| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Creek (fresh) 5 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Douglas Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon McDuffie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Ebersole (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Juhl (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Bennett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Willie Byrum inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks is hacked by Donald Juhl - foul #2 on Donald Juhl, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the driving attempt in the paint | 32-26 |
| 19:15 | Seton Hall | Nathan Ebersole misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 32-26 |
| 19:14 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:57 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Donald Juhl | 32-28 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Glenn Creek drills a jumper from the left block set up by Floyd Brooks | 34-28 |
| 18:13 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Young | 34-31 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Vernon McDuffie steals it from Floyd Brooks | 34-31 |
| 17:33 | Seton Hall | Willie Byrum steals the ball from Lloyd Bennett | 34-31 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Lloyd Bennett - foul #2 on Lloyd Bennett, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (SG), Justin Spalding (SF), Duane Coleman (PF) Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Glenn Creek | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier (PG), William Fisher (SF), Jeffrey West (PF), Clifford Hunter (C) Douglas Young, Nathan Ebersole, Donald Juhl, Lloyd Bennett | |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:49 | Seton Hall | William Fisher drills a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Justin Britt - foul #2 on Justin Britt, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Newman (C) Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dale Lowrey (SF) Vernon McDuffie | |
| 16:49 | Seton Hall | William Fisher makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Justin Britt hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from William Taylor and he's fouled by William Fisher - foul #1 on William Fisher, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Justin Britt makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:18 | Seton Hall | Justin Britt takes the ball from Greg Gauthier | 38-34 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | Justin Britt misses the easy layup | 38-34 |
| 16:14 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Greg Gauthier | 38-34 |
| 16:08 | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jason Newman | 38-34 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | William Fisher steals the ball from Justin Spalding | 38-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Greg Gauthier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Lowrey (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey West (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifford Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Byrum (SF), Glenn Creek (PF) Justin Britt, Duane Coleman | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie (SG), Nathan Ebersole (SF), Donald Juhl (PF), Lloyd Bennett (C) William Fisher, Dale Lowrey, Jeffrey West, Clifford Hunter | |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Lloyd Bennett swats the short shot by Willie Byrum | 38-34 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Newman | 38-34 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | William Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG) Justin Spalding | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Douglas Young (PG) Greg Gauthier | |
| 14:53 | Seton Hall | Willie Byrum is called for the reach on Donald Juhl - foul #1 on Willie Byrum, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Brooks (C) Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 14:38 | Seton Hall | Nathan Ebersole can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 14:37 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:23 | Seton Hall | Donald Juhl makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Bennett | 38-36 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Francis Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG) William Taylor | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 13:48 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-36 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Glenn Creek gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Juhl - foul #3 on Donald Juhl, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SG), Duane Coleman (PF) Francis Watkins, Glenn Creek | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier (PG), William Fisher (SG), Dale Lowrey (SF), Jeffrey West (PF) Douglas Young, Vernon McDuffie, Nathan Ebersole, Donald Juhl | |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:05 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Floyd Brooks - foul #2 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF), Jason Newman (C) Willie Byrum, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 13:05 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:05 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Justin Britt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 12:46 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Jeffrey West | 39-38 |
| 12:42 | Seton Hall | Dale Lowrey drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Greg Gauthier and he's hacked by Leonard Starr - foul #2 on Leonard Starr, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter (C) Lloyd Bennett | |
| 12:42 | Seton Hall | Dale Lowrey makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Jeffrey West is called for the reach on Justin Spalding - foul #2 on Jeffrey West, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (SG) Leonard Starr | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Douglas Young (PG), Vernon McDuffie (SG), Nathan Ebersole (SF) Greg Gauthier, William Fisher, Dale Lowrey | |
| 11:58 | St. John's | William Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 11:57 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 11:49 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter misses the jumper from the right block | 39-41 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Duane Coleman grabs the board | 39-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Douglas Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon McDuffie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Ebersole (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey West (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifford Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Jason Newman buries a turnaround from close range | 41-41 |
| 11:29 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter makes the jumper from the left block | 41-43 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Jason Newman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), Willie Byrum (SF), Glenn Creek (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) Justin Britt, Justin Spalding, Duane Coleman, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier (PG), Donald Juhl (PF), Lloyd Bennett (C) Douglas Young, Jeffrey West, Clifford Hunter | |
| 10:45 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett's layup is rejected by Glenn Creek | 41-43 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Willie Byrum | 41-43 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Francis Watkins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-43 |
| 10:13 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Greg Gauthier | 41-43 |
| 10:09 | Seton Hall | Nathan Ebersole can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Glenn Creek grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Glenn Creek | 43-43 |
| 09:39 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett drills a jump hook from close range set up by Donald Juhl | 43-45 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | William Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-45 |
| 09:18 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 09:14 | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Willie Byrum pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | William Taylor connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Glenn Creek | 46-45 |
| 08:45 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett misses long on a jumper near the basket | 46-45 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Willie Byrum pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 08:21 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Lloyd Bennett | 46-45 |
| 08:16 | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier is whistled for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Justin Spalding (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Duane Coleman (PF), Jason Newman (C) William Taylor, Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Glenn Creek, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Douglas Young (PG), William Fisher (SG), Dale Lowrey (SF), Jeffrey West (PF), Clifford Hunter (C) Greg Gauthier, Vernon McDuffie, Nathan Ebersole, Donald Juhl, Lloyd Bennett | |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Jason Newman clanks a turnaround from the right block | 46-45 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Jason Newman can't tip it in | 46-45 |
| 07:50 | Seton Hall | Clifford Hunter pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 07:28 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey West dunks the ball and he's fouled by Duane Coleman - foul #2 on Duane Coleman, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| 07:28 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey West makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Spalding (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Douglas Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Lowrey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey West (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifford Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Justin Spalding is denied on a layup by Jeffrey West | 46-48 |
| 07:14 | Seton Hall | Douglas Young grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 07:08 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey West misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Justin Britt snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Leonard Starr hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-48 |
| 06:37 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Jeffrey West | 46-48 |
| 06:32 | Seton Hall | Jason Newman is called for the reach on Clifford Hunter - foul #1 on Jason Newman, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), Willie Byrum (SF), Glenn Creek (PF) Justin Spalding, Leonard Starr, Duane Coleman | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Greg Gauthier (SG), Donald Juhl (PF), Lloyd Bennett (C) Dale Lowrey, Jeffrey West, Clifford Hunter | |
| 06:23 | Seton Hall | Donald Juhl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-48 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jason Newman | 46-48 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Willie Byrum drills a jump hook in the lane | 48-48 |
| 05:48 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett buries a shot near the basket set up by Greg Gauthier | 48-50 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Glenn Creek slams it home set up by Justin Britt and he's hacked by Greg Gauthier - foul #1 on Greg Gauthier, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Brooks (C) Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie (SG), Nathan Ebersole (SF) Douglas Young, William Fisher | |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Glenn Creek misses the free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:24 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Lloyd Bennett | 50-50 |
| 05:11 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett blows the layup | 50-50 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Willie Byrum scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Justin Britt and the foul's on Nathan Ebersole - foul #3 on Nathan Ebersole, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Justin Spalding (SG) Justin Britt, Francis Watkins | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:28 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Vernon McDuffie and he's hacked by Floyd Brooks - foul #3 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF) Willie Byrum | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jeffrey West (PF) Donald Juhl | |
| 04:28 | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Nathan Ebersole picks off the pass by William Taylor | 53-53 |
| 03:54 | Seton Hall | Nathan Ebersole is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Nathan Ebersole, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Duane Coleman (PF) Leonard Starr, Glenn Creek | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | William Fisher (PG), Clifford Hunter (C) Greg Gauthier, Lloyd Bennett | |
| 03:25 | St. John's | William Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Byrum (SF) Justin Spalding | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Douglas Young (PG), Donald Juhl (PF) William Fisher, Clifford Hunter | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Douglas Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon McDuffie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Ebersole (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Donald Juhl (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey West (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Seton Hall | Justin Britt steals the ball from Donald Juhl | 53-53 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | William Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 02:40 | Seton Hall | Douglas Young grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 02:34 | Seton Hall | Donald Juhl clanks a shot in the paint | 53-53 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Justin Britt grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), Glenn Creek (PF) William Taylor, Duane Coleman | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Lloyd Bennett (C) Jeffrey West | |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Willie Byrum buries a runner from the right block | 55-53 |
| 01:50 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie travels with the ball | 55-53 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Willie Byrum knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Creek | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:17 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie makes the runner from the right block set up by Douglas Young and the foul's on Willie Byrum - foul #2 on Willie Byrum, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| 01:17 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Glenn Creek is whistled for a carry | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Seton Hall | Floyd Brooks takes the ball from Nathan Ebersole | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Glenn Creek clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 57-56 |
| 00:18 | Seton Hall | Douglas Young grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 00:13 | Seton Hall | Willie Byrum takes the ball from Douglas Young | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Justin Britt is hacked by Douglas Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Young, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Justin Britt makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Justin Britt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:10 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Seton Hall | Vernon McDuffie buries a 3 from straight away | 59-59 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Francis Watkins scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-59 |