| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Sam Large (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Benton Hart (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Ray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jordon Stebbins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Ray inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | William Walker knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Joshua Tucker | 29-33 |
| 19:30 | DePaul | Sam Large is fouled on the floor by David Gary - foul #3 on David Gary, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG) David Gary | |
| 19:10 | DePaul | David Newton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 19:09 | DePaul | Sam Large hits the follow up shot | 31-33 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | Ross Mergenthaler steps in front of the Robert Ray pass | 31-33 |
| 18:40 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler makes the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Joshua Tucker - foul #1 on Joshua Tucker, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| 18:40 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses the free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | William Walker snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker is hacked by Qing-nan Chio - foul #1 on Qing-nan Chio, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Ray | 33-36 |
| 17:53 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-36 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins knocks in the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Sam Large - foul #1 on Sam Large, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Fannin (SG) Qing-nan Chio | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:10 | DePaul | Sam Large hits a floater in the paint | 35-39 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Tucker and he's hacked by Thomas Fannin - foul #2 on Thomas Fannin, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG) David Newton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo makes the free throw | 35-42 |
| 16:25 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses short on a floater from the right block | 35-42 |
| 16:24 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler can't tip it in | 35-42 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Robert Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Robert Ray misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 16:09 | DePaul | Benton Hart pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 15:44 | DePaul | Sam Large connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Joseph Brown | 37-42 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Fannin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Sam Large (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Benton Hart (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Moncayo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Tucker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jordon Stebbins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Robert Ray tips it home | 37-44 |
| 14:57 | DePaul | Benton Hart misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by William Walker - foul #3 on William Walker, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG), Qing-nan Chio (SG) Joseph Brown, Thomas Fannin | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG), Floyd Ward (C) Kenneth Moncayo, William Walker | |
| 14:57 | DePaul | Benton Hart misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:57 | DePaul | Benton Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 14:35 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Sam Large | 38-44 |
| 14:31 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio is fouled on the floor by David Gary - foul #4 on David Gary, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Collins (SF), Cedric Pike (PF) Ross Mergenthaler, Sam Large | |
| Subs | St. John's | Waldo Coop (SG) David Gary | |
| 14:14 | DePaul | Benton Hart hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Collins | 40-44 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Cedric Pike is called for the reach on Joshua Tucker - foul #4 on Cedric Pike, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bill Sullivan (PF) Cedric Pike | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Waldo Coop can't finish the layup | 40-44 |
| 13:41 | DePaul | Bill Sullivan snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 13:22 | DePaul | Benton Hart knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Newton | 42-44 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Floyd Ward can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 13:14 | DePaul | Bill Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:54 | DePaul | Benton Hart misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 42-44 |
| 12:53 | DePaul | Bill Sullivan tips it but misses | 42-44 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Robert Ray misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-44 |
| 12:38 | DePaul | Benton Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:24 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Bill Sullivan | 45-44 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Floyd Ward misses the easy layup | 45-44 |
| 12:00 | DePaul | Benton Hart pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:48 | DePaul | David Newton makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Collins | 47-44 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Collins (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Bill Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Benton Hart (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joshua Tucker (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Waldo Coop (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Ray (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jordon Stebbins (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Floyd Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 11:03 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 11:02 | DePaul | David Newton tips it in | 49-46 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins blows the dunk | 49-46 |
| 10:52 | DePaul | Bill Sullivan gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:28 | DePaul | Bill Sullivan misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 10:27 | DePaul | David Newton tips it back up and in | 51-46 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 51-46 |
| 10:05 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Benton Hart | 51-46 |
| 09:45 | DePaul | David Newton comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Jordon Stebbins - foul #1 on Jordon Stebbins, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Fannin (SG), Ross Mergenthaler (SF), Sam Large (PF), Cedric Pike (C) Qing-nan Chio, Robert Collins, Bill Sullivan, Benton Hart | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), James Bergen (SG), Jeffrey Beach (PF), William Walker (C) Joshua Tucker, Robert Ray, Jordon Stebbins, Floyd Ward | |
| 09:45 | DePaul | David Newton makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:45 | DePaul | David Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | William Walker's dunk attempt is rejected by Ross Mergenthaler | 53-46 |
| 09:26 | DePaul | David Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 09:18 | DePaul | Sam Large is hacked by Jeffrey Beach - foul #1 on Jeffrey Beach, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG) David Newton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:00 | DePaul | Thomas Fannin travels with the ball | 53-46 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | James Bergen is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Bergen, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Lazaro (SF) Waldo Coop | |
| 08:20 | DePaul | Joseph Brown connects on the shot near the basket | 55-46 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas Fannin - foul #3 on Thomas Fannin, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:40 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | William Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Fannin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Sam Large (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Cedric Pike (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Moncayo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bergen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Lazaro (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Beach (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | St. John's | James Bergen misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 07:31 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Sam Large | 55-48 |
| 07:27 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler banks in the layup set up by Thomas Fannin | 57-48 |
| 07:09 | St. John's | Joseph Brown picks off the pass by Jeffrey Beach | 57-48 |
| 07:05 | DePaul | Thomas Fannin lays it up and in set up by Joseph Brown | 59-48 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | William Walker misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Cedric Pike - foul #5 on Cedric Pike, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Collins (SG), Benton Hart (C) Thomas Fannin, Cedric Pike | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG), Joshua Tucker (SG), Robert Ray (SF) Kenneth Moncayo, James Bergen, Frank Lazaro | |
| 06:51 | St. John's | William Walker misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | William Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:39 | DePaul | Benton Hart can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Beach - foul #2 on Jeffrey Beach, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Derek Reilly (PG), Qing-nan Chio (SG) Joseph Brown, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:39 | DePaul | Benton Hart misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:39 | DePaul | Benton Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | David Gary buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by William Walker and he's fouled by Derek Reilly - foul #1 on Derek Reilly, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | David Gary makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:12 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Beach | 60-52 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Robert Ray is hacked by Ross Mergenthaler - foul #2 on Ross Mergenthaler, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG) Derek Reilly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins (PF) Jeffrey Beach | |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Robert Ray makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Robert Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:36 | DePaul | Sam Large is fouled on the floor by William Walker - foul #4 on William Walker, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| 05:36 | DePaul | Sam Large makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:36 | DePaul | Sam Large misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jordon Stebbins | 61-54 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | William Walker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jordon Stebbins and he's fouled by Qing-nan Chio - foul #2 on Qing-nan Chio, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bill Sullivan (C) Benton Hart | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:27 | St. John's | William Walker makes the free throw | 61-57 |
| 05:16 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | William Walker snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 04:44 | DePaul | David Newton misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Walker - foul #5 on William Walker, team foul #10 | 61-60 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Collins (SF), Benton Hart (C) Ross Mergenthaler, Sam Large | |
| Subs | St. John's | Waldo Coop (SG), Floyd Ward (C) Joshua Tucker, William Walker | |
| 04:44 | DePaul | David Newton misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:44 | DePaul | David Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | David Gary hits a wide open shot from the left wing on a great pass from Waldo Coop | 61-62 |
| 04:16 | DePaul | David Newton misses long on a runner in the paint | 61-62 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Waldo Coop grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Floyd Ward misses the easy layup | 61-62 |
| 03:48 | DePaul | The rebound goes to David Newton | 61-62 |
| 03:28 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio double dribbles | 61-62 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Thomas Fannin (SG), Ross Mergenthaler (SF), Sam Large (PF) David Newton, Qing-nan Chio, Robert Collins, Bill Sullivan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Tucker (SG), Jeffrey Beach (PF) Jordon Stebbins, Floyd Ward | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Fannin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Sam Large (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Benton Hart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Tucker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Beach (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Waldo Coop (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | David Gary tips it home | 61-64 |
| 02:43 | DePaul | Robert Ray blocks the jumper by Sam Large | 61-64 |
| 02:41 | DePaul | Benton Hart hits the follow up shot | 63-64 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG) Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins (PF), Floyd Ward (C) Jeffrey Beach, Waldo Coop | |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sam Large - foul #2 on Sam Large, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| Subs | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio (SG) Thomas Fannin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 01:54 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio travels with the ball | 63-66 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Robert Ray scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Gary | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:14 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-69 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Floyd Ward snags the defensive board | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Robert Ray tips it home | 63-71 |
| 00:49 | DePaul | David Newton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-71 |
| 00:47 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler grabs the offensive board | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-71 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | David Newton is called for the reach on Jordon Stebbins in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Newton, team foul #11 | 63-71 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach (PF) Floyd Ward | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins misses the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins misses the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:39 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Benton Hart | 63-71 |
| 00:33 | DePaul | David Newton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-71 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker grabs the board | 63-71 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker is hacked by Qing-nan Chio in the backcourt - foul #3 on Qing-nan Chio, team foul #12 | 63-71 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Ward (C) Jordon Stebbins | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:29 | DePaul | Sam Large snags the defensive board | 63-72 |
| 00:23 | DePaul | David Newton misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 63-72 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Beach | 63-72 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker is hacked by Qing-nan Chio in the backcourt - foul #4 on Qing-nan Chio, team foul #13 | 63-72 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:21 | DePaul | Benton Hart pulls down the rebound | 63-72 |
| 00:14 | DePaul | Sam Large loses the ball out of bounds | 63-72 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach is fouled in the backcourt by David Newton - foul #4 on David Newton, team foul #14 | 63-72 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:06 | DePaul | David Newton misses the jump hook in the lane | 63-74 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Benton Hart grabs the offensive rebound | 63-74 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | Benton Hart comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-74 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | The clock runs out | 63-74 |