| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | George Smathers inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Stephen Kay scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Christian | 39-29 |
| 19:34 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Gardner | 39-32 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | James Rollo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 19:16 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 19:11 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Johnson | 39-35 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | James Rollo loses the ball out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF) Stephen Kay, George Smathers | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 18:33 | Evansville | Todd Sterling steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (PF) James Rollo | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Donald Depuy buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 18:00 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Christian - foul #1 on Robert Christian, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 18:00 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:00 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | James Rollo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 41-37 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it back up and in | 43-37 |
| 17:27 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Barry Seymour | 43-40 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Robert Christian comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), George Smathers (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) Stephen Kay, Ariel Rizzo, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Saul Baez (SG), George Bueche (PF), Armand Costa (C) Barry Seymour, Stephen Johnson, Todd Sterling, Calvin Williams | |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:46 | Evansville | George Smathers is called for the reach on Matthew Gardner - foul #2 on George Smathers, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter (C) Matthew Gardner | |
| 16:23 | Evansville | Armand Costa is whistled for a carry | 45-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 15:55 | St. John's | George Smathers's pass is intercepted by Armand Costa | 45-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ricky Spence (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Saul Baez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Bueche (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ricky Carpenter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Evansville | Ricky Spence is hacked by Robert Christian in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Christian, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Donald Depuy (PF) Stephen Kay, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Matthew Gardner (SF) Ricky Spence, Saul Baez, Ricky Carpenter | |
| 15:41 | Evansville | George Bueche can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 45-40 |
| 15:40 | Evansville | George Bueche pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 15:32 | Evansville | Ronald Spangler is called for the reach on Matthew Gardner - foul #2 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Evansville | Calvin Williams (C) Armand Costa | |
| 15:04 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-40 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Stephen Kay gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 14:32 | Evansville | George Bueche grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 14:15 | Evansville | Calvin Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) Robert Christian, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Todd Sterling (PF), Armand Costa (C) Barry Seymour, George Bueche, Calvin Williams | |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Stephen Kay hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Spangler | 48-40 |
| 13:45 | Evansville | Ricky Spence throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SG) Stephen Kay | |
| Subs | Evansville | Saul Baez (SG), Ricky Carpenter (C) Stephen Johnson, Matthew Gardner | |
| 13:33 | St. John's | George Smathers hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Spangler and he's fouled by Ricky Spence - foul #1 on Ricky Spence, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Robert Christian (SG), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 13:33 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 13:17 | Evansville | Armand Costa drills a floater from the right wing set up by Todd Sterling | 51-42 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | George Smathers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 12:53 | Evansville | Armand Costa grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 12:45 | Evansville | The jump hook by Armand Costa is blocked by George Smathers | 51-42 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robin Williams | 51-42 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Stephen Kay buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Christian | 54-42 |
| 12:25 | Evansville | Todd Sterling misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Rollo - foul #1 on James Rollo, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Matthew Gardner (SF), Calvin Williams (C) Ricky Spence, Saul Baez, Armand Costa, Ricky Carpenter | |
| 12:25 | Evansville | Todd Sterling misses the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 12:25 | Evansville | Todd Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Donald Depuy comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) George Smathers | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Donald Depuy misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:37 | Evansville | Barry Seymour can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 11:35 | Evansville | Todd Sterling tips it back up and in | 55-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Depuy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Sterling (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) | |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo tips it back up and in | 57-45 |
| 10:51 | Evansville | Todd Sterling buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Johnson | 57-47 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is fouled on the floor by Stephen Johnson - foul #3 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Evansville | George Bueche (SG), Armand Costa (PF) Stephen Johnson, Todd Sterling | |
| 10:04 | St. John's | George Smathers blows the layup | 57-47 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | George Smathers tips it in | 59-47 |
| 09:40 | Evansville | Armand Costa hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 59-47 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Smathers | 59-47 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Robert Christian comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 09:11 | Evansville | Calvin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 08:58 | Evansville | Stephen Kay steals it from Calvin Williams | 59-47 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the finger roll set up by Stephen Kay | 61-47 |
| 08:35 | Evansville | George Smathers is called for the reach on Matthew Gardner - foul #3 on George Smathers, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Stephen Kay | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Ricky Carpenter (C) Barry Seymour, Matthew Gardner, Calvin Williams | |
| 08:24 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-47 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Robert Christian is fouled on the floor by Stephen Johnson - foul #4 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #5 | 61-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | Evansville | Todd Sterling (PF) Ricky Carpenter | |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Armand Costa is called for the reach on Stephen Kay - foul #2 on Armand Costa, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF) Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Evansville | Saul Baez (SF), Ricky Carpenter (C) George Bueche, Armand Costa | |
| 07:23 | St. John's | George Smathers comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 07:22 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Saul Baez | 61-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Smathers (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Robin Williams (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ricky Spence (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Saul Baez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ricky Carpenter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:14 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by George Smathers - foul #4 on George Smathers, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Robert Christian (SG), Donald Depuy (PF) Stephen Kay, Ariel Rizzo, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 07:14 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 07:14 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Robin Williams lays it up and in set up by Robert Christian | 63-49 |
| 06:29 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Saul Baez | 63-51 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Robin Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, George Smathers, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), Matthew Gardner (SF), George Bueche (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Ricky Spence, Saul Baez, Todd Sterling, Ricky Carpenter | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:49 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson is fouled on the floor by Robert Christian - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #8 | 63-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SG) Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:49 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | James Rollo pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 63-51 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | Calvin Williams gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 05:15 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Calvin Williams | 63-53 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | George Smathers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Johnson - foul #5 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Armand Costa (PF) Stephen Johnson | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:47 | Evansville | George Bueche hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-53 |
| 04:46 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner tips it back up and in | 65-55 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | James Rollo misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-55 |
| 04:29 | Evansville | Calvin Williams pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 04:24 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Bueche | 65-57 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | George Smathers drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Evansville | Armand Costa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the rebound | 68-57 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Barry Seymour is called for the reach on Stephen Kay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Barry Seymour, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Todd Sterling (PF) Calvin Williams | |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 03:45 | Evansville | Todd Sterling grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 03:39 | Evansville | Armand Costa knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Matthew Gardner and he's hacked by Robin Williams - foul #3 on Robin Williams, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), George Smathers (SF) Stephen Kay, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Saul Baez (SG) Barry Seymour, George Bueche | |
| 03:39 | Evansville | Armand Costa makes the free throw | 68-60 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 03:18 | Evansville | Armand Costa pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Donald Depuy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ricky Spence (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Saul Baez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Armand Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:54 | Evansville | Saul Baez loses the dribble to Ronald Spangler | 68-60 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Donald Depuy misses the runner in the paint | 68-60 |
| 02:32 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Armand Costa | 68-60 |
| 02:32 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, George Smathers, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Evansville | Barry Seymour (PG), George Bueche (SG), Calvin Williams (C) Ricky Spence, Saul Baez, Armand Costa | |
| 02:19 | Evansville | Barry Seymour buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Calvin Williams picks off the pass by James Rollo | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:44 | Evansville | Todd Sterling comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Robert Christian grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the lay-in | 68-63 |
| 01:17 | Evansville | Todd Sterling grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:57 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 68-63 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Robert Christian grabs the board | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Calvin Williams is called for the reach on Stephen Kay - foul #3 on Calvin Williams, team foul #9 | 68-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), George Smathers (SF) Robert Christian, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Seymour - foul #3 on Barry Seymour, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:20 | Evansville | Todd Sterling grabs the board | 70-66 |
| 00:14 | Evansville | Matthew Gardner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is hacked by Barry Seymour in the backcourt - foul #4 on Barry Seymour, team foul #11 | 70-66 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:05 | Evansville | Calvin Williams loses the dribble to Stephen Kay | 72-66 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Robin Williams is hacked by George Bueche in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Bueche, team foul #12 | 72-66 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Barry Seymour comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 74-66 |