| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Byrum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gaston Tidwell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Troche (fresh) PF - Louis Boyer (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Justin Spalding inbounds the ball | 34-15 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Francis Watkins makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Justin Spalding and he's hacked by William Howard - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #1 | 36-15 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Francis Watkins misses the free throw | 36-15 |
| 19:41 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer gets the rebound | 36-15 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:24 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Justin Spalding - foul #2 on Justin Spalding, team foul #1 | 36-15 |
| 19:24 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche makes the 1st free throw | 36-16 |
| 19:24 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche misses the 2nd free throw | 36-16 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer snags the defensive board | 36-16 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Louis Boyer steals the ball from Francis Watkins | 36-16 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-16 |
| 18:46 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer tips it home | 36-18 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Robert Brown denies the turnaround by Justin Spalding | 36-18 |
| 18:23 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer grabs the board | 36-18 |
| 18:03 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell connects on the 3 from straight away | 36-21 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer misses the fadeaway near the basket | 36-21 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer can't tip it in | 36-21 |
| 17:46 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer snags the defensive board | 36-21 |
| 17:25 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard hits a floater from the free throw line | 36-23 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Gaston Tidwell - foul #1 on Gaston Tidwell, team foul #2 | 36-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Harold Britton (SG), Leonard Starr (SF) Francis Watkins, Justin Spalding, Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (PG), Victor Perales (SG), Fred Wainscott (PF), Marty Allen (C) William Howard, Gaston Tidwell, Louis Boyer, Robert Brown | |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen snags the defensive board | 37-23 |
| 16:51 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-23 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Willie Byrum grabs the defensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Willie Byrum is fouled on the floor by Fred Wainscott - foul #2 on Fred Wainscott, team foul #3 | 37-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Boyer (PF) Willie Byrum | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-23 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer tips it in | 39-23 |
| 16:07 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen makes the turnaround from close range set up by Nicholas Wilder and he's hacked by Floyd Brooks - foul #2 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #2 | 39-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer (PF) Richard Troche | |
| 16:07 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen misses the free throw | 39-25 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joseph Boyer | 39-25 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Harold Britton is hacked by Marty Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marty Allen, team foul #4 | 39-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Browder (C) Marty Allen | |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Harold Britton misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-25 |
| 15:49 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder grabs the defensive rebound | 39-25 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Britton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Boyer (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Floyd Brooks (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nicholas Wilder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Perales (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Fred Wainscott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Boyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Browder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Boyer - foul #2 on Joseph Boyer, team foul #3 | 39-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Coleman (PF) Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary (PG), Gaston Tidwell (SG), Marty Allen (C) Nicholas Wilder, Victor Perales, David Browder | |
| 15:33 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 15:33 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | William Taylor knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Britton | 42-27 |
| 15:01 | Southern Mississippi | William Taylor picks off the pass by Fred Wainscott | 42-27 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Harold Britton banks in the layup set up by William Taylor | 44-27 |
| 14:40 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Marty Allen, team foul #5 | 44-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (PG), Willie Byrum (SG), Justin Spalding (SF) William Taylor, Harold Britton, Leonard Starr | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche (SF), David Browder (C) Fred Wainscott, Marty Allen | |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Duane Coleman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Spalding | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:14 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary is whistled for traveling | 46-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (PG), Victor Perales (PF) Charles Leary, Louis Boyer | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Justin Spalding is hacked by Richard Troche in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Troche, team foul #6 | 46-27 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-27 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | David Kato misses the tip | 46-27 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Justin Spalding can't tip it in | 46-27 |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche grabs the defensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 13:31 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from David Browder | 46-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Duane Coleman drills a jump hook from close range set up by Justin Spalding and he's fouled by Victor Perales - foul #2 on Victor Perales, team foul #7 | 48-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG), Joseph Boyer (C) David Kato, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Robert Brown (C) Gaston Tidwell, David Browder | |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Duane Coleman makes the free throw | 49-29 |
| 13:03 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Byrum picks off the pass by Nicholas Wilder | 49-29 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Francis Watkins banks in the layup on a great pass from Willie Byrum | 51-29 |
| 12:44 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Willie Byrum hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Francis Watkins | 53-32 |
| 12:09 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Wilder | 53-35 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Justin Spalding comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #8 | 53-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Harold Britton (SG), Floyd Brooks (C) Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary (PG), Gaston Tidwell (SG), Fred Wainscott (SF), Louis Boyer (PF) William Howard, Nicholas Wilder, Richard Troche, Victor Perales | |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Justin Spalding makes the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Justin Spalding makes the 2nd free throw | 55-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Britton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Justin Spalding (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Duane Coleman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Floyd Brooks (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Charles Leary (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gaston Tidwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Fred Wainscott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Boyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Fred Wainscott | 55-37 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | William Taylor clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Louis Boyer - foul #1 on Louis Boyer, team foul #9 | 55-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF) Justin Spalding | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Browder (C) Robert Brown | |
| 11:05 | St. John's | William Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | William Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 56-37 |
| 10:50 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 56-37 |
| 10:49 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell grabs the offensive board | 56-37 |
| 10:33 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder's layup is rejected by Duane Coleman | 56-37 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Leonard Starr snags the defensive board | 56-37 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Duane Coleman and he's fouled by Louis Boyer - foul #2 on Louis Boyer, team foul #10 | 58-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (PG), Willie Byrum (SG) William Taylor, Harold Britton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Richard Troche (SF), Robert Brown (C) Charles Leary, Fred Wainscott, David Browder | |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the free throw | 59-37 |
| 09:52 | Southern Mississippi | Duane Coleman picks off the pass by Richard Troche | 59-37 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses short on a floater from the right block | 59-37 |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer pulls down the rebound | 59-37 |
| 09:23 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer misses short on a shot from the left block | 59-37 |
| 09:21 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown tips it home | 59-39 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Duane Coleman clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Louis Boyer - foul #3 on Louis Boyer, team foul #11 | 59-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG), Joseph Boyer (C) David Kato, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales (SG), Fred Wainscott (PF) Gaston Tidwell, Louis Boyer | |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Duane Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Duane Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-39 |
| 08:54 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Watkins steals the ball from William Howard in the backcourt | 61-39 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Willie Byrum lays it in on a nice dish by Francis Watkins | 63-39 |
| 08:40 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales is whistled for traveling | 63-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (SG), Justin Spalding (SF) Willie Byrum, Leonard Starr | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (SG) Richard Troche | |
| 08:21 | St. John's | William Taylor connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Francis Watkins | 66-39 |
| 08:10 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown is fouled on the floor by Joseph Boyer - foul #3 on Joseph Boyer, team foul #4 | 66-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche (SF), David Browder (C) Victor Perales, Robert Brown | |
| 07:58 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by William Howard and he's fouled by Duane Coleman - foul #4 on Duane Coleman, team foul #5 | 66-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary (PG), Marty Allen (PF) William Howard, Fred Wainscott | |
| 07:58 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder makes the free throw | 66-42 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Francis Watkins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 66-42 |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Justin Spalding - foul #3 on Justin Spalding, team foul #6 | 66-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (PG), Harold Britton (SG), Leonard Starr (SF) Francis Watkins, William Taylor, Justin Spalding | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (SG) Nicholas Wilder | |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary misses the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Duane Coleman grabs the board | 66-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Kato (fresh) SG - Harold Britton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Boyer (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Charles Leary (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gaston Tidwell (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Richard Troche (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marty Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - David Browder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | St. John's | David Kato is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Kato, team foul #7 | 66-43 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche drills a shot in the lane | 66-45 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | David Browder steals the ball from Leonard Starr | 66-45 |
| 06:43 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-47 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses the dunk attempt | 66-47 |
| 06:13 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen pulls down the rebound | 66-47 |
| 05:51 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-47 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer pulls down the rebound | 66-47 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-47 |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Marty Allen | 66-47 |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder is fouled on the floor by Harold Britton - foul #1 on Harold Britton, team foul #8 | 66-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG), William Taylor (SG), Justin Spalding (SF), Willie Byrum (PF), Floyd Brooks (C) David Kato, Harold Britton, Leonard Starr, Duane Coleman, Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Nicholas Wilder (SG), Victor Perales (SF), Louis Boyer (PF) Charles Leary, Gaston Tidwell, Richard Troche, Marty Allen | |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Willie Byrum | 66-47 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Francis Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown (C) David Browder | |
| 05:15 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Floyd Brooks - foul #3 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #9 | 66-47 |
| 05:15 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 05:15 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Justin Spalding knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by William Taylor | 68-48 |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Floyd Brooks - foul #4 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #10 | 68-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (PG), Leonard Starr (SF), Joseph Boyer (C) Francis Watkins, Justin Spalding, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott (SF), Marty Allen (C) Louis Boyer, Robert Brown | |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | William Howard is called for the reach on David Kato in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Howard, team foul #12 | 68-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SF), Floyd Brooks (C) Leonard Starr, Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Howard, Marty Allen | |
| 04:38 | St. John's | David Kato makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | David Kato makes the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales misses the easy layup but the foul's on Justin Spalding - foul #4 on Justin Spalding, team foul #11 | 70-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF), Joseph Boyer (C) Justin Spalding, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary (PG), Marty Allen (C) Louis Boyer, Robert Brown | |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Leonard Starr clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Victor Perales - foul #3 on Victor Perales, team foul #13 | 70-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Harold Britton (SG) David Kato | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Leonard Starr makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales snags the defensive board | 71-52 |
| 03:46 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Boyer | 71-52 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Leonard Starr grabs the board | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Harold Britton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Browder (C) Charles Leary | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Britton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Starr (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Byrum (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Boyer (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nicholas Wilder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Perales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Fred Wainscott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marty Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - David Browder (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder misses the easy layup | 71-52 |
| 03:07 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott grabs the offensive board | 71-52 |
| 03:01 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-52 |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales grabs the offensive rebound | 71-52 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Wilder | 71-54 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Willie Byrum connects on the open floater near the basket set up by William Taylor | 73-54 |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales dunks the ball set up by Marty Allen | 73-56 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Leonard Starr hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harold Britton | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder hits a jumper from the right side | 75-58 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | William Taylor travels with the ball | 75-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Brooks (C) Willie Byrum | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Britton steals the ball from David Browder | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | William Taylor is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #12 | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales buries a shot from the left block set up by Fred Wainscott | 75-60 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Leonard Starr's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Wilder in the backcourt | 75-60 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales banks in the layup set up by Nicholas Wilder | 75-62 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-62 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder is hacked by William Taylor - foul #2 on William Taylor, team foul #13 | 75-62 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder misses the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses the turnaround from the baseline | 75-63 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | William Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | William Taylor runs out the clock | 75-63 |