| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gustavo Pena (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Replogle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Fewell (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Victorino (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Allen Sharp inbounds the ball | 36-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | James Brown knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Allen Sharp and he's hacked by Christopher Replogle - foul #3 on Christopher Replogle, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Robert Berlin (SF), Clarence Staab (PF) Jesse Maes, Allen Sharp, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans (SG) Christopher Replogle | |
| 19:08 | St. John's | James Brown makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Dario Gostowski, James Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Robert Berlin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-42 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Terry Burman tips it but misses | 39-42 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Clarence Staab | 39-42 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Clarence Staab drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Burman | 41-42 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 17:26 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans gets the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Scott Fewell and he's hacked by Clarence Staab - foul #3 on Clarence Staab, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), James Brown (C) Jesse Maes, Terry Burman, Robert Berlin, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Bell (PF) Scott Fewell | |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino misses the free throw | 41-44 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lincoln Bettencourt | 41-44 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Brown | 44-44 |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-46 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Sharp | 44-46 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski loses the dribble to George Victorino | 44-46 |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena hits a 3 from straight away | 44-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gustavo Pena (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Evans (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Bell (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Victorino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-49 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt grabs the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lincoln Bettencourt | 47-49 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez scores on a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Dario Gostowski - foul #2 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #2 | 47-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), Clarence Staab (PF) Robert Sweet, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle (SG), Robert Gipson (C) Richard Bell, George Victorino | |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez misses the free throw | 47-51 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | James Brown snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 14:57 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence Staab | 50-51 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Jesse Maes tips it but misses | 50-51 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Clarence Staab grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Clarence Staab's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell (PF) Stephen Evans | |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Allen Sharp loses the dribble to Marcos Gonzalez | 50-51 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marcos Gonzalez | 50-53 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Clarence Staab misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Allen Sharp tips it home | 52-53 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena is called for traveling | 52-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Terry Burman (SG), Robert Berlin (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Jesse Maes, Dario Gostowski, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Bell (C) Robert Gipson | |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Robert Sweet is fouled on the floor by Richard Bell - foul #2 on Richard Bell, team foul #2 | 52-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), James Brown (C) Robert Berlin, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Victorino (C) Scott Fewell | |
| 12:29 | St. John's | James Brown is denied on a layup by George Victorino | 52-53 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | James Brown gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt's pass is intercepted by Christopher Replogle | 52-53 |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jesse Maes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Burman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gustavo Pena (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Replogle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Bell (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Victorino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-58 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt's floater is knocked away by George Victorino | 54-58 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Bell | 54-58 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena is fouled on the floor by Terry Burman - foul #3 on Terry Burman, team foul #3 | 54-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), Clarence Staab (C) Terry Burman, Robert Sweet, James Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans (PG), Scott Fewell (PF), Robert Gipson (C) Gustavo Pena, Richard Bell, George Victorino | |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-58 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 10:41 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-58 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt is hacked by Scott Fewell - foul #2 on Scott Fewell, team foul #3 | 54-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Brown (C) Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Brown | 57-58 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 09:23 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell snags the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell knocks in the jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Clarence Staab - foul #4 on Clarence Staab, team foul #4 | 57-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Robert Berlin (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Jesse Maes, Allen Sharp, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Richard Bell (PF) Stephen Evans, Robert Gipson | |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt is whistled for a carry | 57-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF) Robert Berlin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Victorino (C) Scott Fewell | |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | James Brown takes the ball from Gustavo Pena | 57-61 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski is hacked by George Victorino - foul #1 on George Victorino, team foul #4 | 57-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), Robert Berlin (SF) Robert Sweet, Allen Sharp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Robert Berlin scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-61 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle makes the fadeaway from the left side | 60-63 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Marcos Gonzalez is called for the reach on Jesse Maes - foul #2 on Marcos Gonzalez, team foul #5 | 60-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Allen Sharp (SF), Clarence Staab (C) Jesse Maes, Robert Berlin, James Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans (SG), Brent Pisano (PF), Robert Gipson (C) Christopher Replogle, Richard Bell, George Victorino | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Terry Burman (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dario Gostowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Clarence Staab (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gustavo Pena (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brent Pisano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gipson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-63 |
| 07:12 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena tips it back up and in | 60-65 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt clanks a jumper from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Clarence Staab pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Stephen Evans picks off the pass by Dario Gostowski | 60-65 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Evans | 60-67 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-67 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Gipson | 60-67 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Terry Burman steps in front of the Gustavo Pena pass in the backcourt | 60-67 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Dario Gostowski | 62-67 |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-70 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-70 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Allen Sharp can't tip it in | 62-70 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Gipson | 62-70 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Gustavo Pena | 62-72 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Clarence Staab misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-72 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Allen Sharp tips it in | 64-72 |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), Robert Sweet (SG), Robert Berlin (SF), James Brown (C) Terry Burman, Dario Gostowski, Allen Sharp, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle (SG), Scott Fewell (PF), George Victorino (C) Gustavo Pena, Brent Pisano, Robert Gipson | |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-72 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Robert Sweet pulls down the rebound | 64-72 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | James Brown misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by George Victorino - foul #2 on George Victorino, team foul #6 | 64-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Robert Sweet, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:27 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Berlin - foul #1 on Robert Berlin, team foul #5 | 66-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG) Stephen Evans | |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell misses the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell misses the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt gets the rebound | 66-72 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | James Brown misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Victorino - foul #3 on George Victorino, team foul #7 | 66-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), Clarence Staab (PF) Dario Gostowski, Robert Berlin, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:57 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Clarence Staab snags the offensive board | 67-72 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | James Brown knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Clarence Staab | 69-72 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Clarence Staab (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gustavo Pena (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Replogle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Scott Fewell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Victorino (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Gustavo Pena | 69-74 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | James Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-74 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Scott Fewell | 69-74 |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Robert Berlin (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Robert Sweet, Allen Sharp, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Bell (PF) Scott Fewell | |
| 02:45 | St. John's | James Brown drills a turnaround near the basket | 71-74 |
| 02:41 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-74 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the board | 71-74 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Jesse Maes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-74 |
| 02:32 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino grabs the defensive rebound | 71-74 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF) Robert Berlin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans (PG), Robert Gipson (C) Gustavo Pena, George Victorino | |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is hacked by Richard Bell - foul #3 on Richard Bell, team foul #8 | 71-74 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell (PF) Richard Bell | |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Dario Gostowski is called for the reach on Christopher Replogle - foul #3 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #6 | 73-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), George Victorino (C) Stephen Evans, Robert Gipson | |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-74 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle can't tip it in | 73-74 |
| 01:19 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell tips it back up and in | 73-76 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #7 | 73-76 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 73-76 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Jesse Maes pulls down the rebound | 73-76 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | James Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-76 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Brown | 73-76 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-76 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to George Victorino | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino is fouled in the backcourt by Dario Gostowski - foul #5 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #8 | 73-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (SG) Dario Gostowski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans (PG), Robert Gipson (C) Marcos Gonzalez, Scott Fewell | |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino misses the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Terry Burman snags the defensive board | 73-76 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Jesse Maes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-76 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the offensive board | 73-76 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The clock runs out | 73-76 |