| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Fred Alday (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Polite (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Raymond Reulet (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Chris Foster inbounds the ball | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 19:42 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 19:30 | Western Illinois | Fred Alday is hacked by Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| 19:14 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-36 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Michael Jackson connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Chris Foster | 47-36 |
| 18:23 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet drills a jumpshot from the left side | 47-38 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 18:06 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 17:53 | Western Illinois | Michael Jackson takes the ball from Richard Polite | 47-38 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro blows the layup | 47-38 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa gets the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 17:15 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Polite | 47-38 |
| 17:09 | Western Illinois | Fred Alday knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Raymond Reulet | 47-40 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | Michael Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Alday - foul #1 on Fred Alday, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SF), Thomas Powell (C) Chris Foster, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Carmelo Gomez (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), Charles Towry (C) Fred Alday, Raymond Reulet, Gerald Lucey, Ernest Doyle | |
| 16:52 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Michael Jackson hits a floater from just outside the lane | 49-40 |
| 16:17 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Powell | 49-40 |
| 16:16 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite snags the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 16:06 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite is fouled on the floor by Robert Ribeiro - foul #2 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SF) Robert Ribeiro | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (PG) Richard Polite | |
| 15:49 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Thomas Powell snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Casey Gaiser (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carmelo Gomez (fresh) PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Towry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is hacked by Charles Towry - foul #2 on Charles Towry, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF), Brian Espinosa (C) John Hart, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Alday (PG), Raymond Reulet (SF), Gerald Lucey (PF) Glenn Tejada, Carmelo Gomez, Charles Towry | |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Chris Foster can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 49-40 |
| 14:57 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Gerald Lucey | 49-40 |
| 14:50 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Foster | 49-40 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Michael Jackson drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Chris Foster and the foul's on Fred Alday - foul #2 on Fred Alday, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG) Stephen Little | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Polite (SG), Ernest Doyle (C) Casey Gaiser, Bret Wimmer | |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Michael Jackson makes the free throw | 52-40 |
| 14:16 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite makes the runner in the paint set up by Fred Alday and the foul's on Michael Jackson - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| 14:16 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite misses the free throw | 52-42 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa tips it back up and in | 54-42 |
| 13:40 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is fouled on the floor by Gerald Lucey - foul #2 on Gerald Lucey, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), Thomas Powell (PF), Steven Wiens (C) Michael Jackson, Paul Oliphant, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer (PF) Gerald Lucey | |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Powell | 56-42 |
| 12:25 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Fred Alday | 56-45 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | The jumper by Robert Ribeiro is denied by Ernest Doyle | 56-45 |
| 12:00 | Western Illinois | Fred Alday gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 11:34 | Western Illinois | Thomas Powell swats the short shot by Richard Polite | 56-45 |
| 11:32 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer tips it back up and in | 56-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 blk. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Fred Alday (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Polite (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Reulet (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Thomas Powell misses the jump hook in the paint | 56-47 |
| 11:09 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 11:04 | Western Illinois | Stephen Little steps in front of the Richard Polite pass | 56-47 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 10:45 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 10:32 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Chris Foster scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Little | 59-47 |
| 09:48 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-47 |
| 09:47 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle tips it back up and in | 59-49 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Stephen Little scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Ribeiro | 61-49 |
| 09:22 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 61-49 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Chris Foster snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Steven Wiens grabs the offensive board | 61-49 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Steven Wiens is hacked by Fred Alday - foul #3 on Fred Alday, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), John Hart (SF), Paul Oliphant (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Stephen Little, Chris Foster, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (PG), Casey Gaiser (SG), Carmelo Gomez (SF), Gerald Lucey (PF), Charles Towry (C) Fred Alday, Richard Polite, Raymond Reulet, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Michael Jackson tips it home | 63-49 |
| 07:53 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Michael Jackson is fouled on the floor by Glenn Tejada - foul #1 on Glenn Tejada, team foul #6 | 63-49 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Michael Jackson loses the dribble to Gerald Lucey | 63-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 26 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Casey Gaiser (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carmelo Gomez (fresh) PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Towry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:14 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 63-49 |
| 07:13 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez tips it home | 63-51 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 06:54 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:49 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-51 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | John Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 06:32 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 06:28 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser travels with the ball | 63-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG) Robert Ribeiro | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Stephen Little comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 06:05 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 06:01 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Glenn Tejada, team foul #7 | 63-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Polite (SG) Glenn Tejada | |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Stephen Little buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:17 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-54 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Michael Jackson is hacked by Casey Gaiser - foul #1 on Casey Gaiser, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG), Chris Foster (SF), Thomas Powell (C) Stephen Little, John Hart, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Alday (PG), Raymond Reulet (SF), Ernest Doyle (C) Casey Gaiser, Carmelo Gomez, Charles Towry | |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 04:52 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-54 |
| 04:35 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:21 | Western Illinois | Fred Alday is hacked by Chris Foster - foul #2 on Chris Foster, team foul #4 | 66-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer (PF) Gerald Lucey | |
| 04:12 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Polite - foul #1 on Richard Polite, team foul #9 | 66-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG) Richard Polite | |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:55 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernest Doyle | 67-54 |
| 03:46 | Western Illinois | Stephen Little picks off the pass by Ernest Doyle | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Fred Alday - foul #4 on Fred Alday, team foul #10 | 67-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Espinosa (C) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez (SG), Charles Towry (C) Glenn Tejada, Ernest Doyle | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 03:07 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Fred Alday (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carmelo Gomez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Reulet (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Towry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Oliphant | 71-54 |
| 02:33 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 71-54 |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-54 |
| 02:24 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-57 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 71-57 |
| 01:56 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 01:45 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer hits the follow up shot | 71-59 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Stephen Little knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-59 |
| 01:14 | Western Illinois | Stephen Little picks off the pass by Charles Towry | 74-59 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is denied on a dunk by Charles Towry | 74-59 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa tips it in | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 76-59 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa pulls down the rebound | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Little | 78-59 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 78-61 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro runs out the clock | 78-61 |