| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Copper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sterling Horvath (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Adams (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Hulme (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Espana (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Copper - foul #3 on David Copper, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| 19:38 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 19:38 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Davis - foul #1 on Daniel Davis, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 19:03 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Hulme | 42-31 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the jumper from the left block | 44-31 |
| 18:31 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-31 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | David Rhodes comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Adams - foul #2 on Thomas Adams, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 18:11 | Grambling State | Don Espana pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 18:02 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 45-31 |
| 18:01 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath tips it home | 45-33 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Stephen Little comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-33 |
| 17:39 | Grambling State | Don Espana gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 17:26 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Hulme | 45-36 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | David Rhodes is hacked by Sterling Horvath - foul #3 on Sterling Horvath, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG), John Hart (SG), Thomas Powell (SF), Steven Wiens (PF), Garland O'Keefe (C) Stephen Little, James Hough, David Rhodes, David Copper, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronald Demps (PG), Oscar Whitfield (SG), Daniel Creech (SF), John Shuler (PF), Thomas Urbina (C) Daniel Davis, Sterling Horvath, Thomas Adams, Donald Hulme, Don Espana | |
| 16:55 | St. John's | John Hart misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 16:54 | Grambling State | Ronald Demps gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:39 | Grambling State | Chris Foster picks off the pass by Daniel Creech | 45-36 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Chris Foster comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-36 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe can't tip it in | 45-36 |
| 16:17 | Grambling State | Daniel Creech gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:10 | Grambling State | Thomas Urbina throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Davis (PG), Thomas Adams (SF) Oscar Whitfield, Daniel Creech | |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Chris Foster is hacked by Daniel Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Davis, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Oliphant (C) Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), James Hough (SG), David Copper (PF) Chris Foster, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath (SG), Donald Hulme (PF), Don Espana (C) Ronald Demps, John Shuler, Thomas Urbina | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Copper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sterling Horvath (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Adams (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Hulme (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Espana (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Grambling State | Don Espana loses the dribble to John Hart | 45-36 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | John Hart can't finish the layup | 45-36 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | David Copper grabs the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 3 from straight away | 48-36 |
| 14:52 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-36 |
| 14:51 | Grambling State | Don Espana grabs the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 14:42 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on John Hart - foul #1 on John Hart, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (SF), Steven Wiens (C) John Hart, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Oscar Whitfield (SF) Thomas Adams | |
| 14:42 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 14:42 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | Stephen Little drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Wiens | 51-38 |
| 14:03 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Hough - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SG), Thomas Powell (C) James Hough, David Copper | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronald Demps (PG), John Shuler (PF), Thomas Urbina (C) Daniel Davis, Donald Hulme, Don Espana | |
| 14:03 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 14:03 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Stephen Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 13:45 | Grambling State | John Shuler grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 13:27 | Grambling State | Stephen Little steals the ball from Thomas Urbina | 51-40 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Stephen Little lays it up and in | 53-40 |
| 13:14 | Grambling State | John Shuler misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by David Rhodes - foul #2 on David Rhodes, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Paul Oliphant (C) Stephen Little, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Thomas Adams (SF) Oscar Whitfield | |
| 13:14 | Grambling State | John Shuler makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 13:14 | Grambling State | John Shuler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | John Hart misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-42 |
| 12:58 | Grambling State | John Shuler snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 12:35 | Grambling State | Ronald Demps scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Chris Foster - foul #1 on Chris Foster, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), David Copper (PF) John Hart, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Davis (PG), Donald Hulme (PF), Don Espana (C) Sterling Horvath, John Shuler, Thomas Urbina | |
| 12:35 | Grambling State | Ronald Demps misses the free throw | 53-44 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 53-44 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Daniel Davis takes the ball from David Copper | 53-44 |
| 12:15 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis hits the finger roll | 53-46 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Chris Foster buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Hough | 56-46 |
| 11:45 | Grambling State | Ronald Demps misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 11:44 | Grambling State | Don Espana can't tip it in | 56-46 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Hough (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Copper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Demps (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Adams (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Hulme (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Espana (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 11:20 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Donald Hulme | 56-46 |
| 11:04 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 11:03 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams hits the follow up shot | 56-48 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Ronald Demps is called for the reach on James Hough - foul #1 on Ronald Demps, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), John Hart (SG), Thomas Powell (SF), Steven Wiens (PF), Garland O'Keefe (C) Chris Foster, James Hough, David Rhodes, David Copper, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Oscar Whitfield (PG), Sterling Horvath (SG), Daniel Creech (SF), John Shuler (PF) Daniel Davis, Ronald Demps, Thomas Adams, Donald Hulme | |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Stephen Little connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Powell and he's hacked by Daniel Creech - foul #1 on Daniel Creech, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Thomas Urbina (C) Don Espana | |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the free throw | 59-48 |
| 10:17 | Grambling State | Steven Wiens denies the turnaround by Daniel Creech | 59-48 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Stephen Little grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | John Hart drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Little | 62-48 |
| 09:28 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-48 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Powell | 62-48 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Stephen Little is hacked by Oscar Whitfield - foul #3 on Oscar Whitfield, team foul #7 | 62-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), David Copper (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Davis (PG), Thomas Adams (SF), Donald Hulme (PF), Don Espana (C) Oscar Whitfield, Daniel Creech, John Shuler, Thomas Urbina | |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 09:19 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 08:57 | Grambling State | Don Espana misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 08:56 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis tips it home | 62-50 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Stephen Little travels with the ball | 62-50 |
| 08:06 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Stephen Little - foul #2 on Stephen Little, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG), Thomas Powell (SF) Stephen Little, John Hart | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 08:06 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 08:06 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant clanks a runner from the right block | 62-52 |
| 07:45 | Grambling State | Don Espana grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 07:27 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Thomas Adams | 62-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Hough (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Copper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sterling Horvath (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Adams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Donald Hulme (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Espana (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Chris Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | James Hough grabs the offensive board | 62-55 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Powell | 62-55 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Hough | 64-55 |
| 06:14 | Grambling State | Don Espana scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Davis | 64-58 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 64-58 |
| 05:55 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 05:35 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath is fouled on the floor by Chris Foster - foul #2 on Chris Foster, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), John Hart (SG), David Rhodes (SF), Steven Wiens (PF), Garland O'Keefe (C) Chris Foster, James Hough, Thomas Powell, David Copper, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronald Demps (PG), Oscar Whitfield (SF), John Shuler (PF), Thomas Urbina (C) Daniel Davis, Thomas Adams, Donald Hulme, Don Espana | |
| 05:35 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:35 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Stephen Little loses the dribble to John Shuler | 64-60 |
| 05:03 | Grambling State | Ronald Demps clanks a floater from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | David Rhodes gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses badly on a floater in the lane | 64-60 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | The jumper by Stephen Little is denied by John Shuler | 64-60 |
| 04:18 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 04:06 | Grambling State | Thomas Urbina can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 64-60 |
| 04:04 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath tips it in | 64-62 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | John Hart is hacked by John Shuler - foul #1 on John Shuler, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (C) Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Creech (SF) Sterling Horvath | |
| 03:54 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | John Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:54 | Grambling State | John Shuler grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 03:34 | Grambling State | Oscar Whitfield connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-65 |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Stephen Little scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Steven Wiens | 68-65 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) C - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ronald Demps (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Oscar Whitfield (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Creech (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Shuler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Urbina (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Grambling State | Oscar Whitfield knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Stephen Little is fouled on the floor by John Shuler - foul #2 on John Shuler, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SG), David Copper (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) John Hart, David Rhodes, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Davis (PG), George Chausse (SG), Thomas Adams (SF), Donald Hulme (PF), Don Espana (C) Ronald Demps, Oscar Whitfield, Daniel Creech, John Shuler, Thomas Urbina | |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:49 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme grabs the board | 69-68 |
| 02:44 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams lays it up and in set up by Don Espana | 69-70 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), John Hart (SF) Chris Foster, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath (SG) George Chausse | |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Daniel Davis steals the ball from John Hart | 69-70 |
| 02:18 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Davis | 69-72 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Sterling Horvath steps in front of the Paul Oliphant pass | 69-72 |
| 01:33 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme blows the wide open dunk | 69-72 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | James Hough snags the defensive board | 69-72 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 01:10 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme grabs the defensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:57 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Daniel Davis | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Stephen Little clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-74 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits the follow up shot | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams is hacked by James Hough in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hough, team foul #9 | 71-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (SF) John Hart | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 00:32 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:32 | Grambling State | Thomas Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 71-75 |
| 00:25 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Donald Hulme | 71-75 |
| 00:22 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme is fouled in the backcourt by James Hough - foul #4 on James Hough, team foul #10 | 71-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Oscar Whitfield (SF) Thomas Adams | |
| 00:22 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:22 | Grambling State | Donald Hulme makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Stephen Little comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-77 |
| 00:14 | Grambling State | Oscar Whitfield grabs the defensive rebound | 71-77 |
| 00:13 | Grambling State | Oscar Whitfield is hacked by Stephen Little in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Little, team foul #11 | 71-77 |
| 00:13 | Grambling State | Oscar Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:13 | Grambling State | Oscar Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Stephen Little comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-79 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the offensive board | 71-79 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Stephen Little drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis runs out the clock | 74-79 |