| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) SG - Kevin Alfano (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) PF - Edwin Bradley (fresh) C - Edmond Cordero (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) SG - Christopher Watson (fresh) SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) C - Charles Broderick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd buries a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Jeffrey Watkins - foul #1 on Jeffrey Watkins, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Christopher Watson drills a shot from the right block set up by George Holt | 0-4 |
| 18:34 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Charles Broderick hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from George Holt | 2-6 |
| 18:04 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero is called for traveling | 2-6 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Edwin Bradley - foul #1 on Edwin Bradley, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:17 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero's floater is tipped away by Dennis Williamson | 2-8 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Christopher Watson grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson loses the dribble to Edmond Cordero | 2-8 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-8 |
| 16:26 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero grabs the offensive board | 2-8 |
| 16:07 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins scores on a 3 from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd travels with the ball | 5-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG), Ryan Fauntleroy (SF), Freddie Rine (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) Christopher Watson, Matthew Boyd, Dennis Williamson, Charles Broderick | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) SG - Kevin Alfano (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edwin Bradley (fresh) C - Edmond Cordero (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) SF - Ryan Fauntleroy (fresh) PF - Freddie Rine (fresh) C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins clanks a shot from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 15:29 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero grabs the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:14 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Freddie Rine grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Edmond Cordero denies the turnaround by George Holt | 5-8 |
| 14:51 | Marquette | Tony Rosso snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 14:33 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Derrick Volpe - foul #1 on Derrick Volpe, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG), Aaron Beyers (SG), David May (PF) Tony Rosso, Kevin Alfano, Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (SG) George Holt | |
| 14:33 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:33 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Freddie Rine misses the easy layup | 6-8 |
| 14:11 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:58 | Marquette | David May can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Christopher Watson pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Edmond Cordero - foul #1 on Edmond Cordero, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Larry Caraballo (SF), Edwin Bradley (PF) Jeffrey Watkins, Edmond Cordero | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SF), Dennis Williamson (PF), Charles Broderick (C) Christopher Watson, Freddie Rine, Derrick Volpe | |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:35 | Marquette | David May gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:17 | Marquette | David May throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Alfano (SG) Aaron Beyers | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG) Ryan Fauntleroy | |
| 12:48 | St. John's | George Holt double dribbles | 6-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG) Lyle Jensen | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:35 | Marquette | David May hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-9 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | George Holt comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 6-9 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Charles Broderick snags the offensive board | 6-9 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson is called for traveling | 6-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins (SF) Larry Caraballo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (SG), Freddie Rine (PF) Kerry Anderson, Dennis Williamson | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) SG - Kevin Alfano (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edwin Bradley (fresh) C - David May (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Watson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Freddie Rine (fresh) C - Charles Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Marquette | Tony Rosso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edmond Cordero (C) David May | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Christopher Watson is whistled for traveling | 6-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Beyers (SG), Larry Caraballo (PF) Kevin Alfano, Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:01 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Christopher Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd comes up short on the floater from the left block | 6-9 |
| 10:40 | Marquette | Tony Rosso gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins is hacked by Matthew Boyd - foul #1 on Matthew Boyd, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | David May (PF) Larry Caraballo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (PG), Dennis Williamson (PF) George Holt, Freddie Rine | |
| 10:18 | Marquette | Tony Rosso knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Aaron Beyers | 9-9 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Christopher Watson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 09:34 | Marquette | David May scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-12 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Christopher Watson is hacked by Tony Rosso - foul #1 on Tony Rosso, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG), Kevin Alfano (SG), Edwin Bradley (PF) Tony Rosso, Aaron Beyers, Edmond Cordero | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Ryan Fauntleroy (SF), Derrick Volpe (C) Kerry Anderson, Matthew Boyd, Charles Broderick | |
| 08:50 | St. John's | George Holt is hacked by Lyle Jensen - foul #1 on Lyle Jensen, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Christopher Watson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by George Holt and he's fouled by Jeffrey Watkins - foul #2 on Jeffrey Watkins, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Larry Caraballo (SF) Jeffrey Watkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Freddie Rine (PF) Dennis Williamson | |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Christopher Watson makes the free throw | 11-15 |
| 08:15 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano is fouled on the floor by Christopher Watson - foul #1 on Christopher Watson, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (SG) Christopher Watson | |
| 08:02 | Marquette | David May misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Derrick Volpe - foul #2 on Derrick Volpe, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edmond Cordero (C) Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Broderick (C) Derrick Volpe | |
| 08:02 | Marquette | David May makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 08:02 | Marquette | David May misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Freddie Rine hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from George Holt and the foul's on David May - foul #1 on David May, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG), Edwin Bradley (PF) Lyle Jensen, David May | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Boyd (SF) Ryan Fauntleroy | |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Freddie Rine makes the free throw | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Alfano (fresh) SF - Larry Caraballo (fresh) PF - Edwin Bradley (fresh) C - Edmond Cordero (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Holt (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) SF - Matthew Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Freddie Rine (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-18 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Matthew Boyd snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | George Holt comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edwin Bradley - foul #2 on Edwin Bradley, team foul #8 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Marquette | David May (PF) Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Watson (SG), Dennis Williamson (PF) Kerry Anderson, Freddie Rine | |
| 06:45 | St. John's | George Holt misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | George Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-19 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by David May - foul #2 on David May, team foul #9 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeremy Dillon (PF) David May | |
| Subs | St. John's | Derrick Volpe (C) Charles Broderick | |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Christopher Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 05:50 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero travels with the ball | 14-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Morais (C) Edmond Cordero | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:27 | St. John's | George Holt's floater is tipped away by Michael Morais | 14-20 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe can't tip it in | 14-20 |
| 05:24 | Marquette | Jeremy Dillon gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 05:18 | Marquette | Derrick Volpe is called for the reach on Michael Morais - foul #3 on Derrick Volpe, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Beyers (SG) Kevin Alfano | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kerry Anderson (PG), Freddie Rine (PF) George Holt, Derrick Volpe | |
| 05:05 | Marquette | Larry Caraballo is denied on a layup by Dennis Williamson | 14-20 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Freddie Rine | 14-20 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Christopher Watson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-20 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Freddie Rine tips it back up and in | 14-22 |
| 04:22 | Marquette | Tony Rosso misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-22 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Dennis Williamson pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Christopher Watson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 03:59 | Marquette | Michael Morais grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 03:42 | Marquette | Jeremy Dillon comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 14-22 |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Jeremy Dillon grabs the offensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 03:28 | Marquette | Tony Rosso blows the layup | 14-22 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kerry Anderson | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Aaron Beyers (fresh) SF - Larry Caraballo (fairly fresh) PF - Jeremy Dillon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Morais (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) SG - Christopher Watson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Matthew Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Freddie Rine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Watson | 14-25 |
| 02:47 | Marquette | Tony Rosso hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kerry Anderson - foul #1 on Kerry Anderson, team foul #6 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Alfano (SG), Jeffrey Watkins (SF), Edwin Bradley (PF), Edmond Cordero (C) Aaron Beyers, Larry Caraballo, Jeremy Dillon, Michael Morais | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Holt (PG), Ryan Fauntleroy (SF), Charles Broderick (C) Christopher Watson, Matthew Boyd, Dennis Williamson | |
| 02:47 | Marquette | Tony Rosso makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 02:47 | Marquette | Tony Rosso makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy is hacked by Tony Rosso - foul #2 on Tony Rosso, team foul #10 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG) Tony Rosso | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (PF) Freddie Rine | |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 16-27 |
| 02:14 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen grabs the offensive board | 16-27 |
| 01:55 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-27 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | Charles Broderick grabs the defensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-30 |
| 01:15 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Jeffrey Watkins | 18-30 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | George Holt comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 18-30 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy misses the tip | 18-30 |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley pulls down the rebound | 18-30 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kevin Alfano | 21-30 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Kerry Anderson misses the 3 from the left wing | 21-30 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero misses long on a fullcourt shot | 21-30 |