| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (fresh) SG - Bruce Fessenden (fresh) SF - Joseph Sperry (fresh) PF - Joseph Connolly (fresh) C - William Murakami (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) PF - James Gibson (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | William Murakami wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Xavier | David Rhea is fouled on the floor by Robert Sweet - foul #1 on Robert Sweet, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Xavier | Robert Sweet is called for the reach on David Rhea - foul #2 on Robert Sweet, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG) Robert Sweet | |
| 19:21 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Sperry | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | David Rhea knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bruce Fessenden | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | James Gibson comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Allen Sharp tips it home | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Fessenden | 5-2 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Terry Burman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Allen Sharp gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Robert Berlin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Murakami | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | Xavier | David Rhea comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | James Brown snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Allen Sharp connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Terry Burman | 5-4 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Bruce Fessenden | 7-4 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Allen Sharp is hacked by David Rhea in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Rhea, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Duke (SG), John Carrozza (SF), Steven Schaffer (PF), William Fleming (C) David Rhea, Bruce Fessenden, Joseph Sperry, Joseph Connolly, William Murakami | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Allen Sharp scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | John Duke misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 16:25 | Xavier | Steven Schaffer tips it in | 9-7 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Robert Berlin drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Terry Burman | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brian O'Carroll (fresh) SG - John Duke (fresh) SF - John Carrozza (fresh) PF - Steven Schaffer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Fleming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Terry Burman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gibson (fairly fresh) C - James Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Xavier | John Duke misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 15:43 | Xavier | John Carrozza hits the follow up shot | 11-10 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | James Brown misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by William Fleming - foul #1 on William Fleming, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Sperry (PF), William Murakami (C) Steven Schaffer, William Fleming | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Terry Burman, Allen Sharp, James Gibson | |
| 15:15 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | William Murakami connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from John Carrozza and he's hacked by Kareem Brewer - foul #1 on Kareem Brewer, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Delozier (PG), Andrew Preece (SF) Brian O'Carroll, John Carrozza | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF) James Brown | |
| 14:58 | Xavier | William Murakami makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 14:23 | Xavier | William Murakami can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Allen Sharp gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | William Delozier steals the ball from Kareem Brewer in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| 14:13 | Xavier | John Duke splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left side | 14-12 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 14-12 |
| 13:48 | Xavier | William Murakami grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | John Duke is called for traveling | 14-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Carrozza (SF), William Fleming (C) William Delozier, Andrew Preece, William Murakami | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PF) Jonathan Kennedy | |
| 13:38 | St. John's | John Duke steps in front of the Robert Berlin pass in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| 13:29 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Joseph Sperry is called for the reach on Allen Sharp - foul #1 on Joseph Sperry, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Joseph Connolly (PF), Steven Schaffer (C) Brian O'Carroll, John Carrozza, William Fleming | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), James Brown (C) Mark Harris, Kareem Brewer | |
| 12:43 | St. John's | James Brown can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Connolly - foul #1 on Joseph Connolly, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG) David Rhea | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:43 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:34 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry loses the ball out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Carrozza (SF), William Murakami (C) Joseph Connolly, Steven Schaffer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy (PF) James Gibson | |
| 12:07 | St. John's | John Carrozza takes the ball from Jonathan Kennedy | 14-14 |
| 11:53 | Xavier | John Duke shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-14 |
| 11:52 | Xavier | William Murakami grabs the offensive board | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brian O'Carroll (fairly fresh) SG - John Duke (tiring) SF - John Carrozza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Sperry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Murakami (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Terry Burman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Xavier | John Duke splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Berlin - foul #1 on Robert Berlin, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Joseph Connolly (PF), William Fleming (C) Brian O'Carroll, John Carrozza, William Murakami | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG), James Gibson (PF) Terry Burman, Jonathan Kennedy | |
| 11:31 | Xavier | John Duke makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:31 | Xavier | John Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:31 | Xavier | John Duke misses the 3rd free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | James Brown gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | James Gibson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Preece (SG) John Duke | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Connolly | 18-14 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Robert Berlin is whistled for a carry | 18-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Duke (SG), Steven Schaffer (C) Andrew Preece, William Fleming | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kareem Brewer (C) James Brown | |
| 10:46 | Xavier | John Duke buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Rhea and he's hacked by Robert Berlin - foul #2 on Robert Berlin, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (SG) Robert Berlin | |
| 10:46 | Xavier | John Duke makes the free throw | 21-14 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Allen Sharp is alone and drills a jump hook from close range | 21-16 |
| 10:08 | Xavier | John Duke is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Duke, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Bruce Fessenden (SG), John Carrozza (SF), William Murakami (C) David Rhea, John Duke, Joseph Connolly, Steven Schaffer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy (PF), James Brown (C) James Gibson, Kareem Brewer | |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Terry Burman is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | William Murakami's pass is intercepted by Mark Harris | 21-19 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | John Carrozza is called for the reach on Allen Sharp - foul #1 on John Carrozza, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), John Duke (SG), Andrew Preece (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), William Fleming (C) Brian O'Carroll, Bruce Fessenden, John Carrozza, Joseph Sperry, William Murakami | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kareem Brewer (C) James Brown | |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Allen Sharp is open but misses the lay-in | 21-19 |
| 08:49 | Xavier | William Fleming snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Andrew Preece misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 21-19 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Terry Burman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 07:59 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Delozier (PG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Steven Schaffer (PF), William Murakami (C) David Rhea, Andrew Preece, Joseph Connolly, William Fleming | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PF), James Brown (C) Jonathan Kennedy, Kareem Brewer | |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Allen Sharp is whistled for a carry | 21-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Carrozza (SF) William Delozier, Steven Schaffer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brian O'Carroll (fresh) SG - John Duke (tiring) 5 pts. SF - John Carrozza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Sperry (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Murakami (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Terry Burman (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Harris (tiring) SF - Allen Sharp (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gibson (fairly fresh) C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll is hacked by Allen Sharp - foul #1 on Allen Sharp, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Delozier (PG) Brian O'Carroll | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:17 | Xavier | John Carrozza is denied on a layup by Allen Sharp | 21-19 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Mark Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | William Murakami takes the ball from Terry Burman | 21-19 |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Bruce Fessenden (SG), Joseph Connolly (PF), Steven Schaffer (C) William Delozier, John Duke, John Carrozza, William Murakami | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kareem Brewer (C) Allen Sharp | |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Brian O'Carroll steps in front of the Mark Harris pass in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Schaffer | 23-19 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Mark Harris is hacked by Joseph Sperry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Sperry, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Andrew Preece (SF), William Fleming (C) Brian O'Carroll, Joseph Sperry, Steven Schaffer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy (PF) James Gibson | |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Mark Harris makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Mark Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:12 | Xavier | David Rhea comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | James Brown buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 05:38 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly is fouled on the floor by Terry Burman - foul #1 on Terry Burman, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Duke (SG), John Carrozza (SF), William Murakami (C) David Rhea, Bruce Fessenden, Andrew Preece, William Fleming | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF) Kareem Brewer | |
| 05:38 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:38 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Terry Burman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Schaffer (PF) Joseph Connolly | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:27 | Xavier | John Duke evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brian O'Carroll | 28-23 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | John Duke steals it from Mark Harris | 28-23 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | John Duke lays it up and in | 30-23 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), Andrew Preece (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF) Brian O'Carroll, John Carrozza, Steven Schaffer | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Jonathan Kennedy, James Brown | |
| 04:35 | St. John's | James Gibson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 30-23 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Allen Sharp snags the offensive board | 30-23 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Terry Burman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-25 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | John Duke shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 30-25 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Allen Sharp | 30-25 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Joseph Connolly steps in front of the Mark Harris pass | 30-25 |
| 03:38 | Xavier | James Gibson steps in front of the William Murakami pass | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Rhea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Duke (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Preece (fresh) PF - Joseph Connolly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Murakami (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Terry Burman (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Harris (tired) 1 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Gibson (tiring) C - Kareem Brewer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Andrew Preece is called for the reach on Mark Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Preece, team foul #8 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Bruce Fessenden (SG), John Carrozza (SF), Joseph Sperry (PF), Steven Schaffer (C) David Rhea, John Duke, Andrew Preece, Joseph Connolly, William Murakami | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Robert Berlin (SG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF), James Brown (C) Terry Burman, Allen Sharp, James Gibson, Kareem Brewer | |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Mark Harris makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Mark Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden is fouled on the floor by Mark Harris - foul #1 on Mark Harris, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Fleming (C) Steven Schaffer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF) Mark Harris | |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | James Brown gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | James Brown hits the finger roll | 31-28 |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry makes the contested fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John Carrozza | 33-28 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | James Brown buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Robert Sweet | 33-30 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bruce Fessenden | 36-30 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | William Fleming swats the shot by Allen Sharp | 36-30 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | William Fleming snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 36-30 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | James Brown snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Berlin | 36-32 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Bruce Fessenden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to John Carrozza | 36-32 |
| 00:48 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry misses the easy layup | 36-32 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Bruce Fessenden is called for the reach on Robert Berlin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Fessenden, team foul #9 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Rhea (PG), John Duke (SG), Joseph Connolly (PF), William Murakami (C) Brian O'Carroll, Bruce Fessenden, John Carrozza, William Fleming | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Allen Sharp, Jonathan Kennedy | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Robert Berlin makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Robert Berlin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | William Murakami banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Sperry out of a doubleteam | 38-34 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-34 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Murakami | 38-34 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | William Murakami misses short on a fullcourt shot | 38-34 |