| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Dunkle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Perry (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Blackmore (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | George Perkins inbounds the ball | 21-47 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Western Illinois | George Perkins hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Hiram Collard | 24-47 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Donald Holmes is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Donald Holmes, team foul #1 | 24-47 |
| 19:26 | Western Illinois | James Blackmore is called for the reach on George Perkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Blackmore, team foul #2 | 24-47 |
| 19:08 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-47 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Donald Holmes snags the defensive board | 24-47 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Donald Holmes scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Pagan and he's hacked by Christopher Dunkle - foul #1 on Christopher Dunkle, team foul #1 | 24-49 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses the free throw | 24-49 |
| 18:50 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 24-49 |
| 18:46 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard buries a shot from the left side | 26-49 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | James Blackmore knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Pagan | 26-51 |
| 18:11 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry is open and scores on a shot in the lane set up by Hiram Collard and he's fouled by Manuel Wheeler - foul #1 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #3 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (SG), Jesse Lawson (SF), John Bickerstaff (PF) Gregory Stuckey, George Perkins, Christopher Dunkle | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Horace Ringenberg (C) Timothy Fleming, James Blackmore, Donald Holmes, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 18:11 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry makes the free throw | 29-51 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Richard Kelly hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Michael Pagan and the foul's on Donald Eagan - foul #3 on Donald Eagan, team foul #2 | 29-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Del Humphries (PG), George Perkins (SF), John Music (C) Hiram Collard, Donald Eagan, Matthew Perry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Esteban Chavez (SF) Michael Pagan | |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Richard Kelly misses the free throw | 29-53 |
| 17:48 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff snags the defensive board | 29-53 |
| 17:44 | Western Illinois | Robert Cobb picks off the pass by Del Humphries in the backcourt | 29-53 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Robert Cobb lays it up and in | 29-55 |
| 17:25 | Western Illinois | Del Humphries's pass is intercepted by Robert Cobb | 29-55 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Gary Wilson lays it up and in set up by Robert Cobb | 29-57 |
| 17:20 | Western Illinois | Del Humphries is called for traveling in the backcourt | 29-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG) Esteban Chavez | |
| 17:10 | St. John's | John Music takes the ball from Timothy Fleming | 29-57 |
| 17:00 | Western Illinois | Del Humphries throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), Gregory Stuckey (SG) Del Humphries, George Perkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), James Blackmore (SF), Donald Holmes (PF) Richard Kelly, Robert Cobb, Horace Ringenberg | |
| 16:34 | St. John's | James Blackmore can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 29-57 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | James Blackmore gets the offensive rebound | 29-57 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Donald Holmes lays it in on a great pass from Michael Pagan | 29-59 |
| 16:08 | Western Illinois | John Music hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Hiram Collard and he's fouled by Donald Holmes - foul #3 on Donald Holmes, team foul #4 | 31-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Perkins (SF), Matthew Perry (C) Jesse Lawson, John Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (SG), Esteban Chavez (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Timothy Fleming, James Blackmore, Gary Wilson | |
| 16:08 | Western Illinois | John Music makes the free throw | 32-59 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Donald Holmes is hacked by Matthew Perry - foul #3 on Matthew Perry, team foul #3 | 32-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Del Humphries (PG), Donald Eagan (SG), Christopher Dunkle (PF) Hiram Collard, Gregory Stuckey, John Music | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (SG) William Campbell | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Del Humphries (fresh) SG - Donald Eagan (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - George Perkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Dunkle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Esteban Chavez (fresh) PF - Donald Holmes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Donald Holmes connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Pagan | 32-61 |
| 15:37 | Western Illinois | George Perkins is hacked by Esteban Chavez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Esteban Chavez, team foul #5 | 32-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (SG), Robert Cobb (SF) Michael Pagan, Donald Holmes | |
| 15:25 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Perry | 35-61 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler can't connect on a floater from the right side | 35-61 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Robert Cobb tips it in | 35-63 |
| 15:08 | Western Illinois | Del Humphries's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG) Del Humphries | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Horace Ringenberg (C) Richard Kelly, William Campbell, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 14:50 | St. John's | James Blackmore can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-63 |
| 14:49 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle gets the rebound | 35-63 |
| 14:47 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle travels in the backcourt | 35-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey (SG) George Perkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Donald Holmes (PF) Robert Cobb, Esteban Chavez | |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Michael Pagan hits a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Hiram Collard - foul #3 on Hiram Collard, team foul #4 | 35-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Perkins (SF), John Bickerstaff (C) Donald Eagan, Matthew Perry | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the free throw | 35-66 |
| 14:22 | Western Illinois | George Perkins clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 35-66 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming gets the rebound | 35-66 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Blackmore | 35-68 |
| 13:48 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff misses the floater from the left wing | 35-68 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | James Blackmore snags the defensive board | 35-68 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Michael Pagan drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Horace Ringenberg | 35-71 |
| 13:35 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle is open but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 35-71 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Donald Holmes gets the rebound | 35-71 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-71 |
| 13:05 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff pulls down the rebound | 35-71 |
| 12:58 | Western Illinois | George Perkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-71 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Donald Holmes pulls down the rebound | 35-71 |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Donald Holmes scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Fleming | 35-73 |
| 12:28 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-73 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Horace Ringenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 35-73 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming connects on the runner in the paint set up by Donald Holmes and the foul's on Gregory Stuckey - foul #3 on Gregory Stuckey, team foul #5 | 35-75 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Del Humphries (PG), Donald Eagan (SG), Jesse Lawson (SF), John Music (PF), Matthew Perry (C) Hiram Collard, Gregory Stuckey, George Perkins, Christopher Dunkle, John Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Cobb (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Michael Pagan, James Blackmore, Donald Holmes, Horace Ringenberg | |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the free throw | 35-76 |
| 12:03 | Western Illinois | Timothy Fleming steals the ball from Donald Eagan | 35-76 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming lays it up and in | 35-78 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Del Humphries (fresh) SG - Donald Eagan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jesse Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Music (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gary Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Western Illinois | Del Humphries clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-78 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Cobb | 35-78 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Kelly | 35-80 |
| 10:49 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson lays it in | 37-80 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming drills a jumper from the left side | 37-82 |
| 10:25 | Western Illinois | Del Humphries loses the ball out of bounds | 37-82 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Williams (SG), John Bickerstaff (PF) Del Humphries, Matthew Perry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), William Campbell (SG), Esteban Chavez (SF), Donald Holmes (PF) Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming, Robert Cobb, Gary Wilson | |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Esteban Chavez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-82 |
| 09:47 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson is hacked by William Campbell - foul #1 on William Campbell, team foul #6 | 37-82 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Del Humphries (PG) Jesse Lawson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:33 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-82 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-82 |
| 09:05 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff grabs the defensive rebound | 40-82 |
| 08:58 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan knocks in the shot from the right wing | 42-82 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Robert Williams steals it from Michael Pagan | 42-82 |
| 08:27 | Western Illinois | Del Humphries throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-82 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson (SF) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Gary Wilson (C) William Campbell, Esteban Chavez, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Michael Pagan buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Blackmore | 42-84 |
| 07:55 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Donald Holmes - foul #4 on Donald Holmes, team foul #7 | 42-84 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (SG) Timothy Fleming | |
| 07:55 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff misses the 1st free throw | 42-84 |
| 07:55 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff misses the 2nd free throw | 42-84 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Donald Holmes gets the rebound | 42-84 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Del Humphries (tiring) SG - Jesse Lawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Eagan (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Bickerstaff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Music (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Blackmore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Holmes (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Michael Pagan scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Kelly | 42-87 |
| 07:20 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gary Wilson - foul #1 on Gary Wilson, team foul #8 | 42-87 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Williams (SG) Del Humphries | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SG), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, Donald Holmes | |
| 07:20 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 43-87 |
| 07:20 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-87 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler is hacked by John Music - foul #1 on John Music, team foul #6 | 44-87 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG) James Blackmore | |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Michael Pagan buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Cobb | 44-90 |
| 06:47 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan's pass is intercepted by Michael Pagan in the backcourt | 44-90 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Michael Pagan banks in the layup | 44-92 |
| 06:41 | Western Illinois | Timothy Fleming is called for the reach on Robert Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #9 | 44-92 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Holmes (PF) Gary Wilson | |
| 06:41 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-92 |
| 06:41 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 46-92 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Michael Pagan comes up short on the floater from the right side | 46-92 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Michael Pagan hits the follow up shot | 46-94 |
| 06:02 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-94 |
| 06:00 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams tips it in | 48-94 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-94 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 48-94 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Michael Pagan scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Fleming | 48-97 |
| 05:17 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff scores on a runner from the baseline | 50-97 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Michael Pagan knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Holmes | 50-99 |
| 04:42 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by John Bickerstaff is denied by Donald Holmes | 50-99 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler snags the defensive board | 50-99 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Robert Williams takes the ball from Manuel Wheeler | 50-99 |
| 04:11 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams lays it in | 52-99 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the turnaround from the left block | 52-99 |
| 03:48 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams grabs the board | 52-99 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Donald Eagan (tired) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Williams (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jesse Lawson (tired) 6 pts. PF - John Bickerstaff (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Music (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Pagan (tiring) 43 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Fleming (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cobb (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Holmes (tired) 15 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Manuel Wheeler (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Western Illinois | John Music buries a floater from the left wing | 54-99 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Michael Pagan knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Fleming | 54-102 |
| 03:08 | Western Illinois | Robert Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-102 |
| 03:06 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-102 |
| 02:48 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-102 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Manuel Wheeler | 54-102 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Michael Pagan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Music - foul #2 on John Music, team foul #7 | 54-102 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Del Humphries (PG), Christopher Dunkle (PF) Donald Eagan, John Music | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (SG), James Blackmore (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Horace Ringenberg (C) Timothy Fleming, Robert Cobb, Donald Holmes, Manuel Wheeler | |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Michael Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 54-103 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Michael Pagan misses the 2nd free throw | 54-103 |
| 02:41 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle grabs the board | 54-103 |
| 02:38 | Western Illinois | Richard Kelly picks off the pass by Del Humphries in the backcourt | 54-103 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Michael Pagan drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Kelly | 54-105 |
| 02:03 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Gary Wilson - foul #2 on Gary Wilson, team foul #10 | 54-105 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (SG) Michael Pagan | |
| 02:03 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle makes the 1st free throw | 55-105 |
| 02:03 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle makes the 2nd free throw | 56-105 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | James Blackmore is hacked by John Bickerstaff - foul #2 on John Bickerstaff, team foul #8 | 56-105 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (SG), John Music (C) Robert Williams, Christopher Dunkle | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Pagan (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Donald Holmes (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, William Campbell, Gary Wilson, Horace Ringenberg | |
| 01:41 | St. John's | James Blackmore misses the 1st free throw | 56-105 |
| 01:41 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff gets the rebound | 56-105 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:38 | Western Illinois | Michael Pagan steps in front of the Del Humphries pass in the backcourt | 56-105 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | James Blackmore can't finish the layup | 56-105 |
| 01:34 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson gets the rebound | 56-105 |
| 01:30 | Western Illinois | Donald Holmes swats the shot by Jesse Lawson | 56-105 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming pulls down the rebound | 56-105 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Donald Holmes can't connect on a runner from the left block | 56-105 |
| 00:59 | Western Illinois | Del Humphries grabs the defensive rebound | 56-105 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:53 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-105 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Donald Holmes pulls down the rebound | 56-105 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Donald Holmes clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by John Bickerstaff - foul #3 on John Bickerstaff, team foul #9 | 56-105 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 56-106 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-107 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-107 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | James Blackmore grabs the defensive rebound | 56-107 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael Pagan runs out the clock | 56-107 |