| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) PF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Marion Dampier (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Thibeault (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Sliwinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Blackledge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez inbounds the ball | 18-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #1 | 20-47 |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the free throw | 21-47 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico | Michael Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-47 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Robert Sweet grabs the defensive rebound | 21-47 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is hacked by Ivan Sliwinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Sliwinski, team foul #2 | 21-47 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | James Brown lays it in set up by Jesse Maes and he's hacked by Marion Dampier - foul #2 on Marion Dampier, team foul #3 | 23-47 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | James Brown makes the free throw | 24-47 |
| 18:54 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 24-47 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | Allen Sharp pulls down the rebound | 24-47 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Robert Sweet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-47 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico | Robert Sweet steps in front of the Tony Thibeault pass | 24-47 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | Robert Sweet banks in the layup | 26-47 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico | Michael Jones hits a runner in the paint and the foul's on James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 26-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Erick Hale (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Robert Sweet, Jesse Maes, Rodolfo Hernandez, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Trevor Burke (SG), Russell Perz (SF), Douglas Endo (PF) Marion Dampier, Tony Thibeault, Ivan Sliwinski, William Blackledge | |
| 17:51 | New Mexico | Michael Jones makes the free throw | 26-50 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Erick Hale hits the finger roll and the foul's on Trevor Burke - foul #2 on Trevor Burke, team foul #4 | 28-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ben Amos (C) Michael Jones | |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Erick Hale makes the free throw | 29-50 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-50 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Clarence Staab gets the rebound | 29-50 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-50 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski gets the offensive rebound | 29-50 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Erick Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-50 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt gets the offensive rebound | 29-50 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | Ben Amos steps in front of the Erick Hale pass | 29-50 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-50 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez pulls down the rebound | 29-50 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Clarence Staab misses long on a jumper in the paint | 29-50 |
| 16:15 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 29-50 |
| 15:59 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-50 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Clarence Staab pulls down the rebound | 29-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erick Hale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Staab (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Chad Hutton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Trevor Burke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Russell Perz (fairly fresh) PF - Douglas Endo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Amos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alfredo Gomez | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:33 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-50 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Erick Hale snags the defensive board | 31-50 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Erick Hale misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-50 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses the tip | 31-50 |
| 15:22 | New Mexico | Russell Perz grabs the board | 31-50 |
| 15:09 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), Allen Sharp (PF), James Brown (C) Alfredo Gomez, Dario Gostowski, Erick Hale, Lincoln Bettencourt, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Tony Thibeault (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), William Blackledge (PF), Michael Jones (C) Chad Hutton, Trevor Burke, Russell Perz, Douglas Endo, Ben Amos | |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Marion Dampier is called for the reach on Robert Sweet in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marion Dampier, team foul #5 | 31-50 |
| 14:47 | St. John's | James Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:21 | New Mexico | Michael Jones drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Marion Dampier and the foul's on James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 31-52 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico | Michael Jones makes the free throw | 31-53 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Marion Dampier steals the ball from Robert Sweet | 31-53 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | Rodolfo Hernandez is called for the reach on Ivan Sliwinski - foul #1 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #3 | 31-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (PG), Lee Saavedra (C) Robert Sweet, James Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG), John Fancher (SF) Tony Thibeault, Ivan Sliwinski | |
| 13:14 | New Mexico | William Blackledge clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 31-53 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney tips it home | 31-55 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is fouled in the backcourt by Josh Cheney - foul #3 on Josh Cheney, team foul #6 | 31-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Wade Mandeville (PG) Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Jesse Maes hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-55 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 31-55 |
| 12:55 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wade Mandeville - foul #3 on Wade Mandeville, team foul #4 | 31-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG) Jesse Maes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 12:55 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier makes the 1st free throw | 31-56 |
| 12:55 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier misses the 2nd free throw | 31-56 |
| 12:55 | New Mexico | William Blackledge grabs the offensive board | 31-56 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico | John Fancher misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 31-56 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski gets the rebound | 31-56 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Allen Sharp clanks a jump hook near the basket | 31-56 |
| 12:18 | New Mexico | William Blackledge grabs the defensive rebound | 31-56 |
| 11:59 | New Mexico | Michael Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-56 |
| 11:58 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney snags the offensive board | 31-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wade Mandeville (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Lee Saavedra (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Marion Dampier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Josh Cheney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Fancher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Blackledge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-56 |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Lee Saavedra snags the defensive board | 31-56 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Josh Cheney picks off the pass by Alfredo Gomez | 31-56 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico | William Blackledge can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-56 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Lee Saavedra pulls down the rebound | 31-56 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF), James Brown (C) Alfredo Gomez, Wade Mandeville, Dario Gostowski, Allen Sharp, Lee Saavedra | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG), Tony Thibeault (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), Douglas Endo (PF), Ben Amos (C) Marion Dampier, Josh Cheney, John Fancher, William Blackledge, Michael Jones | |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Russell Perz is called for a charge - foul #1 on Russell Perz, team foul #7 | 31-56 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Russell Perz steps in front of the Rodolfo Hernandez pass in the backcourt | 31-56 |
| 09:53 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Perz | 31-58 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Tony Thibeault is called for the reach on Robert Sweet - foul #2 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #8 | 31-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Staab (C) James Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 32-58 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 33-58 |
| 09:08 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Russell Perz and he's hacked by Rodolfo Hernandez - foul #2 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #5 | 33-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (PG), Erick Hale (PF) Robert Sweet, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Trevor Burke (PF) Russell Perz, Ben Amos | |
| 09:08 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo makes the free throw | 33-61 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Erick Hale hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jesse Maes | 35-61 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chad Hutton and the foul's on Clarence Staab - foul #3 on Clarence Staab, team foul #6 | 35-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Wade Mandeville (SG) Jesse Maes, Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Blackledge (PF) Tony Thibeault | |
| 08:38 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke makes the free throw | 35-64 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Trevor Burke is called for the reach on Alfredo Gomez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Trevor Burke, team foul #9 | 35-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (SF), Ben Amos (C) Ivan Sliwinski, William Blackledge | |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 36-64 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses the 2nd free throw | 36-64 |
| 08:36 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Douglas Endo | 36-64 |
| 08:07 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-64 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico | Ben Amos tips it but misses | 36-64 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Erick Hale pulls down the rebound | 36-64 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (SF) Russell Perz | |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Ben Amos lays it up and in set up by John Fancher | 36-66 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wade Mandeville (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dario Gostowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Erick Hale (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Chad Hutton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Trevor Burke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Fancher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Endo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Amos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Hutton - foul #1 on Chad Hutton, team foul #10 | 36-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Staab (C) Erick Hale | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG) Chad Hutton | |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 37-66 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses the 2nd free throw | 37-66 |
| 07:37 | New Mexico | Ben Amos pulls down the rebound | 37-66 |
| 07:14 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-66 |
| 07:12 | New Mexico | John Fancher grabs the offensive rebound | 37-66 |
| 06:55 | New Mexico | Russell Perz's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Gomez | 37-66 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses the lay-in | 37-66 |
| 06:51 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo snags the defensive board | 37-66 |
| 06:31 | New Mexico | Russell Perz buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Trevor Burke | 37-69 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-69 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt tips it in | 39-69 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-69 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt gets the rebound | 39-69 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Trevor Burke is called for the reach on Dario Gostowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Trevor Burke, team foul #11 | 39-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Erick Hale (SF), Lee Saavedra (C) Wade Mandeville, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Josh Cheney (SG) John Fancher, Ben Amos | |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses the 1st free throw | 39-69 |
| 05:41 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-69 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo banks in the layup set up by Russell Perz | 40-71 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alfredo Gomez | 42-71 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico | Russell Perz buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-74 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Douglas Endo is called for the reach on Alfredo Gomez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Endo, team foul #12 | 42-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Staab (C) Lee Saavedra | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ben Amos (C) Josh Cheney | |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 43-74 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-74 |
| 04:05 | New Mexico | Ben Amos's layup is rejected by Clarence Staab | 44-74 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke grabs the offensive board | 44-74 |
| 03:35 | New Mexico | Ben Amos misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-74 |
| 03:34 | New Mexico | Russell Perz can't tip it in | 44-74 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lincoln Bettencourt | 44-74 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Erick Hale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Clarence Staab (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Chad Hutton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Trevor Burke (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Russell Perz (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Douglas Endo (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Amos (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Erick Hale misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-74 |
| 03:27 | New Mexico | Ben Amos pulls down the rebound | 44-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:01 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-74 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez snags the defensive board | 44-74 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses badly on a runner in the lane | 44-74 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke grabs the board | 44-74 |
| 02:41 | New Mexico | Lincoln Bettencourt blocks the short jumper by Russell Perz | 44-74 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski pulls down the rebound | 44-74 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski can't connect on a shot from the right side | 44-74 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt grabs the offensive board | 44-74 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Erick Hale comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-74 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt snags the offensive board | 44-74 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Erick Hale makes the wide open 3 from the right wing | 47-74 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | Ben Amos misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Clarence Staab - foul #4 on Clarence Staab, team foul #7 | 47-74 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | Ben Amos misses the 1st free throw | 47-74 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | Ben Amos makes the 2nd free throw | 47-75 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Douglas Endo steals it from Alfredo Gomez | 47-75 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico | Erick Hale swats the layup by Douglas Endo | 47-75 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lincoln Bettencourt | 47-75 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Erick Hale is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Erick Hale, team foul #8 | 47-75 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | Russell Perz can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Erick Hale - foul #2 on Erick Hale, team foul #9 | 47-75 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | Russell Perz misses the 1st free throw | 47-75 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | Russell Perz misses the 2nd free throw | 47-75 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Erick Hale | 47-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | Russell Perz is fouled on the floor by Erick Hale - foul #3 on Erick Hale, team foul #10 | 50-75 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | Russell Perz makes the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | Russell Perz misses the 2nd free throw | 50-76 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt snags the defensive board | 50-76 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski is fouled on the floor by Russell Perz - foul #2 on Russell Perz, team foul #13 | 50-76 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-76 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Ben Amos pulls down the rebound | 51-76 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton runs out the clock | 51-76 |