| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Wendling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Driver (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Beasley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Kelsey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Herman Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Horne (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Strand (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eric Gifford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Michael Strand inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell misses the turnaround from the left block | 34-30 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Michael Strand gets the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | Michael Strand misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-30 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens misses the easy layup but the foul's on Eric Gifford - foul #1 on Eric Gifford, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Donald Horne clanks a 3 from straight away | 34-30 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling buries a 3 from straight away | 37-30 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Donald Horne can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Michael Strand grabs the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Henry Wendling blocks the jumper by Michael Strand | 37-30 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver is whistled for traveling | 37-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky (SG), Rory Yates (SF) Wilbur Driver, Andrew Beasley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SG), Emmanuel Broughton (PF), Brian Wickline (C) Donald Horne, Eric Gifford, Glenn Campbell | |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Herman Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto (C) Bryan Kelsey | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens connects on the open fadeaway from the right block set up by Henry Wendling out of the doubleteam | 39-30 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss loses the ball out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver (SG), Roger Green (PF), Bryan Kelsey (C) Henry Wendling, Ryan Gibbens, Joseph Sakamoto | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SF) Michael Strand | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Rokisky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Driver (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rory Yates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Green (fresh) C - Bryan Kelsey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Herman Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 39-30 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Brian Wickline gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Harold Rokisky steps in front of the Benjamin Strauss pass | 39-30 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | Benjamin Strauss is called for the reach on Wilbur Driver - foul #1 on Benjamin Strauss, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Wendling (PG), Andrew Beasley (SF), Ryan Gibbens (PF) Harold Rokisky, Rory Yates, Roger Green | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Horne (PG), Eric Gifford (PF), Glenn Campbell (C) Herman Hicks, Emmanuel Broughton, Brian Wickline | |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Benjamin Strauss takes the ball from Ryan Gibbens | 39-30 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter snags the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Donald Horne makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Benjamin Strauss | 39-33 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling is fouled on the floor by Donald Horne - foul #3 on Donald Horne, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky (SG), Joseph Sakamoto (C) Wilbur Driver, Bryan Kelsey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Strand (SF) Benjamin Strauss | |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto is denied on a layup by Glenn Campbell | 39-33 |
| 13:07 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens gets the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Strand - foul #3 on Michael Strand, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Herman Hicks (PG) Allan Ledbetter | |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Donald Horne makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Gibbens and he's fouled by Herman Hicks - foul #1 on Herman Hicks, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver (SG), Rory Yates (SF), Bryan Kelsey (C) Harold Rokisky, Andrew Beasley, Joseph Sakamoto | |
| Subs | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton (C) Glenn Campbell | |
| 11:52 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Wendling (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilbur Driver (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rory Yates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Kelsey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Herman Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Horne (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Strand (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Gifford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Henry Wendling takes the ball from Herman Hicks | 43-36 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver lays it up and in on a nice dish by Henry Wendling | 45-36 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wilbur Driver - foul #1 on Wilbur Driver, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky (PG), Roger Green (PF) Henry Wendling, Ryan Gibbens | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SG), Brian Wickline (C) Donald Horne, Eric Gifford | |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:38 | Tennessee | Roger Green blows the layup | 45-38 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Brian Wickline grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Brian Wickline throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley (SF) Rory Yates | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (PG), Glenn Campbell (C) Herman Hicks, Brian Wickline | |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver connects on the jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Allan Ledbetter - foul #1 on Allan Ledbetter, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens (PF), Joseph Sakamoto (C) Roger Green, Bryan Kelsey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Herman Hicks (PG) Michael Strand | |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Benjamin Strauss is called for the reach on Wilbur Driver - foul #2 on Benjamin Strauss, team foul #7 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Wendling (PG), Bryan Kelsey (C) Harold Rokisky, Joseph Sakamoto | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Horne (PG), Michael Strand (SF), Eric Gifford (PF) Herman Hicks, Allan Ledbetter, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell loses the dribble to Henry Wendling | 50-38 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee | Glenn Campbell is called for the reach on Bryan Kelsey - foul #3 on Glenn Campbell, team foul #8 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky (SG) Wilbur Driver | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:08 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Harold Rokisky - foul #2 on Harold Rokisky, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rory Yates (SF), Roger Green (PF) Andrew Beasley, Ryan Gibbens | |
| Subs | St. John's | Herman Hicks (PG), Emmanuel Broughton (C) Donald Horne, Glenn Campbell | |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss misses the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Wendling (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Rokisky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rory Yates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Green (fresh) C - Bryan Kelsey (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Herman Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Strand (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Gifford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey can't connect on a floater from close range | 52-38 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling misses the tip | 52-38 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Michael Strand pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Michael Strand connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | Herman Hicks picks off the pass by Bryan Kelsey | 52-41 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Herman Hicks banks in the layup | 52-43 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Michael Strand clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee | Roger Green pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver (SG), Andrew Beasley (SF), Ryan Gibbens (PF) Harold Rokisky, Rory Yates, Roger Green | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Horne (SG), Glenn Campbell (C) Benjamin Strauss, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey tips it but misses | 52-43 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Wilbur Driver | 52-43 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Herman Hicks - foul #2 on Herman Hicks, team foul #9 | 52-43 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Michael Strand can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 53-43 |
| 04:29 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey clanks a jumper from the right block | 53-43 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Eric Gifford | 53-43 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Donald Horne misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling tips it back up and in | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Wendling (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilbur Driver (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Beasley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Kelsey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Herman Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Horne (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Strand (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Gifford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Donald Horne clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-43 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-43 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Bryan Kelsey - foul #1 on Bryan Kelsey, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto (C) Bryan Kelsey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SG), Allan Ledbetter (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Herman Hicks, Michael Strand, Eric Gifford | |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joseph Sakamoto | 55-43 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Henry Wendling | 57-43 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter is hacked by Henry Wendling - foul #2 on Henry Wendling, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky (SG), Rory Yates (SF) Wilbur Driver, Andrew Beasley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Herman Hicks (PG), Brian Wickline (C) Donald Horne, Glenn Campbell | |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton double dribbles | 57-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver (SG), Andrew Beasley (SF), Bryan Kelsey (C) Harold Rokisky, Rory Yates, Joseph Sakamoto | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Horne (SG), Michael Strand (SF), Eric Gifford (PF), Glenn Campbell (C) Benjamin Strauss, Allan Ledbetter, Emmanuel Broughton, Brian Wickline | |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley snags the offensive board | 57-43 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling travels with the ball | 57-43 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Michael Strand misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Glenn Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Herman Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Strand - foul #4 on Michael Strand, team foul #10 | 57-43 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Donald Horne misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-43 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Bryan Kelsey grabs the board | 59-43 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling runs out the clock | 59-43 |