| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Frank Chow (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Spalding (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - James Martini (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Granado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde McInally (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Jacob Granado inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | DePaul | James Martini misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-23 |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Duane Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Duane Coleman's fadeaway is rejected by Jacob Granado | 28-23 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Frank Chow tips it home | 30-23 |
| 19:00 | DePaul | James Martini drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Clyde McInally | 30-26 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Teague (PG), Joseph Rose (C) James Henderson, Jacob Granado | |
| 18:18 | DePaul | Justin Spalding steals it from Edwin Teague | 30-26 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses the driving attempt near the basket | 30-26 |
| 18:02 | DePaul | Leonard Stokes gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 17:43 | DePaul | Clyde McInally is fouled on the floor by Leonard Starr - foul #1 on Leonard Starr, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Henderson (SG) James Martini | |
| 17:25 | DePaul | Leonard Stokes misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Floyd Brooks - foul #1 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG), David Kato (SG), Joseph Boyer (C) Frank Chow, Justin Spalding, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 17:25 | DePaul | Leonard Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:25 | DePaul | Leonard Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Leonard Stokes - foul #1 on Leonard Stokes, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Martini (SG) James Henderson | |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Leonard Starr makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Leonard Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:40 | DePaul | The jump hook by Edwin Teague is blocked by Duane Coleman | 32-28 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Norman Murphy | 32-28 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Norman Murphy can't throw it down but he's fouled by Edwin Teague - foul #2 on Edwin Teague, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Sullivan (SF) Leonard Starr | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Norman Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Norman Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:10 | DePaul | Edwin Teague hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Martini | 34-30 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Duane Coleman clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Edwin Teague - foul #3 on Edwin Teague, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Chow (PG), Justin Spalding (SG), Floyd Brooks (C) Norman Murphy, David Kato, Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Henderson (SG), Jacob Granado (SF) James Martini, Joseph Rose | |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Duane Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 15:54 | DePaul | Leonard Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Frank Chow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Spalding (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edwin Teague (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Granado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Clyde McInally (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Stokes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:25 | DePaul | Floyd Brooks swats the short shot by Clyde McInally | 35-30 |
| 15:23 | DePaul | Clyde McInally grabs the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 15:10 | DePaul | Leonard Stokes blows the layup | 35-30 |
| 15:08 | DePaul | Leonard Stokes grabs the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:48 | DePaul | Clyde McInally misses the dunk attempt | 35-30 |
| 14:47 | DePaul | Edwin Teague pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:30 | DePaul | Jacob Granado is whistled for a carry | 35-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF), Craig Christiansen (PF) Richard Sullivan, Duane Coleman | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Martini (SG), Joseph Rose (C) James Henderson, Jacob Granado | |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Frank Chow misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 14:15 | DePaul | Leonard Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 13:57 | DePaul | Clyde McInally knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by James Martini | 35-32 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Edwin Teague is called for the reach on Craig Christiansen - foul #4 on Edwin Teague, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG), David Kato (SG), Joseph Boyer (C) Frank Chow, Justin Spalding, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Henderson (SG), Jacob Granado (SF) Edwin Teague, Clyde McInally | |
| 13:27 | St. John's | David Kato scores on a jumper from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 13:03 | DePaul | James Martini knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jacob Granado | 37-35 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Joseph Rose - foul #3 on Joseph Rose, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Coleman (PF) Craig Christiansen | |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicholas Vigil (SG), Clyde McInally (SF) James Henderson, Jacob Granado | |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:25 | DePaul | Leonard Stokes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joseph Boyer | 40-35 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Leonard Starr scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by David Kato | 42-35 |
| 11:47 | DePaul | James Martini hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Vigil and he's fouled by Norman Murphy - foul #1 on Norman Murphy, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Chow (PG), Justin Spalding (SG), Floyd Brooks (C) Norman Murphy, David Kato, Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Henderson (SG), Jacob Granado (SF) Nicholas Vigil, Joseph Rose | |
| 11:47 | DePaul | James Martini makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Frank Chow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Spalding (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - James Martini (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Granado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Clyde McInally (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonard Stokes (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Frank Chow misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-38 |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Leonard Starr tips it back up and in | 44-38 |
| 11:04 | DePaul | Clyde McInally clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Floyd Brooks - foul #2 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Sullivan (SF) Leonard Starr | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Rose (PF) Jacob Granado | |
| 11:04 | DePaul | Clyde McInally misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:04 | DePaul | Clyde McInally makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Duane Coleman hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Sullivan and he's hacked by Clyde McInally - foul #3 on Clyde McInally, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jacob Granado (SF) Leonard Stokes | |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Duane Coleman makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:19 | DePaul | James Martini comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 10:17 | DePaul | Jacob Granado tips it back up and in | 47-41 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan drills a shot from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 09:30 | DePaul | Joseph Rose buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Henderson | 49-44 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Jacob Granado steals it from Frank Chow | 49-44 |
| 08:49 | DePaul | The short jumper by Jacob Granado is denied by Floyd Brooks | 49-44 |
| 08:48 | DePaul | James Martini pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 08:24 | DePaul | Clyde McInally scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Richard Sullivan | 51-47 |
| 07:50 | DePaul | Clyde McInally's pass is intercepted by Frank Chow | 51-47 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jacob Granado - foul #3 on Jacob Granado, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG), David Kato (SG), Craig Christiansen (PF), Joseph Boyer (C) Frank Chow, Justin Spalding, Duane Coleman, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Teague (PG), Nicholas Vigil (SG), Leonard Stokes (PF) James Martini, James Henderson, Jacob Granado | |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Richard Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Norman Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Kato (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Craig Christiansen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edwin Teague (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nicholas Vigil (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clyde McInally (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Stokes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Rose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | DePaul | Leonard Stokes drills a fadeaway in the lane | 52-49 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | David Kato loses the dribble to Edwin Teague | 52-49 |
| 06:39 | DePaul | Joseph Rose is hacked by Norman Murphy - foul #2 on Norman Murphy, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF) Richard Sullivan | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Henderson (SG) Nicholas Vigil | |
| 06:24 | DePaul | Joseph Rose misses the shot in the paint | 52-49 |
| 06:23 | DePaul | Edwin Teague tips it home | 52-51 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer is whistled for traveling | 52-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Martini (SF) Clyde McInally | |
| 05:47 | DePaul | Joseph Boyer swats the short shot by Edwin Teague | 52-51 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Norman Murphy snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | David Kato misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Rose - foul #4 on Joseph Rose, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Chow (PG), Duane Coleman (PF) Norman Murphy, Craig Christiansen | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jacob Granado (SF), Clyde McInally (PF) James Martini, Joseph Rose | |
| 05:26 | St. John's | David Kato misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | David Kato makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 05:06 | DePaul | Leonard Stokes hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clyde McInally | 53-54 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Frank Chow hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Kato | 56-54 |
| 04:30 | DePaul | Clyde McInally makes the turnaround from the left block set up by James Henderson | 56-56 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Duane Coleman lays it up and in | 58-56 |
| 03:45 | DePaul | Edwin Teague connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Clyde McInally - foul #4 on Clyde McInally, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Murphy (PG), Justin Spalding (SG), Richard Sullivan (SF) Frank Chow, David Kato, Leonard Starr | |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicholas Vigil (SG), James Martini (SF), Joseph Rose (C) James Henderson, Jacob Granado, Clyde McInally | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Norman Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Justin Spalding (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Boyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edwin Teague (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nicholas Vigil (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Martini (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Leonard Stokes (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Rose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | DePaul | Leonard Stokes clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Justin Spalding pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Norman Murphy is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Vigil - foul #1 on Nicholas Vigil, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Brooks (C) Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | DePaul | Clyde McInally (SF) Nicholas Vigil | |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Norman Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Norman Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 02:25 | DePaul | Clyde McInally hits a runner near the basket set up by Edwin Teague | 62-61 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF) Richard Sullivan | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Henderson (SG) Joseph Rose | |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Duane Coleman's pass is intercepted by James Henderson | 62-61 |
| 02:04 | DePaul | James Henderson misses the lay-in | 62-61 |
| 02:02 | DePaul | Leonard Stokes can't tip it in | 62-61 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Duane Coleman gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Leonard Starr hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 01:38 | DePaul | James Henderson snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 01:09 | DePaul | Edwin Teague comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Leonard Starr pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Norman Murphy is fouled on the floor by Leonard Stokes - foul #2 on Leonard Stokes, team foul #11 | 62-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jacob Granado (SF) Edwin Teague | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Norman Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Norman Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:25 | DePaul | Jacob Granado slams it home on a great pass from Clyde McInally | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | James Martini is called for the reach on Justin Spalding in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Martini, team foul #12 | 64-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Chow (PG) Norman Murphy | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Justin Spalding makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Justin Spalding makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:08 | DePaul | James Martini comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 00:07 | DePaul | James Henderson gets the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | James Henderson loses the dribble to Leonard Starr | 66-63 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Leonard Starr runs out the clock | 66-63 |