| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Frost (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Richard Jennings inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-37 |
| 19:15 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales is hacked by Jan Franks - foul #2 on Jan Franks, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| 18:54 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Richard Jennings - foul #1 on Richard Jennings, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| 18:54 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the free throw | 27-37 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | George Frost misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 27-37 |
| 18:32 | Marquette | William Williams grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 18:25 | Marquette | William Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Fitzpatrick | 29-37 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Richard Jennings connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-39 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | William Williams blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Hirschman - foul #2 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG) Donald Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:50 | Marquette | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Richard Jennings knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 17:11 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (PG), Roy Gay (SF), John Craft (PF), Michael Rommel (C) Ernesto Morales, Antonio Pippin, William Williams, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF), John Pelzer (PF) Richard Jennings, Robert Hirschman | |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Jan Franks is hacked by Douglas Howard - foul #3 on Douglas Howard, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG) Douglas Howard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Rowland (C) Jan Franks | |
| 16:30 | St. John's | George Frost can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | John Pelzer grabs the offensive board | 30-42 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | John Pelzer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Craft - foul #1 on John Craft, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo (C) Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:07 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 16:07 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| 15:52 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Pelzer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Rowland (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | St. John's | John Craft steals it from Mark Rowland | 30-43 |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick loses the dribble to Kenneth Lawhorn | 30-43 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Mark Rowland can't throw it down | 30-43 |
| 14:59 | Marquette | John Craft snags the defensive board | 30-43 |
| 14:36 | Marquette | John Craft is denied on a layup by John Pelzer | 30-43 |
| 14:35 | Marquette | John Craft tips it but misses | 30-43 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn snags the defensive board | 30-43 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Allan Philson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Allan Philson, team foul #4 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), Antonio Pippin (SF), William Williams (PF) Donald Fitzpatrick, Arthur Garmon, Roy Gay, John Craft | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF), Jan Franks (C) Allan Philson, John Pelzer, Mark Rowland | |
| 14:11 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | George Frost grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-43 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman grabs the offensive board | 30-43 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | George Frost misses short on a jumper from the right side | 30-43 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman tips it back up and in | 30-45 |
| 13:13 | Marquette | William Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-45 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Jan Franks snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Jennings | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:56 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses short on a floater from the right block | 30-48 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Hirschman | 30-48 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Richard Jennings clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Antonio Pippin - foul #3 on Antonio Pippin, team foul #3 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), John Craft (C) Douglas Howard, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), Allan Philson (SG) Kenneth Lawhorn, George Frost | |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Richard Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 12:39 | Marquette | Allan Philson steals the ball from Arthur Garmon in the backcourt | 30-49 |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Richard Jennings loses the dribble to John Craft | 30-49 |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernesto Morales | 33-49 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Richard Jennings double dribbles | 33-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Roy Gay (SF), Michael Rommel (C) Ernesto Morales, Antonio Pippin, William Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), John Pelzer (PF) Richard Jennings, Robert Hirschman | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Rommel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Pelzer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:38 | Marquette | The jump hook by Michael Rommel is blocked by Jan Franks | 33-49 |
| 11:36 | Marquette | Michael Rommel can't tip it in | 33-49 |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Jan Franks grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-49 |
| 11:21 | Marquette | Michael Rommel gets the rebound | 33-49 |
| 11:06 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Craft | 36-49 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Allan Philson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roy Gay - foul #2 on Roy Gay, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG), Stephen Hidalgo (C) Arthur Garmon, John Craft | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Mark Rowland (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Jan Franks | |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Allan Philson makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 10:52 | Marquette | Michael Rommel grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 10:33 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-50 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Allan Philson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Mark Rowland hits the follow up shot | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:49 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (PG), Arthur Garmon (SG), Antonio Pippin (SF), William Williams (PF) Donald Fitzpatrick, Ernesto Morales, Roy Gay, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), Richard Jennings (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF) Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson, Mark Rowland | |
| 09:37 | St. John's | A charge is called on George Frost - foul #1 on George Frost, team foul #5 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jan Franks (C) John Pelzer | |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo banks in the layup | 38-52 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Stephen Hidalgo is called for the reach on George Frost - foul #2 on Stephen Hidalgo, team foul #5 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Craft (C) Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:49 | St. John's | George Frost is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Lawhorn out of the doubleteam | 38-55 |
| 08:22 | Marquette | John Craft misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-55 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Jan Franks grabs the board | 38-55 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | George Frost buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-58 |
| 07:51 | Marquette | William Williams drills a turnaround near the basket | 40-58 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-58 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Jennings | 40-58 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Garmon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Antonio Pippin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - John Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Frost (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hirschman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jan Franks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | St. John's | George Frost is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Jennings | 40-60 |
| 07:07 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-60 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn snags the defensive board | 40-60 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | George Frost knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Lawhorn | 40-63 |
| 06:29 | Marquette | John Craft comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jan Franks - foul #3 on Jan Franks, team foul #6 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), Roy Gay (SF), Stephen Hidalgo (C) Douglas Howard, Arthur Garmon, Antonio Pippin, William Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (SG), Allan Philson (SF), John Pelzer (PF), Mark Rowland (C) George Frost, Richard Jennings, Robert Hirschman, Jan Franks | |
| 06:29 | Marquette | John Craft misses the 1st free throw | 40-63 |
| 06:29 | Marquette | John Craft misses the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | John Pelzer pulls down the rebound | 40-63 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-63 |
| 06:08 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Donald Fitzpatrick | 40-63 |
| 05:49 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Gay and he's fouled by John Pelzer - foul #3 on John Pelzer, team foul #7 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Rommel (PF) John Craft | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:49 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the free throw | 43-63 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-63 |
| 05:36 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo grabs the board | 43-63 |
| 05:31 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales is hacked by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #3 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #8 | 43-63 |
| 05:31 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Pelzer | 43-63 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Allan Philson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-63 |
| 05:17 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo grabs the board | 43-63 |
| 05:00 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ernesto Morales | 45-63 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Mark Rowland knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Lawhorn | 45-65 |
| 04:16 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Fitzpatrick | 48-65 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-65 |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Roy Gay gets the rebound | 48-65 |
| 03:47 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich is open and lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Lawhorn out of the doubleteam | 50-67 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roy Gay (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Rommel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (tiring) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ian Froehlich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Allan Philson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Pelzer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Rowland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Mark Rowland - foul #1 on Mark Rowland, team foul #9 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (PG), Arthur Garmon (SG), John Craft (PF) Donald Fitzpatrick, Ernesto Morales, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), Eric Lavigne (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Mark Rowland | |
| 03:13 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 03:13 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 03:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Pelzer | 50-67 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the easy layup | 50-67 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Joseph Maez can't tip it in | 50-67 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich grabs the offensive board | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Allan Philson clanks a driving attempt from close range | 50-67 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Lavigne | 50-67 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Joseph Maez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Rommel (C) Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:03 | Marquette | Ian Froehlich picks off the pass by Roy Gay | 50-67 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Allan Philson dunks the ball on a great pass from Ian Froehlich | 50-69 |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Michael Rommel misses the lay-in | 50-69 |
| 01:45 | Marquette | John Craft can't tip it in | 50-69 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Allan Philson snags the defensive board | 50-69 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Allan Philson is fouled on the floor by Michael Rommel - foul #2 on Michael Rommel, team foul #6 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Rowland (C) Eric Lavigne | |
| 00:58 | St. John's | John Pelzer's floater is tipped away by Michael Rommel | 50-69 |
| 00:57 | Marquette | Michael Rommel gets the rebound | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Marquette | John Craft is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Craft, team foul #7 | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Michael Rommel swats the shot by Joseph Maez | 50-69 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Allan Philson snags the offensive board | 50-69 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Joseph Maez runs out the clock | 50-69 |