| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Coto (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Coles (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Negron (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adrian Roche (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Franklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Thomas Negron inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense 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) | |
| 19:35 | Cornell | William Coto drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Adrian Roche | 32-30 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Negron - foul #2 on Thomas Negron, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:51 | Cornell | Ronald Carr takes the ball from Adrian Roche | 32-32 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Jerry Smith knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Douglas Sailor and the foul's on Richard Franklin - foul #1 on Richard Franklin, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ulysses Adkison (C) Richard Franklin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Jerry Smith makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:16 | Cornell | Thomas Negron hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Coles | 34-35 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jerry Smith | 34-37 |
| 17:31 | Cornell | Kevin Coles clanks a 3 from straight away | 34-37 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Ulysses Adkison steps in front of the Jerry Smith pass | 34-37 |
| 16:48 | Cornell | Kevin Coles hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 34-37 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Jerry Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side | 34-37 |
| 16:16 | Cornell | Thomas Negron pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 15:59 | Cornell | Thomas Negron can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Adams - foul #1 on Raymond Adams, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cornell | Christopher Freedman (PG), Lewis Sumner (SG), William Marchan (PF), Richard Franklin (C) William Coto, Kevin Coles, Adrian Roche, Ulysses Adkison | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Richard Urena (SG), Arnold Walker (PF), Robert Royal (C) Douglas Sailor, Jerry Smith, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| 15:59 | Cornell | Thomas Negron misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:59 | Cornell | Thomas Negron misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Royal | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Christopher Freedman (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lewis Sumner (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Negron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Marchan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Franklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Carr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arnold Walker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Royal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Ronald Carr connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Urena | 34-39 |
| 15:21 | Cornell | Richard Urena is called for the reach on Thomas Negron - foul #2 on Richard Urena, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lee Hendrix (PF) Thomas Negron | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:10 | Cornell | William Marchan hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Lee Hendrix | 36-39 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | William Marchan is called for the reach on Ronald Carr in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Marchan, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | James Laplant knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Carr | 36-41 |
| 14:33 | Cornell | William Marchan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 14:31 | Cornell | Richard Franklin snags the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 14:12 | Cornell | William Marchan knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Lewis Sumner | 38-41 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | James Laplant's layup is rejected by Lee Hendrix | 38-41 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Arnold Walker tips it home | 38-43 |
| 13:47 | Cornell | Lee Hendrix misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 13:45 | Cornell | Christopher Freedman grabs the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 13:24 | Cornell | Lee Hendrix can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Arnold Walker - foul #1 on Arnold Walker, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ryan Bacon (PG), Kevin Coles (SG), Ulysses Adkison (SF), Landon Parker (C) Christopher Freedman, Lewis Sumner, William Marchan, Richard Franklin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Jerry Smith (SG), Michael Jones (PF), Kyle Welke (C) James Laplant, Richard Urena, Arnold Walker, Robert Royal | |
| 13:24 | Cornell | Lee Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 13:24 | Cornell | Lee Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor is hacked by Ryan Bacon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Bacon, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Negron (SF) Lee Hendrix | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Ronald Carr drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Douglas Sailor | 40-45 |
| 12:31 | Cornell | Kevin Coles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Cornell | Christopher Freedman (PG) Thomas Negron | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Urena (SF), Raymond Adams (C) Ronald Carr, Kyle Welke | |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Richard Urena connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Smith | 40-47 |
| 11:57 | Cornell | Landon Parker misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Michael Jones grabs the board | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Christopher Freedman (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Coles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Bacon (fresh) PF - Ulysses Adkison (fresh) 4 reb. C - Landon Parker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Urena (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 7 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Michael Jones is hacked by Ulysses Adkison - foul #1 on Ulysses Adkison, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lewis Sumner (PG), William Coto (SG), William Marchan (SF), Lee Hendrix (PF) Christopher Freedman, Kevin Coles, Ryan Bacon, Landon Parker | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (SF) Richard Urena | |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Smith | 40-49 |
| 11:04 | Cornell | Ulysses Adkison buries a runner in the paint set up by Lewis Sumner | 42-49 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor is fouled in the backcourt by Lewis Sumner - foul #4 on Lewis Sumner, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Christopher Freedman (PG), Adrian Roche (PF) Lewis Sumner, Ulysses Adkison | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Urena (SG), Ronald Carr (SF), Arnold Walker (PF) Jerry Smith, James Laplant, Michael Jones | |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Richard Urena hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Sailor | 42-52 |
| 10:38 | Cornell | William Coto makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Freedman | 45-52 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Richard Urena hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Sailor | 45-55 |
| 10:07 | Cornell | Christopher Freedman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Richard Urena | 45-55 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Raymond Adams is hacked by Lee Hendrix - foul #2 on Lee Hendrix, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ryan Bacon (PG), Kevin Coles (SG), Thomas Negron (SF), Richard Franklin (C) Christopher Freedman, William Coto, William Marchan, Lee Hendrix | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Jerry Smith (SG), Michael Jones (PF) Douglas Sailor, Richard Urena, Arnold Walker | |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Raymond Adams makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Raymond Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 09:34 | Cornell | Thomas Negron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 09:32 | Cornell | Kevin Coles gets the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 09:24 | Cornell | Adrian Roche can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Royal (C) Raymond Adams | |
| 09:24 | Cornell | Adrian Roche misses the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 09:24 | Cornell | Adrian Roche makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Jerry Smith can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-57 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Jerry Smith tips it back up and in | 46-59 |
| 08:45 | Cornell | Richard Franklin hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Negron | 48-59 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Ryan Bacon takes the ball from Robert Royal in the backcourt | 48-59 |
| 08:39 | Cornell | Ryan Bacon lays it in | 50-59 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Michael Jones lays it in on a nice dish by James Laplant | 50-61 |
| 08:03 | Cornell | Kevin Coles can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 08:02 | Cornell | Thomas Negron hits the follow up shot | 52-61 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Kevin Coles is called for the reach on James Laplant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Coles, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Cornell | Christopher Freedman (PG), Ulysses Adkison (PF), Landon Parker (C) Ryan Bacon, Adrian Roche, Richard Franklin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Richard Urena (SG), Arnold Walker (PF) Jerry Smith, Ronald Carr, Michael Jones | |
| 08:00 | St. John's | James Laplant makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | James Laplant makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 07:37 | Cornell | Kevin Coles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-63 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Arnold Walker pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Christopher Freedman (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Coles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Negron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ulysses Adkison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Landon Parker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Laplant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Arnold Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Royal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Richard Urena is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Laplant | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell 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) | |
| 07:07 | Cornell | Thomas Negron scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-66 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Arnold Walker is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arnold Walker, team foul #5 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Coto (SG), William Marchan (SF) Kevin Coles, Thomas Negron | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Carr (SF), Raymond Adams (C) James Laplant, Robert Royal | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense 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) | |
| 06:36 | Cornell | The pull-up jumper by Ulysses Adkison is blocked by Arnold Walker | 54-66 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Raymond Adams gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Ronald Carr comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-66 |
| 06:08 | Cornell | Ulysses Adkison pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 06:03 | Cornell | Douglas Sailor steals it from William Marchan | 54-66 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Ronald Carr connects on the open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Sailor | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell 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) | |
| 05:24 | Cornell | Landon Parker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-69 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Ronald Carr grabs the board | 54-69 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-69 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Coles (SG), Thomas Negron (SF), Richard Franklin (C) William Coto, Ulysses Adkison, Landon Parker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (SG), Michael Jones (PF) Richard Urena, Arnold Walker | |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Kevin Coles takes the ball from Douglas Sailor in the backcourt | 54-69 |
| 05:10 | Cornell | Christopher Freedman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-69 |
| 05:08 | Cornell | Kevin Coles snags the offensive board | 54-69 |
| 05:00 | Cornell | Christopher Freedman connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-69 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Freedman - foul #4 on Christopher Freedman, team foul #9 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Cornell | Adrian Roche (PF) William Marchan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 04:36 | Cornell | Kevin Coles pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| 04:26 | Cornell | Kevin Coles clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Sailor - foul #1 on Douglas Sailor, team foul #6 | 57-69 |
| 04:26 | Cornell | Kevin Coles makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 04:26 | Cornell | Kevin Coles makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Ronald Carr drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Sailor | 59-72 |
| 03:53 | Cornell | Christopher Freedman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-72 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Raymond Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 59-72 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Michael Jones can't finish the layup | 59-72 |
| 03:23 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Adrian Roche | 59-72 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Christopher Freedman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Coles (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Negron (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Adrian Roche (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Franklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Cornell | Adrian Roche connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Coles | 62-72 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Jerry Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-72 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lewis Sumner (PG), William Coto (SG), William Marchan (SF), Ulysses Adkison (PF), Landon Parker (C) Christopher Freedman, Kevin Coles, Thomas Negron, Adrian Roche, Richard Franklin | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Richard Urena (SG), Arnold Walker (PF), Robert Royal (C) Douglas Sailor, Jerry Smith, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| 02:45 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-72 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Coles (SG) William Coto | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (SG), Michael Jones (PF) Richard Urena, Robert Royal | |
| 02:34 | Cornell | Landon Parker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 62-72 |
| 02:33 | Cornell | Ulysses Adkison grabs the offensive rebound | 62-72 |
| 02:23 | Cornell | Ulysses Adkison makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Lewis Sumner | 64-72 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| Subs | Cornell | Christopher Freedman (PG), Thomas Negron (SF), Adrian Roche (PF) Lewis Sumner, William Marchan, Landon Parker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Raymond Adams (C) James Laplant, Arnold Walker | |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-72 |
| 01:56 | Cornell | Ulysses Adkison snags the defensive board | 64-72 |
| 01:51 | Cornell | Christopher Freedman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-72 |
| 01:49 | Cornell | Thomas Negron can't tip it in | 64-72 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Raymond Adams gets the rebound | 64-72 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Ronald Carr is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jerry Smith | 64-75 |
| 01:15 | Cornell | Kevin Coles can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 64-75 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ronald Carr | 64-75 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Ronald Carr connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Douglas Sailor | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell 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) | |
| 00:38 | Cornell | Kevin Coles connects on the 3 from the left corner | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell 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) | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Kevin Coles - foul #2 on Kevin Coles, team foul #10 | 67-78 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lewis Sumner (PG), William Coto (SG), William Marchan (SF), Landon Parker (C) Christopher Freedman, Kevin Coles, Thomas Negron, Adrian Roche | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Urena (SG), James Laplant (SF), Arnold Walker (PF), Robert Royal (C) Jerry Smith, Ronald Carr, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 1st free throw | 67-79 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 00:17 | Cornell | Ulysses Adkison grabs the defensive rebound | 67-79 |
| 00:11 | Cornell | William Coto misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Royal - foul #1 on Robert Royal, team foul #7 | 67-79 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SG) Douglas Sailor | |
| 00:11 | Cornell | William Coto makes the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:11 | Cornell | William Coto makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Laplant runs out the clock | 69-79 |