| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Curtis Louis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrell West (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Sean Rudolph (fresh) PF - Randy Hatton (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Niemi (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dan Carter (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Weigel (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph inbounds the ball | 39-47 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 19:36 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis tips it back up and in | 41-47 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Curtis Louis is called for the reach on Calvin Malone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis Louis, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (PG) Curtis Louis | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the baseline | 41-47 |
| 19:27 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to William Stewart | 41-47 |
| 19:23 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Calvin Malone jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Justin Niemi | 41-49 |
| 19:12 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph loses the dribble to Justin Niemi in the backcourt | 41-49 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Justin Niemi banks in the layup | 41-51 |
| 19:04 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph double dribbles | 41-51 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Chancellor (PG), Scott Hanner (SF), Kenneth Kirby (PF), Kurt Gamble (C) Darrell West, Sean Rudolph, Randy Hatton, William Stewart | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel connects on the runner from the right block set up by Calvin Malone | 41-53 |
| 18:45 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby lays it up and in set up by Kurt Gamble | 43-53 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Calvin Malone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 18:33 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 18:12 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by James Chancellor | 45-53 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Niemi, team foul #1 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joseph Strickland (PG), Darrell West (SG), Sean Rudolph (SF), Randy Hatton (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) James Chancellor, Travis Butters, Scott Hanner, Kenneth Kirby, Kurt Gamble | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Terry Bennett (C) Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Mathew Weigel | |
| 17:54 | Holy Cross | Darrell West can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Tony Gillis pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Dan Carter scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Bennett | 45-56 |
| 17:30 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Tony Gillis - foul #3 on Tony Gillis, team foul #2 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (PG), William Stewart (C) Joseph Strickland, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (C) Dan Carter, Tony Gillis | |
| 17:30 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 17:30 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton misses the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | The jump hook by James Jones is blocked by William Stewart | 45-56 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | James Jones tips it in | 45-58 |
| 16:55 | Holy Cross | The refs have stopped play. Randy Hatton is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 45-58 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble (PF) Randy Hatton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Justin Niemi (SG) James Lammers, James Jones | |
| 16:47 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Terry Bennett's fadeaway is rejected by Kurt Gamble | 45-58 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Mark Spiro hits the follow up shot | 45-60 |
| 16:30 | Holy Cross | William Stewart drills a runner from the right block | 47-60 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Calvin Malone | 47-62 |
| 16:12 | Holy Cross | Calvin Malone is called for the reach on Travis Butters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Malone, team foul #3 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Chancellor (PG), Joseph Strickland (SG), Scott Hanner (SF), Kenneth Kirby (PF) Travis Butters, Darrell West, Sean Rudolph, Kurt Gamble | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Peter Aronson (PF) Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett | |
| 16:01 | Holy Cross | James Chancellor connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Kirby | 50-62 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | James Chancellor is called for the reach on James Lammers in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Chancellor, team foul #2 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis (PG) James Chancellor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mathew Weigel (C) Samuel Peterman | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Curtis Louis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Strickland (fresh) SF - Scott Hanner (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Kirby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Stewart (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mathew Weigel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Peter Aronson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 50-62 |
| 15:44 | Holy Cross | Scott Hanner grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 15:40 | Holy Cross | Joseph Strickland comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-62 |
| 15:38 | Holy Cross | William Stewart snags the offensive board | 50-62 |
| 15:25 | Holy Cross | Joseph Strickland is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Curtis Louis | 53-62 |
| 15:21 | St. John's | James Jones is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #4 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (SG), Stephen Johnson (PF) Joseph Strickland, William Stewart | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Justin Niemi (SG), Dan Carter (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) James Lammers, James Jones, Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson | |
| 15:11 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 15:09 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby tips it in | 55-62 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Niemi | 55-64 |
| 14:55 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Curtis Louis | 57-64 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #5 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Chancellor (PG), Darrell West (SG), Sean Rudolph (SF), Randy Hatton (PF), Kurt Gamble (C) Curtis Louis, Travis Butters, Scott Hanner, Stephen Johnson, Kenneth Kirby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Tony Gillis, Mathew Weigel | |
| 14:28 | Holy Cross | Darrell West is hacked by Justin Niemi - foul #3 on Justin Niemi, team foul #6 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | William Stewart (C) Kurt Gamble | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Peter Aronson (PF) Calvin Malone, Samuel Peterman | |
| 14:12 | Holy Cross | Darrell West clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Justin Niemi - foul #4 on Justin Niemi, team foul #7 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Mathew Weigel (C) Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett | |
| 14:12 | Holy Cross | Darrell West makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 14:12 | Holy Cross | Darrell West misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Peter Aronson | 58-64 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Dan Carter clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-64 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Peter Aronson snags the offensive board | 58-64 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dan Carter | 58-66 |
| 13:33 | Holy Cross | Peter Aronson swats the layup by William Stewart | 58-66 |
| 13:32 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph gets the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 13:13 | Holy Cross | Darrell West is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-66 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Dan Carter snags the defensive board | 58-66 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Peter Aronson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 58-66 |
| 13:05 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 12:58 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-66 |
| 12:58 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis (PG), Travis Butters (SG), Scott Hanner (SF), Kurt Gamble (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) James Chancellor, Darrell West, Sean Rudolph, Randy Hatton, William Stewart | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Mark Spiro (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Terry Bennett (C) James Lammers, Dan Carter, Peter Aronson, Mathew Weigel | |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Spiro | 58-69 |
| 12:40 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble double dribbles in the backcourt | 58-69 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | James Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 12:32 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| 12:30 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-69 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | James Jones is hacked by Curtis Louis - foul #4 on Curtis Louis, team foul #3 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joseph Strickland (PG), Kenneth Kirby (C) Curtis Louis, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Strickland - foul #2 on Joseph Strickland, team foul #4 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton (PF) Kurt Gamble | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (C) Mark Spiro | |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 11:48 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters is whistled for traveling | 58-71 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Terry Bennett | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Joseph Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Travis Butters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Hanner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Hatton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Kirby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jones (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Aronson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Kenneth Kirby is called for the reach on Samuel Peterman - foul #2 on Kenneth Kirby, team foul #5 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Chancellor (PG), Sean Rudolph (SF) Joseph Strickland, Scott Hanner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SF) Tony Gillis | |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Dan Carter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 11:13 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Kenneth Kirby | 58-71 |
| 10:59 | Holy Cross | Calvin Malone takes the ball from Kenneth Kirby | 58-71 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the easy layup | 58-71 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Peter Aronson grabs the offensive board | 58-71 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Randy Hatton steals it from Dan Carter | 58-71 |
| 10:21 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-71 |
| 10:19 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby grabs the offensive board | 58-71 |
| 10:08 | Holy Cross | James Chancellor is fouled on the floor by Calvin Malone - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #8 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Darrell West (SG), Stephen Johnson (SF), Kurt Gamble (PF), William Stewart (C) Travis Butters, Sean Rudolph, Randy Hatton, Kenneth Kirby | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Spiro (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Calvin Malone, Dan Carter, Peter Aronson, Samuel Peterman | |
| 10:08 | Holy Cross | James Chancellor makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 10:08 | Holy Cross | James Chancellor misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Terry Bennett buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Spiro | 59-73 |
| 09:46 | Holy Cross | Darrell West is fouled in the backcourt by James Jones - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #9 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (PG), Scott Hanner (SF) James Chancellor, Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:46 | Holy Cross | Darrell West misses the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the board | 59-73 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-73 |
| 09:34 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble grabs the board | 59-73 |
| 09:20 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-73 |
| 09:19 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Hanner | 59-73 |
| 09:09 | Holy Cross | William Stewart makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-73 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Tony Gillis blows the wide open layup | 62-73 |
| 08:49 | Holy Cross | Darrell West snags the defensive board | 62-73 |
| 08:39 | Holy Cross | Scott Hanner is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 62-73 |
| 08:38 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble tips it home | 64-73 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Mark Spiro is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell West - foul #2 on Darrell West, team foul #6 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Joseph Strickland (PG), Sean Rudolph (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF) Darrell West, Scott Hanner, William Stewart | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SF), Mathew Weigel (C) Mark Spiro, Terry Bennett | |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Strickland - foul #3 on Joseph Strickland, team foul #7 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Chancellor (PG) Travis Butters | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 08:11 | Holy Cross | Joseph Strickland misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-75 |
| 08:10 | Holy Cross | Stephen Johnson tips it back up and in | 66-75 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the floater from the right wing | 66-75 |
| 08:04 | Holy Cross | Stephen Johnson gets the rebound | 66-75 |
| 07:52 | Holy Cross | Joseph Strickland is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Joseph Strickland, team foul #8 | 66-75 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis (PG), Scott Hanner (SF), Randy Hatton (PF), Kenneth Kirby (C) James Chancellor, Sean Rudolph, Stephen Johnson, Kurt Gamble | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Justin Niemi (SG), Samuel Peterman (C) James Lammers, James Jones, Mathew Weigel | |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-75 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the tip | 66-75 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Justin Niemi grabs the offensive rebound | 66-75 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Curtis Louis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Scott Hanner (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Hatton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Kirby (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Niemi (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dan Carter (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Gillis (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Tony Gillis connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Calvin Malone | 66-78 |
| 07:16 | Holy Cross | Joseph Strickland misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-78 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Dan Carter snags the defensive board | 66-78 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Strickland - foul #5 on Joseph Strickland, team foul #9 | 66-78 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (SG), Sean Rudolph (SF), William Stewart (C) Joseph Strickland, Scott Hanner, Kenneth Kirby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) Dan Carter, Tony Gillis, Samuel Peterman | |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 66-79 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 2nd free throw | 66-80 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:57 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-80 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Justin Niemi grabs the defensive rebound | 66-80 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Stewart - foul #3 on William Stewart, team foul #10 | 66-80 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble (PF) Randy Hatton | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Terry Bennett (PF) Calvin Malone, Peter Aronson | |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 1st free throw | 66-81 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the 2nd free throw | 66-81 |
| 06:49 | Holy Cross | William Stewart snags the defensive board | 66-81 |
| 06:45 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis loses the dribble to Terry Bennett in the backcourt | 66-81 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Lammers | 66-84 |
| 06:20 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters loses the dribble to James Lammers | 66-84 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | The jump hook by Terry Bennett is blocked by Kurt Gamble | 66-84 |
| 06:12 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph grabs the board | 66-84 |
| 05:51 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph is called for a charge - foul #3 on Sean Rudolph, team foul #11 | 66-84 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Darrell West (SG), Scott Hanner (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF), Kenneth Kirby (C) Travis Butters, Sean Rudolph, Kurt Gamble, William Stewart | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Dan Carter (SF), Peter Aronson (PF) James Lammers, Mark Spiro, Mathew Weigel | |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Peter Aronson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-84 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Dan Carter grabs the offensive board | 66-84 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-84 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Terry Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 66-84 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Dan Carter is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Bennett | 66-87 |
| 04:49 | Holy Cross | Stephen Johnson misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Peter Aronson - foul #2 on Peter Aronson, team foul #10 | 66-87 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (SG), Randy Hatton (PF) Darrell West, Kenneth Kirby | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Tony Gillis (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Calvin Malone, Peter Aronson, Terry Bennett | |
| 04:49 | Holy Cross | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 67-87 |
| 04:49 | Holy Cross | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-87 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | James Lammers is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 68-87 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble (C) Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:34 | Holy Cross | The jump hook by Randy Hatton is blocked by Samuel Peterman | 68-87 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Justin Niemi gets the rebound | 68-87 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 68-87 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman tips it back up and in | 68-89 |
| 04:08 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 68-89 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the board | 68-89 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-89 |
| 04:00 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble grabs the board | 68-89 |
| 03:56 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis Butters | 70-89 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Tony Gillis is fouled on the floor by Scott Hanner - foul #2 on Scott Hanner, team foul #12 | 70-89 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Chancellor (PG), Darrell West (SG), Sean Rudolph (SF), William Stewart (C) Curtis Louis, Travis Butters, Scott Hanner, Kurt Gamble | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Mark Spiro (SF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Lammers, Dan Carter, Samuel Peterman | |
| 03:48 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-89 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Tony Gillis makes the 1st free throw | 70-90 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the 2nd free throw | 70-90 |
| 03:48 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton snags the defensive board | 70-90 |
| 03:26 | Holy Cross | James Chancellor buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 72-90 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - James Chancellor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darrell West (tired) 11 pts. SF - Sean Rudolph (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randy Hatton (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Stewart (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (tired) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Niemi (tired) 14 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Mark Spiro (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Tony Gillis (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Mathew Weigel (tiring) 11 pts. | |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the runner from close range | 72-90 |
| 03:03 | Holy Cross | William Stewart snags the defensive board | 72-90 |
| 02:48 | Holy Cross | Darrell West hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-90 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Tony Gillis snags the defensive board | 72-90 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 72-90 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Calvin Malone grabs the offensive rebound | 72-90 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-90 |
| 02:22 | Holy Cross | James Chancellor pulls down the rebound | 72-90 |
| 02:13 | Holy Cross | James Chancellor misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 72-90 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel grabs the defensive rebound | 72-90 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Justin Niemi can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-90 |
| 02:04 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph gets the rebound | 72-90 |
| 01:55 | Holy Cross | William Stewart clanks a 3 from the right wing | 72-90 |
| 01:54 | Holy Cross | James Chancellor snags the offensive board | 72-90 |
| 01:44 | Holy Cross | Mark Spiro denies the turnaround by William Stewart | 72-90 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Justin Niemi pulls down the rebound | 72-90 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-90 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Tony Gillis snags the offensive board | 72-90 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-90 |
| 01:27 | Holy Cross | James Chancellor snags the defensive board | 72-90 |
| 01:10 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-90 |
| 01:09 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton grabs the offensive rebound | 72-90 |
| 00:59 | Holy Cross | Darrell West misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-90 |
| 00:58 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton gets the offensive rebound | 72-90 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:56 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph is open and lays it up and in | 74-90 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses badly on a shot in the paint | 74-90 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Justin Niemi grabs the offensive rebound | 74-90 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses long on a floater from the left side | 74-90 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Spiro | 74-90 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Calvin Malone runs out the clock | 74-90 |