| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Conrad Cockburn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Thurber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Rennick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Brenton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fred Terrell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Fred Terrell pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Ryan Terry clanks a shot from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 19:26 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:13 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Gorden | 28-28 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-28 |
| 19:05 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 18:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jordan Brenton, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Zesiro Ashalintubbi (C) Jordan Brenton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce's layup is rejected by Zesiro Ashalintubbi | 28-28 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Fred Terrell tips it home | 28-30 |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | Bob Rennick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 17:52 | Detroit Mercy | Zesiro Ashalintubbi hits the follow up shot | 30-30 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn is hacked by Timothy Gorden - foul #2 on Timothy Gorden, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (PG), John Hall (SF) Vaughn Wynn, Manuel Harrell | |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Raymond Myers clanks a 3 from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Zesiro Ashalintubbi blocks the short jumper by Ryan Terry | 30-30 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | John Hall grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce drills a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Kevin Thurber - foul #1 on Kevin Thurber, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum (PG), Jason Klein (SF), Edwin Shoaf (C) Timothy Gorden, Kevin Thurber, Bob Rennick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SG), Edward Parker (C) Ryan Terry, Fred Terrell | |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:24 | Detroit Mercy | Edwin Shoaf can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | John Hall pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Edward Parker misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Edwin Shoaf - foul #1 on Edwin Shoaf, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bentz (SG), Eddie Patao (C) Conrad Cockburn, Zesiro Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Manuel Harrell (SF) Gino Romano, Cecil Pierce | |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Edward Parker makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Edward Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bentz clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bentz (fresh) SF - Jason Klein (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edwin Shoaf (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Patao (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - John Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Edward Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Edward Parker is hacked by Edwin Shoaf - foul #2 on Edwin Shoaf, team foul #5 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden (PG), Conrad Cockburn (SG), Kevin Thurber (SF), Bob Rennick (PF), Jordan Brenton (C) Kenneth Tatum, Robert Bentz, Jason Klein, Edwin Shoaf, Eddie Patao | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Terry (SG), Fred Terrell (C) Raymond Myers, John Hall | |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Jordan Brenton is called for the reach on Fred Terrell - foul #4 on Jordan Brenton, team foul #6 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Zesiro Ashalintubbi (C) Jordan Brenton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Conrad Cockburn takes the ball from Vaughn Wynn | 30-35 |
| 14:22 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 14:21 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden snags the offensive board | 30-35 |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber is whistled for a carry | 30-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (PG), Gino Romano (SF), Cecil Pierce (PF) Vaughn Wynn, Manuel Harrell, Edward Parker | |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Ryan Terry drills a runner from the left block | 30-37 |
| 13:50 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Thurber | 32-37 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Gino Romano jams it set up by Cecil Pierce and he's hacked by Zesiro Ashalintubbi - foul #1 on Zesiro Ashalintubbi, team foul #7 | 32-39 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Gino Romano misses the free throw | 32-39 |
| 13:29 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 13:16 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Terrell picks off the pass by Conrad Cockburn | 32-39 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Fred Terrell's pass is intercepted by Conrad Cockburn | 32-39 |
| 13:05 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn misses the lay-in | 32-39 |
| 13:04 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber grabs the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 12:49 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Terry steps in front of the Bob Rennick pass | 32-39 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Conrad Cockburn steals it from Raymond Myers | 32-39 |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Terry picks off the pass by Conrad Cockburn | 32-39 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Ryan Terry hits the finger roll | 32-41 |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | Zesiro Ashalintubbi misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Conrad Cockburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Kevin Thurber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bob Rennick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Zesiro Ashalintubbi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Terry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gino Romano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. C - Fred Terrell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Terrell swats the layup by Zesiro Ashalintubbi | 32-41 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Gino Romano gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce's floater is tipped away by Kevin Thurber | 32-41 |
| 11:04 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Conrad Cockburn and he's fouled by Gino Romano - foul #2 on Gino Romano, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum (PG), Robert Bentz (SG), Edwin Shoaf (PF), Eddie Patao (C) Timothy Gorden, Conrad Cockburn, Bob Rennick, Zesiro Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Manuel Harrell (SF), Edward Parker (PF), John Hall (C) Raymond Myers, Gino Romano, Cecil Pierce, Fred Terrell | |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Robert Bentz is called for the reach on Ryan Terry - foul #1 on Robert Bentz, team foul #8 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein (SF) Kevin Thurber | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Ryan Terry makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Ryan Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 10:33 | Detroit Mercy | Edwin Shoaf grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 10:13 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein loses the dribble to Vaughn Wynn | 35-42 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Eddie Patao - foul #1 on Eddie Patao, team foul #9 | 35-42 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 09:31 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bentz misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Robert Bentz is called for the reach on Manuel Harrell - foul #2 on Robert Bentz, team foul #10 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden (PG), Conrad Cockburn (SG) Kenneth Tatum, Robert Bentz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF), Fred Terrell (C) Ryan Terry, Edward Parker, John Hall | |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 08:54 | Detroit Mercy | Eddie Patao is hacked by Cecil Pierce - foul #1 on Cecil Pierce, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| 08:40 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein misses the easy layup | 35-45 |
| 08:39 | Detroit Mercy | Edwin Shoaf tips it in | 37-45 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Myers | 37-47 |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn connects on the turnaround from close range | 39-47 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn is hacked by Edwin Shoaf - foul #3 on Edwin Shoaf, team foul #11 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber (SF), Bob Rennick (PF), Jordan Brenton (C) Jason Klein, Edwin Shoaf, Eddie Patao | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hall (SF) Manuel Harrell | |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Conrad Cockburn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kevin Thurber (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bob Rennick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Brenton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. C - Fred Terrell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Myers is called for the reach on Conrad Cockburn - foul #2 on Raymond Myers, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SG), Edward Parker (PF) Vaughn Wynn, Cecil Pierce | |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | Bob Rennick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Edward Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Gino Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Fred Terrell gets the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Gino Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Zesiro Ashalintubbi (PG) Timothy Gorden | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Ryan Terry (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF) Raymond Myers, Gino Romano, Fred Terrell | |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | Zesiro Ashalintubbi hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Cecil Pierce - foul #2 on Cecil Pierce, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | Zesiro Ashalintubbi makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | Zesiro Ashalintubbi makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Ryan Terry misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bob Rennick - foul #2 on Bob Rennick, team foul #12 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Harrell (SF) Vaughn Wynn | |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Ryan Terry makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Ryan Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | Bob Rennick grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | Bob Rennick clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Conrad Cockburn steps in front of the Manuel Harrell pass | 41-48 |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | Bob Rennick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | John Hall gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 41-48 |
| 04:51 | Detroit Mercy | Bob Rennick snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 04:33 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Zesiro Ashalintubbi | 44-48 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Ryan Terry loses the dribble to Kevin Thurber | 44-48 |
| 03:59 | Detroit Mercy | Zesiro Ashalintubbi is fouled on the floor by Cecil Pierce - foul #3 on Cecil Pierce, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden (PG), Kenneth Tatum (SG), Jason Klein (SF), Edwin Shoaf (C) Conrad Cockburn, Kevin Thurber, Bob Rennick, Jordan Brenton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SF), Gino Romano (PF), Fred Terrell (C) Edward Parker, Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce, John Hall | |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Gino Romano steals it from Timothy Gorden | 44-48 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Gino Romano blows the dunk | 44-48 |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Edwin Shoaf pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Klein (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Zesiro Ashalintubbi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin Shoaf (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Terry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Raymond Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gino Romano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Terrell (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum misses the lay-in | 44-48 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Fred Terrell pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-48 |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn (SG), Kevin Thurber (SF), Bob Rennick (PF), Jordan Brenton (C) Kenneth Tatum, Jason Klein, Zesiro Ashalintubbi, Edwin Shoaf | |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Harrell (SF), Cecil Pierce (PF) Raymond Myers, Gino Romano | |
| 02:23 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden clanks a shot from the right side | 44-48 |
| 02:21 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 01:58 | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Fred Terrell buries a floater from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | Bob Rennick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-50 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Kevin Thurber - foul #2 on Kevin Thurber, team foul #13 | 46-50 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | Vaughn Wynn steps in front of the Conrad Cockburn pass | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell is fouled in the backcourt by Conrad Cockburn - foul #3 on Conrad Cockburn, team foul #14 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hall (C) Fred Terrell | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy 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 (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | John Hall gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 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 | Timothy Gorden is called for the reach on John Hall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Gorden, team foul #15 | 46-54 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | John Hall makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | John Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 46-56 |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber gets the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Vaughn Wynn steps in front of the Kevin Thurber pass | 46-56 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Ryan Terry hits the finger roll on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn | 46-58 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-58 |
| 00:17 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Bob Rennick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cecil Pierce - foul #4 on Cecil Pierce, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Zesiro Ashalintubbi (PG), Kenneth Tatum (SG), Jason Klein (SF), Edwin Shoaf (C) Timothy Gorden, Conrad Cockburn, Kevin Thurber, Jordan Brenton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (PG), Gino Romano (SG), Edward Parker (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Vaughn Wynn, Ryan Terry, Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce | |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Bob Rennick misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Bob Rennick makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Raymond Myers runs out the clock | 47-58 |