| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Marvin Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kelly Hull (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Scott Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Dickson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrei Planinic (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Niemi (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) 5 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | Scott Hall inbounds the ball | 41-40 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:52 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Dickson | 44-40 |
| 19:48 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 19:46 | Seton Hall | Andrei Planinic gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 19:43 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith is hacked by Marvin Hughes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 19:18 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 19:17 | Seton Hall | Andrei Planinic pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 19:01 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder (PG), Scott Gibson (SG), Bill Booker (SF) Marvin Smith, Kelly Hull, Scott Hall | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Justin Niemi loses the dribble to Scott Gibson in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 18:46 | Seton Hall | Steven Selvidge steps in front of the Bill Booker pass | 44-40 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Selvidge | 44-42 |
| 18:38 | Seton Hall | Antwan Harris steals it from Scott Gibson | 44-42 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Jean Snyder steps in front of the Steven Selvidge pass in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 18:20 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 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 | |
| 17:59 | St. John's | The jump hook by Terry Bennett is blocked by Andrei Planinic | 44-42 |
| 17:58 | Seton Hall | Scott Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 17:34 | Seton Hall | Andrei Planinic can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 44-42 |
| 17:32 | Seton Hall | Bill Booker grabs the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 17:23 | Seton Hall | Scott Gibson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing and he's hacked by Dan Carter - foul #4 on Dan Carter, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith (PG), Scott Hall (SF), James Roche (PF), Tim Langworthy (C) Jean Snyder, Bill Booker, Arthur Dickson, Andrei Planinic | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:23 | Seton Hall | Scott Gibson misses the free throw | 47-42 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Robert Matney is fouled on the floor by Scott Gibson - foul #2 on Scott Gibson, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull (SG) Scott Gibson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Antwan Harris (C) Dan Carter, Al Burris | |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Terry Bennett is called for traveling | 47-42 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mike Morris (SF) Scott Hall | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:31 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull scores on a shot from the right side | 49-42 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Calvin Malone | 49-45 |
| 16:09 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith is fouled on the floor by Calvin Malone - foul #1 on Calvin Malone, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Hall (SF), Arthur Dickson (PF), Andrei Planinic (C) Mike Morris, James Roche, Tim Langworthy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Justin Niemi (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Al Burris (C) Marvin Hughes, Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Terry Bennett, Antwan Harris | |
| 15:51 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith misses the runner from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Dan Carter gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Marvin Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kelly Hull (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Scott Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Dickson (tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrei Planinic (tired) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Justin Niemi (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Steven Selvidge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) C - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Justin Niemi clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott Hall - foul #2 on Scott Hall, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Tony Gillis (PF) Dan Carter, Peter Aronson | |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 15:35 | Seton Hall | Scott Hall is hacked by Tony Gillis - foul #2 on Tony Gillis, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| 15:29 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Andrei Planinic | 52-47 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Al Burris buries a shot from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 15:11 | Seton Hall | Scott Hall misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Selvidge - foul #2 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder (PG) Marvin Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Tony Gillis | |
| 15:11 | Seton Hall | Scott Hall misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 15:11 | Seton Hall | Scott Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge travels with the ball | 53-49 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bill Booker (SF) Scott Hall | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:42 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull is hacked by Justin Niemi - foul #3 on Justin Niemi, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mike Morris (SF), James Roche (PF), Tim Langworthy (C) Kelly Hull, Arthur Dickson, Andrei Planinic | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (C) Al Burris | |
| 14:37 | Seton Hall | Bill Booker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Peter Aronson grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith (PG) Jean Snyder | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (SG), Calvin Malone (SF) Justin Niemi, Steven Selvidge | |
| 14:17 | Seton Hall | Tim Langworthy buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Marvin Smith | 55-49 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Calvin Malone clanks a floater from the left block | 55-49 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes loses the dribble to Bill Booker | 55-49 |
| 13:48 | Seton Hall | Mike Morris banks in the layup set up by Bill Booker | 57-49 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Calvin Malone connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Marvin Hughes | 57-52 |
| 13:14 | Seton Hall | Bill Booker drills a 3 from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Robert Matney buries a shot from the baseline | 60-54 |
| 12:52 | Seton Hall | Bill Booker makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Tim Langworthy | 63-54 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder (PG), Kelly Hull (SG), Scott Hall (SF), Arthur Dickson (PF), Andrei Planinic (C) Marvin Smith, Bill Booker, Mike Morris, James Roche, Tim Langworthy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Al Burris (C) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Peter Aronson, Antwan Harris | |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 63-54 |
| 12:36 | Seton Hall | Scott Hall hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 12:35 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull tips it but misses | 63-54 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Al Burris | 63-57 |
| 12:04 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-57 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the tip | 63-57 |
| 11:40 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jean Snyder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kelly Hull (fairly fresh) 21 pts. SF - Scott Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Dickson (very tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrei Planinic (very tired) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (very tired) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Niemi (tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Selvidge (tiring) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony Gillis (tiring) 5 reb. C - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Seton Hall | Justin Niemi is called for the reach on Kelly Hull in the backcourt - foul #4 on Justin Niemi, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith (PG) Jean Snyder | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (SG), Terry Bennett (PF) Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis | |
| 11:38 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 11:38 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Selvidge | 64-60 |
| 11:02 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith loses the dribble to Robert Matney | 64-60 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Robert Matney banks in the layup | 64-62 |
| 10:48 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull makes the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Robert Matney - foul #1 on Robert Matney, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder (PG), Bill Booker (SF), Tim Langworthy (C) Marvin Smith, Scott Hall, Andrei Planinic | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SF), Antwan Harris (C) Steven Selvidge, Al Burris | |
| 10:48 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull makes the free throw | 67-62 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Antwan Harris slams it home | 67-64 |
| 10:36 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Gibson (SG) Kelly Hull | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the driving attempt in the lane | 67-64 |
| 10:21 | Seton Hall | Arthur Dickson snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 10:16 | Seton Hall | Bill Booker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Antwan Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Jean Snyder steps in front of the Robert Matney pass in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| 10:00 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Terry Bennett - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Roche (PF), Andrei Planinic (C) Arthur Dickson, Tim Langworthy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF), Al Burris (C) Terry Bennett, Antwan Harris | |
| 10:00 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 10:00 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | James Roche is called for the reach on Calvin Malone in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Roche, team foul #3 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith (PG) Jean Snyder | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Al Burris is open and lays it up and in | 69-66 |
| 09:27 | Seton Hall | Robert Matney is called for the reach on Scott Gibson - foul #2 on Robert Matney, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Hall (SF), Arthur Dickson (PF) Bill Booker, James Roche | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF) Calvin Malone | |
| 09:27 | Seton Hall | Scott Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 09:27 | Seton Hall | Scott Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Marvin Smith steals the ball from Robert Matney in the backcourt | 71-66 |
| 09:14 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Matney - foul #3 on Robert Matney, team foul #11 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull (SG) Scott Gibson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (C) Al Burris | |
| 09:14 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 09:14 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Tony Gillis drills a fadeaway in the paint | 73-68 |
| 08:37 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Smith | 75-68 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Marvin Hughes | 75-70 |
| 08:28 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith is hacked by Marvin Hughes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #12 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bill Booker (SF), Tim Langworthy (C) Scott Hall, Andrei Planinic | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Calvin Malone (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) Marvin Hughes, Steven Selvidge, Tony Gillis, Antwan Harris | |
| 08:28 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 08:28 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Calvin Malone throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-70 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder (PG) Marvin Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:09 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder is hacked by Dan Carter - foul #5 on Dan Carter, team foul #13 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Gibson (SG), Mike Morris (SF) Kelly Hull, Bill Booker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG) Dan Carter | |
| 08:09 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 08:09 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Al Burris hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Tim Langworthy - foul #2 on Tim Langworthy, team foul #4 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Andrei Planinic (C) Tim Langworthy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG) Robert Matney | |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 07:54 | Seton Hall | Mike Morris loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-72 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Terry Bennett connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 79-74 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jean Snyder (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Gibson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Dickson (very tired) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrei Planinic (very tired) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (very tired) 15 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Justin Niemi (tiring) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Calvin Malone (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Terry Bennett (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Al Burris (tiring) 19 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 79-74 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Justin Niemi snags the defensive board | 79-74 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 79-74 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Arthur Dickson - foul #3 on Arthur Dickson, team foul #5 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith (PG), Kelly Hull (SG), Bill Booker (SF), James Roche (PF) Jean Snyder, Scott Gibson, Mike Morris, Arthur Dickson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF), Peter Aronson (C) Calvin Malone, Al Burris | |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the free throw | 79-77 |
| 06:44 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith misses the easy open layup | 79-77 |
| 06:43 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Smith | 79-77 |
| 06:32 | Seton Hall | Bill Booker connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Smith | 82-77 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Justin Niemi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-77 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Hall (SF), Tim Langworthy (C) Bill Booker, Andrei Planinic | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Terry Bennett, Peter Aronson | |
| 06:19 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith throws it down on a nice dish by Kelly Hull and he's hacked by Justin Niemi - foul #5 on Justin Niemi, team foul #14 | 84-77 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Arthur Dickson (PF) James Roche | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (SG) Justin Niemi | |
| 06:19 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith misses the free throw | 84-77 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Tony Gillis pulls down the rebound | 84-77 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Tim Langworthy - foul #3 on Tim Langworthy, team foul #6 | 84-77 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 06:06 | Seton Hall | Robert Matney is called for the reach on Kelly Hull in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Matney, team foul #15 | 84-78 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SF) Steven Selvidge | |
| 06:06 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 06:06 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull misses the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the defensive board | 85-78 |
| 05:57 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 85-81 |
| 05:54 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Gillis - foul #3 on Tony Gillis, team foul #16 | 85-81 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder (PG), Bill Booker (SF), Andrei Planinic (C) Marvin Smith, Scott Hall, Tim Langworthy | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:54 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull makes the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 05:54 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull misses the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the defensive board | 86-81 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Jean Snyder picks off the pass by Calvin Malone in the backcourt | 86-81 |
| 05:49 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder blows the layup | 86-81 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tony Gillis | 86-81 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-81 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Tony Gillis | |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Andrei Planinic - foul #3 on Andrei Planinic, team foul #7 | 86-81 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Gibson (SG), James Roche (PF) Kelly Hull, Arthur Dickson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF) Calvin Malone | |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 86-82 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 05:26 | Seton Hall | Robert Matney is called for the reach on Scott Gibson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Matney, team foul #17 | 86-83 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith (PG) Jean Snyder | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Al Burris (C) Robert Matney, Antwan Harris | |
| 05:26 | Seton Hall | Scott Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 87-83 |
| 05:26 | Seton Hall | Scott Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 88-83 |
| 05:11 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith grabs the board | 88-83 |
| 04:47 | Seton Hall | Bill Booker can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 88-83 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Peter Aronson grabs the defensive rebound | 88-83 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Scott Gibson steals it from Marvin Hughes in the backcourt | 88-83 |
| 04:17 | Seton Hall | Bill Booker hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Scott Gibson | 91-83 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 91-83 |
| 04:01 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 91-83 |
| 04:01 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 91-83 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder (PG), Kelly Hull (SG), Mike Morris (SF), Arthur Dickson (PF), Tim Langworthy (C) Marvin Smith, Scott Gibson, Bill Booker, James Roche, Andrei Planinic | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Peter Aronson, Al Burris | |
| 03:58 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Malone - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #18 | 91-83 |
| 03:58 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 92-83 |
| 03:58 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 93-83 |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Antwan Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 93-83 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:40 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 93-83 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tony Gillis | 93-83 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jean Snyder (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kelly Hull (fresh) 29 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Dickson (very tired) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Tim Langworthy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (very tired) 18 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Calvin Malone (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (very tired) 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony Gillis (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Antwan Harris (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes knocks in the floater from the left wing | 93-85 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 03:17 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder misses badly on a floater from the left side | 93-85 |
| 03:15 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull hits the follow up shot | 95-85 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the driving attempt in the lane | 95-87 |
| 03:04 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Malone - foul #3 on Calvin Malone, team foul #19 | 95-87 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Hall (SF), Andrei Planinic (C) Mike Morris, Tim Langworthy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (PF) Tony Gillis | |
| 03:04 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 96-87 |
| 03:04 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 97-87 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 97-87 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (C) Antwan Harris | |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge is fouled on the floor by Scott Hall - foul #3 on Scott Hall, team foul #8 | 97-87 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge makes the 1st free throw | 97-88 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge makes the 2nd free throw | 97-89 |
| 02:31 | Seton Hall | Calvin Malone is called for the reach on Kelly Hull - foul #4 on Calvin Malone, team foul #20 | 97-89 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith (PG), Tim Langworthy (C) Jean Snyder, Andrei Planinic | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:31 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull makes the 1st free throw | 98-89 |
| 02:31 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 99-89 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 99-89 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Al Burris misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Tim Langworthy - foul #4 on Tim Langworthy, team foul #9 | 99-89 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Gibson (SG) Kelly Hull | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (C) Calvin Malone | |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 99-90 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 99-91 |
| 02:03 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith is hacked by Antwan Harris - foul #2 on Antwan Harris, team foul #21 | 99-91 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bill Booker (SF) Scott Hall | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Tony Gillis (PF) Al Burris, Terry Bennett | |
| 02:03 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 100-91 |
| 02:03 | Seton Hall | Marvin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 101-91 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Antwan Harris can't finish the layup | 101-91 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Gillis | 101-91 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 101-91 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull (SG), Scott Hall (SF), Andrei Planinic (C) Scott Gibson, Bill Booker, Tim Langworthy | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Andrei Planinic - foul #4 on Andrei Planinic, team foul #10 | 101-93 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (C) Calvin Malone | |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the free throw | 101-94 |
| 01:00 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 101-94 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge pulls down the rebound | 101-94 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 101-94 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the offensive board | 101-94 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 101-94 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG) Al Burris | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Seton Hall | Calvin Malone is called for the reach on Kelly Hull in the backcourt - foul #5 on Calvin Malone, team foul #22 | 101-94 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder (PG) Marvin Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (SG) Calvin Malone | |
| 00:49 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull makes the 1st free throw | 102-94 |
| 00:49 | Seton Hall | Kelly Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 103-94 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 103-94 |
| 00:41 | Seton Hall | Andrei Planinic gets the rebound | 103-94 |
| 00:38 | Seton Hall | Marvin Hughes is called for the reach on Andrei Planinic in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #23 | 103-94 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (SG) Marvin Hughes | |
| 00:38 | Seton Hall | Andrei Planinic makes the 1st free throw | 104-94 |
| 00:38 | Seton Hall | Andrei Planinic makes the 2nd free throw | 105-94 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Antwan Harris hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 105-94 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the offensive rebound | 105-94 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 105-94 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Antwan Harris tips it but misses | 105-94 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Peter Aronson tips it back up and in | 105-96 |
| 00:23 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Bennett - foul #2 on Terry Bennett, team foul #24 | 105-96 |
| 00:23 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 106-96 |
| 00:23 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 106-96 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tony Gillis | 106-96 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #25 | 106-96 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (C) Antwan Harris | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | Jean Snyder runs out the clock | 106-96 |