| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Martin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Herbert Michael (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) PF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Robert Sweet connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Sharp | 28-31 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina | Javier Martin makes the shot from the left side set up by Herbert Michael | 30-31 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos (PF) Viktor Palczewski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | James Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Rodolfo Hernandez | 30-31 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Jesse Maes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by James Jordan - foul #1 on James Jordan, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Viktor Palczewski (PF) James Jordan, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:12 | South Carolina | Javier Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Herbert Michael (C) Dikembe Masudi, Viktor Palczewski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:53 | St. John's | James Brown double dribbles | 30-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (SG), Viktor Palczewski (PF) Javier Martin, Lino Zevallos | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:44 | South Carolina | James Brown is called for the reach on Rufus Burlingame - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (SG) Dikembe Masudi | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Rodolfo Hernandez | 30-32 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Jesse Maes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez tips it back up and in | 30-34 |
| 16:52 | South Carolina | James Jordan is called for traveling | 30-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (SG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Lino Zevallos (PF), Nicholas Stiles (C) Javier Martin, Rufus Burlingame, Viktor Palczewski, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Robert Sweet, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| 16:31 | St. John's | James Jordan steals it from Clarence Staab | 30-34 |
| 16:26 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Jordan | 32-34 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Jesse Maes double dribbles | 32-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (SG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Herbert Michael (C) James Jordan, Stjepan Zhuang, Lino Zevallos, Nicholas Stiles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Erick Hale (SF) Jesse Maes, Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| 15:46 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Clarence Staab pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Martin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fresh) PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Herbert Michael (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Erick Hale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clarence Staab (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Alfredo Gomez | 32-34 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt knocks in the runner in the lane | 32-36 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi misses the 3 from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski tips it home | 34-36 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Dario Gostowski is blocked by Herbert Michael | 34-36 |
| 14:27 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:12 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael is fouled on the floor by Clarence Staab - foul #1 on Clarence Staab, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Lino Zevallos (PF), Nicholas Stiles (C) Javier Martin, Rufus Burlingame, Viktor Palczewski, Herbert Michael | |
| 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 | |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | James Brown snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-36 |
| 13:32 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 13:07 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang hits a jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 13:05 | St. John's | Robert Sweet is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Sweet, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (SG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Herbert Michael (C) Dikembe Masudi, Stjepan Zhuang, Lino Zevallos, Nicholas Stiles | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Allen Sharp - foul #2 on Allen Sharp, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 37-36 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 12:31 | South Carolina | Javier Martin is hacked by Robert Sweet - foul #4 on Robert Sweet, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG) Robert Sweet | |
| 12:22 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael loses the dribble to Rodolfo Hernandez | 37-36 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | James Brown connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jesse Maes | 37-38 |
| 11:51 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Javier Martin | 39-38 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez misses the jump hook near the basket | 39-38 |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez can't tip it in | 39-38 |
| 11:36 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Rufus Burlingame | 39-38 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Javier Martin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Herbert Michael (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | South Carolina | Herbert Michael lays it in set up by Rufus Burlingame | 41-38 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Herbert Michael - foul #2 on Herbert Michael, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (SG), Alexei Irizarry (SF), Lino Zevallos (PF), Nicholas Stiles (C) Javier Martin, Rufus Burlingame, Viktor Palczewski, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Rodolfo Hernandez, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 10:42 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos's layup is rejected by Clarence Staab | 41-39 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Alfredo Gomez | 41-41 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Jordan | 43-41 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Nicholas Stiles | 43-41 |
| 09:37 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (SG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Viktor Palczewski (PF), Herbert Michael (C) James Jordan, Alexei Irizarry, Lino Zevallos, Nicholas Stiles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), Allen Sharp (PF) Jesse Maes, Clarence Staab | |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Herbert Michael - foul #3 on Herbert Michael, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SF) Rufus Burlingame | |
| Subs | St. John's | Wade Mandeville (SG) Alfredo Gomez | |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:08 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang is whistled for traveling | 43-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame (SF) Stjepan Zhuang | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Brown (C) Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez grabs the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Rufus Burlingame - foul #1 on Rufus Burlingame, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF) Dikembe Masudi, Rufus Burlingame | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:32 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:18 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Rufus Burlingame (SF) James Jordan, Stjepan Zhuang | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG) Wade Mandeville | |
| 07:59 | St. John's | James Brown drills a turnaround from the baseline | 43-46 |
| 07:46 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Masudi | 45-46 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez is hacked by Herbert Michael - foul #4 on Herbert Michael, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF) Javier Martin, Rufus Burlingame | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Alfredo Gomez, Dario Gostowski, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Zhuang (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Herbert Michael (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Staab (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Jesse Maes connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 06:42 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski drills a shot in the paint | 47-48 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Herbert Michael is called for the reach on Jesse Maes - foul #5 on Herbert Michael, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (SG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Lino Zevallos (PF), Nicholas Stiles (C) Dikembe Masudi, Stjepan Zhuang, Viktor Palczewski, Herbert Michael | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SF) Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses badly on a floater from the right side | 47-48 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Lino Zevallos grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Javier Martin buries a 3 from the right corner set up by James Jordan | 50-48 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jesse Maes and he's fouled by Rufus Burlingame - foul #2 on Rufus Burlingame, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Viktor Palczewski (PF) James Jordan, Nicholas Stiles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (PF), James Brown (C) Lincoln Bettencourt, Clarence Staab | |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski tips it home | 52-51 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is hacked by Javier Martin - foul #2 on Javier Martin, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Nicholas Stiles (C) Javier Martin, Lino Zevallos | |
| Subs | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez (SF) Alfredo Gomez | |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:55 | South Carolina | Nicholas Stiles gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 04:28 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Allen Sharp - foul #3 on Allen Sharp, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (SG) Dikembe Masudi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG) Robert Sweet | |
| 04:28 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:28 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Allen Sharp - foul #4 on Allen Sharp, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Lino Zevallos (C) Rufus Burlingame, Nicholas Stiles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG) Jesse Maes | |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:01 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Allen Sharp | 55-51 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Rufus Burlingame (SF), Nicholas Stiles (C) James Jordan, Stjepan Zhuang, Lino Zevallos | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | Javier Martin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Nicholas Stiles gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Javier Martin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rufus Burlingame (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Viktor Palczewski (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. C - Nicholas Stiles (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Javier Martin and he's fouled by Rodolfo Hernandez - foul #1 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Jordan (PG), Lino Zevallos (C) Javier Martin, Nicholas Stiles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Dario Gostowski, James Brown | |
| 03:19 | South Carolina | Rufus Burlingame misses the free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Dikembe Masudi steps in front of the Robert Sweet pass in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | James Jordan scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Robert Sweet is whistled for a carry | 60-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Javier Martin (SG), Stjepan Zhuang (SF), Nicholas Stiles (C) Dikembe Masudi, Rufus Burlingame, Lino Zevallos | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Clarence Staab (C) Rodolfo Hernandez, Allen Sharp | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:49 | South Carolina | Nicholas Stiles makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Jordan | 63-51 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jesse Maes | 63-53 |
| 02:10 | South Carolina | Nicholas Stiles's pass is intercepted by Clarence Staab | 63-53 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Javier Martin steps in front of the Jesse Maes pass | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | Lincoln Bettencourt steals the ball from Viktor Palczewski | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | Viktor Palczewski gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang is hacked by Clarence Staab - foul #2 on Clarence Staab, team foul #9 | 63-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Alexei Irizarry (SG), Lino Zevallos (PF) James Jordan, Javier Martin, Viktor Palczewski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Erick Hale (SF) Robert Sweet, Jesse Maes | |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Stjepan Zhuang misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt loses the ball out of bounds | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Dikembe Masudi runs out the clock | 63-53 |