| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Zhuang Hong (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Yuri Mierzejewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Cesar Russo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kong Chiou (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Cesar Russo inbounds the ball | 25-37 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-37 |
| 19:07 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 18:58 | Holy Cross | Jerry Smith picks off the pass by Yuri Mierzejewski | 25-37 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Ronald Carr lays it in set up by Jerry Smith | 25-39 |
| 18:32 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou misses badly on a runner near the basket | 25-39 |
| 18:30 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Cesar Russo | 25-39 |
| 18:18 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou hits a shot near the basket | 27-39 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Ronald Carr is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Smith | 27-42 |
| 17:41 | Holy Cross | The pull-up jumper by Anthony Mathis is blocked by Raymond Adams | 27-42 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jerry Smith | 27-42 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 17:13 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong pulls down the rebound | 27-42 |
| 17:09 | Holy Cross | Ronald Carr steals it from Cesar Russo | 27-42 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-42 |
| 16:43 | Holy Cross | Yuri Mierzejewski pulls down the rebound | 27-42 |
| 16:28 | Holy Cross | Yuri Mierzejewski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Zhuang Hong | 29-42 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Ronald Carr is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Smith | 29-44 |
| 16:02 | Holy Cross | Cesar Russo hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Zhuang Hong (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yuri Mierzejewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Cesar Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Mathis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kong Chiou (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fairly fresh) 21 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Michael Jones tips it but misses | 31-44 |
| 15:30 | Holy Cross | Cesar Russo grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 15:10 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 31-44 |
| 15:09 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis gets the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 14:47 | Holy Cross | Cesar Russo makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Michael Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Kong Chiou - foul #2 on Kong Chiou, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz (PG), Greg Zin (SG), Eddie Summy (SF), Wally Foote (PF), Horace Burnell (C) Zhuang Hong, Yuri Mierzejewski, Cesar Russo, Anthony Mathis, Kong Chiou | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Richard Urena (SG), Arnold Walker (PF), Robert Royal (C) Douglas Sailor, Jerry Smith, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 14:23 | Holy Cross | Greg Zin grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 14:03 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Ronald Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Ronald Carr is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| 13:35 | Holy Cross | Greg Zin misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-44 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Robert Royal gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Richard Urena can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 34-44 |
| 13:19 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Wally Foote | 34-44 |
| 13:02 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Carr - foul #1 on Ronald Carr, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG), Anthony Mathis (PF) Richard Galaz, Horace Burnell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kyle Welke (PF) Arnold Walker | |
| 13:02 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:02 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Ronald Carr scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Laplant | 36-47 |
| 12:16 | Holy Cross | Richard Urena is called for the reach on Greg Zin - foul #1 on Richard Urena, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Yuri Mierzejewski (SG), Cesar Russo (SF), Kong Chiou (C) Greg Zin, Eddie Summy, Wally Foote | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Ryan Fauntleroy (SG), Raymond Adams (C) James Laplant, Richard Urena, Robert Royal | |
| 12:09 | Holy Cross | Raymond Adams swats the layup by Yuri Mierzejewski | 36-47 |
| 12:08 | Holy Cross | Cesar Russo gets the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 11:58 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Cesar Russo and he's hacked by Raymond Adams - foul #2 on Raymond Adams, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz (PG) Zhuang Hong | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:58 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Richard Galaz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Yuri Mierzejewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Cesar Russo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Mathis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kong Chiou (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Fauntleroy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Carr (tiring) 24 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Welke (fresh) C - Raymond Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Kong Chiou denies the turnaround by Douglas Sailor | 39-47 |
| 11:29 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 11:24 | Holy Cross | Yuri Mierzejewski misses the easy layup | 39-47 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Ronald Carr gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Kong Chiou is called for the reach on Douglas Sailor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kong Chiou, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell (C) Kong Chiou | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (SG), Richard Urena (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Arnold Walker (C) Ryan Fauntleroy, Ronald Carr, Kyle Welke, Raymond Adams | |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor banks in the wide open layup set up by Arnold Walker and he's hacked by Richard Galaz - foul #4 on Richard Galaz, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG) Richard Galaz | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the free throw | 39-50 |
| 10:48 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong misses long on a floater from the left side | 39-50 |
| 10:46 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 10:28 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Greg Zin (SF) Cesar Russo | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG) Douglas Sailor | |
| 10:28 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 10:28 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Zhuang Hong is called for the reach on James Laplant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zhuang Hong, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Wally Foote (PF) Anthony Mathis | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Jerry Smith misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the left block | 41-50 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Arnold Walker tips it back up and in | 41-52 |
| 09:44 | Holy Cross | Yuri Mierzejewski misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jerry Smith | 41-52 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Richard Urena's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-52 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou (C) Horace Burnell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SG), Ronald Carr (SF), Kyle Welke (PF), Robert Royal (C) Jerry Smith, Richard Urena, Michael Jones, Arnold Walker | |
| 09:24 | Holy Cross | The short jumper by Kong Chiou is denied by Robert Royal | 41-52 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kyle Welke | 41-52 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Ronald Carr is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Robert Royal hits the follow up shot | 41-54 |
| 08:48 | Holy Cross | Greg Zin misses the easy layup | 41-54 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Royal | 41-54 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Ronald Carr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 08:22 | Holy Cross | Wally Foote grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 08:14 | Holy Cross | Yuri Mierzejewski is fouled on the floor by Ryan Fauntleroy - foul #1 on Ryan Fauntleroy, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Cesar Russo (SF), Anthony Mathis (PF) Greg Zin, Wally Foote | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Jerry Smith (SG), Richard Urena (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Raymond Adams (C) James Laplant, Ryan Fauntleroy, Ronald Carr, Kyle Welke, Robert Royal | |
| 08:09 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-54 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Jerry Smith blows the dunk | 41-54 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Raymond Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Zhuang Hong (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yuri Mierzejewski (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Cesar Russo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Mathis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kong Chiou (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Urena (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Richard Urena hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Smith | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 07:10 | Holy Cross | Douglas Sailor is called for the reach on Yuri Mierzejewski - foul #1 on Douglas Sailor, team foul #6 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz (PG), Greg Zin (SG), Eddie Summy (SF), Horace Burnell (C) Zhuang Hong, Yuri Mierzejewski, Cesar Russo, Kong Chiou | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Carr (SF) Richard Urena | |
| 07:01 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis hits a runner from the baseline | 43-56 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Greg Zin is called for the reach on Jerry Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Greg Zin, team foul #5 | 43-56 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Michael Jones banks in the layup set up by Ronald Carr and he's fouled by Anthony Mathis - foul #2 on Anthony Mathis, team foul #6 | 43-58 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses the free throw | 43-58 |
| 06:41 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 06:29 | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-58 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Raymond Adams snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Ronald Carr hits the finger roll on a great pass from Douglas Sailor | 43-60 |
| 06:03 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Greg Zin | 45-60 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Carr | 45-62 |
| 05:31 | Holy Cross | The pull-up jumper by Anthony Mathis is blocked by Raymond Adams | 45-62 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Jerry Smith gets the rebound | 45-62 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor is fouled on the floor by Richard Galaz - foul #5 on Richard Galaz, team foul #7 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG), Yuri Mierzejewski (SG), Cesar Russo (SF), Wally Foote (PF), Kong Chiou (C) Richard Galaz, Greg Zin, Eddie Summy, Anthony Mathis, Horace Burnell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Urena (SG), James Laplant (SF), Arnold Walker (PF), Robert Royal (C) Jerry Smith, Ronald Carr, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 05:00 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou grabs the board | 45-63 |
| 04:45 | Holy Cross | Cesar Russo misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-63 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Arnold Walker gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | James Laplant misses the easy dunk attempt | 45-63 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Robert Royal grabs the offensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | James Laplant makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Sailor | 45-65 |
| 03:57 | Holy Cross | Douglas Sailor steals it from Zhuang Hong in the backcourt | 45-65 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:45 | St. John's | James Laplant buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Urena | 45-67 |
| 03:26 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou misses short on a shot from close range | 45-67 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Robert Royal gets the rebound | 45-67 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Zhuang Hong (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yuri Mierzejewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Cesar Russo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wally Foote (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kong Chiou (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Laplant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arnold Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Royal (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Robert Royal is called for traveling in the backcourt | 45-67 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Greg Zin (PG), Eddie Summy (SF), Horace Burnell (C) Zhuang Hong, Cesar Russo, Kong Chiou | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SG), Kyle Welke (PF) Douglas Sailor, Arnold Walker | |
| 02:58 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell hits a floater from the left block set up by Greg Zin | 47-67 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Richard Urena is hacked by Eddie Summy - foul #3 on Eddie Summy, team foul #8 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Walker (C) Robert Royal | |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Richard Urena misses the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| 02:29 | Holy Cross | Wally Foote grabs the board | 47-68 |
| 02:11 | Holy Cross | Kyle Welke steals it from Greg Zin | 47-68 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Richard Urena buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-71 |
| 01:45 | Holy Cross | Richard Urena steps in front of the Horace Burnell pass | 47-71 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Urena | 47-73 |
| 01:28 | Holy Cross | Greg Zin hits the finger roll | 49-73 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Eddie Summy is called for the reach on Ryan Fauntleroy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eddie Summy, team foul #9 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG) Yuri Mierzejewski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Royal (C) Kyle Welke | |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy misses the 1st free throw | 49-73 |
| 01:26 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Wally Foote | 49-73 |
| 01:07 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong is called for 3 seconds | 49-73 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Richard Urena is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by James Laplant and he's fouled by Eddie Summy - foul #5 on Eddie Summy, team foul #10 | 49-75 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Cesar Russo (SF) Eddie Summy | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the free throw | 49-76 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Holy Cross | Cesar Russo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-76 |
| 00:40 | Holy Cross | Wally Foote grabs the offensive board | 49-76 |
| 00:37 | Holy Cross | Greg Zin scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Horace Burnell | 52-76 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross 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 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Zhuang Hong steps in front of the James Laplant pass in the backcourt | 52-76 |
| 00:33 | Holy Cross | Arnold Walker steals it from Zhuang Hong | 52-76 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy is fouled in the backcourt by Greg Zin - foul #4 on Greg Zin, team foul #11 | 52-76 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy makes the 1st free throw | 52-77 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-78 |
| 00:24 | Holy Cross | Greg Zin comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 52-78 |
| 00:23 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Horace Burnell | 52-78 |
| 00:19 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-78 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Robert Royal pulls down the rebound | 52-78 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Laplant runs out the clock | 52-78 |