| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Dennis Trembley (fresh) SG - Earnest Edie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lloyd Lee (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Linthicum (fresh) C - Earl Daly (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Watson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kyle Welke (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Arnold Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Lee inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Daly | 31-29 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Christopher Watson | 31-31 |
| 19:02 | UNC Wilmington | Earnest Edie misses long on a jumper from close range | 31-31 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Kyle Welke gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Kyle Welke misses short on a shot near the basket | 31-31 |
| 18:38 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:28 | UNC Wilmington | Earnest Edie comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 31-31 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Christopher Watson grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Kyle Welke dunks the ball on a great pass from George Holt | 31-33 |
| 17:37 | UNC Wilmington | George Holt steals it from David Linthicum | 31-33 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Earl Daly - foul #2 on Earl Daly, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Royal (PF) Kyle Welke | |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:42 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Lee misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 31-35 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | Robert Royal snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | Earnest Edie steals it from Kerry Anderson | 31-35 |
| 16:02 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 16:00 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Trembley misses the tip | 31-35 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Royal | 31-35 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Dennis Trembley (fresh) SG - Earnest Edie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lloyd Lee (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Linthicum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Earl Daly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kerry Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Watson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Royal (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Arnold Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 31-35 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Robert Royal tips it but misses | 31-35 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Arnold Walker tips it in | 31-37 |
| 15:11 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | George Holt can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Linthicum - foul #3 on David Linthicum, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch (PG), James Nixon (SG), Elliott Kleinman (PF), Shaun Cardillo (C) Dennis Trembley, Earnest Edie, David Linthicum, Earl Daly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SG), Leo Kraemer (SF), Kyle Welke (PF) Kerry Anderson, Christopher Watson, Robert Royal | |
| 14:53 | St. John's | George Holt makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | George Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 14:36 | UNC Wilmington | Shaun Cardillo misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 33-39 |
| 14:35 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman tips it in | 35-39 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Kyle Welke misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 14:13 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Shaun Cardillo | 35-39 |
| 14:08 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Lee banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bryan Gorsuch | 37-39 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Kyle Welke misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Shaun Cardillo - foul #2 on Shaun Cardillo, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Trembley (PG), Heath Swann (SF) Lloyd Lee, Shaun Cardillo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Kyle Welke makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Kyle Welke misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:41 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Elliott Kleinman | 37-40 |
| 13:34 | UNC Wilmington | Arnold Walker swats the layup by James Nixon | 37-40 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kyle Welke | 37-40 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Kyle Welke lays it up and in on a great pass from George Holt | 37-42 |
| 13:05 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch's pass is intercepted by Kyle Welke | 37-42 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Kyle Welke jams it | 37-44 |
| 12:22 | UNC Wilmington | James Nixon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Arnold Walker gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | George Holt misses the jumpshot from the left side | 37-44 |
| 11:59 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Dennis Trembley (fresh) SG - Bryan Gorsuch (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Heath Swann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Elliott Kleinman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ryan Fauntleroy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leo Kraemer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Welke (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. C - Arnold Walker (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:48 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Trembley buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bryan Gorsuch | 40-44 |
| 11:32 | St. John's | Kyle Welke buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Holt | 40-46 |
| 11:17 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Arnold Walker snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Kyle Welke connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George Holt and he's hacked by Bryan Gorsuch - foul #2 on Bryan Gorsuch, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Earnest Edie (SG), Lloyd Lee (SF), David Linthicum (PF), Earl Daly (C) Bryan Gorsuch, Heath Swann, James Nixon, Elliott Kleinman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG), Christopher Watson (SF), Robert Royal (C) Ryan Fauntleroy, Leo Kraemer, Arnold Walker | |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Kyle Welke misses the free throw | 40-48 |
| 11:00 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 10:41 | UNC Wilmington | Earl Daly knocks in the shot from the left block | 42-48 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson clanks a jumper from the right side | 42-48 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Kyle Welke tips it home | 42-50 |
| 09:51 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Dennis Trembley | 44-50 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Christopher Watson is hacked by Earl Daly - foul #3 on Earl Daly, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch (PG) Dennis Trembley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SF), Freddie Rine (C) George Holt, Kyle Welke | |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson misses long on a runner from the baseline | 44-50 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Robert Royal grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Christopher Watson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 08:39 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 08:19 | UNC Wilmington | Earnest Edie scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson buries a floater from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 07:51 | UNC Wilmington | Earl Daly misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 47-52 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Christopher Watson snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Bryan Gorsuch (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Earnest Edie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lloyd Lee (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Linthicum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Daly (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Watson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SG - Kerry Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Fauntleroy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Royal (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Freddie Rine (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Christopher Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 07:30 | UNC Wilmington | Earl Daly snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 07:10 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Lee misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Ryan Fauntleroy - foul #1 on Ryan Fauntleroy, team foul #1 | 47-52 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Trembley (PG), James Nixon (SG), Elliott Kleinman (PF), Shaun Cardillo (C) Bryan Gorsuch, Earnest Edie, David Linthicum, Earl Daly | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Leo Kraemer (SF), Arnold Walker (C) Christopher Watson, Kerry Anderson, Freddie Rine | |
| 07:10 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Lee misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:10 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | George Holt double dribbles | 48-52 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (SF) Ryan Fauntleroy | |
| 06:24 | UNC Wilmington | Shaun Cardillo's pass is intercepted by Arnold Walker | 48-52 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | George Holt drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leo Kraemer | 48-54 |
| 05:50 | UNC Wilmington | James Nixon can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 05:48 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Trembley snags the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 05:31 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Trembley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Arnold Walker pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-54 |
| 05:17 | UNC Wilmington | James Nixon gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 05:10 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Trembley scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Shaun Cardillo | 51-54 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Christopher Watson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by George Holt and he's hacked by Shaun Cardillo - foul #3 on Shaun Cardillo, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Earnest Edie (SG), David Linthicum (PF), Earl Daly (C) Lloyd Lee, Elliott Kleinman, Shaun Cardillo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG), Ryan Fauntleroy (SF), Kyle Welke (PF) George Holt, Leo Kraemer, Robert Royal | |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Christopher Watson makes the free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:32 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 51-57 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Arnold Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson is fouled on the floor by Earnest Edie - foul #2 on Earnest Edie, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leo Kraemer (PG) Christopher Watson | |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 03:58 | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Fauntleroy steals the ball from Earnest Edie | 51-59 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy lays it in | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Trembley scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Earl Daly and the foul's on Arnold Walker - foul #2 on Arnold Walker, team foul #2 | 53-61 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Lee (SF) James Nixon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:42 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Trembley makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Dennis Trembley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earnest Edie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lloyd Lee (fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Linthicum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Daly (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Leo Kraemer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Fauntleroy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kyle Welke (fresh) 19 pts. 12 reb. C - Arnold Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy is hacked by Earl Daly - foul #4 on Earl Daly, team foul #8 | 54-61 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG) Leo Kraemer | |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 02:55 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Trembley is hacked by Kerry Anderson - foul #4 on Kerry Anderson, team foul #3 | 54-63 |
| 02:50 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-63 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Arnold Walker pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-63 |
| 02:36 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Dennis Trembley | 54-63 |
| 02:21 | UNC Wilmington | George Holt is called for the reach on Dennis Trembley - foul #2 on George Holt, team foul #4 | 54-63 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch (PG) Dennis Trembley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Royal (PF), Freddie Rine (C) Kyle Welke, Arnold Walker | |
| 01:53 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Lee banks in the layup | 56-63 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Trembley (PG) Bryan Gorsuch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (SF), Kyle Welke (PF), Arnold Walker (C) Ryan Fauntleroy, Robert Royal, Freddie Rine | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson is fouled on the floor by Earnest Edie - foul #3 on Earnest Edie, team foul #9 | 56-63 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 01:03 | UNC Wilmington | Earl Daly is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson is hacked by Earnest Edie - foul #4 on Earnest Edie, team foul #10 | 56-65 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SF) Christopher Watson | |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Lee is denied on a layup by Arnold Walker | 56-67 |
| 00:49 | UNC Wilmington | Earl Daly tips it back up and in | 58-67 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy is fouled in the backcourt by Earnest Edie - foul #5 on Earnest Edie, team foul #11 | 58-67 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Nixon (SG) Earnest Edie | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy misses the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:48 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum grabs the defensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 00:44 | UNC Wilmington | Lloyd Lee banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Nixon | 60-68 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Trembley - foul #3 on Dennis Trembley, team foul #12 | 60-68 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:34 | UNC Wilmington | Earl Daly misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Kyle Welke pulls down the rebound | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Arnold Walker misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Earl Daly - foul #5 on Earl Daly, team foul #13 | 60-70 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch (PG), Heath Swann (SF), Elliott Kleinman (PF), Shaun Cardillo (C) Dennis Trembley, Lloyd Lee, David Linthicum, Earl Daly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leo Kraemer (PG), Robert Royal (SF), Freddie Rine (PF) George Holt, Kerry Anderson, Kyle Welke | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Arnold Walker makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Arnold Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:05 | UNC Wilmington | Shaun Cardillo is whistled for a carry | 60-72 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Eisenberg (PF) Arnold Walker | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Leo Kraemer runs out the clock | 60-72 |