| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Holmgren (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Darrick Gill (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Horton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Shannon Huston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Moline (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Mason (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matt Hobby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | David Mason inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Marquette | Shannon Huston hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Erik Moline | 29-31 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 19:25 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Shannon Huston | 29-31 |
| 19:01 | Marquette | Kenneth Howse steps in front of the Shannon Huston pass | 29-31 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is fouled on the floor by Shannon Huston - foul #2 on Shannon Huston, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | John Horton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-31 |
| 18:26 | Marquette | David Mason hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-33 |
| 18:05 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Matt Hobby | 29-33 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Eric Taylor comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 17:45 | Marquette | Eric Taylor tips it in | 29-35 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Erik Moline steals the ball from Edward Kelty | 29-35 |
| 17:30 | Marquette | David Mason blows the layup | 29-35 |
| 17:28 | Marquette | Eric Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:18 | Marquette | Erik Moline knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Matt Hobby denies the turnaround by Corey Holmgren | 29-38 |
| 16:58 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Eric Taylor | 29-38 |
| 16:53 | Marquette | Edward Kelty is called for the reach on Shannon Huston in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Kelty, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Creech (PF) Corey Holmgren | |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Franjo Zais (SF), Darin Ditullio (PF) Shannon Huston, David Mason, Matt Hobby | |
| 16:31 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Darrick Gill | 29-38 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | John Horton drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Darrick Gill | 31-38 |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Edward Kelty is called for the reach on Eric Taylor - foul #2 on Edward Kelty, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Mason (SF) Franjo Zais | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Creech (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Moline (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darin Ditullio (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Marquette | David Mason misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Darrick Gill - foul #2 on Darrick Gill, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| 15:41 | Marquette | David Mason makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 15:41 | Marquette | David Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Michael Creech grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 31-39 |
| 15:34 | Marquette | Erik Moline grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 15:18 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio's pass is intercepted by Darrick Gill | 31-39 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse banks in the layup on a great pass from Darrick Gill | 33-39 |
| 14:54 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Creech - foul #1 on Michael Creech, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Corey Holmgren (SF), John Albrecht (C) Edward Kelty, Darrick Gill, John Horton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Shannon Huston (PG) Johnathon Tillson | |
| 14:54 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:54 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Michael Creech pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | John Albrecht misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren tips it home | 35-40 |
| 14:16 | Marquette | Erik Moline can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | David Mason's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Howse | 35-40 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Michael Creech's pass is intercepted by Erik Moline | 35-40 |
| 13:26 | Marquette | Erik Moline blows the dunk | 35-40 |
| 13:25 | Marquette | David Mason tips it home | 35-42 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 12:58 | Marquette | Eric Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 12:45 | Marquette | Eric Taylor lays it in | 35-44 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Darrick Gill (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), John Horton (C) Merle Hose, Kenneth Howse, Corey Holmgren, John Albrecht | |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Franjo Zais (SG), Geoffrey Jones (SF), Matt Hobby (PF), Boris Korzyniowski (C) Shannon Huston, Erik Moline, David Mason, Darin Ditullio, Eric Taylor | |
| 12:21 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski's dunk attempt is rejected by John Horton | 35-44 |
| 12:20 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski tips it but misses | 35-44 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Michael Creech pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Michael Creech comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Boris Korzyniowski - foul #3 on Boris Korzyniowski, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Michael Creech makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Michael Creech misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 11:44 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) PF - Michael Creech (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Zais (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Geoffrey Jones (fresh) PF - Matt Hobby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Korzyniowski (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Edward Kelty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG) Michael Creech | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:15 | Marquette | Franjo Zais misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Horton - foul #2 on John Horton, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (SG) Kenneth Howse | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:15 | Marquette | Franjo Zais makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 11:15 | Marquette | Franjo Zais makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | John Horton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Geoffrey Jones - foul #1 on Geoffrey Jones, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | John Horton misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | John Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 10:56 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-49 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Darrick Gill gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Edward Kelty, team foul #6 | 37-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (SG), John Albrecht (C) Merle Hose, John Horton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Shannon Huston (PG), Erik Moline (SG), David Mason (SF), Eric Taylor (C) Johnathon Tillson, Franjo Zais, Geoffrey Jones, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| 10:26 | Marquette | Erik Moline makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Mason | 37-52 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Edward Kelty | 40-52 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | David Mason scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Shannon Huston | 40-55 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | John Albrecht buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Kelty and the foul's on Matt Hobby - foul #3 on Matt Hobby, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Michael Creech (PF) Edward Kelty, Larry Robinson, Darrick Gill | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski (C) Eric Taylor | |
| 09:31 | St. John's | John Albrecht misses the free throw | 42-55 |
| 09:31 | Marquette | Matt Hobby gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 09:13 | Marquette | Shannon Huston misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-55 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Michael Creech snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | John Albrecht misses the lay-in | 42-55 |
| 08:52 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 08:32 | Marquette | Erik Moline can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 08:30 | Marquette | Matt Hobby tips it in | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:18 | St. John's | John Albrecht is fouled on the floor by Boris Korzyniowski - foul #4 on Boris Korzyniowski, team foul #5 | 42-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF), John Horton (C) Corey Holmgren, John Albrecht | |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Franjo Zais (SG), Geoffrey Jones (SF), Darin Ditullio (PF), Eric Taylor (C) Shannon Huston, Erik Moline, David Mason, Matt Hobby, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Merle Hose makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Howse | 45-57 |
| 07:58 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-57 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | John Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Merle Hose knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Howse | 47-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Merle Hose (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kenneth Howse (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Robinson (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Creech (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Zais (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Geoffrey Jones (fresh) PF - Darin Ditullio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Taylor (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-57 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | John Horton pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Merle Hose is called for traveling | 47-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Darrick Gill (PF) Merle Hose, Michael Creech | |
| Subs | Marquette | Erik Moline (SG), David Mason (SF) Franjo Zais, Geoffrey Jones | |
| 06:40 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson connects on the floater from the right side and the foul's on Larry Robinson - foul #3 on Larry Robinson, team foul #7 | 47-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (SG) Kenneth Howse | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski (C) Eric Taylor | |
| 06:40 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson makes the free throw | 47-60 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Darrick Gill misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson pulls down the rebound | 47-60 |
| 06:27 | Marquette | Erik Moline scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Darin Ditullio | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-63 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | John Horton tips it home | 49-63 |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Darrick Gill steps in front of the Erik Moline pass | 49-63 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren is fouled on the floor by Darin Ditullio - foul #1 on Darin Ditullio, team foul #6 | 49-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Ernest Watts (PF), John Albrecht (C) Corey Holmgren, Darrick Gill, John Horton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Shannon Huston (PG), Franjo Zais (SG), Geoffrey Jones (SF), Matt Hobby (PF), Eric Taylor (C) Johnathon Tillson, Erik Moline, David Mason, Darin Ditullio, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Ernest Watts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-63 |
| 05:17 | Marquette | Matt Hobby grabs the defensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 05:13 | Marquette | John Albrecht swats the short shot by Shannon Huston | 49-63 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | John Albrecht pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Geoffrey Jones swats the shot by John Albrecht | 49-63 |
| 04:56 | Marquette | Matt Hobby grabs the board | 49-63 |
| 04:47 | Marquette | Matt Hobby misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-63 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | John Albrecht grabs the board | 49-63 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Larry Robinson is whistled for a carry | 49-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (PG), Corey Holmgren (SF), Michael Creech (PF) Edward Kelty, Larry Robinson, Ernest Watts | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 04:25 | Marquette | Corey Holmgren steals the ball from Matt Hobby | 49-63 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | John Albrecht's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (PF) John Albrecht | |
| Subs | Marquette | Erik Moline (SG), David Mason (SF), Boris Korzyniowski (C) Franjo Zais, Geoffrey Jones, Eric Taylor | |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Shannon Huston comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darrick Gill - foul #3 on Darrick Gill, team foul #8 | 49-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Albrecht (C) Corey Holmgren | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Shannon Huston makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Shannon Huston makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Darrick Gill can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-65 |
| 03:32 | Marquette | Matt Hobby pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Merle Hose (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kenneth Howse (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Creech (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - John Albrecht (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Shannon Huston (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erik Moline (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matt Hobby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Boris Korzyniowski (fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:03 | Marquette | David Mason buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Matt Hobby | 49-68 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Boris Korzyniowski takes the ball from Kenneth Howse | 49-68 |
| 02:36 | Marquette | David Mason misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-68 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Darrick Gill pulls down the rebound | 49-68 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-68 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Darrick Gill grabs the offensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Michael Creech connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-68 |
| 01:41 | Marquette | David Mason knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Shannon Huston | 51-70 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Michael Creech jams it set up by Merle Hose | 53-70 |
| 01:15 | Marquette | Erik Moline connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Shannon Huston and he's fouled by Kenneth Howse - foul #3 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #9 | 53-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Corey Holmgren (SF), John Horton (C) Merle Hose, Michael Creech, John Albrecht | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Taylor (C) Boris Korzyniowski | |
| 01:15 | Marquette | Erik Moline makes the free throw | 53-73 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Shannon Huston steals the ball from Darrick Gill | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Marquette | Shannon Huston misses long on a floater from the right wing | 53-73 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | John Horton gets the rebound | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse double dribbles | 53-73 |
| 00:06 | Marquette | David Mason hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Corey Holmgren - foul #1 on Corey Holmgren, team foul #10 | 53-73 |
| 00:06 | Marquette | David Mason misses the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 00:06 | Marquette | David Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-74 |