| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Corey Holmgren (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Darrick Gill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Frank Rounds (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Neal Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) PF - Francis Tuttle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren inbounds the ball | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is hacked by Francis Tuttle - foul #2 on Francis Tuttle, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse scores on a floater from the right side set up by Edward Kelty | 39-24 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | Michael Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-24 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Darrick Gill | 41-24 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | John Horton picks off the pass by David Taylor | 41-24 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Neal Walker - foul #1 on Neal Walker, team foul #2 | 41-24 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 42-24 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 2nd free throw | 43-24 |
| 17:51 | Xavier | David Taylor misses badly on a shot in the lane | 43-24 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Edward Kelty gets the rebound | 43-24 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Edward Kelty buries a floater from just outside the lane | 45-24 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:26 | Xavier | Michael Carter loses the dribble to Corey Holmgren | 45-24 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-24 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | Neal Walker is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-27 |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-27 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Edward Kelty hits the follow up shot | 50-27 |
| 16:31 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle hits the finger roll | 50-29 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Michael Carter takes the ball from Kenneth Howse | 50-29 |
| 15:57 | Xavier | Michael Carter knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 50-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Corey Holmgren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Frank Rounds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Neal Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Francis Tuttle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-31 |
| 15:37 | Xavier | Michael Carter pulls down the rebound | 50-31 |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Frank Rounds misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-31 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | John Horton grabs the board | 50-31 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Darrick Gill hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Edward Kelty | 53-31 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle is denied on a layup by Darrick Gill | 53-31 |
| 15:00 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Tuttle | 53-31 |
| 14:49 | Xavier | Frank Rounds can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Howse - foul #1 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #1 | 53-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Larry Robinson (SF), Michael Creech (PF), John Albrecht (C) Edward Kelty, Corey Holmgren, Darrick Gill, John Horton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Brodowski (SG), Joseph Pizano (SF), Ray Ellsworth (PF), Michael Madden (C) Neal Walker, David Taylor, Francis Tuttle, Michael Carter | |
| 14:49 | Xavier | Frank Rounds makes the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 14:49 | Xavier | Frank Rounds makes the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-33 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Larry Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Larry Robinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-33 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | John Albrecht grabs the offensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Michael Creech misses long on a jump hook from close range | 53-33 |
| 13:54 | Xavier | Michael Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 13:39 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth is hacked by John Albrecht - foul #2 on John Albrecht, team foul #2 | 53-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (SG) Kenneth Howse | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase (SF) Frank Rounds | |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase is whistled for traveling | 53-33 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Larry Robinson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-33 |
| 13:14 | Xavier | Michael Madden snags the defensive board | 53-33 |
| 12:57 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Dibiase | 53-36 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | John Albrecht banks in the layup on a nice dish by Merle Hose and the foul's on Joseph Pizano - foul #2 on Joseph Pizano, team foul #3 | 55-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Darrick Gill (SF) Merle Hose, Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Mazzariello (PG), Neal Walker (SG), Jason Sparks (C) Hans Brodowski, Joseph Pizano, Michael Madden | |
| 12:36 | St. John's | John Albrecht makes the free throw | 56-36 |
| 12:17 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | John Albrecht buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Corey Holmgren | 58-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Corey Holmgren (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Creech (fairly fresh) C - John Albrecht (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Andrew Mazzariello (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Neal Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Dibiase (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Ellsworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jason Sparks (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-38 |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Michael Creech grabs the defensive rebound | 58-38 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Darrick Gill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-38 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren hits the follow up shot | 60-38 |
| 11:05 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth misses the turnaround in the lane | 60-38 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren grabs the board | 60-38 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren is called for a charge - foul #1 on Corey Holmgren, team foul #3 | 60-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), John Horton (C) Edward Kelty, Corey Holmgren, Darrick Gill, John Albrecht | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Brodowski (PG), Joseph Pizano (SG), David Taylor (SF), Michael Carter (C) Andrew Mazzariello, Neal Walker, Dennis Dibiase, Ray Ellsworth | |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Jason Sparks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-38 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Larry Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-38 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Robinson | 62-38 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Joseph Pizano knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Hans Brodowski | 62-40 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is fouled on the floor by Jason Sparks - foul #1 on Jason Sparks, team foul #4 | 62-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Watts (PF) Michael Creech | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Madden (PF) Jason Sparks | |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse lays it in on a great pass from Merle Hose | 64-40 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski makes the 3 from the left corner | 64-43 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | The jump hook by John Horton is blocked by Michael Carter | 64-43 |
| 09:04 | Xavier | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 64-43 |
| 08:59 | Xavier | David Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-43 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | Michael Carter snags the offensive board | 64-43 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Madden | 64-46 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Larry Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-46 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | John Horton tips it in | 66-46 |
| 08:16 | Xavier | Michael Madden comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 66-46 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Larry Robinson snags the defensive board | 66-46 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 66-46 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Michael Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | Joseph Pizano misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-46 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | Michael Carter can't tip it in | 66-46 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Michael Carter tips it home | 66-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Merle Hose (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (tiring) 20 pts. SF - Larry Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Watts (fairly fresh) C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hans Brodowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Pizano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Madden (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Ernest Watts hits a shot near the basket set up by John Horton | 68-48 |
| 07:20 | Xavier | David Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Ernest Watts - foul #1 on Ernest Watts, team foul #4 | 68-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Corey Holmgren (SG), Darrick Gill (PF), Michael Creech (C) Merle Hose, Kenneth Howse, Ernest Watts, John Horton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (PG), Neal Walker (SG), Francis Tuttle (PF), Ray Ellsworth (C) Hans Brodowski, Joseph Pizano, Michael Madden, Michael Carter | |
| 07:20 | Xavier | David Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 07:20 | Xavier | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 07:20 | Xavier | David Taylor makes the 3rd free throw | 68-50 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Larry Robinson's pass is intercepted by Frank Rounds | 68-50 |
| 07:09 | Xavier | Frank Rounds lays it in | 68-52 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Darrick Gill connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Kelty and he's fouled by Ray Ellsworth - foul #2 on Ray Ellsworth, team foul #5 | 70-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase (SF) David Taylor | |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Darrick Gill makes the free throw | 71-52 |
| 06:34 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle lays it in | 71-54 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edward Kelty | 74-54 |
| 06:06 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle misses the easy layup | 74-54 |
| 06:04 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase snags the offensive board | 74-54 |
| 05:56 | Xavier | Neal Walker is fouled on the floor by Corey Holmgren - foul #2 on Corey Holmgren, team foul #5 | 74-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (SG) Larry Robinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:49 | Xavier | Darrick Gill blocks the short jumper by Frank Rounds | 74-54 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle gets the offensive rebound | 74-54 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase banks in the layup | 74-56 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-56 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Darrick Gill grabs the offensive board | 74-56 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Darrick Gill scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Merle Hose | 77-56 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle can't connect on a shot in the lane | 77-56 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Michael Creech grabs the defensive rebound | 77-56 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is fouled on the floor by Francis Tuttle - foul #3 on Francis Tuttle, team foul #6 | 77-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF), John Horton (C) Corey Holmgren, Michael Creech | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Brodowski (PG), Andrew Mazzariello (SG), Joseph Pizano (SF), Jason Sparks (PF) Frank Rounds, Neal Walker, Dennis Dibiase, Francis Tuttle | |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Merle Hose makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Darrick Gill and he's hacked by Jason Sparks - foul #2 on Jason Sparks, team foul #7 | 79-56 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Merle Hose makes the free throw | 80-56 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | A charge is called on Joseph Pizano - foul #3 on Joseph Pizano, team foul #8 | 80-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Ernest Watts (PF) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Merle Hose is called for 10 seconds | 80-56 |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Andrew Mazzariello is fouled on the floor by Ernest Watts - foul #2 on Ernest Watts, team foul #6 | 80-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG) Merle Hose | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Madden (PF) Ray Ellsworth | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Larry Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Watts (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hans Brodowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Mazzariello (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Pizano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Madden (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Sparks (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Horton - foul #2 on John Horton, team foul #7 | 80-56 |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski makes the 1st free throw | 80-57 |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski misses the 2nd free throw | 80-57 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Ernest Watts snags the defensive board | 80-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 80-57 |
| 02:59 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski snags the defensive board | 80-57 |
| 02:54 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 80-57 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | John Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 80-57 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Hans Brodowski is called for the reach on John Horton - foul #4 on Hans Brodowski, team foul #9 | 80-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Corey Holmgren (SG), Darrick Gill (SF), Michael Creech (PF) Edward Kelty, Kenneth Howse, Larry Robinson, Ernest Watts | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase (SF), Ray Ellsworth (C) Andrew Mazzariello, Michael Madden | |
| 02:29 | St. John's | John Horton misses the 1st free throw | 80-57 |
| 02:29 | Xavier | Jason Sparks snags the defensive board | 80-57 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth travels with the ball | 80-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG) John Horton | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren lays it up and in on a nice dish by Merle Hose | 82-57 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 82-57 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse snags the defensive board | 82-57 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Ray Ellsworth blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Darrick Gill | 82-57 |
| 01:25 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase gets the rebound | 82-57 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Joseph Pizano misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 82-57 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren grabs the defensive rebound | 82-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Michael Creech misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 82-57 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Jason Sparks pulls down the rebound | 82-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Jason Sparks comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 82-57 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Ray Ellsworth gets the offensive rebound | 82-57 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Joseph Pizano is fouled on the floor by Merle Hose - foul #1 on Merle Hose, team foul #8 | 82-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), John Horton (C) Merle Hose, Michael Creech | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Madden (C) Jason Sparks | |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Joseph Pizano makes the 1st free throw | 82-58 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Joseph Pizano makes the 2nd free throw | 82-59 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Edward Kelty runs out the clock | 82-59 |