| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Longwell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Carter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Mathew Weigel (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache inbounds the ball | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas is hacked by Mathew Weigel - foul #2 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #1 | 33-48 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Dan Carter gets the rebound | 33-48 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Dan Carter connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Mathew Weigel | 33-51 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SG), David Cork (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, John Longwell, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Justin Niemi knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tony Gillis | 33-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan comes up short on the shot from the left side | 33-54 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | David Cork grabs the offensive board | 33-54 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Dan Carter - foul #3 on Dan Carter, team foul #2 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Rea (SF), Zackary Hubbard (C) Ronald Bastarache, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG) Dan Carter | |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Justin Niemi pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 34-54 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel can't tip it in | 34-54 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Rea | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Jon Thomas (C) Eddie Sullivan, David Cork | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Rea - foul #3 on Robert Rea, team foul #1 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Ronald Bastarache (SF) Leonard Chung, Robert Rea | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (C) Mathew Weigel | |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas steps out of bounds on the baseline | 34-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (PF) Zackary Hubbard | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Spiro (SF) James Jones, Justin Niemi | |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Mark Silvia misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-56 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | James Lammers gets the offensive rebound | 34-56 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Mark Silvia misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-56 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas pulls down the rebound | 34-56 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia is called for traveling in the backcourt | 34-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Tony Gillis | |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Mark Silvia drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Spiro | 34-59 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley is fouled on the floor by Samuel Peterman - foul #1 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #3 | 34-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), David Cork (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Dennis Hurley, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Russell Fleming (SG), Mathew Weigel (C) James Lammers, Mark Silvia, Samuel Peterman | |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan misses the jumper from close range | 34-59 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan hits the follow up shot | 36-59 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Spiro | 36-61 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #2 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (PF), Zackary Hubbard (C) Eddie Sullivan, David Cork, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Justin Niemi (SF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Mark Spiro, Mathew Weigel | |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman's pass is intercepted by Ronald Bastarache | 36-61 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Samuel Peterman is called for the reach on Zackary Hubbard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #4 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG) Leonard Chung | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG) Russell Fleming | |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the floater from the left block | 38-61 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Robert Tapia (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Longwell (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Zackary Hubbard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Silvia (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - Peter Aronson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Lammers | 38-63 |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 38-63 |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-63 |
| 15:29 | St. John's | James Lammers can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-63 |
| 15:28 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman tips it back up and in | 38-65 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Robert Rea (SF), David Cork (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, Zackary Hubbard | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Kenneth Morin (C) James Lammers, Mark Silvia, Justin Niemi, Peter Aronson, Samuel Peterman | |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Robert Rea is called for the reach on Mark Spiro in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Rea, team foul #3 | 38-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF) Robert Rea | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:58 | St. John's | James Jones comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 38-65 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Tony Gillis snags the offensive board | 38-65 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | James Jones misses the shot from close range | 38-65 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas gets the rebound | 38-65 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas is open and buries a shot near the basket | 40-65 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | James Jones is fouled on the floor by Ronald Bastarache - foul #2 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #4 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SG), Andrew Stalvey (PF) Ronald Bastarache, David Cork | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Russell Fleming (SF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Jones, Mark Spiro, Kenneth Morin | |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel is open and buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from James Lammers | 40-67 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-67 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the board | 40-67 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Leonard Chung is called for the reach on Dan Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Chung, team foul #5 | 40-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), John Longwell (PF) Leonard Chung, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Lammers and he's fouled by Andrew Stalvey - foul #3 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #6 | 40-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), David Cork (C) Eddie Sullivan, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Justin Niemi (SF) James Lammers, Russell Fleming | |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the free throw | 40-70 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tony Gillis - foul #1 on Tony Gillis, team foul #5 | 40-70 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 41-70 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-70 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Justin Niemi loses the dribble to Dennis Hurley in the backcourt | 42-70 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | John Longwell hits the finger roll set up by Dennis Hurley | 44-70 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | James Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Tony Gillis | |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Mathew Weigel is called for the reach on David Cork - foul #3 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #6 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Jon Thomas (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, John Longwell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-70 |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel grabs the board | 44-70 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Dan Carter clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-70 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | David Cork pulls down the rebound | 44-70 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | Peter Aronson swats the layup by Ronald Bastarache | 44-70 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Justin Niemi grabs the defensive rebound | 44-70 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is fouled on the floor by Ronald Bastarache - foul #3 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #7 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Andrew Stalvey (PF) Ernest Thomas, Ronald Bastarache, David Cork | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Tony Gillis (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Peter Aronson, Mathew Weigel | |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 44-71 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 2nd free throw | 44-72 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | James Lammers is called for the reach on Leonard Chung in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Lammers, team foul #7 | 44-72 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses the 1st free throw | 44-72 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Tony Gillis snags the defensive board | 44-72 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman is fouled on the floor by Leonard Chung - foul #4 on Leonard Chung, team foul #8 | 44-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), John Longwell (PF) Leonard Chung, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the 1st free throw | 44-72 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey pulls down the rebound | 44-72 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey lays it up and in | 46-72 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Longwell (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Stalvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dan Carter (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Tony Gillis (tiring) 2 pts. 11 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman is hacked by Andrew Stalvey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #9 | 46-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), Jon Thomas (C) Eddie Sullivan, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG) Dan Carter | |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the 1st free throw | 46-73 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-73 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | John Longwell grabs the board | 46-73 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-73 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | James Lammers pulls down the rebound | 46-73 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Robert Tapia is called for the reach on Mark Spiro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Tapia, team foul #10 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG) Robert Tapia | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Fleming (SG), Kenneth Morin (C) Mark Silvia, Samuel Peterman | |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Mark Spiro makes the 1st free throw | 46-74 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Mark Spiro makes the 2nd free throw | 46-75 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley's pass is intercepted by James Lammers in the backcourt | 46-75 |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Tony Gillis banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Lammers | 46-77 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Tony Gillis swats the short shot by Dennis Hurley | 46-77 |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas tips it but misses | 46-77 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Mark Spiro gets the rebound | 46-77 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Ernest Thomas takes the ball from Mark Spiro in the backcourt | 46-77 |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 46-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SG), David Cork (C) Ronald Bastarache, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG), Peter Aronson (PF) Russell Fleming, Tony Gillis | |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | Kenneth Morin picks off the pass by John Longwell | 46-77 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | David Cork is called for the reach on Mark Silvia - foul #3 on David Cork, team foul #11 | 46-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Zackary Hubbard (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Eddie Sullivan, Ernest Thomas, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Russell Fleming (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Lammers, Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson, Kenneth Morin | |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Mark Silvia misses the 1st free throw | 46-77 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Mark Silvia makes the 2nd free throw | 46-78 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia's fadeaway is rejected by Mathew Weigel | 46-78 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas tips it in | 48-78 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Tony Gillis drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Russell Fleming | 48-80 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard misses the floater from the left wing | 48-80 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard tips it in | 50-80 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Dennis Hurley steals it from Russell Fleming | 50-80 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia's pass is intercepted by Russell Fleming in the backcourt | 50-80 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Mark Silvia lays it up and in set up by Russell Fleming | 50-82 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #12 | 50-82 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SG), Ernest Thomas (SF), John Longwell (PF), David Cork (C) Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache, Zackary Hubbard, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Mark Silvia, Russell Fleming, Tony Gillis, Mathew Weigel | |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 3 from the right corner | 50-85 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | John Longwell misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-85 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | David Cork tips it but misses | 50-85 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the tip | 50-85 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman pulls down the rebound | 50-85 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Dan Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Sullivan - foul #2 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #13 | 50-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF) Dennis Hurley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Morin (PF) Peter Aronson | |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 1st free throw | 50-86 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 50-86 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Longwell | 50-86 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan is called for 10 seconds | 50-86 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Mark Spiro (SF) James Lammers, Justin Niemi | |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Mark Spiro is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-86 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | James Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-86 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-86 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | David Cork pulls down the rebound | 50-86 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas clanks a floater from the right wing | 50-86 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 50-86 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | James Jones double dribbles | 50-86 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, Eddie Sullivan, John Longwell | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Jones, Mark Spiro, Kenneth Morin, Samuel Peterman | |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas is denied on a layup by Tony Gillis | 50-86 |
| 07:50 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mathew Weigel | 50-86 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (very tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tapia (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Cork (tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jon Thomas (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (tiring) 5 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dan Carter (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Justin Niemi (tiring) 21 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Gillis (tiring) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Mathew Weigel (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-86 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Dan Carter snags the offensive board | 50-86 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Lammers | 50-89 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley buries a turnaround from the left block | 52-89 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Tony Gillis | 52-91 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | James Lammers takes the ball from Jon Thomas in the backcourt | 52-91 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Dan Carter double dribbles | 52-91 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Robert Rea (SF), Andrew Stalvey (PF), Zackary Hubbard (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache, David Cork, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis, Mathew Weigel | |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Mark Silvia steals the ball from Zackary Hubbard | 52-91 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Mark Spiro is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Chung - foul #5 on Leonard Chung, team foul #14 | 52-91 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SG) Leonard Chung | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Mark Spiro makes the 1st free throw | 52-92 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Mark Spiro makes the 2nd free throw | 52-93 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-93 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Peter Aronson snags the defensive board | 52-93 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Peter Aronson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-93 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard grabs the board | 52-93 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan banks in the layup | 54-93 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Mark Silvia is hacked by Eddie Sullivan - foul #3 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #15 | 54-93 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Fleming (SF), Kenneth Morin (C) Mark Spiro, Samuel Peterman | |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Mark Silvia misses the 1st free throw | 54-93 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Mark Silvia misses the 2nd free throw | 54-93 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-93 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | James Lammers steals the ball from Ernest Thomas in the backcourt | 54-93 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Russell Fleming lays it in set up by James Lammers | 54-95 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Robert Rea connects on the floater in the paint | 56-95 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Robert Rea blocks the short jumper by James Lammers | 56-95 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey grabs the board | 56-95 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the lane | 56-95 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Peter Aronson gets the rebound | 56-95 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | James Lammers travels in the backcourt | 56-95 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (C) Zackary Hubbard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (C) Mark Silvia, Kenneth Morin | |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan misses the dunk attempt | 56-95 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | James Lammers grabs the defensive rebound | 56-95 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-95 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan snags the defensive board | 56-95 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Mark Spiro steps in front of the Eddie Sullivan pass | 56-95 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the dunk attempt | 56-95 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Peter Aronson tips it back up and in | 56-97 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Peter Aronson steals it from Andrew Stalvey | 56-97 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Andrew Stalvey is called for the reach on Russell Fleming - foul #5 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #16 | 56-97 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard (C) Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Morin (C) Samuel Peterman | |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Russell Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 56-98 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Russell Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 56-99 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is called for traveling | 56-99 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG) Russell Fleming | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Mark Silvia is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Lammers | 56-102 |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | Kenneth Morin steals it from Robert Rea | 56-102 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Thomas (very tired) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Sullivan (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Rea (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - David Cork (very tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Zackary Hubbard (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (very tired) 5 pts. 11 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Silvia (tired) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mark Spiro (tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Peter Aronson (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Morin (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:42 | St. John's | James Lammers is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Thomas - foul #4 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #17 | 56-102 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (C) Peter Aronson | |
| 03:42 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the 1st free throw | 56-102 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the 2nd free throw | 56-102 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | David Cork gets the rebound | 56-102 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-102 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman is open and buries a runner near the basket | 59-104 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan connects on the turnaround from the right block | 61-104 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Mark Silvia misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-104 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Morin | 61-104 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Robert Rea takes the ball from Mark Spiro | 61-104 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-104 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Kenneth Morin grabs the board | 61-104 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Mark Silvia double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-104 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Fleming (SG), Peter Aronson (PF) Mark Silvia, Kenneth Morin | |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Peter Aronson blocks the short jumper by Eddie Sullivan | 61-104 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman snags the defensive board | 61-104 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman can't connect on a runner near the basket | 61-104 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Russell Fleming grabs the offensive board | 61-104 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-104 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG) Russell Fleming | |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Robert Rea loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-104 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the lay-in | 61-104 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | Robert Rea gets the rebound | 61-104 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Mark Silvia steps in front of the David Cork pass | 61-104 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-104 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan grabs the board | 61-104 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Robert Rea buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-104 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Mark Spiro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 64-104 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Robert Rea grabs the board | 64-104 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | David Cork can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-104 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James Lammers pulls down the rebound | 64-104 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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 fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | James Lammers buries a runner from the right block and the foul's on Eddie Sullivan - foul #4 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #18 | 64-106 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | James Lammers makes the free throw | 64-107 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is hacked by Mark Spiro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Spiro, team foul #8 | 64-107 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 65-107 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 65-107 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Peter Aronson pulls down the rebound | 65-107 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Eddie Sullivan takes the ball from Mark Silvia | 65-107 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Robert Rea is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Silvia - foul #1 on Mark Silvia, team foul #9 | 65-107 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Robert Rea makes the 1st free throw | 66-107 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Robert Rea makes the 2nd free throw | 67-107 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Lammers runs out the clock | 67-107 |