| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Silvia (fresh) SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mathew Weigel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Otis Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Reading (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes inbounds the ball | 42-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 19:48 | St. John's | James Jones misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-47 |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | Paul Reading clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-47 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith tips it back up and in | 42-49 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Mark Silvia loses the ball out of bounds | 42-49 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-49 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Tony Gillis clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Paul Reading - foul #1 on Paul Reading, team foul #1 | 42-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (SG), Manuel Spradling (C) Jonathan Leach, Kenneth Smith | |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Tony Gillis makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Tony Gillis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Paul Reading loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-49 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski grabs the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Tony Gillis - foul #3 on Tony Gillis, team foul #1 | 44-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel knocks in the runner from the left block set up by James Jones | 46-50 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | Paul Reading buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Yeager | 46-52 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Peter Aronson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Russell Fleming (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Mark Silvia, Justin Niemi, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Kenneth Smith (C) Patrick Orcholski, Manuel Spradling | |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 46-52 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | Paul Reading tips it home | 46-54 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | James Lammers is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-54 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | James Lammers can't tip it in | 46-54 |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Russell Fleming snags the offensive board | 46-54 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Peter Aronson makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Russell Fleming | 48-54 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #2 | 48-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG) Russell Fleming | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG), Patrick Orcholski (SG), David Trinh (SF), Dustin Larrabee (PF), William Weissman (C) Joseph Yeager, Jonathan Leach, Otis Hughes, Paul Reading, Kenneth Smith | |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Lammers | 50-54 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | William Weissman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Devon Graham and he's fouled by Mark Silvia - foul #1 on Mark Silvia, team foul #2 | 50-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) James Lammers, Mark Silvia, Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | William Weissman makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dan Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Devon Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Trinh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Weissman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dustin Larrabee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dan Carter | 52-57 |
| 15:36 | Tennessee | Tony Gillis is called for the reach on William Weissman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tony Gillis, team foul #3 | 52-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | David Trinh drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-60 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | James Jones buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dan Carter and he's hacked by Devon Graham - foul #2 on Devon Graham, team foul #3 | 54-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF), Mathew Weigel (C) Justin Niemi, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Otis Hughes (SF), Paul Reading (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) Devon Graham, David Trinh, Dustin Larrabee, William Weissman | |
| 15:20 | St. John's | James Jones makes the free throw | 55-60 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 55-60 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | James Jones snags the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | James Jones misses the floater from the free throw line | 55-60 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Paul Reading pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-60 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mathew Weigel | 55-60 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | James Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Otis Hughes | 55-62 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Mark Spiro tips it but misses | 55-62 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 13:41 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-62 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Orcholski | 55-62 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | James Jones picks off the pass by Joseph Yeager | 55-62 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Peter Aronson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-62 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | Paul Reading snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 13:07 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Reading | 55-65 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Dan Carter clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Spiro - foul #2 on Mark Spiro, team foul #4 | 55-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Silvia (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Dan Carter, Mark Spiro, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG), Jonathan Leach (SG), Manuel Spradling (PF), Dustin Larrabee (C) Joseph Yeager, Patrick Orcholski, Paul Reading, Kenneth Smith | |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 12:17 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Peter Aronson - foul #2 on Peter Aronson, team foul #5 | 55-67 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Silvia (fairly fresh) SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Aronson (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Devon Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Otis Hughes (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Larrabee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Mark Silvia scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | Samuel Peterman denies the turnaround by Dustin Larrabee | 58-67 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman gets the rebound | 58-67 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Justin Niemi buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by James Lammers and he's fouled by Dustin Larrabee - foul #1 on Dustin Larrabee, team foul #4 | 60-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG) Mark Silvia | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), David Trinh (SF), Paul Reading (PF), William Weissman (C) Devon Graham, Otis Hughes, Manuel Spradling, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the free throw | 61-67 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-67 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | James Lammers drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Dan Carter and he's fouled by Joseph Yeager - foul #1 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #5 | 63-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Fleming (SF), Kenneth Morin (C) Justin Niemi, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:47 | St. John's | James Lammers makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | David Trinh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-67 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kenneth Morin | 64-67 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | David Trinh takes the ball from Dan Carter | 64-67 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | David Trinh hits the finger roll | 64-69 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | James Lammers misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-69 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee | Paul Reading pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee | Paul Reading's pass is intercepted by Dan Carter in the backcourt | 64-69 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Peter Aronson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Paul Reading - foul #2 on Paul Reading, team foul #6 | 66-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF), Mathew Weigel (C) Dan Carter, Kenneth Morin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SF), Manuel Spradling (C) David Trinh, William Weissman | |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Peter Aronson makes the free throw | 67-69 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jonathan Leach | 67-71 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel knocks in the floater from the left block | 69-71 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Samuel Peterman (C) Russell Fleming, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG), David Trinh (SG), William Weissman (SF), Dustin Larrabee (C) Joseph Yeager, Jonathan Leach, Otis Hughes, Paul Reading | |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | David Trinh is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Devon Graham | 69-74 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | David Trinh is called for the reach on Dan Carter - foul #1 on David Trinh, team foul #7 | 69-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Mark Spiro (SF) James Lammers, Justin Niemi | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (SG) Manuel Spradling | |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee gets the rebound | 69-74 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | William Weissman is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Patrick Orcholski | 69-76 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | James Jones is denied on a layup by William Weissman | 69-76 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | James Jones snags the offensive board | 69-76 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | David Trinh is called for the reach on Mark Spiro - foul #2 on David Trinh, team foul #8 | 69-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG), Tony Gillis (PF), Kenneth Morin (C) Dan Carter, Peter Aronson, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Otis Hughes (SF), Paul Reading (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) Devon Graham, David Trinh, Dustin Larrabee, William Weissman | |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the board | 69-76 |
| 07:39 | Tennessee | Mark Spiro is called for the reach on Paul Reading - foul #3 on Mark Spiro, team foul #6 | 69-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Justin Niemi (SF) James Jones, Mark Spiro | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Silvia (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Morin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Orcholski (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Otis Hughes (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Reading (tiring) 12 pts. 14 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is fouled on the floor by Tony Gillis - foul #5 on Tony Gillis, team foul #7 | 69-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG) Patrick Orcholski | |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Morin grabs the defensive rebound | 69-76 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Mark Silvia is fouled on the floor by Paul Reading - foul #3 on Paul Reading, team foul #9 | 69-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Fleming (SG), Mathew Weigel (C) Peter Aronson, Kenneth Morin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (PF) Paul Reading | |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Mark Silvia misses the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith pulls down the rebound | 69-76 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee | Justin Niemi steals the ball from Manuel Spradling | 69-76 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Russell Fleming lays it in on a nice dish by Justin Niemi | 71-76 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager is called for 10 seconds | 71-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Lammers, Russell Fleming, Justin Niemi, Mark Silvia, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (SG), Paul Reading (PF) Jonathan Leach, Kenneth Smith | |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Mark Spiro loses the dribble to Otis Hughes | 71-76 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dan Carter - foul #4 on Dan Carter, team foul #8 | 71-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mathew Weigel (C) Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (SF) Otis Hughes | |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Mark Spiro buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-77 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-77 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel pulls down the rebound | 74-77 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Dan Carter buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Jones | 77-77 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Mathew Weigel steals it from Manuel Spradling | 77-77 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel is hacked by Manuel Spradling - foul #2 on Manuel Spradling, team foul #10 | 77-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Silvia (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Dan Carter, Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG), Jonathan Leach (SG), William Weissman (SF), Dustin Larrabee (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) Joseph Yeager, Patrick Orcholski, David Trinh, Paul Reading, Manuel Spradling | |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Mathew Weigel - foul #1 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #9 | 78-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Justin Niemi travels with the ball | 78-78 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SF) Kenneth Smith | |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses the jumper in the lane | 78-78 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to William Weissman | 78-78 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Devon Graham hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 78-78 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Peter Aronson | 78-78 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Silvia (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Justin Niemi (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Peter Aronson (very tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Devon Graham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Otis Hughes (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dustin Larrabee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Weissman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 78-78 |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee pulls down the rebound | 78-78 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 78-78 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee tips it in | 78-80 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | James Lammers hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Devon Graham - foul #3 on Devon Graham, team foul #11 | 78-80 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Russell Fleming (SF), Kenneth Morin (C) Mark Silvia, Justin Niemi, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Patrick Orcholski (SG), Paul Reading (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) Devon Graham, Jonathan Leach, Dustin Larrabee, William Weissman | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | James Lammers makes the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith pulls down the rebound | 79-80 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-80 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Kenneth Morin grabs the board | 79-80 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Mark Spiro (SF) James Lammers, Russell Fleming | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (PG) Joseph Yeager | |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 82-80 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-80 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) Mark Spiro | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Dan Carter can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 82-80 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Jones | 82-80 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-80 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mathew Weigel (C) Kenneth Morin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), Manuel Spradling (PF), Dustin Larrabee (C) Patrick Orcholski, Paul Reading, Kenneth Smith | |
| 02:01 | St. John's | James Jones connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Aronson | 84-80 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-80 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (SG), Paul Reading (PF) David Trinh, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski is hacked by James Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #10 | 84-80 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Kenneth Smith (C) Devon Graham, Manuel Spradling | |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the 1st free throw | 84-81 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 84-82 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski pulls down the rebound | 84-82 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is open and buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Patrick Orcholski | 84-84 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | James Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 84-84 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager pulls down the rebound | 84-84 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 84-84 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses the tip | 84-84 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Dan Carter pulls down the rebound | 84-84 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Joseph Yeager steals the ball from Dan Carter | 84-84 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Otis Hughes | 84-87 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Dan Carter drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 87-87 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses long on a fullcourt shot | 87-87 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Peter Aronson (very tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Weigel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 14 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith wins the tip | 87-87 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 04:53 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes travels in the backcourt | 87-87 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG), Manuel Spradling (C) Joseph Yeager, Kenneth Smith | |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Peter Aronson double dribbles | 87-87 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mathew Weigel - foul #2 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #11 | 87-87 |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (C) Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (SF) Devon Graham | |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling makes the 1st free throw | 87-88 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling makes the 2nd free throw | 87-89 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James Jones | 89-89 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 89-89 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman snags the defensive board | 89-89 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Patrick Orcholski is called for the reach on Justin Niemi - foul #2 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #12 | 89-89 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Spiro (SF) James Jones, Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Devon Graham (SG), David Trinh (SF), Dustin Larrabee (PF), William Weissman (C) Otis Hughes, Jonathan Leach, Patrick Orcholski, Paul Reading, Manuel Spradling | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 90-89 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 2nd free throw | 91-89 |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Mark Spiro is called for the reach on David Trinh - foul #4 on Mark Spiro, team foul #12 | 91-89 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG), Peter Aronson (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | David Trinh makes the 1st free throw | 91-90 |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | David Trinh makes the 2nd free throw | 91-91 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Mark Silvia buries a floater from the right side set up by Mark Spiro | 93-91 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 93-91 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Dan Carter (SG) James Lammers, Mark Silvia | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (SG), Otis Hughes (SF), Paul Reading (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Devon Graham, David Trinh, Dustin Larrabee, William Weissman | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Otis Hughes is blocked by Mathew Weigel | 93-91 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the tip | 93-91 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel pulls down the rebound | 93-91 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 93-91 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) Mark Spiro | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Kenneth Smith (C) Patrick Orcholski, Manuel Spradling | |
| 02:18 | St. John's | James Jones drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Dan Carter | 95-91 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Yeager and he's fouled by Justin Niemi - foul #2 on Justin Niemi, team foul #13 | 95-93 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the free throw | 95-94 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel's layup is rejected by Otis Hughes | 95-94 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes gets the rebound | 95-94 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Leach | 95-96 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Joseph Yeager steals the ball from Mathew Weigel | 95-96 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 95-96 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Justin Niemi pulls down the rebound | 95-96 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dan Carter (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Justin Niemi (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Peter Aronson (very tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Weigel (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. PF - Paul Reading (tiring) 14 pts. 14 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Dan Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 95-96 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager grabs the defensive rebound | 95-96 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | James Jones is called for the reach on Joseph Yeager in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Jones, team foul #14 | 95-96 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 1st free throw | 95-96 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 95-97 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Dan Carter connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 98-97 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 98-97 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Justin Niemi grabs the defensive rebound | 98-97 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Yeager - foul #2 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #13 | 98-97 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 1st free throw | 98-97 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 2nd free throw | 98-97 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith grabs the board | 98-97 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 98-97 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the halfcourt shot | 98-97 |