| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Robert Charles (fresh) SG - Michael Stich (fresh) SF - Daniel Waters (fresh) PF - John Eagan (fresh) C - Michael Nava (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin 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 (0) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke's layup is rejected by Michael Nava | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Seton Hall | Robert Charles gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Seton Hall | Michael Nava buries a driving attempt near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Robert Charles is called for the reach on Thomas Noble - foul #1 on Robert Charles, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Seton Hall | Daniel Waters misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Beaudoin - foul #1 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Seton Hall | Daniel Waters makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:28 | Seton Hall | Daniel Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Thomas Noble clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:19 | Seton Hall | Daniel Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:07 | Seton Hall | Michael Stich misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Thomas Noble snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Thomas Noble throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Addison (PG), John Hassinger (SG), Eduardo Guzman (SF), Roger Manzer (PF), Mark Bixby (C) Robert Charles, Michael Stich, Daniel Waters, John Eagan, Michael Nava | |
| 17:17 | Seton Hall | The pull-up jumper by Eduardo Guzman is blocked by Mark Swoope | 0-4 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mark Addison - foul #1 on Mark Addison, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | Hiram Mraz (C) Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:39 | Seton Hall | Eduardo Guzman banks in the layup | 2-6 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Mark Swoope is hacked by John Hassinger - foul #1 on John Hassinger, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Steve Seitz (C) Thomas Noble, Joshua Clarke, Mark Swoope | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Stich (SG), Daniel Waters (SF), John Eagan (PF), Michael Nava (C) John Hassinger, Eduardo Guzman, Roger Manzer, Mark Bixby | |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-6 |
| 16:10 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Michael Nava | 2-6 |
| 16:05 | Seton Hall | Daniel Waters hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-9 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Eagan - foul #1 on John Eagan, team foul #4 | 2-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG) Kenneth Scaife | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Hassinger (SG), Eduardo Guzman (SF), Roger Manzer (PF), Mark Bixby (C) Michael Stich, Daniel Waters, John Eagan, Michael Nava | |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Mark Addison (fresh) SG - John Hassinger (fresh) SF - Eduardo Guzman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Manzer (fresh) C - Mark Bixby (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Seton Hall | Mark Addison scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-12 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James King | 6-12 |
| 15:07 | Seton Hall | Mark Addison misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 6-12 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Steve Seitz grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Steve Seitz | 8-12 |
| 14:51 | Seton Hall | Mark Addison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Kenneth Scaife (SG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Mark Swoope (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) James King, Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Jennings, Hiram Mraz, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Charles (PG), Michael Stich (SG), Daniel Waters (SF), John Eagan (PF), Michael Nava (C) Mark Addison, John Hassinger, Eduardo Guzman, Roger Manzer, Mark Bixby | |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Thomas Noble buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Swoope | 11-12 |
| 14:22 | Seton Hall | Robert Charles is fouled on the floor by Thomas Noble - foul #1 on Thomas Noble, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| 14:15 | Seton Hall | Robert Charles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Mark Swoope hits a shot in the paint set up by Thomas Noble | 13-12 |
| 13:38 | Seton Hall | The jump hook by Michael Nava is blocked by Mark Swoope | 13-12 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Thomas Noble knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Scaife | 16-12 |
| 13:03 | Seton Hall | Michael Stich comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 13:02 | Seton Hall | Michael Nava hits the follow up shot | 16-14 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Michael Nava swats the short shot by Joshua Clarke | 16-14 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Swoope | 16-14 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Thomas Noble is hacked by Robert Charles - foul #2 on Robert Charles, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Thomas Noble, Kenneth Scaife, Joshua Clarke, Mark Swoope, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Addison (PG), John Hassinger (SG), Eduardo Guzman (SF), Roger Manzer (PF), Mark Bixby (C) Robert Charles, Michael Stich, Daniel Waters, John Eagan, Michael Nava | |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Hiram Mraz | 16-14 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | James King clanks a 3 from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz gets the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Roger Manzer takes the ball from James King | 16-14 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Mark Addison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hassinger (fresh) SF - Eduardo Guzman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Manzer (fresh) C - Mark Bixby (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Seton Hall | Eduardo Guzman makes the shot from the free throw line | 16-16 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz is hacked by Roger Manzer - foul #1 on Roger Manzer, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (PG) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Stich (SG), Daniel Waters (SF), John Eagan (PF), Michael Nava (C) John Hassinger, Eduardo Guzman, Roger Manzer, Mark Bixby | |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz loses the ball out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Mark Swoope (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) James King, Hiram Mraz, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 10:44 | Seton Hall | Thomas Noble takes the ball from Daniel Waters | 16-16 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Noble | 18-16 |
| 10:27 | Seton Hall | Daniel Waters knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Thomas Noble misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 10:07 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Michael Stich | 18-18 |
| 09:51 | Seton Hall | Kenneth Scaife picks off the pass by Daniel Waters | 18-18 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 20-18 |
| 09:13 | Seton Hall | Michael Stich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Thomas Noble, Kenneth Scaife, Richard Jennings, Mark Swoope, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Hassinger (SG), Eduardo Guzman (SF), Mark Bixby (C) Michael Stich, Daniel Waters, Michael Nava | |
| 08:57 | St. John's | James King scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Seitz | 23-18 |
| 08:45 | Seton Hall | Eduardo Guzman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Hiram Mraz - foul #1 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #3 | 23-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Stich (SG), Daniel Waters (SF), Michael Nava (PF) Mark Addison, John Hassinger, John Eagan | |
| 08:45 | Seton Hall | Eduardo Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:45 | Seton Hall | Eduardo Guzman misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the fadeaway from the left side | 25-19 |
| 08:03 | Seton Hall | Michael Stich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Kenneth Scaife (SG), Mark Swoope (PF) James King, Kenneth Lawhorn, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Addison (PG), John Eagan (PF) Eduardo Guzman, Mark Bixby | |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke lays it in | 27-19 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Mark Addison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Stich (fresh) SF - Daniel Waters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Eagan (fairly fresh) C - Michael Nava (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Seton Hall | Mark Addison makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Nava | 27-22 |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Kenneth Scaife | 29-22 |
| 06:49 | Seton Hall | Mark Addison is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Scaife - foul #1 on Kenneth Scaife, team foul #4 | 29-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin (C) Hiram Mraz | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Hassinger (SG), Eduardo Guzman (SF), Roger Manzer (PF), Mark Bixby (C) Michael Stich, Daniel Waters, John Eagan, Michael Nava | |
| 06:43 | Seton Hall | Roger Manzer misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-22 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Mark Swoope grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 06:35 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to John Hassinger | 29-22 |
| 06:19 | Seton Hall | Daniel Beaudoin steals it from Eduardo Guzman | 29-22 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Eduardo Guzman is called for the reach on Kenneth Scaife - foul #1 on Eduardo Guzman, team foul #7 | 29-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF) Thomas Noble, Joshua Clarke, Mark Swoope | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Stich (SG), Daniel Waters (SF), John Eagan (PF), Michael Nava (C) John Hassinger, Eduardo Guzman, Roger Manzer, Mark Bixby | |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:59 | Seton Hall | Michael Nava snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 05:41 | Seton Hall | Mark Addison clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | The jump hook by Daniel Beaudoin is blocked by Michael Nava | 30-22 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin tips it back up and in | 32-22 |
| 05:12 | Seton Hall | Mark Addison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-22 |
| 05:11 | Seton Hall | John Eagan tips it back up and in | 32-24 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Michael Nava swats the layup by Kenneth Scaife | 32-24 |
| 04:59 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Daniel Waters | 32-24 |
| 04:52 | Seton Hall | John Eagan loses the dribble to James King | 32-24 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | James King lays it in | 34-24 |
| 04:34 | Seton Hall | Michael Nava misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Jennings - foul #1 on Richard Jennings, team foul #5 | 34-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Mark Swoope (PF) Kenneth Scaife, Richard Jennings, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Hassinger (SG), Eduardo Guzman (SF), Roger Manzer (PF) Michael Stich, Daniel Waters, John Eagan | |
| 04:34 | Seton Hall | Michael Nava makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 04:34 | Seton Hall | Michael Nava misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Mark Swoope grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Eduardo Guzman steps in front of the Joshua Clarke pass | 34-25 |
| 04:18 | Seton Hall | Eduardo Guzman buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Hassinger | 34-27 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Thomas Noble is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Seitz (C) Hiram Mraz | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Eagan (PF), Mark Bixby (C) Roger Manzer, Michael Nava | |
| 04:05 | Seton Hall | John Eagan hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Eduardo Guzman | 34-29 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Thomas Noble drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James King | 37-29 |
| 03:33 | Seton Hall | John Hassinger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Mark Addison (tiring) 6 pts. SG - John Hassinger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eduardo Guzman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Eagan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Bixby (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by James King and he's hacked by John Eagan - foul #2 on John Eagan, team foul #8 | 39-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (SG), Daniel Beaudoin (C) James King, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Charles (PG), Michael Stich (SG), Daniel Waters (SF), Roger Manzer (PF), Michael Nava (C) Mark Addison, John Hassinger, Eduardo Guzman, John Eagan, Mark Bixby | |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the free throw | 40-29 |
| 03:11 | Seton Hall | Kenneth Scaife is called for the reach on Michael Stich - foul #2 on Kenneth Scaife, team foul #6 | 40-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SF) Joshua Clarke | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Eagan (PF) Roger Manzer | |
| 02:57 | Seton Hall | Michael Stich buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Charles | 40-31 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Mark Swoope misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 40-31 |
| 02:42 | Seton Hall | Michael Nava grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 02:26 | Seton Hall | Daniel Waters is called for traveling | 40-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Hiram Mraz (PF) Thomas Noble, Mark Swoope | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Addison (SG), Roger Manzer (PF), Mark Bixby (C) Michael Stich, John Eagan, Michael Nava | |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin can't finish the layup | 40-31 |
| 02:08 | Seton Hall | Mark Bixby pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 01:52 | Seton Hall | Daniel Waters drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Addison | 40-34 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin is called for traveling | 40-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Steve Seitz (C) Kenneth Scaife, Richard Jennings, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Stich (SG), John Eagan (PF), Michael Nava (C) Mark Addison, Roger Manzer, Mark Bixby | |
| 01:26 | Seton Hall | The short jumper by Daniel Waters is denied by Hiram Mraz | 40-34 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | James King snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Waters - foul #1 on Daniel Waters, team foul #9 | 40-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Eduardo Guzman (SF) Daniel Waters | |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:13 | Seton Hall | Michael Nava grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 00:53 | Seton Hall | John Eagan comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Steve Seitz - foul #1 on Steve Seitz, team foul #7 | 41-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Kenneth Scaife (SG), Mark Swoope (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, James King, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Daniel Waters (SF) Eduardo Guzman | |
| 00:53 | Seton Hall | John Eagan makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:53 | Seton Hall | John Eagan misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Mark Swoope grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Thomas Noble | 43-35 |
| 00:21 | Seton Hall | John Eagan's floater is knocked away by Mark Swoope | 43-35 |
| 00:20 | Seton Hall | Daniel Waters grabs the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 00:05 | Seton Hall | Michael Stich knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife scores on a jumper from the left side | 45-38 |