| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Roland Nieman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Irvin Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffrey Oceguera (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Jones (fresh) PF - Frank Konen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Louie Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones inbounds the ball | 39-19 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Gardner-Webb | Gustavo Bruno takes the ball from Louie Miller | 39-19 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Clarence Roberts | 42-19 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:14 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones is whistled for traveling | 42-19 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Albert Holloway misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-19 |
| 18:56 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen gets the rebound | 42-19 |
| 18:41 | Gardner-Webb | Roland Nieman is called for the reach on Frank Konen - foul #2 on Roland Nieman, team foul #1 | 42-19 |
| 18:32 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Frank Konen | 42-21 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Roland Nieman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 42-21 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts can't tip it in | 42-21 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Irvin Foster tips it in | 44-21 |
| 17:52 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-21 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Irvin Foster | 47-21 |
| 17:32 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jeffrey Oceguera | 47-23 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Roland Nieman jams it on a nice dish by Gustavo Bruno | 49-23 |
| 16:52 | Gardner-Webb | Clarence Roberts picks off the pass by Jeffrey Oceguera | 49-23 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Albert Holloway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-23 |
| 16:29 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 49-23 |
| 16:25 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-23 |
| 16:23 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 49-23 |
| 16:10 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Roland Nieman - foul #3 on Roland Nieman, team foul #2 | 49-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (PF) Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (PG), William Bell (SG), William Dean (SF), Boris Kacynski (C) Jeffrey Oceguera, Barry Reedy, William Jones, Louie Miller | |
| 16:10 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen misses the 1st free throw | 49-23 |
| 16:10 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen misses the 2nd free throw | 49-23 |
| 16:10 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean gets the offensive rebound | 49-23 |
| 15:51 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won lays it in on a great pass from William Bell and the foul's on Albert Holloway - foul #2 on Albert Holloway, team foul #3 | 49-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (PF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland (SF) Frank Konen | |
| 15:51 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won makes the free throw | 49-26 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eric Won (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Bell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clement Ragland (fresh) PF - William Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Boris Kacynski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Roland Nieman steps out of bounds on the sideline | 49-26 |
| 15:15 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Roland Nieman - foul #4 on Roland Nieman, team foul #4 | 49-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (PF) Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 15:15 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean makes the 1st free throw | 49-27 |
| 15:15 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 49-28 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-28 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Albert Holloway gets the offensive rebound | 49-28 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-28 |
| 14:32 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-28 |
| 14:13 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean drills a shot in the lane | 49-30 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Albert Holloway is hacked by Boris Kacynski - foul #2 on Boris Kacynski, team foul #1 | 49-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Stenson (SG) Gustavo Bruno | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera (PG), Barry Reedy (SG), William Jones (SF), Louie Miller (C) Eric Won, William Bell, Clement Ragland, Boris Kacynski | |
| 13:40 | St. John's | John Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 49-30 |
| 13:39 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Louie Miller | 49-30 |
| 13:21 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-30 |
| 13:19 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller tips it home | 49-32 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | John Johnson throws it down and he's fouled by Jeffrey Oceguera - foul #1 on Jeffrey Oceguera, team foul #2 | 51-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG) Albert Holloway | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen (PF) William Dean | |
| 13:04 | St. John's | John Johnson makes the free throw | 52-32 |
| 12:45 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen clanks a jumper from the right wing | 52-32 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 52-32 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Jeffrey Oceguera is called for the reach on Kenneth Moncayo - foul #2 on Jeffrey Oceguera, team foul #3 | 52-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Paul Carr (SF) Kenneth Moncayo, Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (PG), Eric Won (SF), Boris Kacynski (C) Jeffrey Oceguera, William Jones, Louie Miller | |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-32 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Irvin Foster can't tip it in | 52-32 |
| 12:04 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen pulls down the rebound | 52-32 |
| 12:00 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Boris Kacynski | 52-34 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Johnson | 55-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Stenson (fresh) SF - Paul Carr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Irvin Foster (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - William Bell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eric Won (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Konen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Boris Kacynski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-34 |
| 11:26 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won tips it home | 55-36 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | John Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Paul Carr | 57-36 |
| 10:43 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 57-36 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Irvin Foster drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Johnson | 59-36 |
| 10:24 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-39 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Paul Carr loses the ball out of bounds | 59-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Holloway (PG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Gustavo Bruno, Paul Carr | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera (PG), William Jones (SF), William Dean (PF), Louie Miller (C) Barry Reedy, Eric Won, Frank Konen, Boris Kacynski | |
| 09:43 | Gardner-Webb | Irvin Foster takes the ball from William Jones | 59-39 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 59-39 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Irvin Foster hits the follow up shot | 61-39 |
| 09:09 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-39 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Albert Holloway | 61-39 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | A charge is called on Clarence Roberts - foul #1 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #5 | 61-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (SG) William Bell | |
| 08:46 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-39 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Irvin Foster gets the rebound | 61-39 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-39 |
| 08:32 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to William Jones | 61-39 |
| 08:16 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 61-39 |
| 08:14 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones hits the follow up shot | 61-41 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Willie Stenson buries a jump hook from close range set up by Albert Holloway | 63-41 |
| 07:42 | Gardner-Webb | William Jones makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Barry Reedy | 63-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Stenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Irvin Foster (tired) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeffrey Oceguera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Dean (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Louie Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Willie Stenson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-43 |
| 07:28 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Oceguera grabs the defensive rebound | 63-43 |
| 07:22 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller misses the lay-in | 63-43 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | John Johnson grabs the board | 63-43 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-43 |
| 06:50 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy clanks a floater from the left side | 65-43 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Irvin Foster gets the rebound | 65-43 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Stenson | 68-43 |
| 06:19 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 68-43 |
| 06:17 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean hits the follow up shot | 68-45 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Willie Stenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Gustavo Bruno (SG), Roland Nieman (PF) Albert Holloway, Willie Stenson, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (PG), William Bell (SG), Clement Ragland (SF), Frank Konen (PF), Boris Kacynski (C) Jeffrey Oceguera, Barry Reedy, William Jones, William Dean, Louie Miller | |
| 05:58 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Moncayo is called for the reach on Eric Won - foul #2 on Kenneth Moncayo, team foul #6 | 68-45 |
| 05:47 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Boris Kacynski | 68-48 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 68-48 |
| 05:19 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski gets the rebound | 68-48 |
| 05:13 | Gardner-Webb | Frank Konen hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Eric Won | 68-50 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno is fouled on the floor by William Bell - foul #2 on William Bell, team foul #4 | 68-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Holloway (PG), Paul Carr (SF) Kenneth Moncayo, Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (SG) Clement Ragland | |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Irvin Foster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-50 |
| 04:37 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| 04:31 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won makes the runner from the left block set up by Frank Konen | 68-52 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Boris Kacynski swats the shot by Irvin Foster | 68-52 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Irvin Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (C) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Dean (C) Boris Kacynski | |
| 03:50 | Gardner-Webb | William Bell loses the dribble to John Johnson | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Albert Holloway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-52 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Roland Nieman snags the offensive board | 68-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Holloway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Carr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roland Nieman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - John Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - William Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Won (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Konen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Dean (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Paul Carr scores on a runner in the lane set up by Gustavo Bruno | 70-52 |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 70-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Stenson (SG), Clarence Roberts (PF) Albert Holloway, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Terry Buckley (PG), Clement Ragland (SF), Boris Kacynski (C) William Bell, Barry Reedy, Frank Konen | |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 03:02 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Clement Ragland picks off the pass by Roland Nieman | 70-54 |
| 02:30 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Buckley | 70-56 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Paul Carr hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gustavo Bruno and he's hacked by Clement Ragland - foul #1 on Clement Ragland, team foul #5 | 72-56 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the free throw | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Clement Ragland, team foul #6 | 73-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Holloway (PG), Irvin Foster (C) Willie Stenson, Paul Carr | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Bell (SG) Terry Buckley | |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Albert Holloway | 76-56 |
| 01:08 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Irvin Foster - foul #2 on Irvin Foster, team foul #8 | 76-56 |
| 01:08 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski makes the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 01:08 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski makes the 2nd free throw | 76-58 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-58 |
| 00:53 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean grabs the board | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 76-58 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Roland Nieman gets the rebound | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Albert Holloway | 78-58 |
| 00:17 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland's floater is knocked away by Roland Nieman | 78-58 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roland Nieman | 78-58 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Albert Holloway runs out the clock | 78-58 |