| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Jeffrey Sellberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamie McElmarry (fresh) SF - Gary Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willard Mikels (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Emmett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall inbounds the ball | 36-20 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall's floater is knocked away by Manuel Wheeler | 36-20 |
| 19:43 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg misses the tip | 36-20 |
| 19:41 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett hits the follow up shot | 36-22 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Donald Holmes scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Fleming and he's fouled by Jeffrey Sellberg - foul #2 on Jeffrey Sellberg, team foul #1 | 38-22 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses the free throw | 38-22 |
| 19:21 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett snags the defensive board | 38-22 |
| 19:11 | Holy Cross | Richard Kelly is called for the reach on Gary Hall - foul #1 on Richard Kelly, team foul #1 | 38-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jack Hastings (SG) Jamie McElmarry | |
| 18:58 | Holy Cross | Willard Mikels misses the fadeaway from the left side | 38-22 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 38-22 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Donald Holmes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Kelly | 40-22 |
| 18:26 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg travels with the ball | 40-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (PG), William Campbell (SG), Bob Savard (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Gerald McCullough (C) Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming, Johnnie Loman, Donald Holmes, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans (PG), James Hardy (SF), James Hayse (PF), Randall Younkin (C) Jeffrey Sellberg, Gary Hall, Willard Mikels, Anthony Emmett | |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Thomas Evans is called for the reach on Robert Cobb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Evans, team foul #2 | 40-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor (PG) Thomas Evans | |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Gary Wilson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Gary Wilson, team foul #2 | 40-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Skalsky (SF) Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry (SG) Jack Hastings | |
| 18:03 | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-22 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Jerry Skalsky comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-22 |
| 17:43 | Holy Cross | James Hayse grabs the board | 40-22 |
| 17:18 | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin banks in the wide open layup | 40-24 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Hans Zenor is called for the reach on William Campbell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hans Zenor, team foul #3 | 40-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Tanaka (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Robert Cobb, William Campbell, Jerry Skalsky, Bob Savard, Gerald McCullough | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg (PG), John Boyd (SG), Gary Hall (SF), Willard Mikels (PF), Anthony Emmett (C) Hans Zenor, Jamie McElmarry, James Hardy, James Hayse, Randall Younkin | |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Boyd - foul #2 on John Boyd, team foul #4 | 40-24 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 16:50 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Sellberg | 41-26 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Donald Holmes clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Hall - foul #3 on Gary Hall, team foul #5 | 41-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG) Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jack Hastings (SG) Gary Hall | |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-26 |
| 16:21 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-26 |
| 16:19 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Emmett | 43-26 |
| 15:55 | Holy Cross | John Boyd misses the shot from the right wing | 43-26 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming snags the defensive board | 43-26 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnnie Loman (tiring) PF - Donald Holmes (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Corey Tanaka (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Jeffrey Sellberg (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Hastings (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Willard Mikels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Emmett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Corey Tanaka | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:47 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Fleming - foul #1 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #3 | 45-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Jerry Skalsky (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, Johnnie Loman, Corey Tanaka | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor (PG), Thomas Evans (SG), James Hardy (SF) Jeffrey Sellberg, Jack Hastings, John Boyd | |
| 15:38 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Manuel Wheeler - foul #2 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #4 | 45-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Hayse (PF) Willard Mikels | |
| 15:38 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett makes the 1st free throw | 45-27 |
| 15:38 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Donald Holmes can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 45-28 |
| 15:20 | Holy Cross | James Hayse pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:18 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (PG), Gerald McCullough (C) Timothy Fleming, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry (SG), Randall Younkin (C) Hans Zenor, Anthony Emmett | |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Donald Holmes is whistled for traveling | 45-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG) Jerry Skalsky | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Hall (SF), Jack Hastings (PF) James Hardy, James Hayse | |
| 14:53 | Holy Cross | Jack Hastings hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Randall Younkin | 45-30 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | William Campbell is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Campbell, team foul #5 | 45-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG) William Campbell | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 14:36 | Holy Cross | Jack Hastings scores on a jump hook from the right block | 45-32 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Donald Holmes connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Fleming | 47-32 |
| 14:13 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-32 |
| 14:12 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Evans | 47-32 |
| 13:53 | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Holmes - foul #1 on Donald Holmes, team foul #6 | 47-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Tanaka (PG), William Campbell (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Bob Savard (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming, Robert Cobb, Donald Holmes, Gerald McCullough | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor (PG), John Boyd (SG), James Hardy (SF), James Hayse (C) Thomas Evans, Jamie McElmarry, Gary Hall, Jack Hastings | |
| 13:53 | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin misses the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 13:53 | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin misses the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-32 |
| 13:30 | Holy Cross | William Campbell steals the ball from Hans Zenor in the backcourt | 49-32 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Bob Savard banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Campbell | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:24 | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Skalsky (SF) Johnnie Loman | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Willard Mikels (PF), Anthony Emmett (C) Randall Younkin, James Hayse | |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Jerry Skalsky's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Emmett | 51-32 |
| 13:09 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett snags the defensive board | 51-32 |
| 12:56 | Holy Cross | John Boyd is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-32 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka snags the defensive board | 51-32 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Jerry Skalsky can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-32 |
| 12:32 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Hans Zenor | 51-32 |
| 12:28 | Holy Cross | John Boyd hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Hans Zenor | 51-35 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Jerry Skalsky scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-35 |
| 11:43 | Holy Cross | John Boyd misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-35 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 54-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Tanaka (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Campbell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Skalsky (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Bob Savard (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (tiring) 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Hans Zenor (tiring) 1 ast. SG - John Boyd (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Hardy (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Willard Mikels (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Emmett (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | St. John's | John Boyd picks off the pass by Jerry Skalsky in the backcourt | 54-35 |
| 11:30 | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Gary Wilson (C) Corey Tanaka, William Campbell, Jerry Skalsky, Bob Savard, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg (PG), Thomas Evans (SG), Gary Hall (SF), Jack Hastings (PF), James Hayse (C) Hans Zenor, John Boyd, James Hardy, Willard Mikels, Anthony Emmett | |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming blows the layup | 54-35 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Gary Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 54-35 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Gary Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 54-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gerald McCullough (C) Donald Holmes | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry (SG) Jeffrey Sellberg | |
| 10:42 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-35 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman pulls down the rebound | 54-35 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Jack Hastings steps in front of the Richard Kelly pass in the backcourt | 54-35 |
| 10:22 | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 10:21 | Holy Cross | James Hayse snags the offensive board | 54-35 |
| 10:06 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Evans and he's hacked by Johnnie Loman - foul #2 on Johnnie Loman, team foul #7 | 54-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (SF), Donald Holmes (PF) Johnnie Loman, Gerald McCullough | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg (PG), Willard Mikels (PF), Anthony Emmett (C) Thomas Evans, Jack Hastings, James Hayse | |
| 10:06 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry makes the free throw | 54-38 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Donald Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Johnnie Loman (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin (C) Anthony Emmett | |
| 09:28 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jamie McElmarry | 54-41 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:00 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willard Mikels | 56-43 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Robert Cobb and he's fouled by Jamie McElmarry - foul #3 on Jamie McElmarry, team foul #6 | 58-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Gary Wilson (PF) Johnnie Loman, Donald Holmes | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans (PG), Jack Hastings (PF), Anthony Emmett (C) Jeffrey Sellberg, Willard Mikels, Randall Younkin | |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the free throw | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:24 | Holy Cross | Robert Cobb swats the layup by Jamie McElmarry | 59-43 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Richard Kelly snags the defensive board | 59-43 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Robert Cobb is hacked by Thomas Evans in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Evans, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gerald McCullough (C) Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg (PG), James Hayse (PF) Thomas Evans, Gary Hall | |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Robert Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Robert Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 08:09 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry's pass is intercepted by Robert Cobb | 61-43 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Jeffrey Sellberg is called for the reach on Robert Cobb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Sellberg, team foul #8 | 61-43 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Robert Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Robert Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 08:07 | Holy Cross | James Hayse grabs the board | 62-43 |
| 08:04 | Holy Cross | Timothy Fleming steps in front of the Jeffrey Sellberg pass in the backcourt | 62-43 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Gerald McCullough hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-43 |
| 07:45 | Holy Cross | James Hayse gets the rebound | 62-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Cobb (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Wilson (tiring) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Gerald McCullough (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Jeffrey Sellberg (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jamie McElmarry (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Hastings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Hayse (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Anthony Emmett (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 62-43 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Gary Wilson pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Robert Cobb loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Corey Tanaka (C) Richard Kelly, Robert Cobb, Gary Wilson, Gerald McCullough | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor (PG), Thomas Evans (SG), John Boyd (SF), Willard Mikels (PF) Jeffrey Sellberg, Jamie McElmarry, Jack Hastings, Anthony Emmett | |
| 07:08 | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans makes the 3 from the right corner | 62-46 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman is hacked by James Hayse in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hayse, team foul #9 | 62-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler (C) Timothy Fleming | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Hardy (C) James Hayse | |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 07:06 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Willard Mikels | 62-46 |
| 06:55 | Holy Cross | James Hardy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 06:54 | Holy Cross | John Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 06:38 | Holy Cross | Willard Mikels is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Willard Mikels, team foul #10 | 62-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jack Hastings (SG), Gary Hall (SF), Anthony Emmett (C) Hans Zenor, John Boyd, James Hardy | |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 62-46 |
| 06:08 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 05:54 | Holy Cross | The jump hook by Gary Hall is blocked by Donald Holmes | 62-46 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka grabs the board | 62-46 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Donald Holmes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Corey Tanaka | 64-46 |
| 05:09 | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jack Hastings | 64-48 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Jerry Skalsky (SF), Bob Savard (PF), Gerald McCullough (C) Corey Tanaka, William Campbell, Johnnie Loman, Donald Holmes, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor (PG), John Boyd (SG), James Hardy (SF), Randall Younkin (PF), James Hayse (C) Thomas Evans, Jack Hastings, Gary Hall, Willard Mikels, Anthony Emmett | |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Jerry Skalsky drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Kelly | 67-48 |
| 04:32 | Holy Cross | James Hardy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Wilson (PF) Bob Savard | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 67-48 |
| 04:14 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to James Hardy | 67-48 |
| 04:12 | Holy Cross | Timothy Fleming picks off the pass by Hans Zenor in the backcourt | 67-48 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 67-48 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Richard Kelly snags the offensive board | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Gerald McCullough is hacked by Randall Younkin - foul #1 on Randall Younkin, team foul #11 | 67-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Robert Cobb (SF) Richard Kelly, Jerry Skalsky | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans (PG), Jack Hastings (PF) Hans Zenor, Randall Younkin | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Gerald McCullough makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Gerald McCullough makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Robert Cobb (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Gerald McCullough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Thomas Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Hardy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jack Hastings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - James Hayse (tiring) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Holy Cross | Gary Wilson takes the ball from Thomas Evans | 69-48 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Campbell | 71-48 |
| 02:37 | Holy Cross | Jack Hastings misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gary Wilson - foul #5 on Gary Wilson, team foul #8 | 71-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Tanaka (PG), Donald Holmes (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) William Campbell, Gary Wilson, Gerald McCullough | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor (PG), Randall Younkin (C) John Boyd, James Hayse | |
| 02:37 | Holy Cross | Jack Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 02:37 | Holy Cross | Jack Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Thomas Evans steps in front of the Robert Cobb pass | 71-50 |
| 01:59 | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka is fouled in the backcourt by Hans Zenor - foul #3 on Hans Zenor, team foul #12 | 71-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Johnnie Loman (SF) Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Hayse (PF) Hans Zenor | |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Corey Tanaka misses the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 01:54 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Jack Hastings | 72-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Holy Cross | James Hardy hits a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Johnnie Loman - foul #3 on Johnnie Loman, team foul #9 | 72-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG) Corey Tanaka | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 01:46 | Holy Cross | James Hardy makes the free throw | 72-56 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Randall Younkin steals the ball from Richard Kelly | 72-56 |
| 01:17 | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-56 |
| 01:16 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Younkin | 72-56 |
| 01:05 | Holy Cross | Jack Hastings misses badly on a shot from the left block | 72-56 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Donald Holmes grabs the board | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on James Hayse - foul #4 on James Hayse, team foul #13 | 72-56 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler grabs the offensive board | 73-56 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | The jumper by Timothy Fleming is denied by Randall Younkin | 73-56 |
| 00:10 | Holy Cross | James Hayse grabs the board | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin slams it home set up by Jack Hastings | 73-58 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Richard Kelly runs out the clock | 73-58 |