| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Wickline (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jack Imes (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Sammie Foreman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Barry Dupree (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Covell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss hits a floater from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 19:24 | Seton Hall | Barry Dupree misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 18:41 | Seton Hall | Robert Christian is called for the reach on Vincent Covell - foul #1 on Robert Christian, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 18:23 | Seton Hall | Vincent Covell is called for 5 seconds | 40-38 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | James Brown picks off the pass by Allan Ledbetter | 40-38 |
| 17:31 | Seton Hall | Barry Dupree is whistled for a carry | 40-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Issa Abdullah (SF), Steven Rose (PF) Allan Ledbetter, Benjamin Strauss, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Don Elliott (SG), Edward Hayes (SF), Michael Morris (PF) Sammie Foreman, Barry Dupree, James Brown | |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 17:11 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Edward Hayes | 40-38 |
| 16:45 | Seton Hall | Edward Hayes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Steven Rose snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses long on a shot from the left side | 40-38 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Steven Rose tips it in | 42-38 |
| 15:53 | Seton Hall | Don Elliott is fouled on the floor by Steven Rose - foul #2 on Steven Rose, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG), Benjamin Strauss (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Ronald Spangler, Issa Abdullah, Brian Wickline | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Carlson (PG), Sammie Foreman (SG), Barry Dupree (SF), James Brown (PF) Jack Imes, Don Elliott, Edward Hayes, Vincent Covell | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - David Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammie Foreman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Barry Dupree (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Seton Hall | Barry Dupree can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 42-38 |
| 15:38 | Seton Hall | Michael Morris tips it in | 42-40 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Robert Christian is hacked by David Carlson - foul #2 on David Carlson, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Swinford (C) Michael Morris | |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Swinford - foul #1 on Mark Swinford, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Wickline (C) Steven Rose | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 3rd free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:43 | Seton Hall | Mark Swinford misses short on a jumper from close range | 43-40 |
| 14:41 | Seton Hall | James Brown misses the tip | 43-40 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Brian Wickline grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | Robert Christian can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Robert Christian drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 13:37 | Seton Hall | Barry Dupree misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Benjamin Strauss - foul #3 on Benjamin Strauss, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Issa Abdullah (SG), Steven Beaudette (SF), Steven Rose (C) Robert Christian, Allan Ledbetter, Benjamin Strauss, Brian Wickline | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jack Imes (PG), Don Elliott (SG), Edward Hayes (PF), Vincent Covell (C) David Carlson, Sammie Foreman, James Brown, Mark Swinford | |
| 13:37 | Seton Hall | Barry Dupree misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:37 | Seton Hall | Barry Dupree makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah tips it in | 48-41 |
| 13:08 | Seton Hall | Don Elliott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 13:07 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Covell | 48-41 |
| 12:55 | Seton Hall | Barry Dupree can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven Beaudette - foul #1 on Steven Beaudette, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| 12:55 | Seton Hall | Barry Dupree makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:55 | Seton Hall | Barry Dupree makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Edward Hayes is called for the reach on Emmanuel Broughton - foul #1 on Edward Hayes, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SF), Brian Wickline (C) Steven Beaudette, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Morris (PF) Barry Dupree | |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Vincent Covell is called for the reach on Ronald Spangler - foul #3 on Vincent Covell, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG) Issa Abdullah | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Sammie Foreman (SG) Michael Morris | |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Robert Christian can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 11:54 | Seton Hall | Vincent Covell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jack Imes (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Sammie Foreman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Don Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Covell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:48 | Seton Hall | Vincent Covell is alone and drills a runner from the left block set up by Jack Imes out of the doubleteam | 48-45 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-45 |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss hits the follow up shot | 50-45 |
| 11:12 | Seton Hall | Jack Imes splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-45 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Steven Rose is denied on a layup by Vincent Covell | 50-45 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Steven Rose tips it but misses | 50-45 |
| 10:52 | Seton Hall | Vincent Covell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 10:45 | Seton Hall | Don Elliott misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Christian | 50-45 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Jack Imes is called for the reach on Robert Christian in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Imes, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG), Issa Abdullah (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Ronald Spangler, Benjamin Strauss, Steven Rose | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Barry Dupree (SF), James Brown (PF), Michael Morris (C) Don Elliott, Edward Hayes, Vincent Covell | |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 09:51 | Seton Hall | Michael Morris buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sammie Foreman - foul #2 on Sammie Foreman, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SF), Steven Rose (C) Issa Abdullah, Brian Wickline | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Carlson (PG), Don Elliott (SG), Edward Hayes (SF), Vincent Covell (C) Jack Imes, Sammie Foreman, Barry Dupree, Michael Morris | |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:59 | Seton Hall | Edward Hayes buries a jumper from the free throw line | 55-50 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 08:10 | Seton Hall | David Carlson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 08:08 | Seton Hall | Don Elliott hits the follow up shot | 58-52 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-52 |
| 07:40 | Seton Hall | James Brown snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (tiring) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (tiring) 2 pts. C - Steven Rose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - David Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Elliott (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Edward Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Vincent Covell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Seton Hall | Don Elliott buries a shot from the right block | 58-54 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Steven Rose gets the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Steven Rose misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Vincent Covell - foul #4 on Vincent Covell, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Issa Abdullah (SG), Steven Beaudette (SF), Brian Wickline (C) Robert Christian, Allan Ledbetter, Benjamin Strauss, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jack Imes (PG), Sammie Foreman (SG), Barry Dupree (SF), Michael Morris (C) David Carlson, Don Elliott, Edward Hayes, Vincent Covell | |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Steven Rose makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Steven Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:32 | Seton Hall | James Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-54 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Steven Rose | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 05:59 | Seton Hall | Jack Imes banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 60-56 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Spangler | 62-56 |
| 05:33 | Seton Hall | Barry Dupree can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-56 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Beaudette | 65-56 |
| 05:07 | Seton Hall | Barry Dupree is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 65-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Don Elliott (PF), Vincent Covell (C) James Brown, Michael Morris | |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-56 |
| 04:41 | Seton Hall | Don Elliott snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 04:35 | Seton Hall | Vincent Covell makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Sammie Foreman | 65-58 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | A charge is called on Issa Abdullah - foul #1 on Issa Abdullah, team foul #5 | 65-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG), Benjamin Strauss (SF), Steven Rose (PF) Issa Abdullah, Steven Beaudette, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 04:15 | Seton Hall | Sammie Foreman scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Barry Dupree | 65-60 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Brian Wickline misses the easy layup | 65-60 |
| 03:59 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Vincent Covell | 65-60 |
| 03:54 | Seton Hall | Jack Imes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 03:52 | Seton Hall | Vincent Covell hits the follow up shot | 65-62 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Sammie Foreman - foul #3 on Sammie Foreman, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Carlson (PG), Edward Hayes (SF), Michael Morris (PF) Jack Imes, Sammie Foreman, Barry Dupree | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Steven Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-62 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Rose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - Brian Wickline (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - David Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Elliott (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Edward Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Covell (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Don Elliott is called for the reach on Allan Ledbetter - foul #1 on Don Elliott, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG) Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:16 | Seton Hall | Michael Morris grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 03:12 | Seton Hall | Edward Hayes is hacked by Benjamin Strauss - foul #4 on Benjamin Strauss, team foul #6 | 66-62 |
| 02:58 | Seton Hall | Michael Morris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Robert Christian is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Christian, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SG), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Allan Ledbetter, Brian Wickline | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jack Imes (PG) David Carlson | |
| 02:34 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG) Issa Abdullah | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Sammie Foreman (SG), Barry Dupree (SF), James Brown (PF) Don Elliott, Edward Hayes, Michael Morris | |
| 02:14 | Seton Hall | Vincent Covell is whistled for a carry | 66-62 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Robert Christian's pass is intercepted by Vincent Covell | 66-62 |
| 01:42 | Seton Hall | Barry Dupree knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Sammie Foreman | 66-65 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter loses the ball out of bounds | 66-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Wickline (C) Steven Rose | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 01:10 | Seton Hall | Barry Dupree splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Sammie Foreman | 66-67 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the 3 from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 00:54 | Seton Hall | Sammie Foreman pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Seton Hall | Jack Imes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Allan Ledbetter - foul #2 on Allan Ledbetter, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| 00:48 | Seton Hall | Jack Imes misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:48 | Seton Hall | Jack Imes misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Robert Christian comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 00:21 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Vincent Covell | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Seton Hall | Vincent Covell is hacked by Robert Christian in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| 00:20 | Seton Hall | Vincent Covell misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Broughton | 66-67 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jack Imes - foul #2 on Jack Imes, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:08 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Seton Hall | James Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Robert Christian runs out the clock | 68-67 |