| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fresh) SG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) SF - Allan Philson (fresh) PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) C - Jan Franks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) PF - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) C - Michael Rommel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:50 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | St. John's | Allan Philson tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Marquette | Allan Philson takes the ball from Ernesto Morales | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Lavigne | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eric Lavigne - foul #1 on Eric Lavigne, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:28 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ian Froehlich, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Antonio Pippin, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | George Frost can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:30 | Marquette | Michael Rommel pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:10 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick's pass is intercepted by Allan Philson | 2-2 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne's pass is intercepted by Antonio Pippin | 2-2 |
| 16:48 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales is hacked by Ian Froehlich - foul #2 on Ian Froehlich, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), James Zermeno (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Michael Richardson (PF), Mark Rowland (C) George Frost, Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson, Eric Lavigne, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 16:40 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Michael Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Joseph Maez loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 16:13 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Fitzpatrick | 2-5 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | John Pelzer scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Maez | 4-5 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Maez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Zermeno (fresh) SF - John Pelzer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Richardson (fresh) C - Mark Rowland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Antonio Pippin (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Rommel (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Richardson - foul #1 on Michael Richardson, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jan Franks (C) Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Roy Gay (SF), Shilin Xia (PF) Donald Fitzpatrick, Antonio Pippin, Michael Rommel | |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 4-7 |
| 15:25 | Marquette | Shilin Xia grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Roy Gay comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Maez - foul #1 on Joseph Maez, team foul #5 | 4-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Allan Philson (SG), Eric Lavigne (PF) Joseph Maez, James Zermeno, Michael Richardson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG), Michael Rommel (C) Ernesto Morales, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Shilin Xia is called for the reach on George Frost - foul #1 on Shilin Xia, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses short on a floater from the left block | 4-9 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | John Pelzer gets the offensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | John Pelzer buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 14:04 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Eric Lavigne - foul #2 on Eric Lavigne, team foul #6 | 6-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zermeno (SG), Michael Richardson (PF) John Pelzer, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG) Arthur Garmon, Douglas Howard | |
| 14:04 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:04 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | George Frost is hacked by Shilin Xia - foul #2 on Shilin Xia, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Pippin (SF), Stephen Hidalgo (PF) Roy Gay, Shilin Xia | |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses the driving attempt from close range | 6-11 |
| 13:40 | Marquette | Michael Rommel grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 13:36 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick is hacked by Allan Philson - foul #1 on Allan Philson, team foul #7 | 6-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Rowland (C) Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:36 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:36 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Mark Rowland can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Rommel - foul #1 on Michael Rommel, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (SG) Allan Philson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Mark Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Mark Rowland makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:08 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Mark Rowland gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Mark Rowland hits a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Stephen Hidalgo - foul #1 on Stephen Hidalgo, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF) George Frost | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Mark Rowland makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:36 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Richardson | 11-13 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Allan Philson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Michael Rommel swats the short shot by Allan Philson | 11-13 |
| 12:13 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Stephen Hidalgo | 11-13 |
| 11:57 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales is hacked by Joseph Maez - foul #2 on Joseph Maez, team foul #8 | 11-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), John Pelzer (SF), Jan Franks (C) Joseph Maez, Allan Philson, Michael Richardson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Roy Gay (SF) Donald Fitzpatrick, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| 11:57 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mark Rowland | 11-13 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fresh) SG - James Zermeno (fresh) SF - John Pelzer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) C - Michael Rommel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Michael Rommel steals it from Mark Rowland | 11-13 |
| 11:28 | Marquette | Jan Franks swats the layup by Michael Rommel | 11-13 |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Jan Franks gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | George Frost comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-13 |
| 11:05 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:57 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 10:56 | Marquette | Michael Rommel hits the follow up shot | 11-15 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | James Zermeno misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-15 |
| 10:44 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:35 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Arthur Garmon | 11-17 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | The short jumper by Jan Franks is denied by Roy Gay | 11-17 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | George Frost grabs the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | George Frost scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Rowland - foul #1 on Mark Rowland, team foul #9 | 14-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF), Michael Richardson (PF) John Pelzer, Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Stephen Hidalgo (C) Ernesto Morales, Michael Rommel | |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Arthur Garmon picks off the pass by Allan Philson | 14-19 |
| 08:38 | Marquette | Roy Gay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG), Michael Rommel (C) Arthur Garmon, Roy Gay | |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Jan Franks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-19 |
| 08:16 | Marquette | A charge is called on Michael Rommel - foul #2 on Michael Rommel, team foul #6 | 14-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF) Michael Rommel | |
| 08:03 | St. John's | George Frost comes up short on the shot from the left side | 14-19 |
| 08:01 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 07:49 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin drills a runner near the basket | 14-21 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Zermeno (fairly fresh) SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Richardson (fresh) C - Jan Franks (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Howard (fresh) SF - Roy Gay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Pippin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Jan Franks is fouled on the floor by Stephen Hidalgo - foul #2 on Stephen Hidalgo, team foul #7 | 14-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (SG) Douglas Howard | |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Jan Franks makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:32 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 07:15 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Fitzpatrick | 15-24 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Jan Franks makes the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Stephen Hidalgo - foul #3 on Stephen Hidalgo, team foul #8 | 17-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG) Donald Fitzpatrick | |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses the free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:02 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:53 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 17-24 |
| 06:52 | Marquette | Roy Gay tips it but misses | 17-24 |
| 06:51 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin grabs the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 17-24 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Michael Richardson grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Allan Philson scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Frost | 19-24 |
| 06:24 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Arthur Garmon, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), Ian Froehlich (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Mark Rowland (C) George Frost, James Zermeno, Allan Philson, Michael Richardson, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Rommel (C) Stephen Hidalgo | |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Michael Rommel picks off the pass by Eric Lavigne | 19-24 |
| 05:49 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Arthur Garmon | 19-26 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Antonio Pippin blocks the short jumper by Eric Lavigne | 19-26 |
| 05:33 | Marquette | Roy Gay snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 05:17 | Marquette | Roy Gay is fouled on the floor by John Pelzer - foul #1 on John Pelzer, team foul #10 | 19-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Stephen Hidalgo (C) Arthur Garmon, Michael Rommel | |
| 05:17 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:17 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Eric Lavigne | 19-27 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | John Pelzer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roy Gay - foul #1 on Roy Gay, team foul #10 | 19-27 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo blows the layup | 21-27 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | John Pelzer grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich blows the layup but he's hacked by Roy Gay - foul #2 on Roy Gay, team foul #11 | 21-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF), Michael Richardson (C) John Pelzer, Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG), Shilin Xia (PF) Ernesto Morales, Roy Gay | |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:09 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick is whistled for a carry | 23-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zermeno (PG), Jan Franks (C) Joseph Maez, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Stephen Hidalgo denies the turnaround by James Zermeno | 23-27 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Jan Franks hits the follow up shot | 25-27 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Zermeno (fairly fresh) SG - Ian Froehlich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Howard (fresh) SF - Antonio Pippin (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Jan Franks steals the ball from Douglas Howard | 25-27 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Allan Philson knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by James Zermeno and the foul's on Shilin Xia - foul #3 on Shilin Xia, team foul #12 | 27-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Roy Gay (SF), Michael Rommel (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Shilin Xia, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses the free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Douglas Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 03:11 | Marquette | Michael Rommel hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 27-27 |
| 03:10 | Marquette | Michael Rommel pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 03:03 | Marquette | Jan Franks is called for the reach on Antonio Pippin - foul #1 on Jan Franks, team foul #11 | 27-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG) Ian Froehlich | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG) Douglas Howard | |
| 03:03 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:03 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Michael Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Jan Franks makes the floater from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 01:55 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales lays it up and in and he's hacked by Jan Franks - foul #2 on Jan Franks, team foul #12 | 29-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), John Pelzer (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Mark Rowland (C) Joseph Maez, Allan Philson, Michael Richardson, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG) Arthur Garmon | |
| 01:55 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Antonio Pippin - foul #2 on Antonio Pippin, team foul #13 | 29-32 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Antonio Pippin | 29-32 |
| 01:25 | Marquette | Michael Rommel buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Fitzpatrick and he's hacked by Eric Lavigne - foul #3 on Eric Lavigne, team foul #13 | 29-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (SG), Jan Franks (C) James Zermeno, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:25 | Marquette | Michael Rommel makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Mark Rowland makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by George Frost | 31-35 |
| 00:57 | Marquette | Michael Rommel's pass is intercepted by Mark Rowland | 31-35 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Mark Rowland connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Roy Gay hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 33-35 |
| 00:23 | Marquette | Michael Rommel tips it back up and in | 33-37 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | John Pelzer loses the dribble to Antonio Pippin | 33-37 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Mark Rowland steals the ball from Michael Rommel | 33-37 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Mark Rowland hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 33-37 |