| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Kenneth Lunn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugo Bland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Sharp (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Cloer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Hugo Bland inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:48 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 37-35 |
| 19:46 | Boston College | Hugo Bland pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 19:18 | Boston College | Todd Cloer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Terry Bennett - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 19:18 | Boston College | Todd Cloer makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:18 | Boston College | Todd Cloer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Lunn - foul #1 on Kenneth Lunn, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:38 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Dennis | 42-36 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Justin Niemi drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Dan Carter | 42-38 |
| 18:01 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Tony Gillis pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 17:51 | Boston College | Hugo Bland gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:49 | Boston College | Justin Niemi is called for the reach on Robert Dennis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Niemi, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Bennett (PG), David Brown (SG), Neil Brewer (SF), Larry Carr (PF), Martin Jacobs (C) Kenneth Lunn, Robert Dennis, Hugo Bland, Thomas Sharp, Todd Cloer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:25 | Boston College | Justin Niemi takes the ball from Martin Jacobs | 42-38 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Calvin Malone lays it up and in on a great pass from Justin Niemi | 42-40 |
| 17:18 | Boston College | Justin Niemi is called for the reach on Neil Brewer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Niemi, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| 17:03 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs makes the wide open turnaround in the lane on a great pass from David Brown and the foul's on Calvin Malone - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| 17:03 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Mark Spiro comes up short on the floater from the right side | 45-40 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the tip | 45-40 |
| 16:51 | Boston College | David Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:28 | Boston College | Neil Brewer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Dan Carter pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | David Brown is called for the reach on Calvin Malone - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn (PG), Robert Dennis (SG) Michael Bennett, David Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:15 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dan Carter | 45-42 |
| 16:13 | Boston College | Neil Brewer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| Subs | Boston College | Hugo Bland (SF), Thomas Sharp (PF), Todd Cloer (C) Neil Brewer, Larry Carr, Martin Jacobs | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Samuel Peterman (C) Calvin Malone, Terry Bennett | |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Kenneth Lunn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hugo Bland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Sharp (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Cloer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Carter (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (tiring) 4 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Robert Dennis | 47-45 |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-45 |
| 15:28 | Boston College | Todd Cloer pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 15:03 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Tony Gillis is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Tony Gillis, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Bennett (PG), David Brown (SG), Neil Brewer (SF), Larry Carr (PF), Martin Jacobs (C) Kenneth Lunn, Robert Dennis, Hugo Bland, Thomas Sharp, Todd Cloer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Lammers, Dan Carter, Mark Spiro, Tony Gillis, Samuel Peterman | |
| 14:33 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs dunks the ball | 49-45 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 49-45 |
| 14:19 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 13:58 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs misses the driving attempt from close range | 49-45 |
| 13:57 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 13:36 | Boston College | Neil Brewer is fouled on the floor by Mathew Weigel - foul #4 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn (PG), Robert Dennis (SG), Hugo Bland (SF), Thomas Sharp (PF), Todd Cloer (C) Michael Bennett, David Brown, Neil Brewer, Larry Carr, Martin Jacobs | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Calvin Malone, Terry Bennett, Mathew Weigel | |
| 13:19 | Boston College | Todd Cloer misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Peter Aronson snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Justin Niemi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | James Lammers connects on the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Kenneth Lunn - foul #2 on Kenneth Lunn, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG) James Jones | |
| 13:03 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:03 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 12:39 | Boston College | Todd Cloer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 12:37 | Boston College | Todd Cloer tips it back up and in | 51-47 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Hugo Bland steals the ball from Samuel Peterman | 51-47 |
| 11:58 | Boston College | Hugo Bland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Bennett (PG), David Brown (SG), Neil Brewer (SF), Larry Carr (PF), Martin Jacobs (C) Kenneth Lunn, Robert Dennis, Hugo Bland, Thomas Sharp, Todd Cloer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), James Jones (SG), Tony Gillis (PF), Terry Bennett (C) James Lammers, Dan Carter, Peter Aronson, Samuel Peterman | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Michael Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Brewer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Larry Carr (fresh) C - Martin Jacobs (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Larry Carr - foul #2 on Larry Carr, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:47 | Boston College | Larry Carr gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:45 | Boston College | Michael Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 11:30 | Boston College | Neil Brewer grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 11:28 | Boston College | Justin Niemi is called for the reach on Neil Brewer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Justin Niemi, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| 11:28 | Boston College | Neil Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 11:28 | Boston College | Neil Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Mark Spiro buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Jones | 53-51 |
| 10:52 | Boston College | David Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Bennett | 56-51 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Calvin Malone throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn (PG), Robert Dennis (SG), Thomas Sharp (PF) David Brown, Neil Brewer, Larry Carr | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Dan Carter (SG) Calvin Malone, James Jones | |
| 10:30 | Boston College | Michael Bennett hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 10:17 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 09:58 | Boston College | Robert Dennis blows the layup | 58-51 |
| 09:57 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn tips it but misses | 58-51 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Dan Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 09:47 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 09:26 | Boston College | Robert Dennis buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Sharp | 60-51 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | James Lammers loses the ball out of bounds | 60-51 |
| Subs | Boston College | David Brown (SG), Hugo Bland (SF), Larry Carr (PF), Todd Cloer (C) Robert Dennis, Michael Bennett, Thomas Sharp, Martin Jacobs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), James Jones (SG), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Lammers, Dan Carter, Tony Gillis, Terry Bennett | |
| 09:00 | Boston College | Hugo Bland knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Lunn | 63-51 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 08:40 | Boston College | Larry Carr pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 08:14 | Boston College | Todd Cloer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 08:12 | Boston College | David Brown gets the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 08:06 | Boston College | Calvin Malone takes the ball from Kenneth Lunn | 63-51 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 63-51 |
| 07:56 | Boston College | Larry Carr pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Kenneth Lunn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugo Bland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Larry Carr (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Todd Cloer (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Boston College | The jumper by Todd Cloer is denied by Peter Aronson | 63-51 |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Peter Aronson grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Mark Spiro's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Lunn | 63-51 |
| 07:17 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn lays it in | 65-51 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | David Brown picks off the pass by Calvin Malone | 65-51 |
| 06:44 | Boston College | David Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-51 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Mark Spiro comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-51 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Peter Aronson tips it in | 65-53 |
| 06:23 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Malone - foul #3 on Calvin Malone, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Dennis (SG), Neil Brewer (SF), Thomas Sharp (PF), Martin Jacobs (C) David Brown, Hugo Bland, Larry Carr, Todd Cloer | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) Calvin Malone, James Jones, Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson, Samuel Peterman | |
| 06:23 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 06:23 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | James Lammers buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Mathew Weigel | 67-55 |
| 05:34 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-55 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | James Lammers snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Dan Carter and the foul's on Martin Jacobs - foul #3 on Martin Jacobs, team foul #5 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Bennett (PG) Kenneth Lunn | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the free throw | 67-57 |
| 05:27 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| 05:03 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Tony Gillis's pass is intercepted by Michael Bennett | 69-57 |
| 04:41 | Boston College | Michael Bennett lays it in | 71-57 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Justin Niemi can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 71-57 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel tips it in | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:30 | Boston College | Michael Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 71-59 |
| Subs | Boston College | Hugo Bland (SF), Todd Cloer (C) Neil Brewer, Martin Jacobs | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the jumper from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 03:53 | Boston College | Robert Dennis clanks a shot from the right wing | 71-61 |
| 03:52 | Boston College | Todd Cloer gets the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Michael Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Dennis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Hugo Bland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Sharp (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Cloer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Tony Gillis (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mathew Weigel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:43 | Boston College | Hugo Bland hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-61 |
| 03:42 | Boston College | Michael Bennett tips it home | 73-61 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Dan Carter travels with the ball | 73-61 |
| Subs | Boston College | David Brown (SG), Larry Carr (PF) Robert Dennis, Thomas Sharp | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), James Jones (SG), Terry Bennett (PF) James Lammers, Dan Carter, Tony Gillis | |
| 03:06 | Boston College | David Brown drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-61 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | James Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 76-61 |
| 02:54 | Boston College | Todd Cloer snags the defensive board | 76-61 |
| 02:32 | Boston College | Mathew Weigel is called for the reach on Todd Cloer - foul #5 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #9 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn (PG), Neil Brewer (SF), Martin Jacobs (PF) Michael Bennett, Hugo Bland, Larry Carr | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (C) Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Mathew Weigel | |
| 02:32 | Boston College | Todd Cloer makes the 1st free throw | 77-61 |
| 02:32 | Boston College | Todd Cloer misses the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman pulls down the rebound | 77-61 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | James Lammers is called for 3 seconds | 77-61 |
| Subs | Boston College | Thomas Sharp (PF) Todd Cloer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:59 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn misses short on a jumper in the lane | 77-61 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | James Jones snags the defensive board | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:52 | St. John's | James Jones makes the shot from the left side | 77-63 |
| 01:46 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn is hacked by James Lammers in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Lammers, team foul #10 | 77-63 |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Dennis (SG), Hugo Bland (SF), Todd Cloer (C) David Brown, Neil Brewer, Martin Jacobs | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:46 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn misses the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 01:46 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Robert Dennis - foul #2 on Robert Dennis, team foul #6 | 78-63 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | James Lammers makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 01:24 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Dennis | 81-64 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Mark Spiro scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-67 |
| 00:46 | Boston College | The short jumper by Todd Cloer is denied by Terry Bennett | 81-67 |
| 00:44 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp hits the follow up shot | 83-67 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | James Jones clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 83-67 |
| 00:37 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Hugo Bland | 83-67 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:08 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Lammers - foul #4 on James Lammers, team foul #11 | 83-67 |
| 00:08 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn misses the 1st free throw | 83-67 |
| 00:08 | Boston College | Kenneth Lunn makes the 2nd free throw | 84-67 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Hugo Bland steals the ball from James Lammers | 84-67 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Hugo Bland runs out the clock | 84-67 |