| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Salvatore Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelly Hull (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Raymond Dziedzic (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Zeinert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Reid Simpson (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Russell Byrd (fresh) PF - Antwan Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith inbounds the ball | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Seton Hall | Raymond Dziedzic is denied on a dunk by Antwan Harris | 53-40 |
| 19:42 | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano tips it but misses | 53-40 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Howard Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Reid Simpson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-40 |
| 19:32 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 19:29 | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Hughes - foul #3 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #1 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Stephen Brewer (PF) Raymond Dziedzic | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG) Marvin Hughes | |
| 19:15 | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano misses the shot from the free throw line | 53-40 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Antwan Harris gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Reid Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-40 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon Simmons (PG), Bill Booker (SG), Edwin Ostler (SF), Jeffrey Lantz (C) Salvatore Romano, Kelly Hull, Marvin Smith, Fred Zeinert | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:49 | Seton Hall | Vernon Simmons buries a jumper from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Antwan Harris knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Reid Simpson and he's hacked by Stephen Brewer - foul #1 on Stephen Brewer, team foul #1 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Raymond Dziedzic (PF) Stephen Brewer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF) Russell Byrd | |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the free throw | 55-42 |
| 18:30 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Raymond Dziedzic | 55-42 |
| 18:20 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Lantz buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Vernon Simmons | 57-42 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Howard Spencer is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 57-42 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano (PG), Kelly Hull (SG), Marvin Smith (SF), Fred Zeinert (C) Vernon Simmons, Bill Booker, Edwin Ostler, Jeffrey Lantz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Al Burris (PF) Reid Simpson, Antwan Harris | |
| 17:51 | Seton Hall | Raymond Dziedzic hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Salvatore Romano | 59-42 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Anthony Verville is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Smith - foul #1 on Marvin Smith, team foul #2 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Robert Cosgrove (C) Anthony Verville, Howard Spencer | |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Selvidge | 59-45 |
| 17:33 | Seton Hall | Jeremy Tarango is called for the reach on Salvatore Romano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #2 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder (PG), Scott Gibson (SG) Salvatore Romano, Kelly Hull | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG) Jeremy Tarango | |
| 17:28 | Seton Hall | Raymond Dziedzic hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 59-45 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Anthony Verville | 59-45 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Anthony Verville is hacked by Jean Snyder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jean Snyder, team foul #3 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano (PG) Jean Snyder | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Anthony Verville is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Cosgrove | 59-48 |
| 17:06 | Seton Hall | Al Burris is called for the reach on Fred Zeinert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Al Burris, team foul #3 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull (SG), Stephen Brewer (PF), Jeffrey Lantz (C) Marvin Smith, Raymond Dziedzic, Fred Zeinert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG) Berdy Winkowski | |
| 16:56 | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Salvatore Romano is called for the reach on Anthony Verville in the backcourt - foul #2 on Salvatore Romano, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF) Steven Selvidge | |
| 16:35 | St. John's | The jumper by Robert Cosgrove is denied by Kelly Hull | 61-48 |
| 16:34 | Seton Hall | Stephen Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 16:17 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Lantz misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 61-48 |
| 16:16 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull tips it but misses | 61-48 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | Russell Byrd snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Verville | 61-50 |
| 15:55 | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 61-50 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Russell Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Salvatore Romano (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kelly Hull (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Brewer (tiring) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Lantz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Verville (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Byrd (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Al Burris (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Cosgrove (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Reid Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon Simmons (PG), Bill Booker (SG), Edwin Ostler (SF), Raymond Dziedzic (PF), Fred Zeinert (C) Salvatore Romano, Kelly Hull, Scott Gibson, Stephen Brewer, Jeffrey Lantz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG), Antwan Harris (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Anthony Verville, Reid Simpson, Al Burris, Robert Cosgrove | |
| 15:44 | Seton Hall | Vernon Simmons lays it up and in on a great pass from Bill Booker | 63-50 |
| 15:42 | St. John's | Howard Spencer travels in the backcourt | 63-50 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith (PF) Raymond Dziedzic | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF) Russell Byrd | |
| 15:35 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Vernon Simmons | 65-50 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-50 |
| 15:25 | Seton Hall | Fred Zeinert grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 15:21 | Seton Hall | Vernon Simmons is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bill Booker | 68-50 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-50 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder (PG), Kelly Hull (SG), Raymond Dziedzic (PF), Jeffrey Lantz (C) Vernon Simmons, Bill Booker, Edwin Ostler, Fred Zeinert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF), Jay Grier (C) Steven Selvidge, Howard Spencer | |
| 14:52 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Lantz misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jay Grier - foul #4 on Jay Grier, team foul #4 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Howard Spencer (C) Jay Grier | |
| 14:52 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Lantz makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 14:52 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Lantz misses the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 14:52 | Seton Hall | Raymond Dziedzic gets the offensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 14:38 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Lantz makes the shot from the free throw line | 71-50 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-50 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Howard Spencer snags the offensive board | 71-50 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes connects on the open 3 from the right corner | 71-53 |
| 14:12 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-53 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano (PG), Bill Booker (SG), Stephen Brewer (PF), Fred Zeinert (C) Jean Snyder, Kelly Hull, Raymond Dziedzic, Jeffrey Lantz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Al Burris (PF) Marvin Hughes, Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris | |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge's layup is rejected by Fred Zeinert | 71-53 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Al Burris tips it in | 71-55 |
| 13:51 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith's floater is tipped away by Howard Spencer | 71-55 |
| 13:49 | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 13:39 | Seton Hall | Bill Booker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-55 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon Simmons (PG), Scott Gibson (SG), Edwin Ostler (SF), Jeffrey Lantz (C) Salvatore Romano, Bill Booker, Marvin Smith, Fred Zeinert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Antwan Harris (PF) Berdy Winkowski, Al Burris | |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Vernon Simmons - foul #1 on Vernon Simmons, team foul #5 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Raymond Dziedzic (PF) Stephen Brewer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF) Steven Selvidge | |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 3rd free throw | 71-58 |
| 13:04 | Seton Hall | Raymond Dziedzic makes the wide open runner in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Gibson | 73-58 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-58 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bill Booker (SG), Stephen Brewer (PF) Scott Gibson, Raymond Dziedzic | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Robert Cosgrove (SF), Al Burris (PF) Jeremy Tarango, Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris | |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Reid Simpson connects on the floater from the free throw line | 73-60 |
| 12:25 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Lantz is fouled on the floor by Howard Spencer - foul #2 on Howard Spencer, team foul #5 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano (PG), Jean Snyder (SG), Scott Gibson (SF), Raymond Dziedzic (PF), Fred Zeinert (C) Vernon Simmons, Bill Booker, Edwin Ostler, Stephen Brewer, Jeffrey Lantz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF) Reid Simpson, Howard Spencer | |
| 12:19 | Seton Hall | Marvin Hughes is called for the reach on Raymond Dziedzic - foul #4 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #6 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG) Marvin Hughes | |
| 12:07 | Seton Hall | Raymond Dziedzic's layup is rejected by Al Burris | 73-60 |
| 12:06 | Seton Hall | Scott Gibson hits the follow up shot | 75-60 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | The short jumper by Robert Cosgrove is denied by Scott Gibson | 75-60 |
| 11:59 | Seton Hall | Fred Zeinert grabs the board | 75-60 |
| 11:43 | Seton Hall | Raymond Dziedzic blows the dunk but he's hacked by Steven Selvidge - foul #3 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #7 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull (SG), Jeffrey Lantz (C) Salvatore Romano, Fred Zeinert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF), Antwan Harris (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Steven Selvidge, Al Burris, Robert Cosgrove | |
| 11:43 | Seton Hall | Raymond Dziedzic makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 11:43 | Seton Hall | Raymond Dziedzic makes the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jean Snyder (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Kelly Hull (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Dziedzic (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Lantz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jeremy Tarango (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Berdy Winkowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Russell Byrd (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Antwan Harris (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Howard Spencer (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Russell Byrd's layup is rejected by Raymond Dziedzic | 77-60 |
| 11:28 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Lantz snags the defensive board | 77-60 |
| 11:20 | Seton Hall | Raymond Dziedzic is open but misses the lay-in | 77-60 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Antwan Harris gets the rebound | 77-60 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Russell Byrd misses the dunk attempt | 77-60 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Antwan Harris hits the follow up shot | 77-62 |
| 10:56 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-62 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon Simmons (PG), Bill Booker (SG), Edwin Ostler (SF), Marvin Smith (PF), Fred Zeinert (C) Jean Snyder, Kelly Hull, Scott Gibson, Raymond Dziedzic, Jeffrey Lantz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF) Jeremy Tarango, Berdy Winkowski, Russell Byrd | |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Reid Simpson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-62 |
| 10:42 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Marvin Smith | 77-62 |
| 10:38 | Seton Hall | Steven Selvidge steps in front of the Fred Zeinert pass | 77-62 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Howard Spencer buries a turnaround from the right block | 77-64 |
| 10:06 | Seton Hall | Vernon Simmons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-64 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge grabs the board | 77-64 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 77-64 |
| 09:59 | Seton Hall | Fred Zeinert pulls down the rebound | 77-64 |
| 09:56 | Seton Hall | Vernon Simmons's pass is intercepted by Reid Simpson in the backcourt | 77-64 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Fred Zeinert is called for the reach on Anthony Verville - foul #3 on Fred Zeinert, team foul #6 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano (PG), Kelly Hull (SG), Stephen Brewer (PF), Jeffrey Lantz (C) Vernon Simmons, Bill Booker, Edwin Ostler, Fred Zeinert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG), Russell Byrd (SF), Al Burris (PF), Robert Cosgrove (C) Anthony Verville, Reid Simpson, Steven Selvidge, Antwan Harris, Howard Spencer | |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 77-64 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski tips it home | 77-66 |
| 08:58 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Lantz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-66 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Gibson (SF) Marvin Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG) Jeremy Tarango | |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Anthony Verville misses the dunk attempt | 77-66 |
| 08:48 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Stephen Brewer | 77-66 |
| 08:30 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Lantz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-66 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder (SG) Kelly Hull | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Howard Spencer (C) Berdy Winkowski, Robert Cosgrove | |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Reid Simpson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Verville | 77-68 |
| 08:13 | Seton Hall | Anthony Verville steals the ball from Scott Gibson in the backcourt | 77-68 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Russell Byrd lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Verville | 77-70 |
| 07:55 | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Howard Spencer - foul #3 on Howard Spencer, team foul #8 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull (SG), Marvin Smith (SF) Jean Snyder, Scott Gibson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Jay Grier (C) Anthony Verville, Russell Byrd, Howard Spencer | |
| 07:55 | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano misses the free throw | 79-70 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Jay Grier pulls down the rebound | 79-70 |
| 07:45 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-70 |
| 07:44 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Lantz pulls down the rebound | 79-70 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Salvatore Romano (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kelly Hull (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Stephen Brewer (tiring) 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Lantz (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Reid Simpson (tiring) 25 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Selvidge (tired) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Al Burris (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jay Grier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Lantz comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 79-70 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge snags the defensive board | 79-70 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Reid Simpson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-73 |
| 07:28 | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-73 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon Simmons (PG), Edwin Ostler (SF), Fred Zeinert (C) Salvatore Romano, Stephen Brewer, Jeffrey Lantz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (PF) Al Burris | |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Reid Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-73 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Raymond Dziedzic (PF) Marvin Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:09 | Seton Hall | Raymond Dziedzic loses the dribble to Marvin Hughes | 79-73 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-73 |
| 06:55 | Seton Hall | Vernon Simmons snags the defensive board | 79-73 |
| 06:50 | Seton Hall | Vernon Simmons can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 79-73 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 79-73 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-73 |
| 06:29 | Seton Hall | Fred Zeinert grabs the board | 79-73 |
| 06:25 | Seton Hall | Marvin Hughes steals the ball from Edwin Ostler | 79-73 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes dunks the ball | 79-75 |
| 06:06 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-75 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder (PG), Bill Booker (SG), Scott Gibson (SF), Marvin Smith (PF), Jeffrey Lantz (C) Vernon Simmons, Kelly Hull, Edwin Ostler, Raymond Dziedzic, Fred Zeinert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG), Robert Cosgrove (SF), Al Burris (PF) Marvin Hughes, Reid Simpson, Steven Selvidge, Antwan Harris | |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-75 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove can't tip it in | 79-75 |
| 05:49 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Lantz grabs the board | 79-75 |
| 05:33 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Lantz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-75 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Stephen Brewer (PF) Marvin Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Russell Byrd (SF) Jeremy Tarango, Al Burris | |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Scott Gibson steps in front of the Russell Byrd pass | 79-75 |
| 05:10 | Seton Hall | Scott Gibson lays it in | 81-75 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 81-75 |
| 04:45 | Seton Hall | Scott Gibson pulls down the rebound | 81-75 |
| 04:42 | Seton Hall | Scott Gibson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 81-75 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano (PG), Marvin Smith (SF) Jean Snyder, Scott Gibson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Al Burris (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Berdy Winkowski, Robert Cosgrove, Jay Grier | |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Reid Simpson's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Lantz | 81-75 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Russell Byrd grabs the offensive rebound | 81-75 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-75 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull (SG), Edwin Ostler (SF) Bill Booker, Stephen Brewer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF) Marvin Hughes, Reid Simpson, Russell Byrd | |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Salvatore Romano steals it from Steven Selvidge | 81-75 |
| 04:04 | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-75 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jeremy Tarango | 81-75 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Edwin Ostler steals it from Steven Selvidge in the backcourt | 81-75 |
| 03:40 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull is hacked by Jeremy Tarango - foul #4 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #9 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon Simmons (PG), Jean Snyder (SF), Fred Zeinert (C) Salvatore Romano, Edwin Ostler, Jeffrey Lantz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Robert Cosgrove (SF), Antwan Harris (PF) Jeremy Tarango, Berdy Winkowski, Steven Selvidge, Al Burris | |
| 03:40 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 03:40 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Vernon Simmons (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelly Hull (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jean Snyder (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Marvin Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Fred Zeinert (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Reid Simpson (tiring) 28 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cosgrove (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antwan Harris (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Howard Spencer (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-75 |
| 03:20 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith grabs the board | 83-75 |
| 03:18 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull is fouled in the backcourt by Reid Simpson - foul #3 on Reid Simpson, team foul #10 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Stephen Brewer (PF) Marvin Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF), Jay Grier (C) Robert Cosgrove, Howard Spencer | |
| 03:18 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 03:18 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Russell Byrd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-75 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bill Booker (SG), Scott Gibson (SF) Kelly Hull, Jean Snyder | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:59 | Seton Hall | Vernon Simmons is whistled for traveling | 85-75 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 85-75 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano (PG), Jeffrey Lantz (C) Vernon Simmons, Fred Zeinert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG) Reid Simpson | |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-75 |
| 02:47 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Lantz misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 85-75 |
| 02:46 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Lantz grabs the offensive board | 85-75 |
| 02:34 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Lantz drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Salvatore Romano and the foul's on Antwan Harris - foul #1 on Antwan Harris, team foul #11 | 87-75 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder (SG), Edwin Ostler (SF), Raymond Dziedzic (PF) Bill Booker, Scott Gibson, Stephen Brewer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove (SF), Al Burris (PF) Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris | |
| 02:34 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Lantz makes the free throw | 88-75 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jean Snyder - foul #4 on Jean Snyder, team foul #7 | 88-75 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon Simmons (PG) Salvatore Romano | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Howard Spencer (C) Marvin Hughes, Jay Grier | |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski makes the 1st free throw | 88-76 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 88-77 |
| 02:13 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-77 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano (PG), Bill Booker (SG), Marvin Smith (PF) Vernon Simmons, Jean Snyder, Raymond Dziedzic | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG) Jeremy Tarango | |
| 01:57 | Seton Hall | Bill Booker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 88-77 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Anthony Verville grabs the board | 88-77 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 88-77 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull (SG), Raymond Dziedzic (PF), Fred Zeinert (C) Bill Booker, Edwin Ostler, Jeffrey Lantz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Russell Byrd (SF), Antwan Harris (PF) Anthony Verville, Berdy Winkowski, Robert Cosgrove, Al Burris | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Reid Simpson hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Howard Spencer | 88-79 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:19 | Seton Hall | Raymond Dziedzic scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Kelly Hull | 90-79 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Howard Spencer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 90-79 |
| 01:00 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith pulls down the rebound | 90-79 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:57 | Seton Hall | Marvin Hughes is called for the reach on Marvin Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #12 | 90-79 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Edwin Ostler (SF) Raymond Dziedzic | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Al Burris (PF), Jay Grier (C) Marvin Hughes, Reid Simpson, Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris, Howard Spencer | |
| 00:57 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 91-79 |
| 00:57 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 92-79 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 92-79 |
| 00:50 | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano grabs the board | 92-79 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:44 | Seton Hall | Fred Zeinert connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Salvatore Romano | 94-79 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 94-81 |
| 00:33 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Berdy Winkowski - foul #2 on Berdy Winkowski, team foul #13 | 94-81 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Raymond Dziedzic (PF) Edwin Ostler | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:33 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith misses the 1st free throw | 94-81 |
| 00:33 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 95-81 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Anthony Verville connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Berdy Winkowski and the foul's on Salvatore Romano - foul #3 on Salvatore Romano, team foul #8 | 95-83 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Anthony Verville makes the free throw | 95-84 |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | Salvatore Romano runs out the clock | 95-84 |