| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Bennie Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Travis Nimmons (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Blackman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kevin Edmunds (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Pope (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Philson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pelzer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | John Pelzer inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Allan Philson | 38-31 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Mark Rowland grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Allan Philson buries a floater in the paint | 38-33 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope's floater is tipped away by John Pelzer | 38-33 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds tips it in | 40-33 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Kevin Edmunds steps in front of the John Pelzer pass in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Jan Franks gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Allan Philson blows the layup but he's hacked by Travis Nimmons - foul #3 on Travis Nimmons, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla (SG), Todd Griffin (PF), Tommy Cain (C) Travis Nimmons, Kevin Edmunds, Benjamin Pope | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), Van Joyner (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Robert Hirschman (C) Ian Froehlich, John Pelzer, Mark Rowland, Jan Franks | |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Allan Philson makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Allan Philson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin is hacked by Van Joyner - foul #1 on Van Joyner, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Kneeland (SG) Allan Philson | |
| 17:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Cain misses the easy layup | 40-35 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Bennie Williams steps in front of the Robert Hirschman pass | 40-35 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla misses the jumper from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla gets the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla loses the ball out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Tubeszewski (PG), Kevin Edmunds (PF) Jeremy Blackman, Todd Griffin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), Jan Franks (C) Joseph Maez, Robert Hirschman | |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right side | 40-35 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla loses the dribble to Duane Kneeland | 40-35 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Van Joyner is hacked by Dikembe Abdulla in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdulla, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman (SF) Bennie Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zermeno (SF), Mark Rowland (PF) Van Joyner, Eric Lavigne | |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdulla - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdulla, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams (SF) Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Pelzer (SF) James Zermeno | |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Tubeszewski | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jeffrey Tubeszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Blackman (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bennie Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Edmunds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommy Cain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Kneeland (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Pelzer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | St. John's | John Pelzer is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jan Franks and the foul's on Bennie Williams - foul #3 on Bennie Williams, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons (SG), Todd Griffin (SF), Benjamin Pope (PF), Frederick Cleek (C) Jeremy Blackman, Bennie Williams, Kevin Edmunds, Tommy Cain | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG), Robert Hirschman (PF) Duane Kneeland, Mark Rowland | |
| 15:27 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses the free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Froehlich steps in front of the Benjamin Pope pass | 43-38 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich hits the finger roll | 43-40 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope is hacked by Ian Froehlich - foul #3 on Ian Froehlich, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (PG), Jeremy Blackman (SF) Jeffrey Tubeszewski, Benjamin Pope | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), Van Joyner (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF) Ian Froehlich, John Pelzer, Jan Franks | |
| 14:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-40 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederick Cleek tips it back up and in | 45-40 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Travis Nimmons - foul #4 on Travis Nimmons, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla (SG), Tommy Cain (PF) Travis Nimmons, Todd Griffin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Rowland (C) Eric Lavigne | |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman grabs the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Casey Hargrove | 47-42 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Allan Philson can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 47-42 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Van Joyner hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | A charge is called on Frederick Cleek - foul #4 on Frederick Cleek, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Tubeszewski (PG), Bennie Williams (SG), Todd Griffin (SF), Kevin Edmunds (PF), Benjamin Pope (C) Casey Hargrove, Dikembe Abdulla, Jeremy Blackman, Tommy Cain, Frederick Cleek | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), Duane Kneeland (SG), James Zermeno (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Jan Franks (C) Joseph Maez, Allan Philson, Van Joyner, Robert Hirschman, Mark Rowland | |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Franks swats the short shot by Todd Griffin | 47-44 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | James Zermeno snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Todd Griffin | 49-44 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Jan Franks knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Benjamin Pope - foul #1 on Benjamin Pope, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (PG), Dikembe Abdulla (SG) Jeffrey Tubeszewski, Todd Griffin | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Pelzer (SF) James Zermeno | |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses the free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Lavigne | 49-46 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Jan Franks snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 11:46 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne blows the layup | 49-46 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Casey Hargrove (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdulla (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bennie Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Edmunds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Pope (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Duane Kneeland (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Pelzer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Lavigne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Jan Franks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 49-46 |
| 11:32 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | John Pelzer knocks in the jumper from close range | 49-48 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams is fouled on the floor by Duane Kneeland - foul #3 on Duane Kneeland, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Tubeszewski (PG), Jeremy Blackman (SF), Todd Griffin (PF), Tommy Cain (C) Casey Hargrove, Bennie Williams, Kevin Edmunds, Benjamin Pope | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), Allan Philson (SG), Van Joyner (SF), Mark Rowland (PF) Ian Froehlich, Duane Kneeland, John Pelzer, Eric Lavigne | |
| 10:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin buries a driving attempt near the basket | 51-48 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdulla is called for the reach on Allan Philson - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdulla, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams (SF), Kevin Edmunds (PF) Dikembe Abdulla, Todd Griffin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Allan Philson makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Jeremy Blackman | 51-49 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds blows the layup but the foul's on Mark Rowland - foul #1 on Mark Rowland, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Jan Franks buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Allan Philson | 53-51 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Van Joyner gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Van Joyner misses the easy open layup | 53-51 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Cain grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Van Joyner - foul #2 on Van Joyner, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (PG), Todd Griffin (C) Jeffrey Tubeszewski, Tommy Cain | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), Duane Kneeland (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Robert Hirschman (C) Joseph Maez, Allan Philson, Van Joyner, Jan Franks | |
| 09:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Mark Rowland knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Casey Hargrove | 57-53 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Jeremy Blackman takes the ball from Duane Kneeland in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mark Rowland | 57-53 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 57-53 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | John Pelzer tips it in | 57-55 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jeremy Blackman | 59-55 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Duane Kneeland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Tubeszewski (PG), Benjamin Pope (C) Casey Hargrove, Jeremy Blackman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), James Zermeno (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Jan Franks (C) Ian Froehlich, John Pelzer, Mark Rowland, Robert Hirschman | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin is whistled for traveling | 59-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons (SG), Frederick Cleek (C) Kevin Edmunds, Benjamin Pope | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG), Van Joyner (SF) Duane Kneeland, James Zermeno | |
| 07:45 | St. John's | Allan Philson is alone and drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Maez | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jeffrey Tubeszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Nimmons (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bennie Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Cleek (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Maez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Philson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Van Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Jan Franks (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams is denied on a dunk by Eric Lavigne | 59-57 |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Joseph Maez grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Joseph Maez scores on a runner in the lane set up by Allan Philson | 59-59 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-59 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Eric Lavigne | 59-59 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne banks in the layup on a nice dish by Allan Philson and the foul's on Todd Griffin - foul #1 on Todd Griffin, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla (PG), Jeremy Blackman (SF), Tommy Cain (PF) Jeffrey Tubeszewski, Bennie Williams, Todd Griffin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), Duane Kneeland (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Mark Rowland (C) Joseph Maez, Allan Philson, Van Joyner, Jan Franks | |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Tommy Cain | 59-61 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eric Lavigne - foul #1 on Eric Lavigne, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jan Franks (C) Eric Lavigne | |
| 06:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Mark Rowland misses long on a shot from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Cain pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman is whistled for a carry | 61-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (PG), Benjamin Pope (SF) Travis Nimmons, Jeremy Blackman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hirschman (PF) Jan Franks | |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich is hacked by Casey Hargrove in the backcourt - foul #1 on Casey Hargrove, team foul #10 | 61-61 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederick Cleek grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Pelzer takes the ball from Casey Hargrove | 61-61 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Duane Kneeland is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Rowland | 61-63 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Cain comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-63 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Duane Kneeland snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Frederick Cleek - foul #5 on Frederick Cleek, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons (SG), Jeremy Blackman (SF), Kevin Edmunds (PF) Dikembe Abdulla, Benjamin Pope, Frederick Cleek | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zermeno (SF), Jan Franks (C) John Pelzer, Robert Hirschman | |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds drills a jump hook from the left block | 63-64 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Mark Rowland misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich is hacked by Kevin Edmunds in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Edmunds, team foul #12 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Tubeszewski (PG), Dikembe Abdulla (SG), Bennie Williams (SF), Benjamin Pope (C) Casey Hargrove, Travis Nimmons, Jeremy Blackman, Tommy Cain | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG), Van Joyner (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF) Duane Kneeland, James Zermeno, Mark Rowland | |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Van Joyner steals it from Kevin Edmunds | 65-64 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Jan Franks is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdulla - foul #5 on Dikembe Abdulla, team foul #13 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons (SG) Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG) Ian Froehlich | |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Jan Franks makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Bennie Williams | 65-65 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Bennie Williams | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jeffrey Tubeszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Nimmons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bennie Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Edmunds (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Benjamin Pope (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Maez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Philson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Van Joyner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Jan Franks (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Joseph Maez is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin (SF) Bennie Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Pelzer (SF), Robert Hirschman (C) Van Joyner, Jan Franks | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses long on a floater near the basket | 67-65 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne is open and scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Robert Hirschman | 67-67 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Pelzer takes the ball from Todd Griffin | 67-67 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (PG), Bennie Williams (SF), Tommy Cain (C) Jeffrey Tubeszewski, Kevin Edmunds, Benjamin Pope | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), Mark Rowland (C) Joseph Maez, Eric Lavigne | |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Mark Rowland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman (SF), Kevin Edmunds (PF), Benjamin Pope (C) Casey Hargrove, Todd Griffin, Tommy Cain | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jan Franks (C) Robert Hirschman | |
| 01:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Benjamin Pope, team foul #14 | 67-67 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Jan Franks is fouled on the floor by Bennie Williams - foul #4 on Bennie Williams, team foul #15 | 67-67 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Jan Franks makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Jan Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Rowland - foul #2 on Mark Rowland, team foul #7 | 67-69 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | John Pelzer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 69-69 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Kevin Edmunds | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-69 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | The clock runs out | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Bennie Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SG - Travis Nimmons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeremy Blackman (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Edmunds (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Benjamin Pope (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Allan Philson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Pelzer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Rowland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jan Franks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Mark Rowland wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Jeremy Blackman is called for the reach on John Pelzer - foul #1 on Jeremy Blackman, team foul #16 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Tubeszewski (PG), Todd Griffin (PF), Tommy Cain (C) Jeremy Blackman, Kevin Edmunds, Benjamin Pope | |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Kneeland (SG), Eric Lavigne (PF), Robert Hirschman (C) Allan Philson, Mark Rowland, Jan Franks | |
| 04:38 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Todd Griffin and he's hacked by Duane Kneeland - foul #4 on Duane Kneeland, team foul #8 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Van Joyner (SF) John Pelzer | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams makes the free throw | 72-71 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-71 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons grabs the board | 72-71 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Tommy Cain | 74-71 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the easy layup but the foul's on Tommy Cain - foul #2 on Tommy Cain, team foul #17 | 74-71 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 74-73 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman grabs the defensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman is alone and drills a jumper from the right block | 74-75 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eric Lavigne picks off the pass by Bennie Williams | 74-75 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds (PF) Bennie Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG), Mark Rowland (PF), Jan Franks (C) Duane Kneeland, Eric Lavigne, Robert Hirschman | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jan Franks | 74-78 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-78 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Jan Franks banks in the wide open layup | 77-80 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams (PG), Jeremy Blackman (SF), Benjamin Pope (C) Jeffrey Tubeszewski, Todd Griffin, Tommy Cain | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Pelzer (SF) Van Joyner | |
| 01:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds is denied on a layup by Mark Rowland | 77-80 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman tips it back up and in | 79-80 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Travis Nimmons is called for the reach on John Pelzer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Travis Nimmons, team foul #18 | 79-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin (SF) Travis Nimmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:46 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope snags the defensive board | 79-80 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds misses the easy layup | 79-80 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds tips it in | 81-80 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Allan Philson is hacked by Jeremy Blackman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Blackman, team foul #19 | 81-80 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Allan Philson makes the 1st free throw | 81-81 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Allan Philson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope clanks a shot from the left side | 81-82 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Jan Franks pulls down the rebound | 81-82 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 81-82 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses the tip | 81-82 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin pulls down the rebound | 81-82 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Bennie Williams (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SG - Jeremy Blackman (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. SF - Todd Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Edmunds (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. C - Benjamin Pope (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Allan Philson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Pelzer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-82 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jan Franks | 81-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Jan Franks is hacked by Jeremy Blackman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremy Blackman, team foul #20 | 81-82 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Jan Franks makes the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Kevin Edmunds | 81-83 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds jams it | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Mark Rowland hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 83-83 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Mark Rowland gets the offensive rebound | 83-83 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Bennie Williams (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SG - Jeremy Blackman (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Todd Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Edmunds (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. C - Benjamin Pope (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Allan Philson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Pelzer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Mark Rowland wins the tip | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-83 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Jan Franks hits the follow up shot | 83-85 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Allan Philson takes the ball from Bennie Williams | 83-85 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Allan Philson blows the layup | 83-85 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich tips it back up and in | 83-87 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 83-87 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Mark Rowland snags the defensive board | 83-87 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Allan Philson's layup is rejected by Todd Griffin | 83-87 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds grabs the board | 83-87 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams drills a jump hook from the right block | 85-87 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Todd Griffin takes the ball from John Pelzer | 85-87 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 85-87 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Tubeszewski (PG), Tommy Cain (C) Todd Griffin, Benjamin Pope | |
| Subs | St. John's | Van Joyner (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF) John Pelzer, Mark Rowland | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Cain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-87 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Duane Kneeland (SG) Allan Philson | |
| 02:44 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-87 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG), Mark Rowland (PF) Duane Kneeland, Eric Lavigne | |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Mark Rowland | 85-90 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-90 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin (SF) Jeremy Blackman | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Pelzer (SF) Van Joyner | |
| 02:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Tubeszewski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 85-90 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | Jan Franks pulls down the rebound | 85-90 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Mark Rowland is fouled on the floor by Kevin Edmunds - foul #2 on Kevin Edmunds, team foul #21 | 85-90 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Mark Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 85-91 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Mark Rowland makes the 2nd free throw | 85-92 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Rowland - foul #3 on Mark Rowland, team foul #9 | 85-92 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman (SG), Benjamin Pope (C) Jeffrey Tubeszewski, Tommy Cain | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds makes the 1st free throw | 86-92 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds makes the 2nd free throw | 87-92 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses the easy dunk attempt | 87-92 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman gets the rebound | 87-92 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-92 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams misses the floater from just outside the lane | 87-92 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope tips it home | 89-92 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Jan Franks lays it in on a great pass from Ian Froehlich | 89-94 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 89-94 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Bennie Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SG - Jeremy Blackman (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. SF - Todd Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Edmunds (fresh) 21 pts. 11 reb. C - Benjamin Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Allan Philson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Pelzer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 91-94 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses long on a jumper near the basket | 91-94 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds pulls down the rebound | 91-94 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 91-94 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 91-94 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams grabs the offensive board | 91-94 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 91-94 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | John Pelzer snags the defensive board | 91-94 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | St. John's | John Pelzer is hacked by Jeremy Blackman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeremy Blackman, team foul #22 | 91-94 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the 1st free throw | 91-95 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the 2nd free throw | 91-96 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams misses short on a fullcourt shot | 91-96 |