| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronald Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard John (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zipp inbounds the ball | 21-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-27 |
| 19:45 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Anthony Robinson | 21-27 |
| 19:16 | Boston College | Richard John's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), Leif Taberski (PF) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Anthony Robinson takes the ball from Leif Taberski | 21-27 |
| 18:31 | Boston College | Richard John drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Robinson | 21-29 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-29 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch grabs the offensive board | 21-29 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Daniel Davis takes the ball from James McCurren | 21-29 |
| 17:32 | Boston College | Kenneth Howse steps in front of the Richard John pass | 21-29 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from James McCurren and the foul's on Anthony Robinson - foul #3 on Anthony Robinson, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Darrick Gill (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), James Zipp (C) James McCurren, Larry Robinson, Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Boston College | Mike Tilly (SF), Charles Collins (C) James Duncan, Richard John | |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| 17:10 | Boston College | Kenneth Howse steals it from Daniel Davis | 24-29 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Darrick Gill hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Howse | 26-29 |
| 16:46 | Boston College | Ronald Hayes loses the ball out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ivan Zausch (C) Kenneth Howse | |
| Subs | Boston College | Carlos Hartwick (SG), Jeffrey Cummins (PF) Ronald Hayes, Anthony Robinson | |
| 16:32 | St. John's | James Zipp is called for traveling | 26-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG) Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 16:03 | Boston College | Daniel Davis is fouled on the floor by Edward Kelty - foul #1 on Edward Kelty, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (PF) James McCurren | |
| Subs | Boston College | James Duncan (SF), Richard John (PF) Daniel Davis, Jeffrey Cummins | |
| 15:50 | Boston College | Mike Tilly misses the lay-in | 26-29 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the board | 26-29 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Mike Tilly (fresh) SG - Carlos Hartwick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard John (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Collins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 15:42 | St. John's | James Zipp hits the follow up shot | 28-29 |
| 15:27 | Boston College | Carlos Hartwick hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mike Tilly | 28-32 |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Edward Kelty clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 28-32 |
| 15:19 | Boston College | Richard John snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 14:52 | Boston College | Richard John connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Duncan | 28-34 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | James Zipp knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leif Taberski | 31-34 |
| 14:20 | Boston College | Richard John double dribbles | 31-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Larry Robinson (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Edward Kelty, James Zipp, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Boston College | Daniel Davis (PG), Ronald Hayes (SG), Andrew Richards (SF), Anthony Robinson (C) Mike Tilly, Carlos Hartwick, James Duncan, Charles Collins | |
| 13:55 | St. John's | A charge is called on Donald Ordonez - foul #1 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), James Zipp (SF) James McCurren, Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Boston College | Jeffrey Cummins (C) Richard John | |
| 13:41 | Boston College | Ronald Hayes connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Davis | 31-36 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Ronald Hayes steals it from Darrick Gill | 31-36 |
| 12:57 | Boston College | Ronald Hayes is hacked by Darrick Gill - foul #3 on Darrick Gill, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill, James Zipp | |
| Subs | Boston College | James Duncan (SF) Andrew Richards | |
| 12:34 | Boston College | Claudio Rossi is called for the reach on James Duncan - foul #4 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), James Zipp (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Kenneth Howse, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Boston College | Carlos Hartwick (SG), Richard John (PF) Daniel Davis, Jeffrey Cummins | |
| 12:21 | Boston College | Ronald Hayes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Larry Robinson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Zipp and he's fouled by James Duncan - foul #2 on James Duncan, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG) Edward Kelty | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Larry Robinson makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 11:53 | Boston College | Anthony Robinson can't finish the layup | 34-36 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | James Zipp works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 11:29 | Boston College | James Duncan pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Ronald Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Hartwick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard John (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Boston College | Ronald Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Darrick Gill hits the finger roll | 36-36 |
| 10:48 | Boston College | James Duncan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) James McCurren, Darrick Gill, Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Boston College | Daniel Davis (PG), Mike Tilly (SF), Jeffrey Cummins (PF), Charles Collins (C) Ronald Hayes, James Duncan, Richard John, Anthony Robinson | |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jeffrey Cummins - foul #1 on Jeffrey Cummins, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SF), Leif Taberski (PF) James Zipp, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 10:10 | Boston College | Jeffrey Cummins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Edward Kelty grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Darrick Gill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 10:02 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Cummins | 38-36 |
| 09:58 | Boston College | Mike Tilly scores on a turnaround near the basket | 38-38 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Charles Collins steals the ball from Kenneth Howse | 38-38 |
| 09:31 | Boston College | Charles Collins clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-38 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Edward Kelty grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits the finger roll | 40-38 |
| 09:01 | Boston College | Carlos Hartwick buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Davis | 40-40 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Darrick Gill comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses the tip | 40-40 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez tips it home | 42-40 |
| 08:36 | Boston College | Daniel Davis can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 08:35 | Boston College | Mike Tilly hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 42-42 |
| 08:18 | Boston College | Charles Collins pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:04 | Boston College | Carlos Hartwick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 08:03 | Boston College | Charles Collins hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Darrick Gill is open and buries a floater from the right block | 44-44 |
| 07:34 | Boston College | Daniel Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 07:33 | Boston College | Charles Collins tips it home | 44-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrick Gill (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Daniel Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Hartwick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Tilly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Cummins (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edward Kelty | 47-46 |
| 07:01 | Boston College | Charles Collins knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 47-48 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 06:49 | Boston College | Charles Collins grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 06:30 | Boston College | Daniel Davis drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Carlos Hartwick | 47-51 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Darrick Gill | 50-51 |
| 05:53 | Boston College | Kenneth Howse is called for the reach on Carlos Hartwick - foul #2 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), James McCurren (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), James Zipp (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Edward Kelty, Kenneth Howse, Darrick Gill, Leif Taberski, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Boston College | Ronald Hayes (SG), James Duncan (SF), Richard John (PF), Anthony Robinson (C) Carlos Hartwick, Mike Tilly, Jeffrey Cummins, Charles Collins | |
| 05:42 | Boston College | Claudio Rossi denies the turnaround by Anthony Robinson | 50-51 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Zipp | 50-51 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | James Duncan steps in front of the Merle Hose pass | 50-51 |
| 05:18 | Boston College | Richard John misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:14 | St. John's | Merle Hose is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Davis - foul #2 on Daniel Davis, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Zipp | 52-51 |
| 04:30 | Boston College | Ronald Hayes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Robinson | 52-54 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 52-54 |
| 04:23 | Boston College | Anthony Robinson grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 03:54 | Boston College | Daniel Davis can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-54 |
| 03:52 | Boston College | Anthony Robinson misses the tip | 52-54 |
| 03:51 | Boston College | Anthony Robinson snags the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 03:30 | Boston College | Ronald Hayes hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Claudio Rossi - foul #5 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Merle Hose, Larry Robinson, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Boston College | Andrew Richards (SF) James Duncan | |
| 03:30 | Boston College | Ronald Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:30 | Boston College | Ronald Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James McCurren (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Daniel Davis (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Hayes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Richards (fresh) PF - Richard John (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is hacked by Richard John - foul #2 on Richard John, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Mike Tilly (PG) Daniel Davis | |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by James McCurren | 54-56 |
| 02:27 | Boston College | Ronald Hayes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-56 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch travels with the ball | 54-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG) James McCurren | |
| Subs | Boston College | Carlos Hartwick (SG), James Duncan (SF), Jeffrey Cummins (PF), Charles Collins (C) Ronald Hayes, Andrew Richards, Richard John, Anthony Robinson | |
| 02:19 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| 02:02 | Boston College | Jeffrey Cummins slams it home set up by James Duncan | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Darrick Gill travels with the ball | 54-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Daniel Davis (PG), Ronald Hayes (SG), Richard John (PF), Anthony Robinson (C) Mike Tilly, Carlos Hartwick, Jeffrey Cummins, Charles Collins | |
| 01:28 | Boston College | Daniel Davis misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Ronald Hayes steals the ball from James Zipp | 54-58 |
| 00:56 | Boston College | Ronald Hayes drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Davis | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the paint | 54-60 |
| 00:48 | Boston College | Ronald Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:46 | Boston College | Ronald Hayes is hacked by Darrick Gill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darrick Gill, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Mike Tilly (SF) James Duncan | |
| 00:46 | Boston College | Ronald Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:46 | Boston College | Ronald Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is hacked by Richard John - foul #3 on Richard John, team foul #6 | 54-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Boston College | James Duncan (SF) Mike Tilly | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | James Zipp shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 00:35 | Boston College | Edward Kelty is called for the reach on Daniel Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Kelty, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Carlos Hartwick (SG), Mike Tilly (SF) Ronald Hayes, James Duncan | |
| 00:35 | Boston College | Daniel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:35 | Boston College | Daniel Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Zipp | 57-63 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the contested 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Darrick Gill | 60-63 |
| 00:29 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Ronald Hayes (SG), James Duncan (SF) Carlos Hartwick, Mike Tilly | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | Boston College | Edward Kelty is called for the reach on Daniel Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Kelty, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| 00:28 | Boston College | Daniel Davis misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch loses the dribble to Ronald Hayes | 60-63 |
| 00:10 | Boston College | Daniel Davis misses the dunk attempt | 60-63 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Ordonez | 60-63 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Zipp | 63-63 |
| 00:05 | Boston College | Boston College calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Richard John buries a jumper from the right side | 63-65 |