| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Whitaker (fresh) SG - Charles Brubaker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kolkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gleason (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Borders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | George Smathers inbounds the ball | 24-39 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | David Kolkowski is called for the reach on Robert Christian - foul #3 on David Kolkowski, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Maravilla (SF) David Kolkowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) Robert Christian, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo double dribbles | 24-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 18:57 | Eastern Kentucky | David Maravilla misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-39 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the board | 24-39 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Donald Depuy misses short on a runner from the baseline | 24-39 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo tips it back up and in | 24-41 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Whitaker knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 26-41 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Richard Borders steps in front of the George Smathers pass | 26-41 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robin Williams - foul #3 on Robin Williams, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| 17:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason misses the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Jeffrey Whitaker steps in front of the Stephen Kay pass in the backcourt | 27-41 |
| 17:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Whitaker hits the finger roll | 29-41 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Jeffrey Whitaker picks off the pass by Stephen Kay | 29-41 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Whitaker | 31-41 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | George Smathers misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Borders - foul #3 on Richard Borders, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen (PG), Peter Calvillo (SF), Anthony Curnutt (PF), Brian Baker (C) Jeffrey Whitaker, David Maravilla, Robert Gleason, Richard Borders | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Stephen Kay | |
| 16:42 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Kentucky | The short jumper by Charles Brubaker is denied by Donald Depuy | 31-43 |
| 16:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen tips it back up and in | 33-43 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Brian Baker takes the ball from Ronald Spangler | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Stephen Bowen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Brubaker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Calvillo (fresh) PF - Anthony Curnutt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Curnutt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-43 |
| 15:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Curnutt hits the follow up shot | 35-43 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Robert Christian double dribbles | 35-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Whitaker (PG), David Kolkowski (SF), Robert Gleason (PF), David Maravilla (C) Charles Brubaker, Peter Calvillo, Anthony Curnutt, Brian Baker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Robin Williams (C) Ronald Spangler, George Smathers, Donald Depuy | |
| 15:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen is hacked by Ariel Rizzo - foul #1 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Borders (C) David Maravilla | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 14:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Whitaker | 38-43 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Stephen Kay comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Robin Williams gets the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | George Smathers buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Christian | 38-46 |
| 13:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Bowen | 41-46 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | George Smathers clanks a jumper in the lane | 41-46 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Stephen Kay tips it but misses | 41-46 |
| 13:13 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Richard Borders | 41-46 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Whitaker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the jumper from the right block set up by Stephen Kay | 44-48 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-48 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robin Williams | 44-48 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Stephen Kay buries a floater from the free throw line set up by George Smathers | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Whitaker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Bowen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kolkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Gleason (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Borders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Gleason misses long on a shot in the lane | 44-50 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Stephen Kay gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Robin Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Rollo | 44-52 |
| 10:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Christian - foul #1 on Robert Christian, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker (SG), Peter Calvillo (SF), David Maravilla (PF), Anthony Curnutt (C) Jeffrey Whitaker, David Kolkowski, Robert Gleason, Richard Borders | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) Robert Christian, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| 10:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Donald Depuy pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Stephen Kay can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-52 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Kentucky | David Maravilla snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 10:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Depuy | 45-52 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the driving attempt from close range | 45-54 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Spangler picks off the pass by David Maravilla | 45-54 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Brubaker - foul #2 on Charles Brubaker, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Jennings (PG) Stephen Bowen | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Kay steals the ball from John Jennings | 45-56 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Stephen Kay can't throw it down | 45-56 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Calvillo grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 08:56 | Eastern Kentucky | David Maravilla knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by John Jennings | 47-56 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Stephen Kay hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by John Jennings - foul #1 on John Jennings, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Whitaker (PG), David Kolkowski (SF), Robert Gleason (PF) John Jennings, Peter Calvillo, Anthony Curnutt | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Brubaker | 50-57 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Stephen Kay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-57 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Kentucky | David Kolkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Whitaker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Brubaker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Kolkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Gleason (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - David Maravilla (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Whitaker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Donald Depuy grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Donald Depuy buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Christian | 50-59 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Depuy is called for the reach on David Maravilla - foul #1 on Donald Depuy, team foul #4 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Borders (C) David Maravilla | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Robin Williams (C) Stephen Kay, James Rollo | |
| 06:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Charles Brubaker, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Jennings (SG) Charles Brubaker | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Donald Depuy | |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Jeffrey Whitaker is called for the reach on Ronald Spangler - foul #3 on Jeffrey Whitaker, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Curnutt (PF) Robert Gleason | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Donald Depuy (PF) Robert Christian, James Rollo | |
| 06:12 | St. John's | George Smathers is fouled on the floor by John Jennings - foul #2 on John Jennings, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker (SG) John Jennings | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Donald Depuy | |
| 06:12 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Borders pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Borders hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Robin Williams - foul #4 on Robin Williams, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Calvillo (SF) David Kolkowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) Robert Christian | |
| 05:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Borders makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Borders makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from George Smathers | 52-63 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Calvillo misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-63 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Borders hits the follow up shot | 54-63 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is called for traveling | 54-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen (PG), David Kolkowski (SF), Robert Gleason (PF), David Maravilla (C) Jeffrey Whitaker, Peter Calvillo, Anthony Curnutt, Richard Borders | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) Ronald Spangler, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| 04:33 | Eastern Kentucky | David Maravilla knocks in the runner from the left block and he's hacked by Stephen Kay - foul #3 on Stephen Kay, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| 04:33 | Eastern Kentucky | David Maravilla misses the free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Depuy | 56-63 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | David Maravilla is called for the reach on Robert Christian - foul #2 on David Maravilla, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Robin Williams (C) Ronald Spangler, James Rollo | |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Donald Depuy grabs the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | George Smathers misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on David Kolkowski - foul #4 on David Kolkowski, team foul #9 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Robin Williams | |
| 04:06 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Gleason | 56-65 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Depuy takes the ball from Charles Brubaker | 56-65 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Stephen Bowen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Brubaker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Kolkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Gleason (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - David Maravilla (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it back up and in | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Eastern Kentucky | David Maravilla can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-67 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | James Rollo drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Kay | 56-69 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Whitaker (PG), Richard Borders (C) Stephen Bowen, David Maravilla | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Robin Williams (C) Stephen Kay, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| 02:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Brubaker knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Borders | 59-69 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Borders - foul #4 on Richard Borders, team foul #10 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Christian picks off the pass by Jeffrey Whitaker | 59-71 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Gleason - foul #1 on Robert Gleason, team foul #11 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen (PG), John Jennings (SG), Peter Calvillo (SF), David Maravilla (PF), Anthony Curnutt (C) Jeffrey Whitaker, Charles Brubaker, David Kolkowski, Robert Gleason, Richard Borders | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Donald Depuy | |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 01:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Anthony Curnutt | 61-73 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 61-73 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Kentucky | David Maravilla grabs the defensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Jennings | 63-73 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-73 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the tip | 63-73 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Curnutt pulls down the rebound | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Stephen Bowen misses short on a floater from the left side | 63-73 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | George Smathers snags the defensive board | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky 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 man to man (+5) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | George Smathers is fouled in the backcourt by John Jennings - foul #3 on John Jennings, team foul #12 | 63-73 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Christian | 63-76 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Calvillo buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Maravilla | 66-76 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler runs out the clock | 66-76 |