| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Samuel Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clayton Bunch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Stanford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sterling Stockton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Richard Hearn inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses the jumpshot from the right side | 26-34 |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Richard Hearn snags the offensive board | 26-34 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | James King evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-34 |
| 19:20 | Norfolk State | Jeffrey Robinson pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:58 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mark Rowland | 26-34 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | James King scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Lawhorn | 29-34 |
| 18:12 | Norfolk State | Samuel Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 18:10 | Norfolk State | Jeffrey Robinson hits the follow up shot | 29-36 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn's dunk attempt is rejected by Sterling Stockton | 29-36 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James King | 29-36 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Steve Seitz scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James King | 31-36 |
| 17:17 | Norfolk State | Samuel Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 17:15 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford grabs the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 16:57 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 16:55 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford grabs the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 16:39 | Norfolk State | Samuel Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Steve Seitz snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Steve Seitz blows the layup | 31-36 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Steve Seitz grabs the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn is hacked by Clayton Bunch - foul #3 on Clayton Bunch, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Richard Jennings (SG), Allan Philson (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Jan Franks (C) James King, Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Hearn, Mark Rowland, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Billy McWilliams (PG), Richard Wells (SG), John Witcher (SF), William Green (PF), Michael Millet (C) Samuel Jones, Clayton Bunch, Shawn Stanford, Sterling Stockton, Jeffrey Robinson | |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the shot from the left side | 31-36 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Jan Franks tips it but misses | 31-36 |
| 15:47 | Norfolk State | William Green gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fresh) SG - Richard Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Billy McWilliams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Witcher (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Millet (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 31-38 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Richard Jennings is fouled on the floor by Richard Wells - foul #3 on Richard Wells, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Steve Seitz (C) Richard Jennings, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 15:07 | St. John's | James King is fouled on the floor by William Green - foul #1 on William Green, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SG) James King | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Allan Philson comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 31-38 |
| 14:52 | Norfolk State | William Green pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 14:27 | Norfolk State | Billy McWilliams misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-38 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | Steve Seitz snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne hits the finger roll | 33-38 |
| 13:46 | Norfolk State | Billy McWilliams misses the shot from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 13:44 | Norfolk State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Wells | 33-38 |
| 13:23 | Norfolk State | Richard Jennings is called for the reach on Richard Wells - foul #1 on Richard Jennings, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Robert Hirschman (PF), Jan Franks (C) Richard Jennings, Eric Lavigne, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Samuel Jones (PG), Clayton Bunch (SG), Shawn Stanford (SF), Sterling Stockton (PF), Jeffrey Robinson (C) Billy McWilliams, Richard Wells, John Witcher, William Green, Michael Millet | |
| 13:10 | Norfolk State | Clayton Bunch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Allan Philson dunks the ball set up by James King and he's hacked by Shawn Stanford - foul #1 on Shawn Stanford, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Allan Philson makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 12:21 | Norfolk State | Samuel Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jan Franks | 36-38 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Robinson | 36-38 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Jan Franks pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | James King scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Frost (fairly fresh) SF - Allan Philson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Samuel Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clayton Bunch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Stanford (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sterling Stockton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Norfolk State | Samuel Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Allan Philson grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Jan Franks is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Robinson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Robinson, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Steve Seitz (C) George Frost, Allan Philson, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 10:55 | St. John's | James King misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Robinson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Robinson, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | James King makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 10:28 | Norfolk State | Samuel Jones is fouled on the floor by Robert Hirschman - foul #1 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Lavigne (PF) Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Richard Wells (SF), Michael Millet (C) Shawn Stanford, Jeffrey Robinson | |
| 10:02 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet travels with the ball | 41-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hirschman (PF) Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Billy McWilliams (PG), John Witcher (SF), William Green (PF) Samuel Jones, Clayton Bunch, Sterling Stockton | |
| 09:45 | St. John's | James King is hacked by John Witcher - foul #3 on John Witcher, team foul #7 | 41-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Lavigne (PF) Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 09:45 | St. John's | James King misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 09:45 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 09:18 | Norfolk State | John Witcher is hacked by Richard Hearn - foul #2 on Richard Hearn, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Allan Philson (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF) James King, Richard Hearn, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford (SF), Jeffrey Robinson (C) John Witcher, Michael Millet | |
| 08:55 | Norfolk State | Billy McWilliams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 08:54 | Norfolk State | The offensive rebound goes to Billy McWilliams | 41-38 |
| 08:39 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 08:37 | Norfolk State | William Green gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 08:20 | Norfolk State | William Green banks in the layup and he's fouled by Steve Seitz - foul #1 on Steve Seitz, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Richard Jennings (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Jan Franks (C) George Frost, Kenneth Lawhorn, Allan Philson, Robert Hirschman, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Samuel Jones (PG), Clayton Bunch (SG) Billy McWilliams, Richard Wells | |
| 08:20 | Norfolk State | William Green makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Richard Jennings | 43-41 |
| 07:34 | Norfolk State | Samuel Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Steve Seitz (C) Richard Jennings, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton (PF) William Green | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Samuel Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clayton Bunch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Stanford (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sterling Stockton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Jan Franks buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from James King | 45-41 |
| 07:02 | Norfolk State | Samuel Jones can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Steve Seitz snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Steve Seitz misses long on a runner from close range | 45-41 |
| 06:35 | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 06:13 | Norfolk State | Jeffrey Robinson connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Shawn Stanford | 45-43 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jan Franks | 47-43 |
| 05:26 | Norfolk State | Samuel Jones can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 47-43 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Steve Seitz grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Steve Seitz is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Robinson | 47-43 |
| 05:11 | Norfolk State | Clayton Bunch grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 04:53 | Norfolk State | Richard Hearn is called for the reach on Shawn Stanford - foul #3 on Richard Hearn, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Richard Jennings (SG), Allan Philson (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF) James King, Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Hearn, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Billy McWilliams (PG), Richard Wells (SG), John Witcher (SF), Michael Millet (C) Samuel Jones, Clayton Bunch, Shawn Stanford, Jeffrey Robinson | |
| 04:38 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet is whistled for traveling | 47-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hirschman (PF) Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Allan Philson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 47-43 |
| 04:20 | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 04:02 | Norfolk State | Billy McWilliams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Eric Lavigne (PF), Jan Franks (C) Richard Jennings, Robert Hirschman, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | William Green (PF) Sterling Stockton | |
| 03:40 | St. John's | James King misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 03:39 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Jan Franks | 47-43 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | James King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-43 |
| 03:27 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet grabs the board | 47-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - George Frost (fresh) SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Billy McWilliams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wells (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Witcher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Millet (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Norfolk State | George Frost takes the ball from Michael Millet | 47-43 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 02:53 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 02:53 | Norfolk State | Norfolk State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Mark Rowland (PF), Steve Seitz (C) George Frost, Allan Philson, Eric Lavigne, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Samuel Jones (PG), Clayton Bunch (SG), Shawn Stanford (SF), Sterling Stockton (PF), Jeffrey Robinson (C) Billy McWilliams, Richard Wells, John Witcher, William Green, Michael Millet | |
| 02:30 | Norfolk State | Samuel Jones clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-43 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Mark Rowland snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Steve Seitz double dribbles | 47-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Richard Jennings (SG), Allan Philson (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF) James King, Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Hearn, Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 02:02 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 02:01 | Norfolk State | Samuel Jones tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Steve Seitz hits a jump hook from close range | 49-45 |
| 01:12 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Steve Seitz clanks a shot in the paint | 49-48 |
| 00:48 | Norfolk State | Jeffrey Robinson gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 00:28 | Norfolk State | Clayton Bunch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Allan Philson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Allan Philson is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Jones - foul #1 on Samuel Jones, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Mark Rowland (PF) George Frost, Richard Jennings, Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Allan Philson makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Allan Philson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:05 | Norfolk State | Samuel Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Mark Rowland grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Mark Rowland is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Jones - foul #2 on Samuel Jones, team foul #9 | 51-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF) Allan Philson | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Mark Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Mark Rowland misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:02 | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton misses long on a fullcourt shot | 52-48 |