| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Dustin Day (fresh) SG - Domenic Tucker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Wilkins (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Randy Hatton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Stewart (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Justin Niemi (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) 2 blk. C - Antwan Harris (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins inbounds the ball | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Tony Gillis - foul #1 on Tony Gillis, team foul #1 | 47-29 |
| 19:51 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 48-29 |
| 19:51 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins misses the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| 19:51 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the board | 48-29 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes drills a jumper from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 19:15 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-31 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis (PG), Corey Forster (SG), John Guzowski (PF), Kurt Gamble (C) Dustin Day, Domenic Tucker, Randy Hatton, William Stewart | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Tony Gillis is hacked by John Guzowski - foul #1 on John Guzowski, team foul #1 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Grell (SF) Larry Wilkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Justin Niemi knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 48-34 |
| 18:07 | Holy Cross | John Guzowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 48-34 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Antwan Harris gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Niemi | 48-37 |
| 17:57 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis's pass is intercepted by Tony Gillis in the backcourt | 48-37 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 17:39 | Holy Cross | John Guzowski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 17:27 | Holy Cross | Marvin Hughes steals the ball from Corey Forster | 48-37 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 17:13 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 17:08 | Holy Cross | Corey Forster is open and buries a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Justin Niemi - foul #4 on Justin Niemi, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker (SG), Larry Wilkins (SF), Randy Hatton (PF), William Stewart (C) Curtis Louis, John Grell, John Guzowski, Kurt Gamble | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Robert Matney (SG), Calvin Malone (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) Marvin Hughes, Justin Niemi, Steven Selvidge, Tony Gillis, Antwan Harris | |
| 17:08 | Holy Cross | Corey Forster makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Dan Carter is hacked by Corey Forster - foul #2 on Corey Forster, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dustin Day (PG) Corey Forster | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Terry Bennett can't finish the layup | 51-37 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the tip | 51-37 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Robert Matney connects on the open jumper in the lane | 51-39 |
| 16:17 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Wilkins | 53-39 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Dan Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (PG), Kenneth Kirby (C) Dustin Day, William Stewart | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Travis Butters (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Domenic Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Wilkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Randy Hatton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Kirby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Matney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Terry Bennett pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Al Burris knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Terry Bennett | 53-41 |
| 15:26 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters loses the dribble to Robert Matney in the backcourt | 53-41 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits the finger roll set up by Robert Matney | 53-43 |
| 15:07 | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-43 |
| 15:06 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton hits the follow up shot | 55-43 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Robert Matney is hacked by Domenic Tucker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Domenic Tucker, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dustin Day (PG), Curtis Louis (SG), William Stewart (C) Travis Butters, Domenic Tucker, Kenneth Kirby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Peter Aronson (PF) Dan Carter, Calvin Malone, Terry Bennett | |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Al Burris can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by William Stewart - foul #1 on William Stewart, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Grell (SF) Larry Wilkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 14:45 | Holy Cross | William Stewart snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 14:25 | Holy Cross | William Stewart clanks a 3 from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 14:23 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton snags the offensive board | 55-43 |
| 14:16 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-43 |
| 14:14 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis hits the follow up shot | 57-43 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Al Burris | 57-46 |
| 13:51 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Matney - foul #4 on Robert Matney, team foul #3 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (PG), Domenic Tucker (SG), Larry Wilkins (SF), John Guzowski (PF) Dustin Day, Curtis Louis, John Grell, Randy Hatton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG), Calvin Malone (SF), Antwan Harris (C) Robert Matney, Steven Selvidge, Al Burris | |
| 13:36 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Antwan Harris | 57-46 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Larry Wilkins takes the ball from Marvin Hughes in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| 13:28 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins hits the finger roll | 59-46 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Wilkins - foul #2 on Larry Wilkins, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Corey Forster (SF) Larry Wilkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Tony Gillis (PF) Marvin Hughes, Peter Aronson | |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Domenic Tucker is called for the reach on Justin Niemi - foul #4 on Domenic Tucker, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dustin Day (PG), Curtis Louis (SG), Kurt Gamble (C) Travis Butters, Domenic Tucker, William Stewart | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (PF) Tony Gillis | |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Antwan Harris is fouled on the floor by Corey Forster - foul #3 on Corey Forster, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins (SF), Kenneth Kirby (PF) Corey Forster, Kurt Gamble | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (C) Justin Niemi | |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 12:19 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby clanks a shot from the right block | 59-48 |
| 12:17 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins grabs the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 12:02 | Holy Cross | John Guzowski misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 59-48 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Calvin Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Terry Bennett | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Dustin Day (tiring) SG - Curtis Louis (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Wilkins (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kenneth Kirby (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Guzowski (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antwan Harris (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Calvin Malone (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Terry Bennett (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Al Burris (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-50 |
| 11:38 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to John Guzowski | 59-50 |
| 11:20 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins's layup is rejected by Al Burris | 59-50 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Antwan Harris pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (PG), Corey Forster (SG), John Grell (SF), Randy Hatton (PF), William Stewart (C) Dustin Day, Curtis Louis, Larry Wilkins, Kenneth Kirby, John Guzowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Justin Niemi (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Peter Aronson (C) Dan Carter, Antwan Harris, Calvin Malone, Terry Bennett, Al Burris | |
| 11:01 | St. John's | William Stewart is called for the reach on Peter Aronson - foul #2 on William Stewart, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble (C) William Stewart | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (C) Justin Niemi | |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Peter Aronson makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Peter Aronson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 11:01 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 10:45 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Grell | 62-51 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Antwan Harris's pass is intercepted by Travis Butters | 62-51 |
| 10:25 | Holy Cross | Corey Forster banks in the layup on a nice dish by Travis Butters | 64-51 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-51 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Peter Aronson gets the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-51 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Peter Aronson tips it home | 64-53 |
| 09:41 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Gillis - foul #2 on Tony Gillis, team foul #4 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dustin Day (PG), Curtis Louis (SG), Larry Wilkins (SF), John Guzowski (PF), William Stewart (C) Travis Butters, Corey Forster, John Grell, Randy Hatton, Kurt Gamble | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG), Calvin Malone (SF), Al Burris (C) Peter Aronson, Steven Selvidge, Antwan Harris | |
| 09:19 | Holy Cross | Justin Niemi steals it from Curtis Louis | 64-53 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Justin Niemi banks in the layup | 64-55 |
| 09:06 | Holy Cross | William Stewart clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-55 |
| 09:04 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day tips it but misses | 64-55 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Al Burris snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Curtis Louis steps in front of the Tony Gillis pass in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| 08:50 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day drills a shot from the left wing set up by Larry Wilkins and he's fouled by Marvin Hughes - foul #2 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #5 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton (PF) John Guzowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Robert Matney (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Terry Bennett (PF) Marvin Hughes, Justin Niemi, Calvin Malone, Tony Gillis | |
| 08:50 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day makes the free throw | 67-55 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | William Stewart denies the turnaround by Al Burris | 67-55 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Dan Carter tips it back up and in | 67-57 |
| 08:31 | Holy Cross | Dan Carter is called for the reach on Larry Wilkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dan Carter, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Grell (SF) Larry Wilkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:23 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Dan Carter - foul #4 on Dan Carter, team foul #7 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG) Dan Carter | |
| 08:23 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 08:23 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses long on an open fadeaway near the basket | 69-57 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Terry Bennett tips it back up and in | 69-59 |
| 08:06 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-59 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (PG), Corey Forster (SG), Kenneth Kirby (PF), Kurt Gamble (C) Dustin Day, Curtis Louis, Randy Hatton, William Stewart | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SF) Steven Selvidge | |
| 07:57 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby makes the wide open floater from the left block set up by Corey Forster | 71-59 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Terry Bennett blows the wide open layup | 71-59 |
| 07:49 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble grabs the board | 71-59 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Travis Butters (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Forster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Grell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurt Gamble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tired) 19 pts. SG - Robert Matney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Calvin Malone (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Terry Bennett (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Al Burris (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Marvin Hughes - foul #3 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #8 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Domenic Tucker (SG), John Guzowski (PF) John Grell, Kenneth Kirby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Justin Niemi (SG), Antwan Harris (C) Marvin Hughes, Robert Matney, Al Burris | |
| 07:32 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 07:32 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Corey Forster picks off the pass by Calvin Malone in the backcourt | 73-59 |
| 07:10 | Holy Cross | Corey Forster misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-59 |
| 07:08 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters snags the offensive board | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:47 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters connects on the 3 from the right wing | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Antwan Harris hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 76-59 |
| 06:35 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Domenic Tucker | 76-59 |
| 06:33 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Bennett - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #9 | 76-59 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins (SF), Randy Hatton (PF), William Stewart (C) Corey Forster, John Guzowski, Kurt Gamble | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Al Burris (C) Justin Niemi, Calvin Malone, Terry Bennett, Antwan Harris | |
| 06:33 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters makes the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 06:33 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters misses the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the defensive rebound | 77-59 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Dan Carter knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Matney | 77-62 |
| 05:50 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Domenic Tucker | 79-62 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Travis Butters steps in front of the Steven Selvidge pass | 79-62 |
| 05:17 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Domenic Tucker | 81-62 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Al Burris hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Matney | 81-64 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:50 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Domenic Tucker | 83-64 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Robert Matney is fouled in the backcourt by Domenic Tucker - foul #5 on Domenic Tucker, team foul #9 | 83-64 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dustin Day (PG), Curtis Louis (SG), Corey Forster (SF), John Grell (PF), Kenneth Kirby (C) Travis Butters, Domenic Tucker, Larry Wilkins, Randy Hatton, William Stewart | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Calvin Malone (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Dan Carter, Steven Selvidge, Tony Gillis, Al Burris | |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 1st free throw | 83-65 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 2nd free throw | 83-66 |
| 04:25 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day is alone and drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Curtis Louis | 85-66 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Antwan Harris can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Curtis Louis - foul #2 on Curtis Louis, team foul #10 | 85-66 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Guzowski (C) Kenneth Kirby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG) Robert Matney | |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 85-67 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 85-68 |
| 03:48 | Holy Cross | Peter Aronson is called for the reach on John Grell - foul #1 on Peter Aronson, team foul #10 | 85-68 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins (SF) Corey Forster | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (PF) Peter Aronson | |
| 03:48 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 85-68 |
| 03:48 | Holy Cross | John Grell makes the 1st free throw | 86-68 |
| 03:48 | Holy Cross | John Grell misses the 2nd free throw | 86-68 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Terry Bennett snags the defensive board | 86-68 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Dustin Day (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Curtis Louis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Wilkins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Grell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - John Guzowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tired) 19 pts. 3 pf. SG - Justin Niemi (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Calvin Malone (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Terry Bennett (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Antwan Harris (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 86-71 |
| 03:12 | Holy Cross | John Guzowski comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 86-71 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Bennett | 86-71 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-71 |
| 03:06 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to John Guzowski | 86-71 |
| 03:00 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins is fouled on the floor by Antwan Harris - foul #1 on Antwan Harris, team foul #11 | 86-71 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Corey Forster (SG), Kenneth Kirby (PF), Kurt Gamble (C) Dustin Day, John Grell, John Guzowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Al Burris (C) Calvin Malone, Terry Bennett, Antwan Harris | |
| 03:00 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 86-71 |
| 03:00 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 87-71 |
| 03:00 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 88-71 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Wilkins - foul #3 on Larry Wilkins, team foul #11 | 88-71 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Grell (SF) Larry Wilkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (SG), Calvin Malone (SF) Justin Niemi, Steven Selvidge | |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 88-72 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 88-73 |
| 02:34 | Holy Cross | Marvin Hughes is called for the reach on Curtis Louis - foul #4 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #12 | 88-73 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins (SF) John Grell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone | |
| 02:34 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis makes the 1st free throw | 89-73 |
| 02:34 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 90-73 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 90-73 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge gets the offensive rebound | 90-73 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge makes the 3 from the left wing | 90-76 |
| 01:57 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 90-76 |
| 01:55 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby pulls down the offensive rebound | 90-76 |
| 01:26 | Holy Cross | Larry Wilkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 90-76 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Peter Aronson | 90-76 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Kurt Gamble is called for the reach on Al Burris - foul #2 on Kurt Gamble, team foul #12 | 90-76 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Grell (SF), John Guzowski (PF) Larry Wilkins, Kenneth Kirby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Robert Matney (SG), Calvin Malone (SF), Terry Bennett (PF) Marvin Hughes, Justin Niemi, Steven Selvidge, Peter Aronson | |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 90-77 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the 2nd free throw | 90-77 |
| 01:08 | Holy Cross | John Guzowski grabs the board | 90-77 |
| 00:39 | Holy Cross | Corey Forster knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Curtis Louis | 92-77 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Al Burris knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Dan Carter | 92-79 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:33 | Holy Cross | Robert Matney is called for the reach on Corey Forster in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Matney, team foul #13 | 92-79 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG) Robert Matney | |
| 00:33 | Holy Cross | Corey Forster makes the 1st free throw | 93-79 |
| 00:33 | Holy Cross | Corey Forster makes the 2nd free throw | 94-79 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is whistled for traveling | 94-79 |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis runs out the clock | 94-79 |