| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Cheatham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Fredrick Pogue (fresh) 9 pts. C - Norman Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Allen Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jesse Hubbard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bob Linker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arnold Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerome Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kevin Smith | 39-28 |
| 19:37 | Appalachian State | Arnold Bennett misses the floater from the free throw line | 39-28 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Norman Smith snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Kevin Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 19:31 | Appalachian State | Bob Linker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 19:17 | Appalachian State | David Cheatham steps in front of the Allen Jackson pass | 39-28 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Kevin Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnnie Loman | 41-28 |
| 18:51 | Appalachian State | Fredrick Pogue is called for the reach on Arnold Bennett - foul #3 on Fredrick Pogue, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Deckert (PF) Fredrick Pogue | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| 18:42 | Appalachian State | Bob Linker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-28 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Johnnie Loman | 41-28 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Smith and the foul's on Arnold Bennett - foul #2 on Arnold Bennett, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert misses the free throw | 43-28 |
| 18:27 | Appalachian State | Arnold Bennett grabs the board | 43-28 |
| 18:12 | Appalachian State | Jesse Hubbard scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Norman Smith misses the easy layup | 43-31 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman tips it home | 45-31 |
| 17:30 | Appalachian State | Jesse Hubbard hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Norman Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 17:04 | Appalachian State | Allen Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 16:54 | Appalachian State | Johnnie Loman steps in front of the Jesse Hubbard pass | 45-33 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Smith and he's hacked by Jerome Robinson - foul #3 on Jerome Robinson, team foul #2 | 47-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (PG), Christopher Feldmann (SG), Micheal Pesce (C) Kevin Smith, David Cheatham, Norman Smith | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Claude Smith (PG), Allan Gaston (SG), Don Williams (SF), Luis Cline (C) Allen Jackson, Jesse Hubbard, Bob Linker, Jerome Robinson | |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman makes the free throw | 48-33 |
| 16:19 | Appalachian State | Arnold Bennett comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-33 |
| 16:18 | Appalachian State | Allan Gaston grabs the offensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 16:00 | Appalachian State | Luis Cline clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 15:59 | Appalachian State | Arnold Bennett misses the tip | 48-33 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dee Polk (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Feldmann (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Johnnie Loman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Douglas Deckert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Micheal Pesce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Claude Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Gaston (fresh) SF - Don Williams (fresh) PF - Arnold Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 48-33 |
| 15:34 | Appalachian State | Arnold Bennett snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 15:26 | Appalachian State | Don Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (PG), Paul Wymore (SF), Fredrick Pogue (PF) Christopher Feldmann, Johnnie Loman, Douglas Deckert | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Allen Jackson (PG), Jesse Hubbard (SG) Claude Smith, Arnold Bennett | |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Micheal Pesce, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (SG), Norman Smith (C) Dee Polk, Micheal Pesce | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Bob Linker (SF), Jerome Robinson (C) Allan Gaston, Don Williams | |
| 14:50 | Appalachian State | Jesse Hubbard misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-33 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Paul Wymore misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-33 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Norman Smith hits the follow up shot | 50-33 |
| 14:25 | Appalachian State | Bob Linker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-33 |
| 14:23 | Appalachian State | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Robinson | 50-33 |
| 14:08 | Appalachian State | The jump hook by Allen Jackson is blocked by Fredrick Pogue | 50-33 |
| 14:07 | Appalachian State | Allen Jackson misses the tip | 50-33 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Kevin Smith grabs the board | 50-33 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | David Cheatham drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Fredrick Pogue | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:26 | Appalachian State | Luis Cline scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Fredrick Pogue - foul #4 on Fredrick Pogue, team foul #3 | 53-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (SG), Douglas Deckert (PF) David Cheatham, Fredrick Pogue | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Claude Smith (PG), Allan Gaston (SF), Arnold Bennett (PF) Allen Jackson, Bob Linker, Jerome Robinson | |
| 13:26 | Appalachian State | Luis Cline makes the free throw | 53-36 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert blows the layup | 53-36 |
| 13:07 | Appalachian State | Arnold Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:57 | Appalachian State | Jesse Hubbard scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Luis Cline | 53-39 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Norman Smith hits the finger roll | 55-39 |
| 12:32 | Appalachian State | Paul Wymore takes the ball from Luis Cline | 55-39 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Luis Cline steps in front of the Kevin Smith pass | 55-39 |
| 11:45 | Appalachian State | Luis Cline can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Norman Smith - foul #3 on Norman Smith, team foul #4 | 55-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Micheal Pesce (PF), Jerry Coco (C) Kevin Smith, Paul Wymore, Douglas Deckert, Norman Smith | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Allen Jackson (PG), Bob Linker (SF), Jerome Robinson (C) Jesse Hubbard, Allan Gaston, Arnold Bennett | |
| 11:45 | Appalachian State | Luis Cline makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 11:45 | Appalachian State | Luis Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dee Polk (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Cheatham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Micheal Pesce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Coco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Allen Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Claude Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob Linker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Cline (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Luis Cline blocks the short jumper by Dee Polk | 55-41 |
| 11:19 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce gets the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-41 |
| 11:06 | Appalachian State | Allen Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 10:43 | Appalachian State | Claude Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-41 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Johnnie Loman | 55-41 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman is denied on a dunk by Luis Cline | 55-41 |
| 10:17 | Appalachian State | Jerome Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 10:00 | Appalachian State | Allen Jackson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bob Linker | 55-44 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Dee Polk makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Cheatham and he's fouled by Bob Linker - foul #2 on Bob Linker, team foul #3 | 57-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (PG), Douglas Deckert (PF), Norman Smith (C) David Cheatham, Micheal Pesce, Jerry Coco | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jesse Hubbard (SG), Allan Gaston (SF), Arnold Bennett (PF), Don Williams (C) Claude Smith, Bob Linker, Luis Cline, Jerome Robinson | |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Dee Polk makes the free throw | 58-44 |
| 09:24 | Appalachian State | Arnold Bennett misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-44 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Dee Polk grabs the board | 58-44 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Dee Polk hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kevin Smith | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:08 | Appalachian State | Allen Jackson drills a floater near the basket set up by Allan Gaston | 60-46 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Kevin Smith clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Don Williams - foul #1 on Don Williams, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann (SG), Paul Wymore (SF) Dee Polk, Johnnie Loman | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Frank Smith (PG) Allen Jackson | |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Kevin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Kevin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 08:33 | Appalachian State | Don Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-46 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Norman Smith | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Paul Wymore makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Smith | 65-46 |
| 07:53 | Appalachian State | Don Williams is fouled on the floor by Norman Smith - foul #4 on Norman Smith, team foul #5 | 65-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cheatham (SG), Fredrick Pogue (PF) Christopher Feldmann, Norman Smith | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Bob Linker (SF), Jerome Robinson (C) Frank Smith, Don Williams | |
| 07:38 | Appalachian State | Allan Gaston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 65-46 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue snags the defensive board | 65-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - David Cheatham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Wymore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fredrick Pogue (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Douglas Deckert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Allan Gaston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Hubbard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob Linker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arnold Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerome Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | St. John's | David Cheatham misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-46 |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue grabs the offensive board | 65-46 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | David Cheatham misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 65-46 |
| 06:45 | Appalachian State | Arnold Bennett pulls down the rebound | 65-46 |
| 06:40 | Appalachian State | Allan Gaston double dribbles | 65-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Johnnie Loman (SF), Norman Smith (C) Paul Wymore, Douglas Deckert | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Allen Jackson (PG) Allan Gaston | |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 65-46 |
| 06:15 | Appalachian State | Bob Linker grabs the board | 65-46 |
| 05:52 | Appalachian State | Bob Linker makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Hubbard | 65-49 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Kevin Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-49 |
| 05:33 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Bob Linker | 65-49 |
| 05:27 | Appalachian State | Jerome Robinson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Norman Smith - foul #5 on Norman Smith, team foul #6 | 65-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (PG), Christopher Feldmann (SG), Micheal Pesce (PF), Jerry Coco (C) Kevin Smith, David Cheatham, Fredrick Pogue, Norman Smith | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Claude Smith (SG), Allan Gaston (SF), Luis Cline (PF) Jesse Hubbard, Bob Linker, Arnold Bennett | |
| 05:27 | Appalachian State | Jerome Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 05:27 | Appalachian State | Jerome Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Christopher Feldmann misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-50 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman snags the offensive board | 65-50 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Jerry Coco misses the dunk | 65-50 |
| 04:30 | Appalachian State | Jerome Robinson grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 04:15 | Appalachian State | Claude Smith makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerome Robinson | 65-52 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Claude Smith takes the ball from Dee Polk | 65-52 |
| 03:46 | Appalachian State | Claude Smith clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Feldmann - foul #1 on Christopher Feldmann, team foul #7 | 65-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Smith (PG), David Cheatham (SG), Paul Wymore (SF), Fredrick Pogue (PF), Douglas Deckert (C) Dee Polk, Christopher Feldmann, Johnnie Loman, Micheal Pesce, Jerry Coco | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jesse Hubbard (SG), Bob Linker (SF), Arnold Bennett (PF) Allen Jackson, Allan Gaston, Jerome Robinson | |
| 03:46 | Appalachian State | Claude Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 03:46 | Appalachian State | Claude Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Fredrick Pogue hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert tips it but misses | 65-54 |
| 03:13 | Appalachian State | Jesse Hubbard gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - David Cheatham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Wymore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fredrick Pogue (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Douglas Deckert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Claude Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Hubbard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bob Linker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arnold Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Cline (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Appalachian State | Bob Linker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Douglas Deckert grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Johnnie Loman (SF) Paul Wymore | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Allen Jackson (PG) Claude Smith | |
| 02:39 | St. John's | David Cheatham drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kevin Smith | 68-54 |
| 02:26 | Appalachian State | Luis Cline hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-54 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Cheatham | 68-54 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | Jesse Hubbard is called for the reach on David Cheatham - foul #1 on Jesse Hubbard, team foul #5 | 68-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dee Polk (PG), Christopher Feldmann (SG), Paul Wymore (SF), Micheal Pesce (C) Kevin Smith, David Cheatham, Johnnie Loman, Fredrick Pogue | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Claude Smith (PG), Michael Sheffield (SG), Allan Gaston (SF), Don Williams (C) Allen Jackson, Jesse Hubbard, Bob Linker, Arnold Bennett | |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Micheal Pesce knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dee Polk | 71-54 |
| 01:34 | Appalachian State | Luis Cline makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Sheffield | 71-57 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Claude Smith takes the ball from Dee Polk | 71-57 |
| 01:05 | Appalachian State | Michael Sheffield throws it down set up by Claude Smith | 71-59 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Paul Wymore clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Allan Gaston - foul #1 on Allan Gaston, team foul #6 | 71-59 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Paul Wymore makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Paul Wymore makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Appalachian State | Luis Cline misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-59 |
| 00:33 | Appalachian State | Michael Sheffield misses the tip | 73-59 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Paul Wymore gets the rebound | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Claude Smith steals it from Paul Wymore | 73-59 |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | Claude Smith can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 73-59 |