| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roland Nieman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Irvin Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Daniel Meyers (fresh) SG - Dingbang Huang (fresh) SF - Stephen Ray (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tim Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iona | Stephen Ray inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Iona | Roland Nieman blocks the short jumper by Tim Bennett | 22-23 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Tim Bennett steals the ball from Irvin Foster | 22-23 |
| 18:48 | Iona | Tim Bennett clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 22-23 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts double dribbles | 22-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Iona | Toni Kuzminski (SF) Daniel Meyers | |
| 18:03 | Iona | Tim Bennett lays it in | 22-25 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 17:33 | Iona | Irvin Foster denies the turnaround by Tim Bennett | 25-25 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roland Nieman | 25-25 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Stephen Ray picks off the pass by Albert Holloway in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| 17:08 | Iona | Dingbang Huang is whistled for traveling | 25-25 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Roland Nieman is hacked by Tim Bennett - foul #1 on Tim Bennett, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG) Toni Kuzminski | |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Stephen Ray picks off the pass by Clarence Roberts | 25-25 |
| 16:47 | Iona | Tim Bennett lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Ray | 25-27 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Roland Nieman can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 25-27 |
| 16:35 | Iona | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 16:11 | Iona | Tim Bennett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 16:10 | Iona | James Taylor tips it home | 25-29 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Albert Holloway and the foul's on James Taylor - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Iona | Toni Kuzminski (PF) Tim Bennett | |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the free throw | 28-29 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Daniel Meyers (fresh) SG - Dingbang Huang (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Ray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Toni Kuzminski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:24 | Iona | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Albert Holloway - foul #2 on Albert Holloway, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Iona | Tim Bennett (PF) Daniel Meyers | |
| 15:24 | Iona | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 15:24 | Iona | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Irvin Foster knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Gustavo Bruno | 30-30 |
| 14:51 | Iona | Toni Kuzminski hits a fadeaway near the basket | 30-32 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Tim Bennett - foul #2 on Tim Bennett, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG) Tim Bennett | |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Irvin Foster snags the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dingbang Huang - foul #2 on Dingbang Huang, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Iona | Tim Bennett (PF) Toni Kuzminski | |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 14:04 | Iona | Daniel Meyers scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Ray | 33-35 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses long on a floater from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 13:40 | Iona | Tim Bennett pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 13:36 | Iona | Stephen Ray clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 13:35 | Iona | Tim Bennett tips it in | 33-37 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Daniel Meyers is called for the reach on Clarence Roberts - foul #2 on Daniel Meyers, team foul #5 | 33-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (C) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Iona | Toni Kuzminski (SF) Daniel Meyers | |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is fouled on the floor by Toni Kuzminski - foul #1 on Toni Kuzminski, team foul #6 | 33-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Stenson (SG) Gustavo Bruno | |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG) Tim Bennett | |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Willie Stenson is called for traveling | 33-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Irvin Foster (C) Albert Holloway, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Iona | Tim Bennett (PF) Daniel Meyers | |
| 12:23 | Iona | Tim Bennett can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 12:22 | Iona | James Taylor tips it home | 33-39 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the turnaround near the basket | 33-39 |
| 12:07 | Iona | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 33-39 |
| 11:41 | Iona | Stephen Ray clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-39 |
| 11:40 | Iona | Tim Bennett tips it in | 33-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Moncayo (fresh) SG - Willie Stenson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) C - Irvin Foster (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Stephen Ray (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dingbang Huang (tiring) SF - Toni Kuzminski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Bennett (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - James Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | St. John's | The jump hook by Irvin Foster is blocked by Toni Kuzminski | 33-41 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts snags the offensive board | 33-41 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Willie Stenson is fouled on the floor by Toni Kuzminski - foul #2 on Toni Kuzminski, team foul #7 | 33-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Holloway (PG), Paul Carr (SF), Roland Nieman (PF) Kenneth Moncayo, Clarence Roberts, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG) Tim Bennett | |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Willie Stenson makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Willie Stenson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 10:40 | Iona | Stephen Ray clanks a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Albert Holloway - foul #3 on Albert Holloway, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG) Willie Stenson | |
| Subs | Iona | Tim Bennett (PF) Toni Kuzminski | |
| 10:40 | Iona | Stephen Ray makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 10:40 | Iona | Stephen Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 10:40 | Iona | Stephen Ray makes the 3rd free throw | 35-44 |
| 10:13 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Roland Nieman tips it but misses | 35-44 |
| 10:10 | Iona | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 09:53 | Iona | Tim Bennett dunks the ball set up by Stephen Ray | 35-46 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-46 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Roland Nieman tips it home | 37-46 |
| 09:06 | Iona | Tim Bennett misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Roland Nieman - foul #2 on Roland Nieman, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF), Irvin Foster (C) Paul Carr, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Iona | Toni Kuzminski (PF) Daniel Meyers | |
| 09:06 | Iona | Tim Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 09:06 | Iona | Tim Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the easy layup | 37-48 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts tips it back up and in | 39-48 |
| 08:25 | Iona | Tim Bennett comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 39-48 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roland Nieman | 39-48 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Albert Holloway buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Irvin Foster | 42-48 |
| 07:54 | Iona | Toni Kuzminski's fadeaway is rejected by Irvin Foster | 42-48 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 42-48 |
| 07:46 | Iona | Stephen Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 07:18 | Iona | Stephen Ray misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-48 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roland Nieman (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Tim Bennett (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. SG - Dingbang Huang (tiring) SF - Stephen Ray (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. PF - Toni Kuzminski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Tim Bennett is called for the reach on Clarence Roberts - foul #3 on Tim Bennett, team foul #8 | 42-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Willie Stenson (SG), John Johnson (PF) Albert Holloway, Gustavo Bruno, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG) Tim Bennett | |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 06:41 | Iona | Stephen Ray buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Daniel Meyers | 44-51 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Toni Kuzminski - foul #3 on Toni Kuzminski, team foul #9 | 44-51 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 06:21 | Iona | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 45-51 |
| 06:00 | Iona | Dingbang Huang double dribbles | 45-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG) Kenneth Moncayo | |
| Subs | Iona | Tim Bennett (PF) Toni Kuzminski | |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Irvin Foster hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-51 |
| 05:25 | Iona | James Taylor misses the easy layup | 47-51 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Willie Stenson grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Irvin Foster jams it on a great pass from John Johnson | 49-51 |
| 05:01 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Holloway (PG), Roland Nieman (PF) Willie Stenson, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Iona | Toni Kuzminski (PF) Tim Bennett | |
| 04:36 | Iona | Albert Holloway is called for the reach on Dingbang Huang - foul #4 on Albert Holloway, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| 04:21 | Iona | Stephen Ray makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Meyers | 49-54 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Roland Nieman connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Albert Holloway | 51-54 |
| 03:45 | Iona | Toni Kuzminski hits a jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (C) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Iona | Tim Bennett (PF) Dingbang Huang | |
| 03:45 | Iona | Toni Kuzminski makes the free throw | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Irvin Foster comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-57 |
| 03:21 | Iona | Tim Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 02:58 | Iona | Gustavo Bruno picks off the pass by James Taylor | 51-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Daniel Meyers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toni Kuzminski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Ray (tiring) 18 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. PF - Tim Bennett (fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - James Taylor (tired) 7 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Roland Nieman comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 51-57 |
| 02:50 | Iona | James Taylor gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 02:45 | Iona | Clarence Roberts steals it from Tim Bennett | 51-57 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the lay-in | 51-57 |
| 02:39 | Iona | The rebound goes to Tim Bennett | 51-57 |
| 02:12 | Iona | Stephen Ray misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-57 |
| 02:11 | Iona | The offensive rebound goes to James Taylor | 51-57 |
| 01:59 | Iona | Daniel Meyers loses the dribble to Albert Holloway | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Toni Kuzminski - foul #4 on Toni Kuzminski, team foul #10 | 51-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Iona | Dingbang Huang (SG) Toni Kuzminski | |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 01:31 | Iona | Tim Bennett misses the jumper from the left side | 53-57 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Irvin Foster gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Roland Nieman comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Stephen Ray - foul #2 on Stephen Ray, team foul #11 | 53-57 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:42 | Iona | Tim Bennett hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 55-57 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Irvin Foster can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-57 |
| 00:25 | Iona | Tim Bennett grabs the board | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Iona | Tim Bennett is hacked by Gustavo Bruno in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| 00:22 | Iona | Albert Holloway is called for the reach on Dingbang Huang - foul #5 on Albert Holloway, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (PF) Albert Holloway | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 00:22 | Iona | Dingbang Huang makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:22 | Iona | Dingbang Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Dingbang Huang is called for the reach on Clarence Roberts - foul #3 on Dingbang Huang, team foul #12 | 55-59 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:14 | Iona | Stephen Ray is hacked by Gustavo Bruno in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| 00:14 | Iona | Stephen Ray makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:14 | Iona | Stephen Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the board | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 00:00 | Iona | Tim Bennett pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |