| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Clarence Staab (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Lever (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Carrozza (fresh) PF - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Murakami (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | John Carrozza inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-30 |
| 19:48 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe gets the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Daniel Lever hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Clarence Staab pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | James Brown buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-30 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe lays it up and in and the foul's on Clarence Staab - foul #3 on Clarence Staab, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Robert Berlin (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Jesse Maes, Allen Sharp, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Duke (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Joseph Connolly (C) David Rhea, Daniel Lever, John Carrozza, William Murakami | |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 18:40 | Xavier | John Duke pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | James Brown swats the short shot by Joseph Connolly | 40-33 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | John Duke is called for the reach on Dario Gostowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Duke, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG) Robert Sweet | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), William Murakami (PF) John Duke, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 18:00 | St. John's | James Brown is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt hits the follow up shot | 42-33 |
| 17:38 | Xavier | Daniel Lever connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-36 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | James Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Daniel Lever gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:50 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry is fouled on the floor by Robert Berlin - foul #1 on Robert Berlin, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Allen Sharp (SF) Jesse Maes, Robert Berlin | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), John Duke (SG), John Carrozza (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), William Fleming (C) Brian O'Carroll, Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, William Murakami, Joseph Connolly | |
| 16:32 | Xavier | Allen Sharp picks off the pass by David Rhea | 42-36 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | James Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), Terry Burman (SG) Robert Sweet, Dario Gostowski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Sperry (SF) John Carrozza | |
| 16:01 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 42-36 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the board | 42-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Burman (fresh) SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Brown (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Duke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Sperry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - William Fleming (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | James Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Clarence Staab (C) Jesse Maes, Terry Burman, James Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), William Murakami (C) David Rhea, John Duke, William Fleming | |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Daniel Lever hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 15:19 | Xavier | William Murakami hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Robert Sweet clanks a fadeaway from close range | 42-38 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | Daniel Lever gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:50 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry blows the layup | 42-38 |
| 14:48 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | The jumper by Dario Gostowski is denied by William Murakami | 42-40 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt hits the follow up shot | 44-40 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe connects on the jumper from the right side | 44-42 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG) Robert Sweet | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), John Duke (SG), Joseph Connolly (PF), William Fleming (C) Brian O'Carroll, Daniel Lever, Glenn Wolfe, William Murakami | |
| 13:48 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Joseph Connolly | 44-44 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Clarence Staab's floater is knocked away by Joseph Sperry | 44-44 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | John Duke snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 13:10 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 44-44 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Clarence Staab | 44-44 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt clanks a floater from the free throw line | 44-44 |
| 12:50 | Xavier | William Fleming gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:43 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry misses short on a floater from the right side | 44-44 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Jesse Maes gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Jesse Maes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (SG), Robert Berlin (SF), James Brown (C) Dario Gostowski, Allen Sharp, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Glenn Wolfe (PF), William Murakami (C) David Rhea, John Duke, Joseph Connolly, William Fleming | |
| 12:28 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe double dribbles | 44-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG) Brian O'Carroll | |
| 12:11 | St. John's | James Brown can't connect on an uncontested floater near the basket | 44-44 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | James Brown tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Daniel Lever connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jesse Maes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Burman (fresh) SF - Robert Berlin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Lever (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Joseph Sperry (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Wolfe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - William Murakami (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:37 | St. John's | James Brown lays it in on a great pass from Terry Burman and he's fouled by Glenn Wolfe - foul #3 on Glenn Wolfe, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), Clarence Staab (PF) Terry Burman, Robert Berlin, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Duke (SG), William Fleming (C) David Rhea, Daniel Lever, William Murakami | |
| 11:37 | St. John's | James Brown makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:26 | Xavier | Allen Sharp picks off the pass by William Fleming | 49-47 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Jesse Maes banks in the layup on a great pass from Allen Sharp | 51-47 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Allen Sharp - foul #2 on Allen Sharp, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Jesse Maes, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), William Murakami (C) John Duke, William Fleming | |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dario Gostowski | 54-47 |
| 10:25 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian O'Carroll | 54-49 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Allen Sharp can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joseph Sperry - foul #4 on Joseph Sperry, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), Clarence Staab (PF) Robert Sweet, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), John Duke (SG), John Carrozza (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), William Fleming (C) Brian O'Carroll, Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe, William Murakami | |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:41 | Xavier | David Rhea is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), Glenn Wolfe (PF) John Duke, William Fleming | |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Daniel Lever misses the 3 from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Jesse Maes grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-49 |
| 09:03 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:39 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe scores on a jumper from close range | 56-51 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt clanks a floater from the left block | 56-51 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Robert Berlin grabs the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt is fouled on the floor by John Carrozza - foul #1 on John Carrozza, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Terry Burman (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), James Brown (C) Jesse Maes, Dario Gostowski, Robert Berlin, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Duke (SG), William Murakami (PF), William Fleming (C) David Rhea, Daniel Lever, Glenn Wolfe, Joseph Connolly | |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Allen Sharp's pass is intercepted by John Duke | 56-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Burman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brian O'Carroll (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Duke (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Carrozza (fairly fresh) PF - William Murakami (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - William Fleming (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Clarence Staab (PF) Robert Sweet, Terry Burman, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Sperry (SF) John Carrozza | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jesse Maes | 59-51 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Allen Sharp - foul #3 on Allen Sharp, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Jesse Maes, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), Glenn Wolfe (PF) John Duke, William Fleming | |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Robert Sweet is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Sperry - foul #5 on Joseph Sperry, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), John Duke (SG), John Carrozza (SF) Brian O'Carroll, Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry | |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 06:45 | Xavier | John Carrozza grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-52 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | John Duke hits the follow up shot | 59-54 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | John Duke is called for the reach on Allen Sharp - foul #2 on John Duke, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), Terry Burman (SG), Clarence Staab (PF) Robert Sweet, Dario Gostowski, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Joseph Connolly (PF), William Fleming (C) David Rhea, John Duke, Glenn Wolfe, William Murakami | |
| 06:04 | St. John's | James Brown makes the runner from close range | 61-54 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Allen Sharp picks off the pass by John Carrozza | 61-54 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Allen Sharp loses the ball out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Terry Burman, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe (PF), William Murakami (C) Joseph Connolly, William Fleming | |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Daniel Lever is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Lever, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), John Duke (SG) Brian O'Carroll, Daniel Lever | |
| 05:16 | St. John's | David Rhea steps in front of the Jesse Maes pass in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| 05:07 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe misses the turnaround from the baseline | 61-54 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dario Gostowski | 61-54 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Allen Sharp is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Allen Sharp, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SF), Clarence Staab (PF) Allen Sharp, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Joseph Connolly (C) David Rhea, John Duke, William Murakami | |
| 04:43 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jesse Maes - foul #1 on Jesse Maes, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Allen Sharp (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Jesse Maes, Robert Berlin, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), William Murakami (C) Brian O'Carroll, Joseph Connolly | |
| 04:43 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:43 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | James Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | John Carrozza grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 04:22 | Xavier | William Murakami misses the dunk | 61-55 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Wolfe | 61-55 |
| 04:15 | Xavier | David Rhea scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Robert Sweet hits the follow up shot | 63-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Brown (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Lever (tiring) 12 pts. SF - John Carrozza (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Glenn Wolfe (tired) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - William Murakami (tired) 7 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Xavier | William Murakami throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-58 |
| 03:34 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), Terry Burman (SG), Robert Berlin (SF), Clarence Staab (C) Robert Sweet, Dario Gostowski, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Duke (SG), Joseph Connolly (SF), William Fleming (C) David Rhea, Daniel Lever, John Carrozza, William Murakami | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Terry Burman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Jesse Maes tips it in | 65-58 |
| 03:06 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Duke | 65-60 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe makes the shot from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Terry Burman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), James Brown (C) Terry Burman, Robert Berlin, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), John Carrozza (SF), William Murakami (PF) Brian O'Carroll, John Duke, Joseph Connolly, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 02:13 | Xavier | John Carrozza can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 65-62 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Jesse Maes pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Allen Sharp is called for traveling | 65-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Joseph Connolly (C) David Rhea, William Fleming | |
| 01:45 | Xavier | William Murakami is whistled for traveling | 65-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Brian O'Carroll, Joseph Connolly | |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:21 | Xavier | Daniel Lever loses the dribble to Dario Gostowski | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:19 | St. John's | John Carrozza is called for the reach on James Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Carrozza, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | David Rhea scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is fouled in the backcourt by David Rhea - foul #3 on David Rhea, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Murakami | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Xavier | William Murakami makes the shot from the left wing set up by Glenn Wolfe | 70-67 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is hacked by David Rhea in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Rhea, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SF) Allen Sharp | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | James Brown gets the offensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | James Brown is hacked by John Carrozza - foul #3 on John Carrozza, team foul #11 | 71-67 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF) Robert Berlin | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:22 | Xavier | David Rhea comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 73-67 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the board | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Allen Sharp is fouled in the backcourt by David Rhea - foul #5 on David Rhea, team foul #12 | 73-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG) David Rhea | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Daniel Lever misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-67 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt gets the rebound | 75-67 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt is hacked by Brian O'Carroll in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian O'Carroll, team foul #13 | 75-67 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Daniel Lever gets the rebound | 76-67 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | William Murakami can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-67 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jesse Maes | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Jesse Maes runs out the clock | 76-67 |