| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) SF - George Smathers (fresh) PF - James Rollo (fresh) C - Donald Depuy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Anthony Carter (fresh) SG - Sherman Bequette (fresh) SF - Eldon West (fresh) PF - Steven Heins (fresh) C - Michael Witzel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Rollo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Steven Heins picks off the pass by Sean Bunting out of a doubleteam | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Georgetown | Anthony Carter's layup is rejected by James Rollo | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Sean Bunting clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to George Smathers | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Scott Wood scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Sean Bunting | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Georgetown | George Smathers steals the ball from Sherman Bequette | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Donald Depuy misses short on an open jumper from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Anthony Carter | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Georgetown | Eldon West hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Sherman Bequette | 2-3 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it in | 4-3 |
| 17:59 | Georgetown | Steven Heins clanks a turnaround from the right block | 4-3 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Scott Wood hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-3 |
| 17:37 | Georgetown | Eldon West can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Rollo - foul #1 on James Rollo, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Darren Greene (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 17:37 | Georgetown | Eldon West misses the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:37 | Georgetown | Eldon West misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:37 | Georgetown | Michael Witzel snags the offensive board | 7-3 |
| 17:31 | Georgetown | Eldon West comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Darren Greene - foul #1 on Darren Greene, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 17:31 | Georgetown | Eldon West makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:31 | Georgetown | Eldon West makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Stephen Kay comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo tips it home | 9-5 |
| 17:06 | Georgetown | Michael Witzel is hacked by Ariel Rizzo - foul #1 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (C) James Rollo | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Darren Bogdanski (PF) Steven Heins | |
| 17:01 | Georgetown | Anthony Carter connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Witzel | 9-7 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ariel Rizzo | 11-7 |
| 16:27 | Georgetown | Anthony Carter is hacked by Stephen Kay - foul #1 on Stephen Kay, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Darren Greene, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 16:17 | Georgetown | Michael Witzel misses the dunk | 11-7 |
| 16:15 | Georgetown | Darren Bogdanski grabs the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 16:07 | Georgetown | Michael Witzel misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Ariel Rizzo - foul #2 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), Darren Greene (SF), Donald Depuy (C) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, George Smathers, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Reginald Johnson (SG) Sherman Bequette | |
| 16:07 | Georgetown | Michael Witzel makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 16:07 | Georgetown | Michael Witzel makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Scott Wood is hacked by Reginald Johnson - foul #1 on Reginald Johnson, team foul #1 | 11-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF) Darren Greene | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Steven Heins (PF) Darren Bogdanski | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Anthony Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Reginald Johnson (fresh) SF - Eldon West (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Heins (fresh) C - Michael Witzel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 15:24 | Georgetown | Anthony Carter gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 15:03 | Georgetown | Anthony Carter knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Witzel | 11-12 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | George Smathers scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Wood | 13-12 |
| 14:34 | Georgetown | Anthony Carter connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Eldon West | 13-15 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Scott Wood loses the dribble to Michael Witzel | 13-15 |
| 14:10 | Georgetown | Eldon West is called for traveling | 13-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Darren Greene (SF) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, George Smathers | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Sherman Bequette (SG), Darren Bogdanski (PF) Eldon West, Steven Heins | |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 13:51 | Georgetown | Anthony Carter snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 13:32 | Georgetown | Sherman Bequette comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Donald Depuy gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Charles Wilson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 13:16 | Georgetown | Michael Witzel gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 13:11 | Georgetown | Sherman Bequette is hacked by Donald Depuy - foul #1 on Donald Depuy, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), George Smathers (SF) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, Darren Greene | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Brady Cashion (SF), Todd Thompson (C) Reginald Johnson, Michael Witzel | |
| 13:06 | Georgetown | Todd Thompson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 13-15 |
| 13:04 | Georgetown | Brady Cashion tips it but misses | 13-15 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Scott Wood | 13-15 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Donald Depuy's pass is intercepted by Anthony Carter | 13-15 |
| 12:30 | Georgetown | Anthony Carter hits the finger roll | 13-17 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Scott Wood is fouled on the floor by Anthony Carter - foul #1 on Anthony Carter, team foul #2 | 13-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Eldon West (SF), Steven Heins (PF) Brady Cashion, Darren Bogdanski | |
| 11:54 | St. John's | James Rollo can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 13-17 |
| 11:53 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Steven Heins | 13-17 |
| 11:38 | Georgetown | Sherman Bequette misses badly on a floater from the right block | 13-17 |
| 11:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Rollo | 13-17 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) SF - George Smathers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Depuy (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Anthony Carter (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Sherman Bequette (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eldon West (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Heins (fresh) C - Todd Thompson (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Charles Wilson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Stephen Kay | 16-17 |
| 11:12 | Georgetown | The jumper by Sherman Bequette is denied by James Rollo | 16-17 |
| 11:10 | Georgetown | Todd Thompson tips it back up and in | 16-19 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Todd Thompson steps in front of the Stephen Kay pass | 16-19 |
| 10:52 | Georgetown | Sherman Bequette is hacked by Stephen Kay - foul #2 on Stephen Kay, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), Darren Greene (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Darren Bogdanski (PF), Michael Witzel (C) Steven Heins, Todd Thompson | |
| 10:52 | Georgetown | Sherman Bequette makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:52 | Georgetown | Sherman Bequette misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Scott Wood is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 16-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Reginald Johnson (SG) Sherman Bequette | |
| 10:31 | Georgetown | Anthony Carter misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Darren Greene - foul #2 on Darren Greene, team foul #8 | 16-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF), Donald Depuy (C) Darren Greene, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 10:31 | Georgetown | Anthony Carter misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:31 | Georgetown | Anthony Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Scott Wood is whistled for a carry | 16-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 09:54 | Georgetown | Anthony Carter misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-20 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Scott Wood snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Darren Bogdanski - foul #1 on Darren Bogdanski, team foul #3 | 16-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (C) James Rollo | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Steven Heins (PF) Darren Bogdanski | |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:37 | Georgetown | Steven Heins snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 09:20 | Georgetown | Reginald Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Reginald Johnson, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Sherman Bequette (SG) Reginald Johnson | |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Scott Wood drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from George Smathers | 19-20 |
| 08:58 | Georgetown | Anthony Carter makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Steven Heins | 19-22 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | George Smathers snags the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Sean Bunting splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Scott Wood | 22-22 |
| 08:15 | Georgetown | Eldon West can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Smathers | 22-22 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Sean Bunting hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 08:05 | Georgetown | Steven Heins grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 08:01 | Georgetown | Eldon West misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 08:00 | Georgetown | Michael Witzel can't tip it in | 22-22 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | James Rollo pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Sean Bunting | 25-22 |
| 07:42 | Georgetown | Sherman Bequette makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Witzel | 25-24 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Scott Wood is hacked by Anthony Carter - foul #2 on Anthony Carter, team foul #5 | 25-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Sean Bunting, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Georgetown | David Perri (PG), Brady Cashion (SF), Darren Bogdanski (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Anthony Carter, Eldon West, Steven Heins, Michael Witzel | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Depuy (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - David Perri (fresh) SG - Sherman Bequette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brady Cashion (fresh) PF - Darren Bogdanski (fresh) C - Todd Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Darren Bogdanski doubles Scott Wood and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Darren Bogdanski, team foul #6 | 25-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Steven Heins (PF) Darren Bogdanski | |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Scott Wood can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-24 |
| 07:06 | Georgetown | Todd Thompson gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 06:46 | Georgetown | Sherman Bequette hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Perri | 25-26 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Charles Wilson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Scott Wood | 28-26 |
| 06:21 | Georgetown | Sherman Bequette misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | James Rollo is fouled on the floor by Steven Heins - foul #1 on Steven Heins, team foul #7 | 28-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Charles Wilson, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Anthony Carter (PG), Eldon West (SF) Sherman Bequette, Brady Cashion | |
| 06:05 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:41 | Georgetown | Todd Thompson is hacked by James Rollo - foul #2 on James Rollo, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (PF) James Rollo | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 05:41 | Georgetown | Todd Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:41 | Georgetown | Todd Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Scott Wood out of a doubleteam | 32-28 |
| 05:08 | Georgetown | Steven Heins knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Carter | 32-30 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses short on a shot near the basket | 32-30 |
| 04:50 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Steven Heins | 32-30 |
| 04:45 | Georgetown | Anthony Carter misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Wood - foul #1 on Scott Wood, team foul #10 | 32-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Sherman Bequette (SG), Michael Witzel (C) David Perri, Todd Thompson | |
| 04:45 | Georgetown | Anthony Carter makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 04:45 | Georgetown | Anthony Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by George Smathers | 34-32 |
| 04:15 | Georgetown | Sherman Bequette scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Carter | 34-34 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven Heins - foul #2 on Steven Heins, team foul #8 | 34-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Darren Greene (SF), James Rollo (PF) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, George Smathers, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Reginald Johnson (SG), Brady Cashion (SF), Darren Bogdanski (PF) Sherman Bequette, Eldon West, Steven Heins | |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:40 | Georgetown | Darren Bogdanski loses the ball out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Sean Bunting buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Darren Greene | 39-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Greene (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ariel Rizzo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Anthony Carter (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Johnson (fresh) SF - Brady Cashion (fresh) PF - Darren Bogdanski (fresh) C - Michael Witzel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Georgetown | Michael Witzel hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 39-34 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Stephen Kay pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | James Rollo loses the dribble to Brady Cashion | 39-34 |
| 02:50 | Georgetown | Brady Cashion misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Darren Greene - foul #3 on Darren Greene, team foul #11 | 39-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), George Smathers (SF), Donald Depuy (C) Sean Bunting, Darren Greene, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Eldon West (PG), Todd Thompson (C) Anthony Carter, Michael Witzel | |
| 02:50 | Georgetown | Brady Cashion makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 02:50 | Georgetown | Brady Cashion misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Depuy | 39-35 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Kay | 41-35 |
| 02:07 | Georgetown | Eldon West scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Reginald Johnson | 41-37 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 41-37 |
| 01:41 | Georgetown | Darren Bogdanski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 01:35 | Georgetown | Eldon West connects on the fadeaway from close range | 41-39 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | George Smathers misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-39 |
| 01:15 | Georgetown | Eldon West grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 01:06 | Georgetown | Darren Bogdanski drills a jumpshot from the right side | 41-41 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Brady Cashion is called for the reach on Donald Depuy - foul #1 on Brady Cashion, team foul #9 | 41-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Anthony Carter (PG), Sherman Bequette (SG), Michael Witzel (PF) Reginald Johnson, Brady Cashion, Darren Bogdanski | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Donald Depuy misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 00:47 | Georgetown | Michael Witzel grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 00:34 | Georgetown | Anthony Carter scores on a floater from close range set up by Michael Witzel and he's hacked by Donald Depuy - foul #2 on Donald Depuy, team foul #12 | 41-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Georgetown | | |
| 00:34 | Georgetown | Anthony Carter misses the free throw | 41-43 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ariel Rizzo | 41-43 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Sean Bunting evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it home | 43-43 |
| 00:04 | Georgetown | Michael Witzel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Steven Heins (PF) Todd Thompson | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the halfcourt shot | 43-43 |