| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Ferris (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Joseph Letellier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Walker (fresh) PF - Paul Starks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Michael White is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Clarence Roberts | 39-31 |
| 19:29 | Western Kentucky | Carlos Walker misses short on a jumper from the left block | 39-31 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael White | 39-31 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 19:02 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts tips it in | 41-31 |
| 18:49 | Western Kentucky | Carlos Walker clanks a shot from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Michael White gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Anthony Baden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 18:41 | Western Kentucky | Carlos Walker gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:27 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 18:25 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Starks | 41-31 |
| 18:14 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Michael White pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is hacked by Paul Starks - foul #1 on Paul Starks, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brown (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Woodrow Bissell (C) Carlos Walker, Paul Starks, Jason Tate | |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 17:35 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:19 | Western Kentucky | Robert Johnson's pass is intercepted by Clarence Roberts | 41-31 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Robert Johnson steals the ball from Clarence Roberts | 41-31 |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | Irvin Foster takes the ball from David Brown | 41-31 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Michael White is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Baden | 44-31 |
| 16:04 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier connects on the floater from the left side | 44-33 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-33 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts tips it home | 46-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Ferris (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Joseph Letellier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Woodrow Bissell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Michael Ferris | 46-35 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Baden and the foul's on Michael Ferris - foul #2 on Michael Ferris, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Fred Downey (PG), Carlos Walker (SF), Paul Starks (PF), Jason Tate (C) Michael Ferris, David Brown, Robert Johnson, Woodrow Bissell | |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the free throw | 49-35 |
| 14:55 | Western Kentucky | Fred Downey drills a jumper from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Clarence Roberts | 51-37 |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks connects on the jumper from the baseline | 51-39 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is whistled for a carry | 51-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Michael White, Irvin Foster, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:40 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 51-39 |
| 13:38 | Western Kentucky | Jason Tate pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 13:16 | Western Kentucky | Carlos Walker connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Letellier | 51-41 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Anthony Baden can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-41 |
| 12:56 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 12:41 | Western Kentucky | Carlos Walker clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-41 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Baden | 54-41 |
| 12:05 | Western Kentucky | Paul Carr is called for the reach on Joseph Letellier - foul #1 on Paul Carr, team foul #1 | 54-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Anthony Baden, Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris (PG), Arthur Witherspoon (SG), David Brown (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Woodrow Bissell (C) Fred Downey, Joseph Letellier, Carlos Walker, Paul Starks, Jason Tate | |
| 11:43 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-41 |
| 11:42 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris gets the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Ferris (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Brown (fresh) PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Woodrow Bissell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Roland Nieman grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 11:19 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is whistled for a carry | 54-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG) Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier (SG) Arthur Witherspoon | |
| 11:04 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Johnson | 54-44 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Michael White misses the 3 from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 10:49 | Western Kentucky | David Brown pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 10:33 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 10:32 | Western Kentucky | David Brown snags the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Irvin Foster - foul #1 on Irvin Foster, team foul #2 | 54-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Fred Downey (PG), Paul Starks (PF) David Brown, Robert Johnson | |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-45 |
| 09:50 | Western Kentucky | Fred Downey snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 09:36 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-45 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Roland Nieman snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Paul Carr is hacked by Michael Ferris - foul #3 on Michael Ferris, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Michael White, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Carlos Walker (SF), Jason Tate (C) Michael Ferris, Woodrow Bissell | |
| 09:02 | St. John's | The short jumper by Clarence Roberts is denied by Jason Tate | 54-45 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens tips it home | 56-45 |
| 08:41 | Western Kentucky | Carlos Walker knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Clarence Roberts | 59-48 |
| 08:08 | Western Kentucky | Paul Carr is called for the reach on Fred Downey - foul #2 on Paul Carr, team foul #3 | 59-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Irvin Foster (PF) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris (SG), Robert Johnson (PF) Joseph Letellier, Paul Starks | |
| 07:55 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-51 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Anthony Baden buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Fred Downey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Ferris (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by Carlos Walker is blocked by Irvin Foster | 62-51 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Michael Ferris steals the ball from Anthony Baden in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| 06:57 | Western Kentucky | Jason Tate loses the ball out of bounds | 62-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Paul Carr (SF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Michael White, Clarence Roberts, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier (SG), David Brown (SF), Woodrow Bissell (C) Fred Downey, Carlos Walker, Jason Tate | |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Michael Ferris is called for the reach on Anthony Baden - foul #4 on Michael Ferris, team foul #4 | 62-51 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Irvin Foster | 64-51 |
| 06:07 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 06:06 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell grabs the offensive board | 64-51 |
| 05:40 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Patrick Thibodeau | 64-51 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Robert Johnson takes the ball from Paul Carr | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:05 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Letellier drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Brown | 64-54 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Paul Carr buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Anthony Baden | 66-54 |
| 04:51 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Raymond Stephens, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Fred Downey (PG), Carlos Walker (SF), Paul Starks (PF), Jason Tate (C) Michael Ferris, David Brown, Robert Johnson, Woodrow Bissell | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:40 | Western Kentucky | Carlos Walker is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Carlos Walker, team foul #5 | 66-54 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Michael White is by himself and knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Clarence Roberts | 68-54 |
| 04:18 | Western Kentucky | Fred Downey is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Baden - foul #1 on Anthony Baden, team foul #4 | 68-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (PG) Anthony Baden | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks blows the layup but the foul's on Paul Carr - foul #3 on Paul Carr, team foul #5 | 68-54 |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks misses the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Patrick Thibodeau | 68-55 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Carlos Walker is called for the reach on Raymond Stephens - foul #3 on Carlos Walker, team foul #6 | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Michael White scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Stephens | 70-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Fred Downey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Letellier (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Starks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Western Kentucky | Carlos Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-55 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael White | 70-55 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau is called for 5 seconds | 70-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Irvin Foster (PF) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris (PG), Arthur Witherspoon (SG), David Brown (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Woodrow Bissell (C) Fred Downey, Joseph Letellier, Carlos Walker, Paul Starks, Jason Tate | |
| 02:35 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-55 |
| 02:33 | Western Kentucky | Robert Johnson tips it in | 70-57 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Anthony Baden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-57 |
| 02:13 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon grabs the defensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 01:56 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-57 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Michael White buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Irvin Foster | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 01:31 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-57 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Michael White misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Ferris - foul #5 on Michael Ferris, team foul #7 | 72-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep (SG) Michael Ferris | |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Anthony Estep | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau drills a jumper near the basket set up by Irvin Foster and he's fouled by Woodrow Bissell - foul #2 on Woodrow Bissell, team foul #8 | 76-60 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the free throw | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | David Brown loses the dribble to Clarence Roberts | 77-60 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Anthony Baden runs out the clock | 77-60 |