| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Tony Cornell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rodney Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Williams (fresh) PF - James Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Parham (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Allen Sharp inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Robert Berlin connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Sweet | 21-28 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell jams it on a nice dish by Steven Parham and he's hacked by Robert Sweet - foul #1 on Robert Sweet, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell makes the free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | James Brown double dribbles | 24-28 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 24-28 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Robert Berlin is hacked by Rodney Harris - foul #1 on Rodney Harris, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Robert Berlin connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Sweet | 24-31 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico State | Robert Sweet is called for the reach on James Patterson - foul #2 on Robert Sweet, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer (SF) Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy (PF) James Gibson | |
| 17:22 | New Mexico State | Robert Sweet takes the ball from Rodney Harris | 24-31 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Steven Parham denies the turnaround by Jonathan Kennedy | 24-31 |
| 16:55 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 16:35 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Robert Berlin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Brown | 24-31 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-31 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico State | James Patterson snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 15:48 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-31 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Allen Sharp gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Tony Cornell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rodney Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wymer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Parham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Wymer - foul #2 on Robert Wymer, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Kevin Williams (SF), James Jones (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) Tony Cornell, Robert Wymer, James Patterson, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Mark Harris (SG), James Gibson (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, Robert Berlin, Jonathan Kennedy, James Brown | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Mark Harris snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Lloyd Morgan steps in front of the Terry Burman pass in the backcourt | 24-32 |
| 15:03 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Lloyd Morgan | 26-32 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Rodney Harris steps in front of the Allen Sharp pass | 26-32 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | James Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Terry Burman makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-35 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico State | Kareem Brewer is called for the reach on Kevin Williams - foul #1 on Kareem Brewer, team foul #3 | 26-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (SG), James Patterson (PF), Steven Parham (C) Rodney Harris, James Jones, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Robert Berlin (SG), James Brown (C) Mark Harris, Allen Sharp, Kareem Brewer | |
| 13:49 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-35 |
| 13:48 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell snags the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 13:39 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lloyd Morgan | 29-35 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Robert Berlin misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-35 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico State | James Patterson snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci (SG), Robert Wymer (SF) Lloyd Morgan, Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Terry Burman, James Gibson | |
| 12:34 | St. John's | James Brown is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by Jonathan Kennedy | 29-37 |
| 12:18 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Cornell | 32-37 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | James Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Tony Cornell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Wymer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Parham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham misses the easy layup | 32-40 |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Robert Berlin gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jonathan Kennedy, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Rodney Harris (SG), Kevin Williams (SF), James Jones (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) Tony Cornell, Andre Ricci, Robert Wymer, James Patterson, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Allen Sharp (SF) Robert Sweet, James Brown | |
| 10:59 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 32-40 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Robert Berlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Allen Sharp tips it in | 32-42 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (PG), Robert Wymer (SF), James Patterson (PF), Steven Parham (C) Lloyd Morgan, Kevin Williams, James Jones, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), James Gibson (PF), James Brown (C) Robert Berlin, Jonathan Kennedy, Kareem Brewer | |
| 09:40 | St. John's | James Gibson misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Rodney Harris - foul #2 on Rodney Harris, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams (SF) Robert Wymer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:40 | St. John's | James Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | James Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 09:30 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-44 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Allen Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer (SF) Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG) Terry Burman | |
| 08:48 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Allen Sharp - foul #1 on Allen Sharp, team foul #5 | 32-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG) Mark Harris | |
| 08:48 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer misses the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Allen Sharp is hacked by Robert Wymer - foul #3 on Robert Wymer, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams (SF) Robert Wymer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) James Gibson, James Brown | |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer travels with the ball | 33-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Robert Wymer (SF) Tony Cornell, Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG) Robert Sweet | |
| 08:05 | New Mexico State | James Patterson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jonathan Kennedy - foul #2 on Jonathan Kennedy, team foul #6 | 33-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams (SF), Bradley Tyson (C) Robert Wymer, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:05 | New Mexico State | James Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico State | James Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the turnaround from the baseline | 35-44 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico State | James Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Lloyd Morgan (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rodney Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Bradley Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Williams | 38-44 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Robert Berlin is hacked by Rodney Harris - foul #3 on Rodney Harris, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (SG), Robert Wymer (SF), James Jones (PF), Steven Parham (C) Rodney Harris, Kevin Williams, James Patterson, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Terry Burman (SF), James Gibson (PF), James Brown (C) Mark Harris, Allen Sharp, Jonathan Kennedy, Kareem Brewer | |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Robert Sweet is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #6 | 38-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris (SG) Lloyd Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Berlin | 38-47 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Tony Cornell | 41-47 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | James Brown is hacked by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #7 | 41-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci (SG), Kevin Williams (SF), James Patterson (PF) Rodney Harris, Robert Wymer, James Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF), Jonathan Kennedy (PF) Robert Berlin, James Gibson | |
| 06:06 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 05:49 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Allen Sharp is open and scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Robert Sweet | 41-51 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-51 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Brown | 41-51 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | James Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 41-51 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 04:42 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-51 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Robert Sweet hits a shot from the right side set up by Terry Burman | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:07 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by James Patterson - foul #2 on James Patterson, team foul #8 | 44-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Rodney Harris (SG), Robert Wymer (SF), James Jones (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) Tony Cornell, Andre Ricci, Kevin Williams, James Patterson, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG), Robert Berlin (SG), James Gibson (SF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, Terry Burman, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:36 | New Mexico State | James Gibson is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #3 on James Gibson, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF) Jonathan Kennedy | |
| 03:36 | New Mexico State | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 03:36 | New Mexico State | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Lloyd Morgan (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rodney Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wymer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Allen Sharp loses the ball out of bounds | 46-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Patterson (PF) James Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:55 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (PG), Steven Parham (C) Lloyd Morgan, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:51 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), James Brown (C) Mark Harris, Kareem Brewer | |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Robert Wymer takes the ball from Robert Berlin | 46-55 |
| 02:31 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell lays it in set up by Robert Wymer | 48-55 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Robert Berlin buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Andre Ricci (SG), James Jones (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) Tony Cornell, Rodney Harris, James Patterson, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Mark Harris (SG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, Robert Berlin, James Gibson, James Brown | |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 48-58 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Allen Sharp tips it home | 48-60 |
| 01:42 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci clanks a 3 from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Harris - foul #1 on Mark Harris, team foul #8 | 48-60 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | The jump hook by Allen Sharp is blocked by James Jones | 49-60 |
| 00:42 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-60 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-60 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Terry Burman runs out the clock | 49-60 |