| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) SG - Michael White (fresh) SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Charles Gravelle (fresh) SG - Wesley Frazier (fresh) SF - Jonathan Rothmiller (fresh) PF - John Creek (fresh) C - Gilbert Green (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Rothmiller - foul #1 on Jonathan Rothmiller, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Seton Hall | Gilbert Green scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Seton Hall | Gilbert Green grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Seton Hall | Charles Gravelle scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Anthony Baden hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Irvin Foster tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 18:21 | Seton Hall | Charles Gravelle is denied on a layup by Patrick Thibodeau | 4-4 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Michael White gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Gilbert Green is called for the reach on Patrick Thibodeau - foul #1 on Gilbert Green, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Anthony Baden drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Irvin Foster | 7-4 |
| 17:38 | Seton Hall | Charles Gravelle misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Irvin Foster - foul #1 on Irvin Foster, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 17:38 | Seton Hall | Charles Gravelle makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:38 | Seton Hall | Charles Gravelle makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts's pass is intercepted by Charles Gravelle | 7-6 |
| 17:11 | Seton Hall | John Creek comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 17:10 | Seton Hall | Wesley Frazier tips it but misses | 7-6 |
| 17:09 | Seton Hall | Charles Gravelle pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 17:04 | Seton Hall | Charles Gravelle misses long on a runner in the paint | 7-6 |
| 17:02 | Seton Hall | John Creek tips it home | 7-8 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Irvin Foster clanks a turnaround near the basket | 7-8 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Irvin Foster hits the follow up shot | 9-8 |
| 16:34 | Seton Hall | John Creek misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Patrick Thibodeau | 9-8 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau tips it back up and in | 11-8 |
| 15:57 | Seton Hall | Wesley Frazier hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Creek | 11-10 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Charles Gravelle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wesley Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Rothmiller (fairly fresh) PF - John Creek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael White | 13-10 |
| 15:28 | Seton Hall | Jonathan Rothmiller misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael White | 13-10 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau connects on the shot in the paint set up by Anthony Baden | 15-10 |
| 15:06 | Seton Hall | John Creek connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is hacked by Jonathan Rothmiller - foul #2 on Jonathan Rothmiller, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Anderson (PG), William Sterner (SG), Chester Dimond (SF), John Glover (PF), Akim Zais (C) Charles Gravelle, Wesley Frazier, Jonathan Rothmiller, John Creek, Gilbert Green | |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Chester Dimond takes the ball from Michael White | 15-13 |
| 14:38 | Seton Hall | Chester Dimond can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | The jumper by Clarence Roberts is denied by John Glover | 15-13 |
| 14:18 | Seton Hall | William Anderson pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 14:03 | Seton Hall | The jump hook by William Sterner is blocked by Irvin Foster | 15-13 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 15-13 |
| 13:36 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Akim Zais | 15-13 |
| 13:20 | Seton Hall | William Sterner misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is fouled on the floor by William Anderson - foul #1 on William Anderson, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Michael White, Irvin Foster, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Wesley Frazier (SG) William Sterner | |
| 12:55 | St. John's | William Anderson picks off the pass by Clarence Roberts | 15-13 |
| 12:47 | Seton Hall | Chester Dimond is hacked by Anthony Baden - foul #1 on Anthony Baden, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Charles Gravelle (PG), John Creek (PF), Gilbert Green (C) William Anderson, John Glover, Akim Zais | |
| 12:38 | Seton Hall | Roland Nieman steals the ball from Chester Dimond | 15-13 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Baden | 17-13 |
| 12:09 | Seton Hall | Chester Dimond's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Carr | 17-13 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Anthony Baden grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | John Creek blocks the short jumper by Roland Nieman | 17-13 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Roberts | 17-13 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) C - Roland Nieman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Charles Gravelle (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wesley Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chester Dimond (fairly fresh) PF - John Creek (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gilbert Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Gilbert Green steps in front of the Raymond Stephens pass | 17-13 |
| 11:04 | Seton Hall | Chester Dimond is called for a charge - foul #1 on Chester Dimond, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Anthony Baden, Clarence Roberts, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Anthony Gaiser (SF), Akim Zais (C) Chester Dimond, Gilbert Green | |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Irvin Foster loses the dribble to Akim Zais | 17-13 |
| 10:40 | Seton Hall | John Creek misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-13 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael White | 17-13 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Irvin Foster hits a jumpshot from the right side | 19-13 |
| 10:16 | Seton Hall | Charles Gravelle connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Wesley Frazier and the foul's on Paul Carr - foul #1 on Paul Carr, team foul #3 | 19-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Glover (PF) John Creek | |
| 10:16 | Seton Hall | Charles Gravelle misses the free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens clanks a 3 from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 10:00 | Seton Hall | Anthony Gaiser snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 09:58 | Seton Hall | Charles Gravelle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Anderson (PG), William Sterner (SG) Charles Gravelle, Wesley Frazier | |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Irvin Foster, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 09:30 | Seton Hall | William Anderson can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 19-15 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Patrick Thibodeau | 19-15 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Akim Zais - foul #1 on Akim Zais, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Raymond Stephens | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Wesley Frazier (SG), Gilbert Green (C) William Sterner, Akim Zais | |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:02 | Seton Hall | John Glover misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Carr - foul #2 on Paul Carr, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Michael White, Paul Carr | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 09:02 | Seton Hall | John Glover makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:02 | Seton Hall | John Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 21-17 |
| 08:38 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to William Anderson | 21-17 |
| 08:22 | Seton Hall | Raymond Stephens takes the ball from John Glover | 21-17 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts lays it in on a great pass from Raymond Stephens | 23-17 |
| 08:13 | Seton Hall | John Glover dunks the ball | 23-19 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Roland Nieman loses the ball out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SF) Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Charles Gravelle (PG), Chester Dimond (SF), John Creek (PF) William Anderson, Anthony Gaiser, John Glover | |
| 07:55 | Seton Hall | John Creek comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-19 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Michael White grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Michael White travels with the ball | 23-19 |
| 07:28 | Seton Hall | Michael White is called for the reach on Chester Dimond - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Sterner (SG), Akim Zais (C) Wesley Frazier, Gilbert Green | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Charles Gravelle (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Sterner (fresh) SF - Chester Dimond (fresh) PF - John Creek (fresh) 5 pts. C - Akim Zais (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Seton Hall | Clarence Roberts takes the ball from William Sterner | 23-19 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Anthony Baden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau (C) Raymond Stephens | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 06:42 | Seton Hall | John Creek buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Michael White hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Roland Nieman grabs the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 06:09 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Chester Dimond | 23-22 |
| 05:56 | Seton Hall | Chester Dimond hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Charles Gravelle and the foul's on Michael White - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Michael White | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Anderson (PG), Wesley Frazier (SG), Gilbert Green (C) Charles Gravelle, William Sterner, Akim Zais | |
| 05:56 | Seton Hall | Chester Dimond makes the free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens buries a 3 from straight away | 26-25 |
| 05:28 | Seton Hall | Gilbert Green is fouled on the floor by Anthony Baden - foul #2 on Anthony Baden, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SG) Anthony Baden | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Anthony Gaiser (SF), John Glover (PF) Chester Dimond, John Creek | |
| 05:28 | Seton Hall | Gilbert Green misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Anthony Gaiser - foul #1 on Anthony Gaiser, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:01 | Seton Hall | Roland Nieman picks off the pass by Anthony Gaiser | 28-25 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 04:50 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to John Glover | 28-25 |
| 04:29 | Seton Hall | Wesley Frazier is fouled on the floor by Paul Carr - foul #3 on Paul Carr, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG) Paul Carr | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Charles Gravelle (PG) William Anderson | |
| 04:29 | Seton Hall | Wesley Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:29 | Seton Hall | Wesley Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | John Glover is called for the reach on Roland Nieman - foul #1 on John Glover, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Creek (PF), Akim Zais (C) John Glover, Gilbert Green | |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:12 | Seton Hall | John Creek gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 03:58 | Seton Hall | Charles Gravelle misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 28-27 |
| 03:56 | Seton Hall | Anthony Gaiser snags the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 03:36 | Seton Hall | Wesley Frazier misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Charles Gravelle is called for the reach on Patrick Thibodeau - foul #1 on Charles Gravelle, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Irvin Foster (PF) Raymond Stephens, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Anderson (PG), Jonathan Rothmiller (SF) Charles Gravelle, Anthony Gaiser | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael White (tiring) 4 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - William Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Wesley Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Rothmiller (fresh) PF - John Creek (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Akim Zais (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | Seton Hall | Jonathan Rothmiller connects on the 3 from straight away | 30-30 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Michael White drills a shot from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 02:14 | Seton Hall | John Creek connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by John Creek | 32-33 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 32-33 |
| 01:30 | Seton Hall | William Anderson pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:08 | Seton Hall | John Creek loses the ball out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Charles Gravelle (PG), William Sterner (SG), John Glover (PF), Gilbert Green (C) William Anderson, Wesley Frazier, John Creek, Akim Zais | |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the tip | 32-33 |
| 00:55 | Seton Hall | Jonathan Rothmiller grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 00:35 | Seton Hall | John Glover hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 32-33 |
| 00:33 | Seton Hall | John Glover grabs the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:20 | Seton Hall | Jonathan Rothmiller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 00:18 | Seton Hall | John Glover hits the follow up shot | 32-35 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau slams it home on a great pass from Anthony Baden | 34-35 |
| 00:01 | Seton Hall | John Glover connects on the shot from the right block | 34-37 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 34-37 |