| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Corey Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Arthur Belue (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Robinson (fresh) PF - Nicholas Hammack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Woodrow Vogt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Ronald Carr inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Corey Samuels - foul #3 on Corey Samuels, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Zirkle (PG) Corey Samuels | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 19:29 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-37 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Jerry Smith is hacked by Nicholas Hammack - foul #2 on Nicholas Hammack, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Smith and he's hacked by Nicholas Hammack - foul #3 on Nicholas Hammack, team foul #3 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Sligh (PF) Nicholas Hammack | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the free throw | 26-40 |
| 18:29 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 26-40 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Ronald Carr gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Michael Jones is hacked by Eddie Robinson - foul #1 on Eddie Robinson, team foul #4 | 26-40 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Jerry Smith makes the jumper from the free throw line | 26-42 |
| 17:19 | Western Carolina | Arthur Belue is hacked by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Hammock (SF) Eddie Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:01 | Western Carolina | Arthur Belue hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-42 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Raymond Adams grabs the board | 26-42 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | John Zirkle steps in front of the Douglas Sailor pass in the backcourt | 26-42 |
| 16:55 | Western Carolina | Arthur Belue lays it up and in set up by John Zirkle | 28-42 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses short on a runner from the baseline | 28-42 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Raymond Adams tips it in | 28-44 |
| 16:10 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-44 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jamie Gouveia (PG), Sydney Runion (SF), Lawrence Niblett (C) John Zirkle, Arthur Belue, Woodrow Vogt | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Richard Urena (SG), Arnold Walker (PF), Robert Royal (C) Douglas Sailor, Jerry Smith, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Richard Urena misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-44 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Arnold Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-44 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jamie Gouveia (fresh) SG - William Hammock (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sydney Runion (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Sligh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Niblett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laplant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arnold Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Royal (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:28 | St. John's | James Laplant knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Ronald Carr and the foul's on Jamie Gouveia - foul #1 on Jamie Gouveia, team foul #5 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Corey Samuels (PG), Eddie Robinson (SF), Nicholas Hammack (PF) Jamie Gouveia, Sydney Runion, Brian Sligh | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:28 | St. John's | James Laplant makes the free throw | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 15:21 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Hammack comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Arnold Walker - foul #1 on Arnold Walker, team foul #2 | 28-47 |
| 15:21 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Hammack makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 15:21 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Hammack makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 14:53 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Hammack grabs the defensive rebound | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 14:40 | Western Carolina | Corey Samuels travels with the ball | 30-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Arthur Belue (SG), Woodrow Vogt (C) William Hammock, Lawrence Niblett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Jerry Smith (SG), Michael Jones (PF), Raymond Adams (C) James Laplant, Richard Urena, Arnold Walker, Robert Royal | |
| 14:19 | St. John's | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 30-47 |
| 14:17 | Western Carolina | Eddie Robinson snags the defensive board | 30-47 |
| 14:00 | Western Carolina | Arthur Belue misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-47 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ronald Carr | 30-47 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Raymond Adams | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 13:17 | Western Carolina | Eddie Robinson is called for traveling | 30-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Hammock (SF) Eddie Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Nicholas Hammack steals the ball from Michael Jones | 30-49 |
| 12:41 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Hammack misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #3 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Sydney Runion (SF), Brian Sligh (C) Arthur Belue, Woodrow Vogt | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Walker (C) Raymond Adams | |
| 12:41 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Hammack misses the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 12:41 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Hammack misses the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Arnold Walker gets the rebound | 30-49 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Corey Samuels - foul #4 on Corey Samuels, team foul #6 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Zirkle (PG), Lawrence Niblett (C) Corey Samuels, Nicholas Hammack | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 12:06 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #4 | 30-50 |
| 12:06 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 12:06 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Smith | 32-52 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Zirkle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hammock (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sydney Runion (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Sligh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Niblett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Arnold Walker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-52 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Jerry Smith grabs the board | 32-52 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Michael Jones knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Carr | 32-54 |
| 10:48 | Western Carolina | William Hammock makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-54 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Ronald Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-54 |
| 10:23 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| 10:10 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 10:08 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Niblett snags the offensive board | 34-54 |
| 09:53 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Niblett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Michael Jones grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Sligh - foul #2 on Brian Sligh, team foul #7 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Arthur Belue (SG), Eddie Robinson (SF), Nicholas Hammack (PF), Woodrow Vogt (C) William Hammock, Sydney Runion, Brian Sligh, Lawrence Niblett | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Richard Urena (SG), Raymond Adams (C) Douglas Sailor, Jerry Smith, Arnold Walker | |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 09:16 | Western Carolina | Arthur Belue clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-56 |
| 09:14 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Hammack misses the tip | 34-56 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Richard Urena grabs the board | 34-56 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Ronald Carr is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Vogt - foul #1 on Woodrow Vogt, team foul #8 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jamie Gouveia (PG) John Zirkle | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kyle Welke (PF) Michael Jones | |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 08:47 | Western Carolina | Woodrow Vogt gets the rebound | 34-56 |
| 08:31 | Western Carolina | Ronald Carr steals it from Eddie Robinson | 34-56 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Richard Urena can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-56 |
| 08:08 | Western Carolina | Arthur Belue snags the defensive board | 34-56 |
| 08:03 | Western Carolina | Arthur Belue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG) Ronald Carr | |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Arthur Belue is called for the reach on Richard Urena - foul #1 on Arthur Belue, team foul #9 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Corey Samuels (PG) Jamie Gouveia | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Walker (PF) Kyle Welke | |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the 2nd free throw | 34-58 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Corey Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Arthur Belue (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Hammack (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Woodrow Vogt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Laplant (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arnold Walker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Western Carolina | Woodrow Vogt misses the easy layup | 34-58 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Raymond Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 34-58 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Richard Urena hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-58 |
| 07:05 | Western Carolina | Woodrow Vogt gets the rebound | 34-58 |
| 06:45 | Western Carolina | Corey Samuels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-58 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jamie Gouveia (PG), Sydney Runion (SG), John Zirkle (SF), Brian Sligh (PF), Lawrence Niblett (C) Corey Samuels, Arthur Belue, Eddie Robinson, Nicholas Hammack, Woodrow Vogt | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SG), Robert Royal (C) Douglas Sailor, Raymond Adams | |
| 06:20 | St. John's | James Laplant drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Urena | 34-60 |
| 06:13 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-60 |
| 06:12 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Sydney Runion | 34-60 |
| 05:56 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Niblett drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jamie Gouveia | 36-60 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Richard Urena comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Sydney Runion - foul #1 on Sydney Runion, team foul #10 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Hammock (SG) Jamie Gouveia | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kyle Welke (PF) Arnold Walker | |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the 1st free throw | 36-61 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the 2nd free throw | 36-62 |
| 05:28 | Western Carolina | James Laplant picks off the pass by John Zirkle in the backcourt | 36-62 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | James Laplant jams it | 36-64 |
| 05:18 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Niblett loses the dribble to Kyle Welke | 36-64 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Richard Urena knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-66 |
| 04:33 | Western Carolina | William Hammock misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Royal - foul #1 on Robert Royal, team foul #5 | 36-66 |
| 04:33 | Western Carolina | William Hammock makes the 1st free throw | 37-66 |
| 04:33 | Western Carolina | William Hammock misses the 2nd free throw | 37-66 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Robert Royal pulls down the rebound | 37-66 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Sydney Runion is called for the reach on Richard Urena - foul #2 on Sydney Runion, team foul #11 | 37-66 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Nole Bergeson (C) Lawrence Niblett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Walker (PF) Kyle Welke | |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the 1st free throw | 37-67 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Richard Urena misses the 2nd free throw | 37-67 |
| 04:08 | Western Carolina | Brian Sligh grabs the defensive rebound | 37-67 |
| 03:56 | Western Carolina | John Zirkle buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by William Hammock | 39-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Richard Urena hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Laplant | 39-70 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Zirkle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hammock (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sydney Runion (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Sligh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nole Bergeson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laplant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Fauntleroy (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Urena (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Arnold Walker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Royal (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Western Carolina | William Hammock misses badly on a shot near the basket | 39-70 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Robert Royal snags the defensive board | 39-70 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Richard Urena comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-70 |
| 03:09 | Western Carolina | Sydney Runion gets the rebound | 39-70 |
| 03:05 | Western Carolina | William Hammock lays it in on a nice dish by Nole Bergeson | 41-70 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | William Hammock is called for the reach on Ryan Fauntleroy - foul #2 on William Hammock, team foul #12 | 41-70 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jamie Gouveia (PG), Lawrence Niblett (PF) John Zirkle, Brian Sligh | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kyle Welke (PF) Robert Royal | |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy makes the 1st free throw | 41-71 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy misses the 2nd free throw | 41-71 |
| 02:41 | Western Carolina | Nole Bergeson grabs the board | 41-71 |
| 02:28 | Western Carolina | Sydney Runion comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 41-71 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Kyle Welke pulls down the rebound | 41-71 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Richard Urena clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Sydney Runion - foul #3 on Sydney Runion, team foul #13 | 41-71 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the 1st free throw | 41-72 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the 2nd free throw | 41-73 |
| 01:44 | Western Carolina | Nole Bergeson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-73 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Richard Urena grabs the defensive rebound | 41-73 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | James Laplant hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Richard Urena | 41-75 |
| 01:14 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Niblett scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Hammock | 43-75 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | James Laplant's floater is tipped away by Nole Bergeson | 43-75 |
| 00:55 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Niblett gets the rebound | 43-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Western Carolina | Sydney Runion hits the finger roll | 45-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | James Laplant connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Urena | 45-77 |
| 00:24 | Western Carolina | Jamie Gouveia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-77 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Zirkle (PG), Brian Sligh (PF) Jamie Gouveia, Nole Bergeson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Royal (C) Kyle Welke | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Laplant runs out the clock | 45-77 |