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Obremski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dikembe Akawanzie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Damek Winarski (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Virginia | Ivan Obremski misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-33 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Victor Peek | 26-33 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Victor Peek misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 15:35 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 15:09 | Virginia | Damek Winarski scores on a jumper from the left block | 26-35 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Victor Peek comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 14:51 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 14:27 | Virginia | Ivan Obremski misses the 3 from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ernest Hume | 26-35 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Dustin Cagle | 28-35 |
| 13:49 | Virginia | James Lauer misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Victor Peek - foul #1 on Victor Peek, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Dennis Trent (SG), Timothy Daniel (PF), Edgar Mara (C) Victor Peek, Dustin Cagle, Kenneth Bowden, Ernest Hume | |
| Subs | Virginia | Pedro Rodriguez (SG), Ivan Brezinski (SF), Doug Combs (PF), David Martino (C) Bobby Morelli, Ivan Obremski, Dikembe Akawanzie, Damek Winarski | |
| 13:49 | Virginia | James Lauer makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 13:49 | Virginia | James Lauer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Dennis Trent misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Edgar Mara misses the tip | 28-37 |
| 13:38 | Virginia | Ivan Brezinski snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 13:11 | Virginia | Ivan Brezinski buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Lauer | 28-39 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Dennis Trent is hacked by Pedro Rodriguez - foul #1 on Pedro Rodriguez, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel scores on a turnaround from the left block | 30-39 |
| 12:25 | Virginia | David Martino misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-39 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Edgar Mara pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Shane Medford comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 30-39 |
| 12:10 | Virginia | Ivan Brezinski grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 11:44 | Virginia | Doug Combs banks in the layup set up by Ivan Brezinski and the foul's on Timothy Daniel - foul #4 on Timothy Daniel, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Kenneth Bowden (PF) Nelson Garrett, Timothy Daniel | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ivan Obremski (PG), Bobby Morelli (SG) James Lauer, Pedro Rodriguez | |
| 11:44 | Virginia | Doug Combs makes the free throw | 30-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Trent (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shane Medford (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Bowden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Edgar Mara (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ivan Obremski (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Bobby Morelli (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Brezinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Doug Combs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Martino (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Ivan Brezinski takes the ball from Kenneth Bowden | 30-42 |
| 11:00 | Virginia | Shane Medford picks off the pass by Ivan Obremski | 30-42 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Victor Peek drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dennis Trent | 33-42 |
| 10:24 | Virginia | Ivan Brezinski can't throw it down | 33-42 |
| 10:23 | Virginia | David Martino gets the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 09:59 | Virginia | David Martino's floater is tipped away by Edgar Mara | 33-42 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Shane Medford grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden scores on a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Ivan Brezinski - foul #1 on Ivan Brezinski, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Dustin Cagle (SG), Ernest Hume (C) Victor Peek, Shane Medford, Edgar Mara | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Lauer (PG), Pedro Rodriguez (SG), Dikembe Akawanzie (PF), Damek Winarski (C) Bobby Morelli, Ivan Brezinski, Doug Combs, David Martino | |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 09:24 | Virginia | James Lauer is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bowden - foul #2 on Kenneth Bowden, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| 09:07 | Virginia | Damek Winarski jams it on a nice dish by Pedro Rodriguez and he's hacked by Ernest Hume - foul #3 on Ernest Hume, team foul #6 | 36-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG) Nelson Garrett | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 09:07 | Virginia | Damek Winarski misses the free throw | 36-44 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Ernest Hume snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Dustin Cagle is blocked by Dikembe Akawanzie | 36-44 |
| 08:53 | Virginia | Pedro Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 08:30 | Virginia | James Lauer comes up short on the floater near the basket | 36-44 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Dennis Trent gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle clanks a jumper from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Victor Peek grabs the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-44 |
| 08:02 | Virginia | Ivan Obremski snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 07:43 | Virginia | James Lauer misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Cagle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Trent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Bowden (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Hume (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - James Lauer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pedro Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Obremski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Akawanzie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Damek Winarski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Dennis Trent connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Peek | 38-44 |
| 07:04 | Virginia | Ivan Obremski connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Lauer | 38-47 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Victor Peek hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 38-47 |
| 06:59 | Virginia | Damek Winarski grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 06:37 | Virginia | Ivan Obremski makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden drills a jumper from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 05:57 | Virginia | Ivan Obremski scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Kenneth Bowden - foul #3 on Kenneth Bowden, team foul #7 | 40-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Shane Medford (SF), Timothy Daniel (PF), Edgar Mara (C) Victor Peek, Dennis Trent, Kenneth Bowden, Ernest Hume | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bobby Morelli (SG), Ivan Brezinski (SF), Doug Combs (PF), David Martino (C) James Lauer, Pedro Rodriguez, Dikembe Akawanzie, Damek Winarski | |
| 05:57 | Virginia | Ivan Obremski makes the free throw | 40-53 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dustin Cagle, team foul #8 | 40-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Trent (SG) Dustin Cagle | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Lauer (PG) Ivan Obremski | |
| 05:26 | Virginia | James Lauer clanks a runner in the lane | 40-53 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Edgar Mara snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Dennis Trent knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 04:52 | Virginia | Bobby Morelli misses the lay-in | 42-53 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Shane Medford snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Dennis Trent misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bobby Morelli - foul #2 on Bobby Morelli, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Ernest Hume (C) Nelson Garrett, Edgar Mara | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Dennis Trent makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Dennis Trent makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 04:19 | Virginia | David Martino hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-53 |
| 04:17 | Virginia | Doug Combs grabs the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 03:54 | Virginia | Ivan Brezinski is whistled for traveling | 44-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Dustin Cagle (SG) Victor Peek, Dennis Trent | |
| Subs | Virginia | Pedro Rodriguez (PG), Damek Winarski (C) James Lauer, Doug Combs | |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Shane Medford hits a fadeaway in the lane | 46-53 |
| 03:18 | Virginia | David Martino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG) Nelson Garrett | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Cagle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Medford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Ernest Hume (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Pedro Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Morelli (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Brezinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Martino (fresh) C - Damek Winarski (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Pedro Rodriguez steals the ball from Shane Medford | 46-53 |
| 02:54 | Virginia | Pedro Rodriguez can't throw it down | 46-53 |
| 02:53 | Virginia | David Martino grabs the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 02:53 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edgar Mara (C) Ernest Hume | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ivan Obremski (PG), Dikembe Akawanzie (PF) Pedro Rodriguez, David Martino | |
| 02:37 | Virginia | Damek Winarski blows the layup | 46-53 |
| 02:35 | Virginia | Ivan Brezinski grabs the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 02:12 | Virginia | Ivan Brezinski drills a fadeaway from the left side | 46-55 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Dikembe Akawanzie - foul #3 on Dikembe Akawanzie, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Dennis Trent (SF), Ernest Hume (C) Victor Peek, Shane Medford, Edgar Mara | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 01:51 | Virginia | Dikembe Akawanzie is whistled for a carry | 48-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG) Nelson Garrett | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Lauer (PG) Ivan Brezinski | |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Victor Peek clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 01:40 | Virginia | James Lauer pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:17 | Virginia | Ivan Obremski misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Victor Peek snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Dennis Trent connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Daniel | 51-55 |
| 00:51 | Virginia | Damek Winarski banks in the layup | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-57 |
| 00:43 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Damek Winarski | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Virginia | Damek Winarski is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Cagle - foul #3 on Dustin Cagle, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ivan Brezinski (PF) Dikembe Akawanzie | |
| 00:40 | Virginia | Damek Winarski makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:40 | Virginia | Damek Winarski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Dennis Trent loses the ball out of bounds | 51-59 |
| 00:34 | Virginia | Ivan Brezinski is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Peek - foul #2 on Victor Peek, team foul #10 | 51-59 |
| 00:34 | Virginia | Ivan Brezinski misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:34 | Virginia | Ivan Brezinski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Victor Peek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-60 |
| 00:29 | Virginia | Ivan Obremski pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Ivan Obremski is hacked by Victor Peek in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Peek, team foul #11 | 51-60 |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Ivan Obremski misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:27 | Virginia | Ivan Obremski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Victor Peek misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 00:19 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Ivan Brezinski | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | James Lauer runs out the clock | 51-61 |