| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicolas Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Phillips (fresh) SF - Eric Broderick (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Brandon Baxter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 stl. SG - James McCurren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zipp inbounds the ball | 26-19 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi banks in the layup on a great pass from Allen Durfee and the foul's on Kevin Tyler - foul #1 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #1 | 26-21 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the free throw | 26-22 |
| 19:11 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Nicolas Haynes | 28-22 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 18:58 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Nicolas Haynes | 28-22 |
| 18:34 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter connects on the shot from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is denied on a dunk by Brandon Baxter | 30-22 |
| 18:13 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Brandon Baxter | 30-22 |
| 17:45 | DePaul | Eric Broderick clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-22 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Allen Durfee | 30-25 |
| 17:11 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-25 |
| 17:10 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter hits the follow up shot | 32-25 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Brandon Baxter is called for the reach on James Zipp - foul #1 on Brandon Baxter, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Burks (SG), Bruce Smith (SF), Edwin Hughes (PF), Jonathan Sellers (C) Stephen Phillips, Eric Broderick, Brandon Baxter, Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), Michael Clevenger (C) Allen Durfee, Claudio Rossi | |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Jonathan Sellers - foul #2 on Jonathan Sellers, team foul #3 | 32-25 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:34 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 16:20 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 35-25 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Vernon Gray is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-25 |
| 15:52 | DePaul | Michael Burks can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Vernon Gray - foul #2 on Vernon Gray, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Broderick (SF) Bruce Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:52 | DePaul | Michael Burks misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 15:52 | DePaul | Michael Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicolas Haynes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Burks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Broderick (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Edwin Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Sellers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Vernon Gray and he's fouled by Edwin Hughes - foul #1 on Edwin Hughes, team foul #4 | 36-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Phillips (SG) Michael Burks | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 15:21 | DePaul | Michael Clevenger picks off the pass by Eric Broderick | 36-28 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | James Zipp can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | James McCurren tips it but misses | 36-28 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez snags the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Vernon Gray knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James McCurren | 36-31 |
| 14:48 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes loses the dribble to James McCurren | 36-31 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | James McCurren slams it home | 36-33 |
| 14:17 | DePaul | Eric Broderick knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by James Zipp - foul #1 on James Zipp, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | William McGlasson (PG), Brandon Baxter (PF), Kevin Tyler (C) Nicolas Haynes, Edwin Hughes, Jonathan Sellers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) James McCurren, Donald Ordonez, Michael Clevenger | |
| 14:17 | DePaul | Eric Broderick misses the free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | James Zipp misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 13:52 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 13:30 | DePaul | William McGlasson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Phillips | 41-33 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | James Zipp is fouled on the floor by Eric Broderick - foul #2 on Eric Broderick, team foul #5 | 41-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Burks (SG), Bruce Smith (SF) Stephen Phillips, Eric Broderick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) James Zipp | |
| 12:53 | St. John's | William McGlasson takes the ball from Aldo Rossi | 41-33 |
| 12:35 | DePaul | William McGlasson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 12:34 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter gets the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 12:17 | DePaul | Michael Burks scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Allen Durfee loses the dribble to Bruce Smith | 44-33 |
| 11:51 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler is fouled on the floor by Aldo Rossi - foul #1 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes (PG), Stephen Phillips (SG), Eric Broderick (SF), Edwin Hughes (PF) William McGlasson, Michael Burks, Bruce Smith, Brandon Baxter | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) Vernon Gray, Aldo Rossi | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicolas Haynes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Broderick (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Edwin Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | DePaul | Claudio Rossi takes the ball from Nicolas Haynes | 44-33 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Leif Taberski can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Eric Broderick - foul #3 on Eric Broderick, team foul #6 | 44-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers (C) Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), Michael Clevenger (C) Allen Durfee, Claudio Rossi | |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Leif Taberski makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Leif Taberski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 10:47 | DePaul | Eric Broderick's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Clevenger | 44-35 |
| 10:46 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers grabs the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 10:29 | DePaul | Eric Broderick misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-35 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Leif Taberski snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits the follow up shot | 44-37 |
| 09:58 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes can't connect on a shot from the right side | 44-37 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | James McCurren buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vernon Gray and he's fouled by Stephen Phillips - foul #3 on Stephen Phillips, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | William McGlasson (PG), Michael Burks (SG), Bruce Smith (SF), Brandon Baxter (PF), Kevin Tyler (C) Nicolas Haynes, Stephen Phillips, Eric Broderick, Edwin Hughes, Jonathan Sellers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), James Zipp (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Vernon Gray, Leif Taberski, Michael Clevenger | |
| 09:33 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:06 | DePaul | James McCurren is called for the reach on Michael Burks - foul #1 on James McCurren, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (SG), Aldo Rossi (PF) James McCurren, Donald Ordonez | |
| 08:41 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 08:39 | DePaul | William McGlasson tips it back up and in | 46-40 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Vernon Gray and he's fouled by Kevin Tyler - foul #2 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #8 | 46-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Phillips (SG), Eric Broderick (SF) Michael Burks, Bruce Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:00 | DePaul | William McGlasson is called for a charge - foul #1 on William McGlasson, team foul #9 | 46-43 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 46-43 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi tips it home | 46-45 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - William McGlasson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Broderick (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Baxter (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:36 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 46-45 |
| 07:34 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 07:12 | DePaul | Vernon Gray is called for the reach on Stephen Phillips - foul #3 on Vernon Gray, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes (PG), Edwin Hughes (PF), Jonathan Sellers (C) William McGlasson, Brandon Baxter, Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Allen Durfee, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| 06:55 | DePaul | Eric Broderick misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Ordonez | 46-45 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-45 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Zipp | 46-45 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG) Vernon Gray | |
| 06:17 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-45 |
| 06:16 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 06:01 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 46-45 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Allen Durfee grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Edwin Hughes picks off the pass by Michael Clevenger | 46-45 |
| 05:29 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Clevenger - foul #2 on Michael Clevenger, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Burks (SG), Bruce Smith (SF), Kevin Tyler (C) Stephen Phillips, Eric Broderick, Jonathan Sellers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, James McCurren, Michael Clevenger | |
| 05:29 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 05:29 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 48-45 |
| 05:07 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 04:40 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 04:38 | DePaul | Michael Burks tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Vernon Gray | 50-48 |
| 04:05 | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Burks | 53-48 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses long on a floater from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the offensive board | 53-48 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicolas Haynes (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Burks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Smith (fresh) PF - Edwin Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Zipp (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:28 | St. John's | James Zipp is called for traveling | 53-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | William McGlasson (PG), Stephen Phillips (SG), Eric Broderick (SF), Brandon Baxter (PF) Nicolas Haynes, Michael Burks, Bruce Smith, Edwin Hughes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), James McCurren (SG), Aldo Rossi (PF) Vernon Gray, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter's fadeaway is rejected by Aldo Rossi | 53-48 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Leif Taberski gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Allen Durfee misses the easy layup | 53-48 |
| 02:53 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Eric Broderick | 53-48 |
| 02:24 | DePaul | James McCurren steps in front of the Eric Broderick pass | 53-48 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF) Leif Taberski | |
| 02:15 | St. John's | James Zipp is hacked by Eric Broderick - foul #4 on Eric Broderick, team foul #10 | 53-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF) Aldo Rossi | |
| 02:15 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:15 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 02:11 | DePaul | William McGlasson is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Durfee - foul #1 on Allen Durfee, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| 02:11 | DePaul | William McGlasson makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 02:11 | DePaul | William McGlasson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Stephen Phillips steps in front of the James Zipp pass | 55-48 |
| 01:51 | DePaul | William McGlasson blows the layup | 55-48 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Stephen Phillips is called for the reach on James McCurren - foul #4 on Stephen Phillips, team foul #11 | 55-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes (PG) William McGlasson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:46 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:17 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #12 | 55-50 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Nicolas Haynes steps in front of the Claudio Rossi pass | 55-50 |
| 00:54 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips hits the finger roll set up by Nicolas Haynes | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez drills a jumper from the right block | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | DePaul | Allen Durfee is called for the reach on Stephen Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Allen Durfee, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | William McGlasson (PG) Nicolas Haynes | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:44 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Brandon Baxter swats the layup by Donald Ordonez | 57-52 |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Eric Broderick pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Eric Broderick is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Durfee - foul #3 on Allen Durfee, team foul #9 | 57-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Burks (SG) Stephen Phillips | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Eric Broderick makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Eric Broderick makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | James Zipp knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Allen Durfee | 59-55 |
| 00:30 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicolas Haynes (PG) William McGlasson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:27 | DePaul | Eric Broderick is fouled in the backcourt by James McCurren - foul #2 on James McCurren, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| 00:27 | DePaul | Eric Broderick misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:27 | DePaul | Eric Broderick makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is hacked by Brandon Baxter - foul #2 on Brandon Baxter, team foul #13 | 60-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Phillips (SG) Michael Burks | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:21 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Stephen Phillips | 60-56 |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips is hacked by James McCurren in the backcourt - foul #3 on James McCurren, team foul #11 | 60-56 |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Stephen Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | James Zipp misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez snags the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | James McCurren connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler is fouled in the backcourt by James McCurren - foul #4 on James McCurren, team foul #12 | 62-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Burks (SG) Stephen Phillips | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:07 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:07 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | James Zipp clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Michael Burks pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |