| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Douglas Hsieh (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goodman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Poche (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Miller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | George Smathers inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Donald Depuy is hacked by Joe Miller - foul #1 on Joe Miller, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (C) Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo connects on the runner from close range set up by Scott Wood and the foul's on Joe Miller - foul #2 on Joe Miller, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the free throw | 32-25 |
| 19:23 | Western Illinois | John Goodman misses long on a floater in the paint | 32-25 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | James Rollo pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-25 |
| 19:09 | Western Illinois | James Poche grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 18:50 | Western Illinois | James Poche hits a turnaround from the right block | 32-27 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Scott Wood drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Rollo | 35-27 |
| 18:28 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Scott Wood gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 18:13 | Western Illinois | John Goodman snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 17:56 | Western Illinois | John Goodman loses the dribble to James Rollo | 35-27 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is called for traveling | 35-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers (C) Joe Miller | |
| 17:10 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin (SG) Frank Johnson | |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 35-27 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Sean Bunting snags the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Donald Depuy scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Stephen Kay and he's hacked by Jeffrey Myers - foul #2 on Jeffrey Myers, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Charles Wilson (SG) Stephen Kay, Sean Bunting | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Foster (SG), Joe Miller (C) Douglas Hsieh, James Poche | |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the free throw | 38-27 |
| 16:12 | Western Illinois | Richard Foster clanks a shot from the baseline | 38-27 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Charles Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Charles Wilson loses the dribble to John Goodman | 38-27 |
| 15:48 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-29 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lance Flavin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Foster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Goodman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Myers (fresh) C - Joe Miller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Scott Wood buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Charles Wilson and he's fouled by Jeffrey Myers - foul #3 on Jeffrey Myers, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Darren Greene (SF), James Rollo (PF) Charles Wilson, George Smathers, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson (SG), James Poche (PF) John Goodman, Jeffrey Myers | |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the free throw | 40-29 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the offensive board | 40-29 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Scott Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | James Rollo hits the follow up shot | 42-29 |
| 15:03 | Western Illinois | James Poche misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Sean Bunting - foul #3 on Sean Bunting, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) Scott Wood | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh (PG), Gary Dambrosio (C) Lance Flavin, Joe Miller | |
| 15:03 | Western Illinois | James Poche makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 15:03 | Western Illinois | James Poche makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Sean Bunting comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 14:44 | Western Illinois | Gary Dambrosio grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 14:40 | Western Illinois | Richard Foster clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 14:38 | Western Illinois | Gary Dambrosio gets the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 14:28 | Western Illinois | Richard Foster makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Frank Johnson | 42-34 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | James Rollo connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Sean Bunting | 44-34 |
| 13:59 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Poche | 44-36 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 13:31 | Western Illinois | Darren Greene is called for the reach on Douglas Hsieh - foul #4 on Darren Greene, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), George Smathers (SF), Ariel Rizzo (C) Stephen Kay, Sean Bunting, Darren Greene, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin (SG), John Goodman (SF), Joe Miller (C) Frank Johnson, Richard Foster, Gary Dambrosio | |
| 13:20 | Western Illinois | Ariel Rizzo picks off the pass by Lance Flavin | 47-36 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Charles Wilson hits a floater from the free throw line | 49-36 |
| 12:37 | Western Illinois | James Poche is hacked by George Smathers - foul #3 on George Smathers, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Charles Wilson, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Walker (PG), Jeffrey Myers (PF) Douglas Hsieh, James Poche | |
| 12:25 | Western Illinois | Keith Walker makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Goodman | 49-39 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is called for traveling | 49-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson (SG), Gary Dambrosio (C) Keith Walker, Joe Miller | |
| 11:49 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 49-39 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | George Smathers snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lance Flavin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Goodman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Myers (fresh) 3 pf. C - Gary Dambrosio (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Depuy | 51-39 |
| 11:06 | Western Illinois | John Goodman is whistled for a carry | 51-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Scott Wood, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh (PG), James Poche (PF) Lance Flavin, Gary Dambrosio | |
| 10:39 | St. John's | James Poche is called for the reach on Ariel Rizzo - foul #2 on James Poche, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Sean Bunting, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joe Miller (C) Jeffrey Myers | |
| 10:21 | St. John's | George Smathers is hacked by Frank Johnson - foul #2 on Frank Johnson, team foul #6 | 51-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 10:09 | St. John's | George Smathers comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-39 |
| 10:08 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:45 | Western Illinois | John Goodman misses long on a jump hook from close range | 51-39 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Scott Wood is fouled on the floor by James Poche - foul #3 on James Poche, team foul #7 | 51-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Sean Bunting, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin (SG), Richard Foster (SF) Frank Johnson, John Goodman | |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 09:00 | Western Illinois | Scott Wood steals the ball from Joe Miller | 53-39 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo double dribbles | 53-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), James Rollo (PF) Scott Wood, Charles Wilson, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers (C) Joe Miller | |
| 08:31 | Western Illinois | James Poche is fouled on the floor by James Rollo - foul #1 on James Rollo, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| 08:23 | Western Illinois | James Poche misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 08:22 | Western Illinois | James Poche tips it back up and in | 53-41 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Sean Bunting scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Kay | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:37 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Hsieh and he's hacked by Stephen Kay - foul #1 on Stephen Kay, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Darren Greene (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Stephen Kay, Sean Bunting, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson (SG), John Goodman (SF), Gary Dambrosio (C) Douglas Hsieh, Richard Foster, James Poche | |
| 07:37 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin makes the free throw | 56-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Greene (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lance Flavin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Goodman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Myers (fresh) 3 pf. C - Gary Dambrosio (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the 3 from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 07:21 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Goodman | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:17 | Western Illinois | John Goodman lays it in on a nice dish by Lance Flavin | 56-46 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Darren Greene is fouled on the floor by John Goodman - foul #1 on John Goodman, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), James Rollo (PF) Scott Wood, Charles Wilson, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joe Miller (C) Gary Dambrosio | |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Darren Greene misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 06:52 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 06:45 | Western Illinois | John Goodman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Donald Depuy snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 06:37 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 06:12 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Rollo - foul #2 on James Rollo, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Ariel Rizzo (C) Stephen Kay, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh (PG) Lance Flavin | |
| 06:12 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 06:12 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Sean Bunting hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Wood | 59-48 |
| 05:54 | Western Illinois | John Goodman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Darren Greene gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Joe Miller is called for the reach on Scott Wood - foul #3 on Joe Miller, team foul #9 | 59-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Sean Bunting, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Foster (SG), James Poche (PF) Frank Johnson, Jeffrey Myers | |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:21 | Western Illinois | James Poche misses the lay-in | 61-48 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Scott Wood pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Scott Wood loses the dribble to Douglas Hsieh | 61-48 |
| 04:52 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Depuy | 61-48 |
| 04:51 | Western Illinois | James Poche can't tip it in | 61-48 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Charles Wilson snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Scott Wood connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Charles Wilson | 63-48 |
| 04:37 | Western Illinois | Richard Foster hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Hsieh | 63-51 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Scott Wood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 04:23 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Joe Miller | 63-51 |
| 04:10 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 63-51 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Darren Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Scott Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), George Smathers (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Scott Wood, Charles Wilson, Darren Greene, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin (PG), Frank Johnson (SG), Jeffrey Myers (C) Douglas Hsieh, John Goodman, Joe Miller | |
| 03:33 | Western Illinois | James Poche connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Lance Flavin | 63-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Depuy (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lance Flavin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Foster (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Poche (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo comes up short on the runner in the paint | 63-53 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Sean Bunting can't tip it in | 63-53 |
| 03:11 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers's pass is intercepted by Sean Bunting | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:21 | St. John's | James Poche steals the ball from Stephen Kay | 63-53 |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Jeffrey Myers, team foul #10 | 63-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Walker (PG), Kent Jack (SF), Gary Dambrosio (C) Frank Johnson, Richard Foster, James Poche | |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Scott Wood is hacked by Keith Walker - foul #1 on Keith Walker, team foul #11 | 63-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (C) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Foster (SF) Kent Jack | |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 01:43 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin is hacked by James Rollo - foul #3 on James Rollo, team foul #7 | 65-53 |
| 01:43 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | George Smathers is called for traveling | 65-53 |
| 01:08 | Western Illinois | Richard Foster misses long on a 3 from straight away | 65-53 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Scott Wood snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Myers - foul #5 on Jeffrey Myers, team foul #12 | 65-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Shawn Hann (PF) Jeffrey Myers | |
| 00:42 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Gary Dambrosio gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-53 |
| 00:35 | Western Illinois | Gary Dambrosio grabs the offensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 00:33 | Western Illinois | Shawn Hann hits a 3 from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Sean Bunting drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Wood | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-59 |