| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ralph Felan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Evans (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Zents (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Frederic Gall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts inbounds the ball | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the wide open shot from close range | 27-42 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens can't tip it in | 27-42 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Irvin Foster tips it but misses | 27-42 |
| 19:40 | Illinois State | Michael Zents snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| 19:28 | Illinois State | Michael Zents misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 27-42 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Clarence Roberts | 27-42 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Frederic Gall takes the ball from John Johnson | 27-42 |
| 18:47 | Illinois State | Norman Young clanks a shot from the left side | 27-42 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 27-42 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the lane | 27-42 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens tips it back up and in | 27-44 |
| 18:09 | Illinois State | John Johnson picks off the pass by Ralph Felan | 27-44 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | John Johnson makes the wide open jump hook in the paint set up by Gustavo Bruno | 27-46 |
| 17:38 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-46 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 27-46 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG), Shane Wade (SG), Kenneth Hilton (PF), Jack Begay (C) Norman Young, Ralph Felan, Michael Zents, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Stenson (PG), Paul Carr (SF), Roland Nieman (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Raymond Stephens, Clarence Roberts, Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| 17:04 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton is fouled on the floor by Paul Carr - foul #2 on Paul Carr, team foul #1 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF) Matthew Jones | |
| 16:51 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from James Ramsey | 29-46 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gustavo Bruno | 29-48 |
| 16:25 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton can't connect on a runner near the basket | 29-48 |
| 16:23 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 16:11 | Illinois State | Shane Wade is hacked by Gustavo Bruno - foul #2 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #2 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Felan (SG) Kevin Evans | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Matthew Jones (C) Willie Stenson, Clarence Roberts | |
| 15:54 | Illinois State | Shane Wade misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-48 |
| 15:53 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Hilton | 29-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Ramsey (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ralph Felan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shane Wade (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Begay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gustavo Bruno (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Roland Nieman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Jones (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:41 | Illinois State | Shane Wade misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 29-48 |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Matthew Jones gets the rebound | 29-48 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Roland Nieman's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Hilton in the backcourt | 29-48 |
| 15:31 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan is fouled on the floor by Roland Nieman - foul #3 on Roland Nieman, team foul #3 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Walter Pearcy (SF), Richard Coleman (PF), Frederic Gall (C) James Ramsey, Shane Wade, Kenneth Hilton, Jack Begay | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Irvin Foster (PF) Gustavo Bruno, Paul Carr, Matthew Jones | |
| 15:20 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Norman Young | 32-48 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Irvin Foster buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Stephens | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:48 | Illinois State | Norman Young misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Stephens - foul #1 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #4 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Zents (C) Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| 14:48 | Illinois State | Norman Young makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 14:48 | Illinois State | Norman Young makes the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Paul Carr knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Clarence Roberts | 34-52 |
| 14:30 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Norman Young | 36-52 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by Norman Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Young, team foul #1 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG) Raymond Stephens | |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts tips it home | 36-54 |
| 13:52 | Illinois State | Norman Young buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-54 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno is whistled for traveling | 38-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shane Wade (SG), Kevin Evans (SF), Kenneth Hilton (C) Ralph Felan, Walter Pearcy, Michael Zents | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Irvin Foster (PF) Gustavo Bruno, Paul Carr | |
| 13:20 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-54 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens grabs the board | 38-54 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is fouled on the floor by Shane Wade - foul #1 on Shane Wade, team foul #2 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG), Jack Begay (C) Norman Young, Richard Coleman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Jones (C) Clarence Roberts | |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Matthew Jones is hacked by Jack Begay - foul #1 on Jack Begay, team foul #3 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF) Matthew Jones | |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens loses the ball out of bounds | 38-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Felan (SG) Shane Wade | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:22 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-54 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 38-54 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond Stephens | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:10 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-57 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Roland Nieman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Irvin Foster connects on the open runner in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Baden and he's hacked by Ralph Felan - foul #3 on Ralph Felan, team foul #4 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Walter Pearcy (SG), Michael Zents (SF), Richard Coleman (PF), Frederic Gall (C) James Ramsey, Ralph Felan, Kevin Evans, Kenneth Hilton, Jack Begay | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SF), Matthew Jones (C) Clarence Roberts, Roland Nieman | |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the free throw | 38-59 |
| 11:51 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman gets the rebound | 38-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Pearcy (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Michael Zents (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Coleman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederic Gall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SF - Paul Carr (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | Matthew Jones is called for the reach on Walter Pearcy - foul #1 on Matthew Jones, team foul #5 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF), Roland Nieman (C) Irvin Foster, Matthew Jones | |
| 11:28 | Illinois State | Michael Zents clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-59 |
| 11:26 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Young | 38-59 |
| 11:13 | Illinois State | Norman Young misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-59 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Roland Nieman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Anthony Baden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shane Wade (SG) Richard Coleman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| 11:04 | Illinois State | Clarence Roberts takes the ball from Shane Wade | 38-59 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits the finger roll | 38-61 |
| 10:56 | Illinois State | Norman Young is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Baden - foul #4 on Anthony Baden, team foul #6 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Coleman (PF) Walter Pearcy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Paul Carr (PF) Anthony Baden, Irvin Foster | |
| 10:42 | Illinois State | Shane Wade connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Frederic Gall | 41-61 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-61 |
| 10:22 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Zents | 41-61 |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | Norman Young connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Shane Wade | 43-61 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 09:48 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Frederic Gall | 43-61 |
| 09:39 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman is whistled for a carry | 43-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG), Ralph Felan (SG), Walter Pearcy (SF), Kenneth Hilton (PF), Jack Begay (C) Norman Young, Shane Wade, Michael Zents, Richard Coleman, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (SF), Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Clarence Roberts, Paul Carr, Matthew Jones | |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-61 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno tips it in | 43-63 |
| 09:04 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-63 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Irvin Foster snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Frederic Gall (C) James Ramsey, Jack Begay | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF) John Johnson | |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-63 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Irvin Foster snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno is hacked by Ralph Felan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ralph Felan, team foul #5 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shane Wade (SG), Kevin Evans (SF) Ralph Felan, Walter Pearcy | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Irvin Foster banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gustavo Bruno | 43-65 |
| 08:10 | Illinois State | Shane Wade misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-65 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 43-65 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses short on a jump hook from close range | 43-65 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the offensive board | 43-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Wade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Evans (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Hilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederic Gall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gustavo Bruno (tiring) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (tiring) 9 pts. 8 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Roland Nieman (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-65 |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall grabs the board | 43-65 |
| 07:14 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans lays it in on a nice dish by Norman Young | 45-65 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Frederic Gall is called for the reach on Roland Nieman - foul #1 on Frederic Gall, team foul #6 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG), Ralph Felan (SG), Walter Pearcy (SF), Michael Zents (PF), Jack Begay (C) Norman Young, Shane Wade, Kevin Evans, Kenneth Hilton, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Paul Carr (PF), John Johnson (C) Raymond Stephens, Irvin Foster, Roland Nieman | |
| 06:47 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Gustavo Bruno is blocked by Michael Zents | 45-65 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Anthony Baden grabs the offensive rebound | 45-65 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Anthony Baden knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Clarence Roberts | 45-67 |
| 06:12 | Illinois State | Jack Begay connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by James Ramsey | 47-67 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Ralph Felan steps in front of the Clarence Roberts pass in the backcourt | 47-67 |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan hits the finger roll | 49-67 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | John Johnson scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Anthony Baden and he's hacked by Jack Begay - foul #2 on Jack Begay, team foul #7 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Evans (SF), Richard Coleman (PF) Walter Pearcy, Jack Begay | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Irvin Foster (PF) Gustavo Bruno, Paul Carr | |
| 05:48 | St. John's | John Johnson makes the free throw | 49-70 |
| 05:22 | Illinois State | James Ramsey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-70 |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman hits the follow up shot | 51-70 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 51-70 |
| 04:50 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Richard Coleman | 51-70 |
| 04:46 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan is fouled on the floor by Raymond Stephens - foul #2 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #7 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Frederic Gall (C) James Ramsey, Michael Zents | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SF), Roland Nieman (C) Clarence Roberts, John Johnson | |
| 04:46 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan misses the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 04:46 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-70 |
| 04:33 | Illinois State | Norman Young scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Evans and he's hacked by Raymond Stephens - foul #3 on Raymond Stephens, team foul #8 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy (SF), Kenneth Hilton (C) Kevin Evans, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Raymond Stephens, Irvin Foster | |
| 04:33 | Illinois State | Norman Young makes the free throw | 54-70 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Paul Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Felan - foul #5 on Ralph Felan, team foul #8 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shane Wade (SG) Ralph Felan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| 04:06 | Illinois State | Shane Wade clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-72 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Anthony Baden pulls down the rebound | 54-72 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-72 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-72 |
| 03:36 | Illinois State | Gustavo Bruno is called for the reach on Richard Coleman - foul #3 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #9 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG), Michael Zents (SF), Jack Begay (C) Norman Young, Walter Pearcy, Kenneth Hilton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Irvin Foster (PF) Gustavo Bruno, Paul Carr | |
| 03:36 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 03:36 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Ramsey (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Shane Wade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Zents (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Coleman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Begay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Stephens (tiring) 9 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Roberts (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Roland Nieman (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Anthony Baden comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-72 |
| 03:19 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Richard Coleman | 56-72 |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Shane Wade misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-72 |
| 03:14 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman tips it back up and in | 58-72 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 58-72 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Shane Wade pulls down the rebound | 58-72 |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | Michael Zents hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Coleman and he's hacked by Clarence Roberts - foul #3 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #10 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Frederic Gall (C) James Ramsey, Richard Coleman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SF), Matthew Jones (C) Clarence Roberts, Roland Nieman | |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | Michael Zents makes the free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 61-72 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Paul Carr grabs the offensive board | 61-72 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is alone and drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Irvin Foster | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | Norman Young is called for a charge - foul #2 on Norman Young, team foul #9 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG), Kenneth Hilton (PF) Norman Young, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF), John Johnson (C) Paul Carr, Matthew Jones | |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Anthony Baden buries a floater from the free throw line | 61-76 |
| 01:04 | Illinois State | James Ramsey is fouled on the floor by Anthony Baden - foul #5 on Anthony Baden, team foul #11 | 61-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG) Anthony Baden | |
| 01:04 | Illinois State | James Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 01:04 | Illinois State | James Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Kenneth Hilton swats the layup by Irvin Foster | 63-76 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | John Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is open and scores on a runner from the left block set up by Gustavo Bruno | 63-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Irvin Foster - foul #1 on Irvin Foster, team foul #12 | 63-78 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton misses the 1st free throw | 63-78 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-78 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno runs out the clock | 64-78 |