| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ian Lewis (fresh) SG - Ronald Schlesinger (fresh) SF - Andrew Bluhm (fresh) PF - Jonathan Eastman (fresh) C - Terry Cover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Louis Gooch (fresh) SG - Michael Pagan (fresh) SF - Richard Allen (fresh) PF - James Blackmore (fresh) C - Rudy Allen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Rudy Allen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | St. John's | James Blackmore knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Louis Gooch | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Rudy Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Richard Allen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis travels in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Michael Pagan is hacked by Ronald Schlesinger - foul #1 on Ronald Schlesinger, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Rudy Allen can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Ian Lewis - foul #1 on Ian Lewis, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Rudy Allen makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Rudy Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | James Blackmore grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Rudy Allen misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Louis Gooch gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | James Blackmore clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:52 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 0-3 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Louis Gooch pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Rudy Allen makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Louis Gooch | 0-5 |
| 17:33 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm is fouled in the backcourt by Rudy Allen - foul #1 on Rudy Allen, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell (SF), John Simons (C) Andrew Bluhm, Terry Cover | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Jones (C) Rudy Allen | |
| 17:18 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Ronald Schlesinger picks off the pass by Michael Pagan | 3-5 |
| 16:34 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty (SG), Micheal Capps (SF), Terry Cover (C) Ian Lewis, Ronald Schlesinger, Jonathan Eastman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:16 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Simons - foul #1 on John Simons, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm (SF) Micheal Capps | |
| Subs | St. John's | Rudy Allen (C) Robert Jones | |
| 16:16 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:00 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Rudy Allen | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Gerard Mitchell (fresh) SG - Edwin Welty (fresh) SF - Andrew Bluhm (fresh) PF - John Simons (fresh) C - Terry Cover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Louis Gooch (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Pagan (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) PF - James Blackmore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Rudy Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Rudy Allen is whistled for traveling | 3-6 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch (PF) John Simons | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Jones (C) James Blackmore | |
| 15:10 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch misses the runner from the baseline | 3-6 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Louis Gooch snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Louis Gooch scores on a shot from the free throw line | 3-8 |
| 14:35 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Edwin Welty | 5-8 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Rudy Allen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 14:02 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Pagan - foul #1 on Michael Pagan, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis (PG), Ronald Schlesinger (SG), Micheal Capps (SF), Jonathan Eastman (PF), John Simons (C) Gerard Mitchell, Edwin Welty, Andrew Bluhm, John Hatch, Terry Cover | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Blackmore (PF) Rudy Allen | |
| 13:47 | Gardner-Webb | John Simons misses the easy layup | 5-10 |
| 13:45 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps hits the follow up shot | 7-10 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Louis Gooch knocks in the floater from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 13:14 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Allen - foul #1 on Richard Allen, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Rudy Allen (C) Robert Jones | |
| 13:14 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:14 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps misses the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Rudy Allen grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Louis Gooch is hacked by John Simons - foul #2 on John Simons, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty (SF), John Hatch (C) Micheal Capps, John Simons | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Ian Lewis is called for the reach on Louis Gooch - foul #2 on Ian Lewis, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps (SF) Ian Lewis | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Edwin Welty is called for the reach on Louis Gooch - foul #1 on Edwin Welty, team foul #6 | 7-12 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Rudy Allen hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Hatch - foul #1 on John Hatch, team foul #7 | 7-12 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Rudy Allen makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Rudy Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edwin Welty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Schlesinger (fresh) SF - Micheal Capps (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Eastman (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Hatch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Louis Gooch (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Pagan (tiring) SF - Richard Allen (tired) PF - James Blackmore (tiring) 3 pts. C - Rudy Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps can't throw it down but the foul's on Louis Gooch - foul #1 on Louis Gooch, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Garrison (SG) Ronald Schlesinger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Jones (C) Rudy Allen | |
| 11:49 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:49 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Robert Jones comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 9-14 |
| 11:28 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:26 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell (PG), Andrew Bluhm (SF), Terry Cover (C) John Garrison, Micheal Capps, Jonathan Eastman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:15 | St. John's | John Hatch steals the ball from Richard Allen | 9-14 |
| 10:58 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 10:56 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm tips it home | 11-14 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 11-14 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger (SG), Jonathan Eastman (PF) Edwin Welty, John Hatch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Rudy Allen (PF) James Blackmore | |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Robert Jones connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Michael Pagan | 11-16 |
| 10:26 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover is hacked by Louis Gooch - foul #2 on Louis Gooch, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| 10:08 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm misses short on a shot from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 10:06 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 13-16 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Richard Allen is fouled on the floor by Ronald Schlesinger - foul #2 on Ronald Schlesinger, team foul #8 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty (SG) Ronald Schlesinger | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Richard Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Rudy Allen - foul #2 on Rudy Allen, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Blackmore (PF) Rudy Allen | |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:37 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | James Blackmore hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-18 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | James Blackmore tips it home | 14-20 |
| 09:06 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell is hacked by Louis Gooch - foul #3 on Louis Gooch, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Garrison (SG), John Hatch (PF), Micheal Capps (C) Andrew Bluhm, Jonathan Eastman, Terry Cover | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG) Louis Gooch | |
| 09:06 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:06 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Robert Jones steps out of bounds on the sideline | 16-20 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover (C) Gerard Mitchell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:33 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-20 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Michael Pagan grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses the 3 from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 08:25 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 08:22 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Allen steals it from Micheal Capps in the backcourt | 16-20 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Richard Allen lays it up and in | 16-22 |
| 08:06 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty is hacked by Michael Pagan - foul #2 on Michael Pagan, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman (PF) Terry Cover | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG) Richard Kelly | |
| 08:06 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:06 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Robert Jones tips it in | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edwin Welty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Garrison (fresh) SF - Micheal Capps (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Eastman (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Hatch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Louis Gooch (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Pagan (tired) 1 ast. SF - Richard Allen (tired) 4 pts. PF - James Blackmore (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Gardner-Webb | James Blackmore takes the ball from John Hatch in the backcourt | 18-24 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Richard Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Eastman | 18-24 |
| 07:45 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 07:34 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Robert Jones travels with the ball | 21-24 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell (PG), Andrew Bluhm (SF), Terry Cover (C) Edwin Welty, Micheal Capps, John Hatch | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:00 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Andrew Bluhm | 23-24 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Terry Cover swats the short shot by James Blackmore | 23-24 |
| 06:51 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 06:30 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm jams the wide open dunk | 25-24 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Richard Allen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-24 |
| 06:08 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 05:49 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover loses the ball out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty (PG), John Hatch (PF), Micheal Capps (C) John Garrison, Jonathan Eastman, Terry Cover | |
| Subs | St. John's | Rudy Allen (C) Robert Jones | |
| 05:30 | St. John's | James Blackmore can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by John Hatch - foul #2 on John Hatch, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover (C) John Hatch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Jones (C) Louis Gooch | |
| 05:30 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:30 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 05:17 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty slams it home set up by Micheal Capps and the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG) Robert Jones | |
| 05:17 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty makes the free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Richard Allen's pass is intercepted by Andrew Bluhm | 28-24 |
| 04:46 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Edwin Welty | 30-24 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | James Blackmore makes the floater in the paint | 30-26 |
| 04:21 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Pagan is called for the reach on Gerard Mitchell - foul #3 on Michael Pagan, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman (PF) Micheal Capps | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:21 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:21 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Richard Allen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 32-26 |
| 04:02 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 03:58 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Gooch - foul #4 on Louis Gooch, team foul #11 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis (PG), Ronald Schlesinger (SG), John Simons (PF), John Hatch (C) Edwin Welty, Andrew Bluhm, Jonathan Eastman, Terry Cover | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Jones (C) Louis Gooch, James Blackmore | |
| 03:58 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:58 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Michael Pagan travels with the ball | 33-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm (SF) Gerard Mitchell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ian Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Schlesinger (fresh) SF - Andrew Bluhm (tiring) 4 pts. PF - John Simons (fresh) C - John Hatch (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) SG - Michael Pagan (very tired) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Allen (very tired) 4 pts. PF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudy Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger is hacked by Michael Pagan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Pagan, team foul #12 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG) Michael Pagan | |
| 03:38 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 03:38 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Robert Jones hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Kelly | 35-28 |
| 02:57 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on John Hatch, team foul #10 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty (SF), Jonathan Eastman (PF) Andrew Bluhm, John Hatch | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Ian Lewis takes the ball from Richard Allen | 35-28 |
| 02:38 | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Gooch (PG), James Blackmore (PF) Richard Kelly, Robert Jones | |
| 02:16 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Louis Gooch is blocked by Jonathan Eastman | 35-28 |
| 02:15 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 02:10 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Gooch - foul #5 on Louis Gooch, team foul #13 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Garrison (PG), Micheal Capps (C) Ian Lewis, John Simons | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (SG), Robert Cobb (SF) Louis Gooch, Timothy Fleming | |
| 02:10 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 35-28 |
| 02:10 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:10 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Rudy Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis (PG) John Garrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Jones (C) Robert Cobb, James Blackmore | |
| 01:41 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman banks in the wide open layup set up by Ian Lewis | 38-28 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Richard Allen misses the 3 from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Rudy Allen snags the offensive board | 38-28 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Robert Jones misses long on a jumper from the left side | 38-28 |
| 01:19 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Ian Lewis | 38-28 |
| 01:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger is hacked by Michael Pagan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Pagan, team foul #14 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover (C) Micheal Capps | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Cobb (SF) Richard Kelly, Michael Pagan | |
| 01:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Rudy Allen misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 40-28 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Rudy Allen tips it in | 40-30 |
| 00:36 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman loses the dribble to Robert Cobb | 40-30 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Richard Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Edwin Welty | 40-30 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jones | 40-30 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Richard Allen drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 40-32 |