| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) PF - James Gibson (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Timothy Milliken (fresh) SG - Tibor Badzinski (fresh) SF - Jesse Brown (fresh) PF - Rogelio Yazzie (fresh) C - Bao Wang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Gibson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Robert Sweet can't throw it down but he's fouled by Timothy Milliken - foul #1 on Timothy Milliken, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | UL-Monroe | Jesse Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 1-0 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Robert Berlin grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Rogelio Yazzie picks off the pass by James Gibson | 1-0 |
| 19:08 | UL-Monroe | Jesse Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 19:06 | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie misses the tip | 1-0 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Berlin | 1-0 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | James Gibson scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Sweet | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | UL-Monroe | Tibor Badzinski knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Brown | 3-3 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | James Gibson scores on a shot in the lane | 5-3 |
| 17:57 | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie lays it in on a great pass from Timothy Milliken | 5-5 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Timothy Milliken steps in front of the Robert Sweet pass in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 17:52 | UL-Monroe | Timothy Milliken blows the layup | 5-5 |
| 17:50 | UL-Monroe | Jesse Brown misses the tip | 5-5 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | James Gibson gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Robert Sweet is hacked by Timothy Milliken - foul #2 on Timothy Milliken, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy (PF) James Gibson | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Robert Mason (PG) Timothy Milliken | |
| 17:15 | St. John's | James Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 17:14 | UL-Monroe | Bao Wang grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:57 | UL-Monroe | Jonathan Kennedy steps in front of the Bao Wang pass | 5-5 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | James Brown connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Allen Sharp | 7-5 |
| 16:18 | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 7-5 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Sweet | 7-5 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Robert Berlin is hacked by Tibor Badzinski - foul #1 on Tibor Badzinski, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG), Terry Burman (SF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Franklin Reynolds (SG), Charles Swift (SF), Brian Myers (PF), Jeffrey Hardin (C) Tibor Badzinski, Jesse Brown, Rogelio Yazzie, Bao Wang | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Harris (fresh) SG - Robert Berlin (fairly fresh) SF - Terry Burman (fresh) PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Robert Mason (fresh) SG - Franklin Reynolds (fresh) SF - Charles Swift (fresh) PF - Brian Myers (fresh) C - Jeffrey Hardin (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Terry Burman | 9-5 |
| 15:27 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift is hacked by Terry Burman - foul #1 on Terry Burman, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PF) Jonathan Kennedy | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 15:04 | UL-Monroe | Robert Mason knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Franklin Reynolds | 9-8 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | James Gibson is fouled on the floor by Franklin Reynolds - foul #1 on Franklin Reynolds, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF) Robert Berlin | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Tibor Badzinski (SG), Jesse Brown (SF) Robert Mason, Jeffrey Hardin | |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Mark Harris misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-8 |
| 14:30 | UL-Monroe | Brian Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:26 | UL-Monroe | Jesse Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jesse Brown, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie (PF) Brian Myers | |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Rogelio Yazzie denies the turnaround by James Gibson | 9-8 |
| 14:01 | UL-Monroe | Jesse Brown grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 13:46 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Terry Burman - foul #2 on Terry Burman, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), James Brown (SF), Jonathan Kennedy (PF) Terry Burman, Allen Sharp, James Gibson | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 13:46 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:46 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Robert Sweet is fouled on the floor by Jesse Brown - foul #2 on Jesse Brown, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG), Allen Sharp (SF) Mark Harris, Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Robert Mason (PG), Kenneth Penman (SF), Bao Wang (C) Franklin Reynolds, Jesse Brown, Charles Swift | |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Robert Berlin loses the dribble to Bao Wang | 9-9 |
| 12:39 | UL-Monroe | Robert Berlin steals it from Robert Mason | 9-9 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Robert Sweet can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 9-9 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | James Brown tips it back up and in | 11-9 |
| 12:14 | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie loses the dribble to Allen Sharp | 11-9 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Allen Sharp is hacked by Kenneth Penman - foul #1 on Kenneth Penman, team foul #7 | 11-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG), James Gibson (PF) Robert Berlin, Jonathan Kennedy | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Franklin Reynolds (SG), Charles Swift (SF), Brian Myers (PF) Tibor Badzinski, Kenneth Penman, Rogelio Yazzie | |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:49 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Brian Myers | 12-9 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Harris (fresh) SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Robert Mason (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Franklin Reynolds (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Swift (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brian Myers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bao Wang (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Mark Harris travels with the ball | 12-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kareem Brewer (C) James Brown | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Jeffrey Hardin (C) Bao Wang | |
| 11:01 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-12 |
| 11:00 | UL-Monroe | Brian Myers snags the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 10:47 | UL-Monroe | Brian Myers's floater is tipped away by James Gibson | 12-12 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Gibson | 12-12 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Allen Sharp lays it in | 14-12 |
| 10:10 | UL-Monroe | Robert Mason scores on a jumper from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 16-14 |
| 09:32 | UL-Monroe | Jeffrey Hardin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Gibson | 16-14 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | The short jumper by Allen Sharp is denied by Brian Myers | 16-14 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Robert Sweet gets the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Allen Sharp is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Allen Sharp, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG), James Brown (SF), Jonathan Kennedy (PF) Mark Harris, Allen Sharp, James Gibson | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | David Perkins (PG), Tibor Badzinski (SG), Kenneth Penman (SF), Rogelio Yazzie (PF), Bao Wang (C) Robert Mason, Franklin Reynolds, Charles Swift, Brian Myers, Jeffrey Hardin | |
| 08:47 | UL-Monroe | Bao Wang misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Brown | 16-14 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 08:26 | UL-Monroe | Bao Wang pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:20 | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Robert Berlin - foul #1 on Robert Berlin, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF) Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 08:20 | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:20 | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Allen Sharp can't finish the layup | 16-15 |
| 08:00 | UL-Monroe | Bao Wang grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 07:55 | UL-Monroe | Kenneth Penman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 07:29 | St. John's | James Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG) Robert Sweet | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Harris (fresh) SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) SF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - David Perkins (fresh) SG - Tibor Badzinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Penman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rogelio Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bao Wang (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | UL-Monroe | Tibor Badzinski is whistled for a carry | 16-17 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Brown | 16-17 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | James Brown clanks a 3 from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Allen Sharp tips it in | 18-17 |
| 06:25 | UL-Monroe | Tibor Badzinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Allen Sharp, Jonathan Kennedy | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Robert Mason (PG), Charles Swift (SF), Brian Myers (C) David Perkins, Kenneth Penman, Bao Wang | |
| 06:06 | St. John's | James Gibson is whistled for traveling | 18-17 |
| 05:54 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift blows the layup but the foul's on James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Allen Sharp (SF) Mark Harris, James Brown | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Franklin Reynolds (SF) Rogelio Yazzie | |
| 05:54 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 05:54 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | James Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Robert Berlin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 05:30 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 05:07 | UL-Monroe | Robert Mason makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Allen Sharp throws it down on a great pass from Robert Sweet and he's fouled by Brian Myers - foul #1 on Brian Myers, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF) Robert Sweet, James Gibson | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie (PF), Bao Wang (C) Tibor Badzinski, Brian Myers | |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:21 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 04:19 | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie hits the follow up shot | 21-23 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Allen Sharp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 03:59 | UL-Monroe | Franklin Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 03:47 | UL-Monroe | Bao Wang misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Kareem Brewer - foul #1 on Kareem Brewer, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Terry Burman (SF), James Brown (C) Robert Berlin, Allen Sharp, Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Timothy Milliken (PG), Jesse Brown (SF) Robert Mason, Charles Swift | |
| 03:47 | UL-Monroe | Bao Wang makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 03:47 | UL-Monroe | Bao Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Mark Harris pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 21-24 |
| 03:27 | UL-Monroe | Timothy Milliken snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Harris (fresh) SF - Terry Burman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Timothy Milliken (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Franklin Reynolds (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jesse Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rogelio Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bao Wang (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | UL-Monroe | Franklin Reynolds hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Milliken and he's hacked by Robert Sweet - foul #1 on Robert Sweet, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG), James Gibson (PF) Mark Harris, Jonathan Kennedy | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 03:06 | UL-Monroe | Franklin Reynolds makes the free throw | 21-27 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Rogelio Yazzie swats the layup by James Brown | 21-27 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | James Gibson grabs the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | James Brown scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Sweet | 24-27 |
| 02:03 | UL-Monroe | Rogelio Yazzie scores on a floater in the lane | 24-29 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Robert Berlin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 24-29 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Gibson | 24-29 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Robert Berlin hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Burman | 27-29 |
| 01:22 | UL-Monroe | Franklin Reynolds is called for traveling | 27-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, Robert Berlin, James Gibson | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Tibor Badzinski (SG), Charles Swift (PF), Brian Myers (C) Franklin Reynolds, Rogelio Yazzie, Bao Wang | |
| 00:59 | St. John's | James Brown comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Tibor Badzinski - foul #2 on Tibor Badzinski, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Allen Sharp (SF) Terry Burman, Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 00:59 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:42 | UL-Monroe | Timothy Milliken buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Allen Sharp double dribbles | 29-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kareem Brewer (C) James Brown | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Robert Mason (PG) Timothy Milliken | |
| 00:19 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift double dribbles | 29-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG) Robert Sweet | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Jeffrey Hardin (C) Jesse Brown | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Mark Harris's pass is intercepted by Charles Swift | 29-31 |
| 00:00 | UL-Monroe | Charles Swift can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 29-31 |