| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) SG - Justin Niemi (fresh) SF - Dan Carter (fresh) PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) C - Mathew Weigel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Daniel Morgan (fresh) SG - William Baily (fresh) SF - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) C - Russell Hoover (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Tony Gillis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 19:49 | St. John's | Dan Carter scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Calvin Malone | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Dan Carter buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 19:25 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan is hacked by Calvin Malone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Malone, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Baily | 5-4 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Juan Rodriguez is called for the reach on Calvin Malone - foul #1 on Juan Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Dan Carter's pass is intercepted by Daniel Morgan | 5-4 |
| 18:41 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan hits the finger roll | 5-6 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is hacked by Daniel Morgan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Morgan, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Dan Carter comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Juan Rodriguez | 5-6 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Calvin Malone takes the ball from William Baily in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Russell Hoover is called for the reach on Dan Carter - foul #1 on Russell Hoover, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 17:53 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Russell Hoover | 5-6 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Justin Niemi picks off the pass by Daniel Morgan in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Tony Gillis | 7-6 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | William Baily connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Morgan | 7-9 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Daniel Morgan steps in front of the Dan Carter pass | 7-9 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina | William Baily clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Dan Carter gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 7-9 |
| 16:52 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 7-9 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 16:23 | South Carolina | William Baily clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-9 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan grabs the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock is fouled on the floor by Tony Gillis - foul #1 on Tony Gillis, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Dan Carter, Tony Gillis, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (PG), Lyle Conner (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Stephen Scheele (PF), Gregory Badilla (C) Daniel Morgan, William Baily, Juan Rodriguez, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fresh) SG - James Jones (fresh) SF - Mark Spiro (fresh) PF - Terry Bennett (fresh) C - Samuel Peterman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Smith (fresh) SG - Lyle Conner (fresh) SF - Nicholas Funk (fresh) PF - Stephen Scheele (fresh) C - Gregory Badilla (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Gregory Badilla - foul #1 on Gregory Badilla, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:43 | South Carolina | William Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 15:42 | St. John's | Mark Spiro pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | James Lammers misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | James Lammers makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | James Lammers makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:24 | South Carolina | William Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Mark Spiro grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Terry Bennett | 13-9 |
| 15:12 | South Carolina | James Lammers takes the ball from William Smith in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Terry Bennett scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Lammers and he's hacked by Lyle Conner - foul #1 on Lyle Conner, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the free throw | 16-9 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele drills a floater from the baseline | 16-11 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Gregory Badilla is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #2 on Gregory Badilla, team foul #7 | 16-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF), Russell Hoover (C) Lyle Conner, Nicholas Funk, Stephen Scheele, Gregory Badilla | |
| 14:30 | St. John's | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | James Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 17-13 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by James Jones | 19-13 |
| 13:48 | South Carolina | James Lammers takes the ball from Russell Hoover | 19-13 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Terry Bennett scores on a floater from close range set up by James Jones | 21-13 |
| 13:28 | South Carolina | William Smith makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-16 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Mark Spiro comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-16 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Peterman | 21-16 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Rothrock - foul #1 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #8 | 21-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Dan Carter (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Lammers, Mark Spiro, Terry Bennett, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (PG), Lyle Conner (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Stephen Scheele (PF), Melvin Lovett (C) Daniel Morgan, William Smith, Juan Rodriguez, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| 13:03 | St. John's | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | James Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel grabs the offensive board | 21-16 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | James Jones drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Gillis | 23-16 |
| 12:40 | South Carolina | William Baily misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 12:39 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett snags the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 12:30 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Nicholas Funk is blocked by Tony Gillis | 23-16 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett snags the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by William Baily | 23-18 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Calvin Malone scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-18 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) C - Mathew Weigel (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Baily (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lyle Conner (fairly fresh) SF - Nicholas Funk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Scheele (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Melvin Lovett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Melvin Lovett - foul #1 on Melvin Lovett, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG) James Jones | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF), Russell Hoover (C) Lyle Conner, Nicholas Funk, Stephen Scheele, Melvin Lovett | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 11:23 | South Carolina | Dan Carter picks off the pass by Juan Rodriguez | 27-20 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Rothrock - foul #2 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #10 | 27-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Tony Gillis, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Piazza (PF) Robert Rothrock | |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 10:50 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover misses long on an open fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Terry Bennett - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #3 | 29-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Spiro (SF) Calvin Malone, Dan Carter | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:50 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 10:50 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Juan Rodriguez blocks the short jumper by Peter Aronson | 29-22 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | Robert Piazza grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 10:32 | South Carolina | Robert Piazza is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Piazza, team foul #11 | 29-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG) William Baily | |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Mark Spiro knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by James Lammers | 31-22 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover hits a jumper from close range | 31-24 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the turnaround from the baseline | 31-24 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Peter Aronson tips it home | 33-24 |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | James Lammers picks off the pass by Daniel Morgan in the backcourt | 33-24 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Peter Aronson makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Lammers | 35-24 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina | Mark Spiro is called for the reach on Robert Piazza in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Spiro, team foul #4 | 35-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (PG) Daniel Morgan | |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Justin Niemi - foul #1 on Justin Niemi, team foul #5 | 35-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG) James Lammers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG) William Smith | |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez makes the 3rd free throw | 35-26 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Calvin Malone drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Dan Carter | 37-26 |
| 09:10 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Russell Hoover is denied by Samuel Peterman | 37-26 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Calvin Malone double dribbles | 37-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) Tony Gillis, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Stephen Scheele (PF), Melvin Lovett (C) Daniel Morgan, Juan Rodriguez, Robert Piazza, Russell Hoover | |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk's floater is knocked away by Mathew Weigel | 37-26 |
| 08:52 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele grabs the offensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 08:41 | South Carolina | Calvin Malone takes the ball from William Baily | 37-26 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-26 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 08:18 | South Carolina | William Baily misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-26 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Peter Aronson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Justin Niemi comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-26 |
| 08:08 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | William Baily clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Justin Niemi gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Dan Carter's floater is tipped away by Melvin Lovett | 37-26 |
| 07:57 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Niemi (tiring) SF - Dan Carter (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Aronson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mathew Weigel (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Baily (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Funk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Scheele (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Lovett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:51 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-26 |
| 07:50 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Peter Aronson | 37-26 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel is hacked by Melvin Lovett - foul #2 on Melvin Lovett, team foul #12 | 37-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Spiro (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) Calvin Malone, Dan Carter, Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), Lyle Conner (SG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Robert Piazza (PF), Russell Hoover (C) William Baily, William Smith, Nicholas Funk, Stephen Scheele, Melvin Lovett | |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Mark Spiro grabs the offensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Justin Niemi drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Lammers | 41-26 |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan's pass is intercepted by James Lammers in the backcourt | 41-26 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-26 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-26 |
| 06:47 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez grabs the offensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 06:30 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan is hacked by Mark Spiro - foul #2 on Mark Spiro, team foul #6 | 41-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Dan Carter (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Justin Niemi, Mark Spiro, Tony Gillis, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG) Lyle Conner | |
| 06:09 | South Carolina | Robert Piazza is fouled on the floor by Samuel Peterman - foul #1 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #7 | 41-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG) James Lammers | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:09 | South Carolina | Robert Piazza misses the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | James Jones snags the defensive board | 41-26 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is hacked by Daniel Morgan - foul #2 on Daniel Morgan, team foul #13 | 41-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG) Daniel Morgan | |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | Robert Piazza grabs the board | 41-26 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | William Baily scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Smith | 41-29 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Piazza - foul #2 on Robert Piazza, team foul #14 | 41-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele (PF) Robert Piazza | |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Russell Hoover | 42-29 |
| 05:06 | South Carolina | Terry Bennett steals it from William Smith | 42-29 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Dan Carter scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Jones | 44-29 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | William Baily hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the board | 44-29 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Russell Hoover blocks the short jumper by Calvin Malone | 44-29 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Terry Bennett hits the follow up shot | 46-29 |
| 04:16 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover knocks in the jumper from the left block | 46-31 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | William Smith is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #15 | 46-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Spiro (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) Calvin Malone, Dan Carter, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (PG), Lyle Conner (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF), Gregory Badilla (C) William Baily, William Smith, Juan Rodriguez, Stephen Scheele, Russell Hoover | |
| 03:58 | St. John's | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | James Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 03:58 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Gregory Badilla | 46-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) C - Terry Bennett (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Daniel Morgan (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Lyle Conner (fresh) SF - Nicholas Funk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Badilla (fresh) | |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Morgan | 46-33 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | James Jones makes the shot from the right wing set up by Mark Spiro | 48-33 |
| 03:11 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-33 |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Funk | 48-33 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Terry Bennett - foul #2 on Terry Bennett, team foul #8 | 48-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG), Peter Aronson (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Jones, Mark Spiro, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), Juan Rodriguez (SF) Lyle Conner, Nicholas Funk | |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel tips it in | 50-35 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | William Baily hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Justin Niemi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Russell Hoover (C) Gregory Badilla | |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF) Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | Tony Gillis steals the ball from Juan Rodriguez | 50-38 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Justin Niemi | 52-38 |
| 01:15 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-38 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 00:58 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock is called for traveling | 52-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Dan Carter (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Lammers, Mark Spiro, Tony Gillis, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG) William Baily | |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman is whistled for traveling | 52-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Gregory Badilla (C) William Smith, Juan Rodriguez, Russell Hoover | |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | William Baily is hacked by Dan Carter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Carter, team foul #9 | 52-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG) Nicholas Funk | |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | William Baily makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | William Baily misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Justin Niemi lays it in set up by Terry Bennett | 54-39 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | William Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Terry Bennett pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Terry Bennett hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 54-39 |