| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roberto Conti (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. C - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ryan Self (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders loses the dribble to Daniel Beaudoin | 34-41 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife loses the dribble to Andrew Bullock | 34-41 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti lays it in on a great pass from Andrew Bullock | 36-41 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Douglas Sanders is blocked by Daniel Beaudoin | 36-41 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti tips it home | 38-41 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Thomas Noble loses the dribble to Joel Herman | 38-41 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 18:11 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti tips it but misses | 38-41 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Ryan Self grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Ryan Self is hacked by Roberto Conti in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roberto Conti, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (PG), Robert Deitz (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ivan Zervas (PF), Theodore Green (C) Joel Herman, Andrew Bullock, Roberto Conti, Douglas Sanders, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF), Joshua Clarke (C) Thomas Noble, Ryan Self, Mark Swoope, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Deitz - foul #1 on Robert Deitz, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (PG) Kenneth Scaife | |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek loses the ball out of bounds | 38-41 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by James King | 38-43 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Theodore Green is hacked by Joshua Clarke - foul #2 on Joshua Clarke, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Robert Deitz, Diego Ayala, Ivan Zervas, Theodore Green | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Kenneth Scaife (SG), Mark Swoope (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Earl Parks, James King, Hiram Mraz, Joshua Clarke | |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Roberto Conti | 40-43 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Richard Hearn is fouled in the backcourt by Roberto Conti - foul #3 on Roberto Conti, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG) Roberto Conti | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Self (SF) Richard Hearn | |
| 16:00 | St. John's | Mark Swoope lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Noble and he's fouled by Douglas Sanders - foul #2 on Douglas Sanders, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Roberto Conti (SF) Joel Herman, Yuri Ziek | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:00 | St. John's | Mark Swoope makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Enam Africa (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roberto Conti (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Ortiz (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ryan Self (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 8 pts. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-46 |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders tips it but misses | 40-46 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Enam Africa tips it home | 42-46 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Thomas Noble clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-46 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Mark Swoope tips it but misses | 42-46 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Enam Africa | 42-46 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Kenneth Scaife is called for the reach on Roberto Conti - foul #2 on Kenneth Scaife, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ivan Zervas (C) Andrew Bullock, Roberto Conti, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (PG), James King (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF), Joshua Clarke (C) Thomas Noble, Kenneth Scaife, Ryan Self, Mark Swoope, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Enam Africa is fouled on the floor by Richard Hearn - foul #1 on Richard Hearn, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Theodore Green (C) Enam Africa, Robert Deitz, Douglas Sanders | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Theodore Green is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Theodore Green, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Earl Parks misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Yuri Ziek is called for the reach on Earl Parks - foul #1 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Joel Herman, Yuri Ziek, Diego Ayala, Ivan Zervas, Theodore Green | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Kenneth Scaife (SG), Ryan Self (SF), Mark Swoope (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Earl Parks, James King, Richard Hearn, Hiram Mraz, Joshua Clarke | |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Thomas Noble knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Scaife | 42-51 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti snags the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Beaudoin - foul #1 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG) Enam Africa | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 44-51 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Mark Swoope snags the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Ryan Self makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Deitz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Bullock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roberto Conti (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Ortiz (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Ryan Self (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Swoope (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Beaudoin - foul #2 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (PG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ivan Zervas (PF) Andrew Bullock, Roberto Conti, Douglas Sanders | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (PG), James King (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Hiram Mraz (C) Thomas Noble, Kenneth Scaife, Ryan Self, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-54 |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz is hacked by Mark Swoope - foul #1 on Mark Swoope, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Douglas Sanders (PF) Robert Deitz, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Clarke (C) Mark Swoope | |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala clanks a shot from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from James King | 45-56 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | Joshua Clarke swats the short shot by Douglas Sanders | 45-56 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joshua Clarke | 45-56 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke blows the layup | 45-56 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Joel Herman snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | James King steals it from Ivan Zervas | 45-56 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | James King hits the finger roll | 45-58 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Joel Herman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-58 |
| 08:59 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas gets the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Hiram Mraz - foul #1 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Theodore Green (C) Joel Herman, Yuri Ziek, Diego Ayala, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Kenneth Scaife (SG), Ryan Self (SF), Mark Swoope (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Earl Parks, James King, Richard Hearn, Hiram Mraz, Joshua Clarke | |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders makes the 3rd free throw | 47-58 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Enam Africa is called for the reach on Thomas Noble in the backcourt - foul #4 on Enam Africa, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG) Enam Africa | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Thomas Noble misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Douglas Sanders | 47-58 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti's layup is rejected by Mark Swoope | 47-58 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses the tip | 47-58 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Roberto Conti swats the short shot by Daniel Beaudoin | 47-58 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Deitz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roberto Conti (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Sanders (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Theodore Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Ryan Self (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Swoope (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Theodore Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Oscar Ortiz (C) Robert Deitz, Douglas Sanders | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-60 |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Ryan Self - foul #2 on Ryan Self, team foul #8 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas (PF) Theodore Green | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Ryan Self is hacked by Oscar Ortiz - foul #3 on Oscar Ortiz, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (SG), Yuri Ziek (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF) Andrew Bullock, Roberto Conti, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Ryan Self misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Enam Africa knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Sanders | 51-60 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Ryan Self is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-60 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | Thomas Noble steals it from Enam Africa | 51-60 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Thomas Noble | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses badly on a runner from close range | 51-62 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mark Swoope | 51-62 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Thomas Noble misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Mark Swoope misses the tip | 51-62 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Yuri Ziek | 51-62 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Noble - foul #2 on Thomas Noble, team foul #9 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Ivan Zervas (PF), Theodore Green (C) Robert Deitz, Yuri Ziek, Douglas Sanders, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (PG), James King (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Hiram Mraz (C) Thomas Noble, Kenneth Scaife, Ryan Self, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Enam Africa makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-62 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz gets the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Mark Swoope is open and scores on a runner from the right block set up by Richard Hearn | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Mark Swoope swats the shot by Andrew Bullock | 52-64 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Earl Parks clanks a turnaround near the basket | 52-64 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Theodore Green pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Enam Africa (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Bullock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roberto Conti (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Zervas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Theodore Green (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Hearn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mark Swoope (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Hiram Mraz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Earl Parks takes the ball from Roberto Conti | 52-64 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | James King buries a jumper from the left side set up by Richard Hearn | 52-66 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas is called for traveling | 52-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (PG), Robert Deitz (SG), Diego Ayala (SF) Enam Africa, Andrew Bullock, Roberto Conti | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Clarke (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Mark Swoope, Hiram Mraz | |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke is open but comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Ivan Zervas - foul #3 on Ivan Zervas, team foul #9 | 52-66 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek is fouled on the floor by Earl Parks - foul #2 on Earl Parks, team foul #10 | 52-68 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Richard Hearn clanks a floater from the free throw line | 54-68 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek snags the defensive board | 54-68 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses short on a shot from the right side | 54-68 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Richard Hearn | 54-68 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Richard Hearn hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James King | 54-70 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-70 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Richard Hearn gets the rebound | 54-70 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Earl Parks clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-70 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala gets the rebound | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-70 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke snags the defensive board | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Steve Seitz double dribbles | 54-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG) Robert Deitz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Hiram Mraz (PF) Steve Seitz | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-70 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek hits the follow up shot | 56-70 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Earl Parks runs out the clock | 56-70 |