| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Casey Gaiser (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Riley Lino (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Raymond Reulet (fresh) PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Hahn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey double dribbles | 30-30 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Danny Davenport is fouled on the floor by Raymond Reulet - foul #1 on Raymond Reulet, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro's layup is rejected by Raymond Reulet | 30-30 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Michael Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro loses the ball out of bounds | 30-30 |
| 18:38 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 18:37 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn tips it in | 30-32 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Danny Davenport misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 30-32 |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:07 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Jackson | 30-32 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Danny Davenport makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Robert Ribeiro | 32-32 |
| 17:18 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 17:16 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 17:00 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Casey Gaiser | 32-35 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Riley Lino - foul #2 on Riley Lino, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), Chris Foster (SF), Steven Wiens (PF) Robert Ribeiro, Danny Davenport, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG), Richard Polite (SG), Carmelo Gomez (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), Charles Towry (C) Casey Gaiser, Riley Lino, Raymond Reulet, Gerald Lucey, Robert Hahn | |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:12 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Carmelo Gomez | 33-37 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Carmelo Gomez - foul #2 on Carmelo Gomez, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:55 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) C - Brian Espinosa (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Polite (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Towry (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 34-37 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Steven Wiens pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 15:28 | St. John's | Chris Foster makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Hart | 37-37 |
| 15:10 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer is whistled for traveling | 37-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), Thomas Powell (PF) John Hart, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Riley Lino (SG), Raymond Reulet (SF), Robert Hahn (C) James Murphy, Richard Polite, Carmelo Gomez, Charles Towry | |
| 14:47 | St. John's | Stephen Little is hacked by Bret Wimmer - foul #3 on Bret Wimmer, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (SG), Danny Davenport (SF) Chris Foster, Stephen Little | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Michael Jackson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 14:22 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino is hacked by Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey (PF) Bret Wimmer | |
| 14:05 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Danny Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Michael Jackson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 13:41 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Jackson - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Wiens (PF) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:41 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:41 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Steven Wiens gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 13:18 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 13:13 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-37 |
| 12:57 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 12:45 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 42-37 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Steven Wiens grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Michael Jackson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Ribeiro | 44-37 |
| 12:19 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino is called for traveling | 44-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), John Hart (SG), Chris Foster (SF), Thomas Powell (PF) Robert Ribeiro, Michael Jackson, Danny Davenport, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG), Richard Polite (SG), Carmelo Gomez (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), Charles Towry (C) Casey Gaiser, Riley Lino, Raymond Reulet, Gerald Lucey, Robert Hahn | |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 11:52 | Western Illinois | James Murphy grabs the board | 44-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Polite (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Towry (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bret Wimmer | 44-40 |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Stephen Little drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Powell | 47-40 |
| 11:27 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Polite | 47-42 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | John Hart scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Foster | 49-42 |
| 10:47 | Western Illinois | Stephen Little takes the ball from Charles Towry | 49-42 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Chris Foster drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Little | 52-42 |
| 10:13 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Carmelo Gomez | 52-45 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Chris Foster clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Stephen Little tips it in | 54-45 |
| 09:29 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Powell - foul #1 on Thomas Powell, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Danny Davenport (SF), Roderick Hasegawa (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Stephen Little, John Hart, Chris Foster, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Riley Lino (SG), Raymond Reulet (SF), Robert Hahn (C) James Murphy, Richard Polite, Carmelo Gomez, Charles Towry | |
| 09:29 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 09:29 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey (PF) Bret Wimmer | |
| 09:03 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Michael Jackson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Espinosa | 57-46 |
| 08:23 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-46 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Danny Davenport hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 57-46 |
| 08:10 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (PF) Roderick Hasegawa | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Casey Gaiser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Riley Lino (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Raymond Reulet (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Hahn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is hacked by Casey Gaiser - foul #2 on Casey Gaiser, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Danny Davenport connects on the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Raymond Reulet - foul #2 on Raymond Reulet, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Danny Davenport makes the free throw | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:01 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn hits a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Thomas Powell - foul #2 on Thomas Powell, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Towry (PF) Gerald Lucey | |
| 07:01 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 60-49 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa gets the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-49 |
| 06:28 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:12 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino loses the ball out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), John Hart (SG), Chris Foster (SF), Steven Wiens (PF) Robert Ribeiro, Michael Jackson, Danny Davenport, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG), Richard Polite (SG), Carmelo Gomez (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF) Casey Gaiser, Riley Lino, Raymond Reulet, Robert Hahn | |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Steven Wiens misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 05:57 | Western Illinois | James Murphy gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 05:41 | Western Illinois | Stephen Little steals it from James Murphy | 60-49 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Stephen Little lays it in | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:23 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 05:22 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry grabs the offensive board | 62-49 |
| 05:14 | Western Illinois | James Murphy hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Carmelo Gomez | 62-51 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | John Hart snags the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Chris Foster knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Espinosa | 65-51 |
| 04:36 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez double dribbles | 65-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Danny Davenport (SF), Thomas Powell (PF) Stephen Little, John Hart, Chris Foster, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Riley Lino (SG), Raymond Reulet (SF), Gerald Lucey (PF), Robert Hahn (C) James Murphy, Richard Polite, Carmelo Gomez, Bret Wimmer, Charles Towry | |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Steven Wiens clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Hahn - foul #1 on Robert Hahn, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Steven Wiens misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Steven Wiens misses the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:21 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| 04:05 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Jackson - foul #3 on Michael Jackson, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| 04:05 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 04:05 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Danny Davenport misses the lay-in | 65-53 |
| 03:56 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 03:46 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser can't connect on a floater from the left side | 65-53 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Danny Davenport grabs the board | 65-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Casey Gaiser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Riley Lino (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Raymond Reulet (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Hahn (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Casey Gaiser takes the ball from Danny Davenport | 65-53 |
| 03:22 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet banks in the layup on a nice dish by Casey Gaiser | 65-55 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Riley Lino is called for the reach on Michael Jackson - foul #3 on Riley Lino, team foul #8 | 65-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF), Brian Espinosa (C) Danny Davenport, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Michael Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:09 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Hahn | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Michael Jackson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 66-57 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Powell | 66-57 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Powell and he's hacked by Raymond Reulet - foul #3 on Raymond Reulet, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Danny Davenport (SF), Roderick Hasegawa (PF) Chris Foster, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG), Richard Polite (SG), Carmelo Gomez (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), Charles Towry (C) Casey Gaiser, Riley Lino, Raymond Reulet, Gerald Lucey, Robert Hahn | |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the free throw | 69-57 |
| 02:06 | Western Illinois | James Murphy is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 69-57 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Michael Jackson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Robert Ribeiro | 71-57 |
| 01:36 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-57 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roderick Hasegawa | 71-57 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-57 |
| 01:07 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| 00:51 | Western Illinois | James Murphy clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-57 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Michael Jackson gets the rebound | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Danny Davenport connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Ribeiro | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-57 |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry gets the offensive rebound | 73-57 |
| 00:15 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Polite | 73-59 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro runs out the clock | 73-59 |