| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Geoffrey Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Mason (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Allsop (fresh) PF - Eric Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. C - Darin Ditullio (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Holmgren (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Kempton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Creech (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Benjamin Allsop inbounds the ball | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 19:50 | Marquette | Benjamin Allsop's layup is rejected by Michael Creech | 38-28 |
| 19:48 | Marquette | Eric Taylor misses the tip | 38-28 |
| 19:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Creech | 38-28 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Geoffrey Jones takes the ball from John Horton | 38-28 |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Benjamin Allsop scores on a shot from the free throw line | 40-28 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren is fouled on the floor by Darin Ditullio - foul #1 on Darin Ditullio, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Michael Creech lays it up and in against a doubleteam and the foul's on Benjamin Allsop - foul #1 on Benjamin Allsop, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Michael Creech misses the free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:16 | Marquette | Eric Taylor snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 17:47 | Marquette | John Horton picks off the pass by Darin Ditullio | 40-30 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Geoffrey Jones - foul #2 on Geoffrey Jones, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher McClish (SF), Marvin Strouth (C) Benjamin Allsop, Darin Ditullio | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Robinson (SF) William Kempton | |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:32 | Marquette | Marvin Strouth snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 17:07 | Marquette | Michael Creech blocks the short jumper by Geoffrey Jones | 40-31 |
| 17:06 | Marquette | Christopher McClish snags the offensive board | 40-31 |
| 16:50 | Marquette | Eric Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Creech - foul #2 on Michael Creech, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Sheets (PG) Geoffrey Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:50 | Marquette | Eric Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 16:50 | Marquette | Eric Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Michael Creech evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Robinson and he's hacked by Christopher McClish - foul #1 on Christopher McClish, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Michael Creech makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:10 | Marquette | Christopher McClish is whistled for a carry | 41-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Darin Ditullio (C) Marvin Strouth | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Darrick Gill hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Robinson | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Philip Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher McClish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Darin Ditullio (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Holmgren (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Creech (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio misses the lay-in | 41-37 |
| 15:24 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio tips it in | 43-37 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Larry Robinson drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Creech | 43-40 |
| 14:36 | Marquette | David Mason hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Horton | 43-40 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Michael Creech shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Larry Robinson | 43-42 |
| 13:46 | Marquette | David Mason clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Sheets - foul #2 on Philip Sheets, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones (PG), Matt Hobby (SF), Benjamin Allsop (PF), Marvin Strouth (C) Philip Sheets, Christopher McClish, Eric Taylor, Darin Ditullio | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Merle Hose (SG), William Kempton (SF), Ernest Watts (PF), Earl Maier (C) Corey Holmgren, Darrick Gill, Larry Robinson, Michael Creech, John Horton | |
| 13:31 | St. John's | David Mason is called for the reach on Merle Hose - foul #2 on David Mason, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Merle Hose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-42 |
| 13:12 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Ernest Watts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-42 |
| 12:33 | Marquette | Marvin Strouth's pass is intercepted by Ernest Watts | 43-42 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Edward Kelty can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 12:12 | Marquette | Benjamin Allsop grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 11:47 | Marquette | Matt Hobby misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Edward Kelty grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | William Kempton connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Kelty | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Geoffrey Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Mason (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Matt Hobby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Allsop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Strouth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Merle Hose (fresh) SF - William Kempton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Watts (fairly fresh) C - Earl Maier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Edward Kelty steals the ball from Marvin Strouth | 43-44 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Merle Hose is called for traveling | 43-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alexander Ison (SG), Eric Taylor (PF), Darin Ditullio (C) David Mason, Benjamin Allsop, Marvin Strouth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG), Larry Robinson (SF), Michael Creech (PF) Merle Hose, William Kempton, Ernest Watts | |
| 10:27 | Marquette | Eric Taylor misses short on a jumper from the right side | 43-44 |
| 10:25 | Marquette | Alexander Ison snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 10:06 | Marquette | Alexander Ison knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses the fadeaway from the left side | 46-44 |
| 09:35 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 09:15 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Darrick Gill - foul #2 on Darrick Gill, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Mason (SG), Christopher McClish (SF) Alexander Ison, Matt Hobby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Watts (PF), John Horton (C) Michael Creech, Earl Maier | |
| 09:15 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:15 | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Larry Robinson pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | John Horton misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher McClish - foul #2 on Christopher McClish, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Sheets (PG), Benjamin Allsop (SF) Geoffrey Jones, Christopher McClish | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (PG), William Kempton (SF) Edward Kelty, Larry Robinson | |
| 08:47 | St. John's | John Horton makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | John Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:47 | Marquette | Eric Taylor grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 08:20 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio is fouled on the floor by John Horton - foul #3 on John Horton, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Marvin Strouth (C) Darin Ditullio | |
| Subs | St. John's | Merle Hose (SG) Darrick Gill | |
| 08:06 | Marquette | Eric Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Creech (PF) Ernest Watts | |
| 07:49 | St. John's | William Kempton comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 47-45 |
| 07:47 | Marquette | Eric Taylor grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 07:30 | Marquette | Eric Taylor makes the shot from the left block | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Philip Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Allsop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Taylor (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Strouth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Holmgren (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Merle Hose (fresh) SF - William Kempton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Creech (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - John Horton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Michael Creech is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Eric Taylor | 49-45 |
| 06:32 | Marquette | Philip Sheets can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | William Kempton pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | David Mason steals it from John Horton | 49-45 |
| 05:59 | Marquette | Philip Sheets misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 05:58 | Marquette | Benjamin Allsop snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 05:58 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones (PG), Matt Hobby (SF), Darin Ditullio (C) Philip Sheets, Benjamin Allsop, Marvin Strouth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Kelty (PG), Darrick Gill (SG), Larry Robinson (SF) Corey Holmgren, Merle Hose, William Kempton | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:48 | Marquette | Eric Taylor is denied on a layup by John Horton | 49-45 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Darrick Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Darrick Gill hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 04:52 | Marquette | David Mason makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Geoffrey Jones | 52-47 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | John Horton knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 52-49 |
| 04:20 | Marquette | Matt Hobby makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 54-49 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | John Horton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Kelty | 54-51 |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Eric Taylor misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Creech - foul #3 on Michael Creech, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Sheets (PG), Benjamin Allsop (SF), Marvin Strouth (C) Geoffrey Jones, Matt Hobby, Darin Ditullio | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Kempton (SF), Ernest Watts (PF), Earl Maier (C) Larry Robinson, Michael Creech, John Horton | |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Eric Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Eric Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Earl Maier blows the layup but the foul's on Marvin Strouth - foul #1 on Marvin Strouth, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher McClish (PF) Eric Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Earl Maier makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Earl Maier misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:22 | Marquette | Marvin Strouth pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Philip Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Mason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Allsop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher McClish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Strouth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edward Kelty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Darrick Gill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Kempton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Watts (fresh) C - Earl Maier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Marquette | Earl Maier is called for the reach on Philip Sheets - foul #3 on Earl Maier, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alexander Ison (SG) David Mason | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (SG) Darrick Gill | |
| 02:32 | Marquette | Philip Sheets connects on the floater from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones (PG), David Mason (SG), Matt Hobby (SF), Darin Ditullio (C) Philip Sheets, Alexander Ison, Benjamin Allsop, Marvin Strouth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrick Gill (SG) Corey Holmgren | |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Ernest Watts misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Darrick Gill grabs the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Edward Kelty connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Kempton | 58-54 |
| 01:53 | Marquette | Darrick Gill steps in front of the Matt Hobby pass in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Taylor (PF) Christopher McClish | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Creech (PF), John Horton (C) Ernest Watts, Earl Maier | |
| 01:40 | St. John's | John Horton lays it up and in set up by Darrick Gill | 58-56 |
| 01:11 | Marquette | Matt Hobby is open and buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Geoffrey Jones | 61-56 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Michael Creech shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Edward Kelty | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Marquette | David Mason hits a driving attempt in the paint | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Michael Creech misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Eric Taylor gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Eric Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Darrick Gill - foul #3 on Darrick Gill, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Sheets (PG) Geoffrey Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:26 | Marquette | John Horton is called for the reach on Darin Ditullio - foul #4 on John Horton, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses the 3 from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | William Kempton grabs the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Darrick Gill drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Kempton | 65-61 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Matt Hobby is hacked by Edward Kelty in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Kelty, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alexander Ison (PG) Philip Sheets | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Matt Hobby makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Matt Hobby makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Edward Kelty is fouled on the floor by Alexander Ison - foul #1 on Alexander Ison, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Geoffrey Jones (PG) Alexander Ison | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Edward Kelty misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:06 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio is hacked by Edward Kelty in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Kelty, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Sheets (PG) Geoffrey Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Holmgren (PG) Edward Kelty | |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Corey Holmgren misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Darin Ditullio grabs the board | 69-61 |