| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Tobias Snyder (fresh) SG - Ken Snook (fresh) SF - Randolph Tibbits (fresh) PF - Isaiah Brown (fresh) C - Robert Mohr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) SG - Dan Carter (fresh) SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) C - Mathew Weigel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Robert Mohr wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | DePaul | Robert Mohr throws it down | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Ken Snook steals it from Dan Carter | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ken Snook | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Malone | 4-3 |
| 18:27 | DePaul | Calvin Malone steps in front of the Tobias Snyder pass in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | Justin Niemi comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 18:19 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:58 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Dan Carter loses the ball out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tom Corey (PG), Thomas Russell (SG), Matthew Umstead (SF), Stephen Jones (PF), Michael Edwards (C) Tobias Snyder, Ken Snook, Randolph Tibbits, Isaiah Brown, Robert Mohr | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:28 | DePaul | Thomas Russell is fouled on the floor by Mathew Weigel - foul #1 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:13 | DePaul | Tom Corey makes the jumper from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Calvin Malone connects on the floater from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:47 | DePaul | Justin Niemi is called for the reach on Thomas Russell - foul #1 on Justin Niemi, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tobias Snyder (PG), Ken Snook (SG), Robert Mohr (C) Tom Corey, Thomas Russell, Michael Edwards | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:34 | DePaul | Stephen Jones buries a floater from close range and he's hacked by Tony Gillis - foul #1 on Tony Gillis, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits (SF) Matthew Umstead | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:34 | DePaul | Stephen Jones misses the free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Dan Carter grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is fouled on the floor by Robert Mohr - foul #1 on Robert Mohr, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | DePaul | Isaiah Brown (PF) Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (C) Mathew Weigel | |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Ken Snook picks off the pass by Calvin Malone | 8-5 |
| 15:52 | DePaul | Ken Snook misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Tony Gillis snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Tobias Snyder (fresh) SG - Ken Snook (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randolph Tibbits (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Isaiah Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Mohr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) C - Terry Bennett (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Dan Carter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 15:28 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Ken Snook | 10-8 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tony Gillis | 10-11 |
| 15:01 | DePaul | Ken Snook misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Calvin Malone grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Calvin Malone's floater is tipped away by Robert Mohr | 10-11 |
| 14:54 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:40 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tom Corey (PG), Thomas Russell (SG), Matthew Umstead (SF), Stephen Jones (PF), Michael Edwards (C) Tobias Snyder, Ken Snook, Randolph Tibbits, Isaiah Brown, Robert Mohr | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Mathew Weigel (C) Calvin Malone, Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis | |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Terry Bennett lays it up and in | 10-13 |
| 14:01 | DePaul | Stephen Jones jams the wide open dunk set up by Tom Corey | 12-13 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 13:42 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Stephen Jones | 12-13 |
| 13:24 | DePaul | Thomas Russell misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Terry Bennett snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Terry Bennett lays it in on a great pass from Mark Spiro and he's hacked by Matthew Umstead - foul #1 on Matthew Umstead, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tobias Snyder (PG), Ken Snook (SG), Randolph Tibbits (SF), Isaiah Brown (PF), Robert Mohr (C) Tom Corey, Thomas Russell, Matthew Umstead, Stephen Jones, Michael Edwards | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (C) Mathew Weigel | |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 13:12 | DePaul | James Lammers is called for the reach on Tobias Snyder in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Lammers, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| 13:03 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Robert Mohr | 14-16 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Mark Spiro scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-18 |
| 12:46 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits travels in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Terry Bennett | |
| 12:35 | St. John's | James Lammers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Mark Spiro grabs the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Peter Aronson's fadeaway is rejected by Isaiah Brown | 14-18 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Peter Aronson grabs the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman loses the dribble to Robert Mohr | 14-18 |
| 12:04 | DePaul | James Lammers steps in front of the Ken Snook pass | 14-18 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | James Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Peter Aronson snags the offensive board | 14-18 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Tobias Snyder (fairly fresh) SG - Ken Snook (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randolph Tibbits (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Isaiah Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Mohr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman double dribbles | 14-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tom Corey (PG), Matthew Umstead (SF), Michael Edwards (C) Tobias Snyder, Randolph Tibbits, Robert Mohr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) James Lammers, James Jones, Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson | |
| 11:43 | DePaul | Ken Snook is called for traveling in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman scores on a jumper from the right block | 14-20 |
| 11:20 | DePaul | Ken Snook clanks a jumper from close range | 14-20 |
| 11:19 | DePaul | Tom Corey gets the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 10:58 | DePaul | Ken Snook is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Tom Corey | 17-20 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Justin Niemi tips it home | 17-22 |
| 10:33 | DePaul | Michael Edwards's fadeaway is rejected by Tony Gillis | 17-22 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Dan Carter | 17-24 |
| 09:51 | DePaul | Tom Corey misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-24 |
| 09:49 | DePaul | Michael Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 09:31 | DePaul | Matthew Umstead misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 09:30 | DePaul | Michael Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 09:11 | DePaul | Matthew Umstead hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dan Carter - foul #1 on Dan Carter, team foul #5 | 17-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tobias Snyder (PG), Thomas Russell (SG), Stephen Jones (PF), Robert Mohr (C) Tom Corey, Ken Snook, Isaiah Brown, Michael Edwards | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) Calvin Malone, Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis, Samuel Peterman | |
| 09:11 | DePaul | Matthew Umstead misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:11 | DePaul | Matthew Umstead misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | James Lammers misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 08:55 | DePaul | Robert Mohr snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 08:51 | DePaul | James Jones steals the ball from Tobias Snyder in the backcourt | 17-24 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | James Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Spiro | 17-27 |
| 08:08 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-27 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Mark Spiro gets the rebound | 17-27 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Spiro and he's fouled by Robert Mohr - foul #2 on Robert Mohr, team foul #3 | 17-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits (SF), Michael Edwards (C) Matthew Umstead, Robert Mohr | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the free throw | 17-30 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Tobias Snyder (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Russell (fairly fresh) SF - Randolph Tibbits (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mathew Weigel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Spiro - foul #1 on Mark Spiro, team foul #6 | 17-30 |
| 07:29 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-30 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 17-30 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Jones - foul #1 on Stephen Jones, team foul #4 | 17-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ken Snook (SG) Thomas Russell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF), Peter Aronson (PF) Mark Spiro, Mathew Weigel | |
| 07:24 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | James Lammers makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 07:22 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-31 |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Peter Aronson hits a jump hook from the right block set up by James Lammers | 17-33 |
| 07:09 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder is hacked by Justin Niemi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Niemi, team foul #7 | 17-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Mark Spiro (SF) James Jones, Justin Niemi | |
| 07:09 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 07:09 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Terry Bennett can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 19-33 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Peter Aronson tips it home | 19-35 |
| 06:33 | DePaul | Ken Snook loses the ball out of bounds | 19-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Isaiah Brown (PF) Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Tony Gillis (SF) James Lammers, Mark Spiro | |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 19-35 |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Michael Edwards grabs the board | 19-35 |
| 06:11 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder connects on the open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Randolph Tibbits | 21-35 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-35 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Peter Aronson tips it back up and in | 21-37 |
| 05:51 | DePaul | A charge is called on Michael Edwards - foul #1 on Michael Edwards, team foul #5 | 21-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tom Corey (PG), Thomas Russell (SG) Tobias Snyder, Ken Snook | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Mathew Weigel (C) Dan Carter, Terry Bennett | |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Calvin Malone banks in the layup set up by Tony Gillis and he's hacked by Isaiah Brown - foul #1 on Isaiah Brown, team foul #6 | 21-39 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the free throw | 21-40 |
| 05:31 | DePaul | Thomas Russell is hacked by James Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #8 | 21-40 |
| 05:31 | DePaul | Thomas Russell makes the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 05:31 | DePaul | Thomas Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Peter Aronson | 22-40 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Calvin Malone loses the dribble to Randolph Tibbits | 22-40 |
| 04:55 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 22-40 |
| 04:53 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Edwards | 22-40 |
| 04:36 | DePaul | Mathew Weigel swats the short shot by Randolph Tibbits | 22-40 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Peter Aronson pulls down the rebound | 22-40 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | James Jones loses the dribble to Randolph Tibbits | 22-40 |
| 04:16 | DePaul | Michael Edwards clanks a jumper from the right wing | 22-40 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mathew Weigel | 22-40 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is hacked by Randolph Tibbits - foul #1 on Randolph Tibbits, team foul #7 | 22-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tobias Snyder (PG), Ken Snook (SG), Stephen Jones (PF) Tom Corey, Thomas Russell, Isaiah Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Peter Aronson, Mathew Weigel | |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 04:09 | DePaul | Michael Edwards gets the rebound | 22-40 |
| 03:51 | DePaul | Tony Gillis picks off the pass by Randolph Tibbits | 22-40 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Tobias Snyder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ken Snook (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randolph Tibbits (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Edwards (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Tony Gillis (tiring) 2 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Calvin Malone | 22-43 |
| 03:24 | DePaul | Ken Snook misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-43 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Samuel Peterman | 22-43 |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Calvin Malone scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dan Carter | 22-46 |
| 03:11 | DePaul | Mark Spiro steals it from Tobias Snyder in the backcourt | 22-46 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Dan Carter loses the ball out of bounds | 22-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Matthew Umstead (SF), Robert Mohr (C) Randolph Tibbits, Michael Edwards | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Justin Niemi (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) Calvin Malone, Mark Spiro, Tony Gillis, Samuel Peterman | |
| 02:42 | DePaul | Robert Mohr hits a runner from the right block and he's hacked by James Lammers - foul #2 on James Lammers, team foul #9 | 24-46 |
| 02:42 | DePaul | Robert Mohr misses the free throw | 24-46 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel grabs the board | 24-46 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Robert Mohr steals the ball from Mathew Weigel | 24-46 |
| 02:18 | DePaul | Matthew Umstead throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tom Corey (PG), Thomas Russell (SG) Tobias Snyder, Ken Snook | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Robert Mohr swats the short shot by Mathew Weigel | 24-46 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Justin Niemi grabs the offensive rebound | 24-46 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 24-46 |
| 01:40 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Thomas Russell | 24-46 |
| 01:30 | DePaul | Tom Corey is called for 10 seconds | 24-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Isaiah Brown (PF) Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Samuel Peterman (C) Dan Carter, Mathew Weigel | |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Justin Niemi comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-46 |
| 01:19 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Tom Corey | 24-46 |
| 01:13 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown is denied on a dunk by Justin Niemi | 24-46 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | James Lammers snags the defensive board | 24-46 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | James Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-46 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman tips it back up and in | 24-48 |
| 00:49 | DePaul | Tom Corey misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Samuel Peterman - foul #1 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #10 | 24-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ken Snook (SG), Randolph Tibbits (SF) Thomas Russell, Matthew Umstead | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Terry Bennett | |
| 00:49 | DePaul | Tom Corey misses the 1st free throw | 24-48 |
| 00:49 | DePaul | Tom Corey makes the 2nd free throw | 25-48 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | James Lammers can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Isaiah Brown - foul #2 on Isaiah Brown, team foul #8 | 25-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tobias Snyder (PG) Tom Corey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mathew Weigel (C) Samuel Peterman | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | James Lammers makes the 1st free throw | 25-49 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the 2nd free throw | 25-49 |
| 00:40 | DePaul | Robert Mohr grabs the defensive rebound | 25-49 |
| 00:23 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 25-49 |
| 00:21 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits can't tip it in | 25-49 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Peter Aronson grabs the board | 25-49 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Justin Niemi comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-49 |
| 00:13 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 25-49 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | Ken Snook clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-49 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Justin Niemi | 25-49 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the fullcourt shot | 25-49 |