| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Michael Bennett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Dennis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Neil Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyler Vernon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mathew Weigel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Justin Niemi inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tyler Vernon - foul #4 on Tyler Vernon, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Boston College | Martin Jacobs (C) Tyler Vernon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:27 | Boston College | Robert Dennis knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Jones | 38-36 |
| 18:44 | Boston College | Robert Dennis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 18:42 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs grabs the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 18:27 | Boston College | Michael Bennett misses the floater from the right side | 38-36 |
| 18:26 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the floater from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 18:19 | Boston College | Neil Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:00 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Neil Barnett and he's fouled by Mathew Weigel - foul #3 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Boston College | Hugo Bland (SG), Larry Carr (PF) Michael Bennett, Neil Barnett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (C) Mathew Weigel | |
| 18:00 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp misses the free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Tony Gillis pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-38 |
| 17:24 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp drills a runner near the basket set up by Robert Dennis | 44-38 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Dan Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Justin Niemi grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Justin Niemi can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Dennis - foul #2 on Robert Dennis, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Bennett (PG), Charles Lybarger (SF), Neil Barnett (PF) Robert Dennis, Thomas Sharp, Martin Jacobs | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:44 | Boston College | Hugo Bland makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Bennett | 47-40 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | James Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 15:51 | Boston College | Hugo Bland clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Tony Gillis pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Michael Bennett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugo Bland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lybarger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Neil Barnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Justin Niemi comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-43 |
| 15:43 | Boston College | Larry Carr gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 15:19 | Boston College | Michael Bennett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-43 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Dan Carter gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman buries a floater from close range | 47-45 |
| 14:45 | Boston College | Larry Carr makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Bennett | 49-45 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Larry Carr steals it from Justin Niemi | 49-45 |
| 13:54 | Boston College | Hugo Bland clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-45 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Justin Niemi grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Larry Carr is called for the reach on Tony Gillis - foul #1 on Larry Carr, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Dennis (SG), Thomas Sharp (SF), Martin Jacobs (C) Hugo Bland, Charles Lybarger, Larry Carr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (PG), Mark Silvia (SG), Russell Fleming (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Jones, Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis, Samuel Peterman | |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel is called for traveling | 49-45 |
| 13:10 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 49-45 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Robert Dennis picks off the pass by Mathew Weigel | 49-45 |
| 12:43 | Boston College | Neil Barnett scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Michael Bennett | 51-45 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Michael Bennett is called for the reach on Mark Silvia - foul #1 on Michael Bennett, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Tyler Vernon (C) Neil Barnett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Mark Silvia loses the dribble to Thomas Sharp | 51-45 |
| 12:15 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Russell Fleming - foul #2 on Russell Fleming, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG) Russell Fleming | |
| 12:15 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 12:15 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Mark Spiro and he's fouled by Tyler Vernon - foul #5 on Tyler Vernon, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Boston College | Neil Barnett (PF) Tyler Vernon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 11:29 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Mathew Weigel - foul #4 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Boston College | Charles Lybarger (SG), Larry Carr (PF) Michael Bennett, Neil Barnett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Tony Gillis (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Mark Silvia, Peter Aronson, Mathew Weigel | |
| 11:29 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 11:29 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Robert Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Lybarger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sharp (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Larry Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Jacobs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Mark Spiro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 11:16 | Boston College | Larry Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 10:49 | Boston College | Robert Dennis comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mark Spiro - foul #3 on Mark Spiro, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Justin Niemi (SF) James Lammers, Mark Spiro | |
| 10:49 | Boston College | Robert Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:49 | Boston College | Robert Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dan Carter | 56-51 |
| 10:19 | Boston College | Larry Carr scores on a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Tony Gillis - foul #1 on Tony Gillis, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Boston College | Hugo Bland (PG) Charles Lybarger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG), Kenneth Morin (C) Dan Carter, Samuel Peterman | |
| 10:19 | Boston College | Larry Carr makes the free throw | 59-51 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Justin Niemi scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Tony Gillis | 59-53 |
| 09:34 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs lays it in set up by Robert Dennis | 61-53 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | James Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 09:20 | Boston College | Larry Carr gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 08:55 | Boston College | Robert Dennis makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hugo Bland | 63-53 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Justin Niemi knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Tony Gillis | 63-55 |
| 08:36 | Boston College | Robert Dennis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-55 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Bennett (PG), Charles Lybarger (SF), Neil Barnett (PF) Hugo Bland, Thomas Sharp, Larry Carr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Russell Fleming (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Mark Silvia, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis, Kenneth Morin | |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 63-55 |
| 08:28 | Boston College | Charles Lybarger snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 08:23 | Boston College | Robert Dennis travels with the ball | 63-55 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Mark Spiro makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Russell Fleming | 63-57 |
| 08:03 | Boston College | Robert Dennis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-57 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Dan Carter clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Mark Spiro tips it in | 63-59 |
| 07:32 | Boston College | Michael Bennett scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Dennis | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Michael Bennett (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Dennis (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Lybarger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Neil Barnett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Jacobs (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Fleming (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Peter Aronson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dan Carter | 65-61 |
| 07:01 | Boston College | Robert Dennis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 06:59 | Boston College | Neil Barnett tips it home | 67-61 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Dan Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-61 |
| Subs | Boston College | Hugo Bland (SG), Thomas Sharp (SF) Robert Dennis, Charles Lybarger | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Mathew Weigel (C) Russell Fleming, Samuel Peterman | |
| 06:51 | Boston College | Mathew Weigel is called for the reach on Michael Bennett in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #6 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Morin (C) Mathew Weigel | |
| 06:32 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs misses badly on a runner near the basket | 67-61 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Dan Carter grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Peter Aronson's pass is intercepted by Michael Bennett | 67-61 |
| 05:57 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs comes up short on the shot from the left side | 67-61 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mark Spiro | 67-61 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Hugo Bland steals the ball from Dan Carter | 67-61 |
| 05:22 | Boston College | Mark Spiro is called for the reach on Thomas Sharp - foul #4 on Mark Spiro, team foul #7 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Dennis (PG), Charles Lybarger (SG), Larry Carr (C) Michael Bennett, Hugo Bland, Martin Jacobs | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Silvia (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Dan Carter, Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson, Kenneth Morin | |
| 05:22 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Tony Gillis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 05:14 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Charles Lybarger | 67-61 |
| 05:11 | Boston College | Robert Dennis is fouled in the backcourt by James Lammers - foul #1 on James Lammers, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Boston College | Hugo Bland (SF) Thomas Sharp | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:11 | Boston College | Robert Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 05:11 | Boston College | Robert Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 68-61 |
| 05:01 | Boston College | Neil Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 04:47 | Boston College | Robert Dennis drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Carr | 70-61 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-61 |
| 04:16 | Boston College | Larry Carr is whistled for a carry | 70-61 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | James Lammers is fouled on the floor by Hugo Bland - foul #2 on Hugo Bland, team foul #6 | 70-61 |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 70-61 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Tony Gillis gets the offensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Mark Silvia misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 70-61 |
| 03:39 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Charles Lybarger | 70-61 |
| 03:18 | Boston College | Neil Barnett loses the ball out of bounds | 70-61 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Bennett (PG), Thomas Sharp (SF), Martin Jacobs (C) Charles Lybarger, Hugo Bland, Neil Barnett | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Mark Spiro (SF) James Lammers, Mark Silvia, Justin Niemi | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Michael Bennett (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Dennis (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Sharp (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Larry Carr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Jacobs (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | St. John's | James Jones can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 03:06 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 02:37 | Boston College | Tony Gillis takes the ball from Michael Bennett | 70-61 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Boston College | Charles Lybarger (SG) Michael Bennett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF), Kenneth Morin (C) Mark Spiro, Samuel Peterman | |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the offensive board | 70-61 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Kenneth Morin tips it but misses | 70-61 |
| 02:05 | Boston College | Charles Lybarger grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 01:40 | Boston College | Martin Jacobs scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-61 |
| 01:30 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Martin Jacobs | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:26 | Boston College | Robert Dennis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #9 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Bennett (PG), Neil Barnett (PF) Charles Lybarger, Larry Carr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (PG), Mark Silvia (SG), Russell Fleming (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis, Kenneth Morin | |
| 01:26 | Boston College | Robert Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 01:26 | Boston College | Robert Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Peter Aronson | 73-61 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-61 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman tips it back up and in | 73-63 |
| 00:52 | Boston College | Neil Barnett is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman is whistled for traveling | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:40 | Boston College | Michael Bennett is hacked by Mark Spiro in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Spiro, team foul #10 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG) Mark Spiro | |
| 00:40 | Boston College | Michael Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:40 | Boston College | Michael Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Russell Fleming | 76-65 |
| 00:12 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 76-65 |
| 00:10 | Boston College | Thomas Sharp grabs the offensive rebound | 76-65 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Michael Bennett runs out the clock | 76-65 |