| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ryan Terry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Terrell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Juhasz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Manuel Crosby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George West (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | St. John's | Fred Terrell is called for traveling | 31-29 |
| 19:19 | UAB | George West hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Juhasz | 31-31 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Fred Terrell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 18:57 | UAB | James Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:52 | UAB | Keith Hanson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Fred Terrell gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn is hacked by Thomas Juhasz - foul #1 on Thomas Juhasz, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Fred Terrell knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vaughn Wynn | 33-31 |
| 17:46 | UAB | Edward Parker swats the shot by James Wolfe | 33-31 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fred Terrell | 33-31 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell is called for traveling | 33-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (PG) Vaughn Wynn | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 16:57 | UAB | Manuel Crosby is denied on a layup by Fred Terrell | 33-31 |
| 16:56 | UAB | Manuel Crosby gets the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:35 | UAB | Manuel Crosby drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Fred Terrell misses short on a jumper from the left side | 33-34 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell tips it back up and in | 35-34 |
| 15:51 | UAB | George West's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), John Hall (SF), Cecil Pierce (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Ryan Terry, Manuel Harrell, Edward Parker, Fred Terrell | |
| Subs | UAB | Tony Bigelow (PG), Rory Hooker (SG), Dwight Steve (SF), Carl Morse (PF), Donald Madruga (C) Thomas Juhasz, Manuel Crosby, Keith Hanson, James Wolfe, George West | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Tony Bigelow (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rory Hooker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Steve (fresh) PF - Carl Morse (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Madruga (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Tony Bigelow steals the ball from Raymond Myers | 35-34 |
| 15:12 | UAB | Carl Morse misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 15:10 | UAB | Tony Bigelow grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 14:52 | UAB | Carl Morse misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 14:51 | UAB | Donald Madruga snags the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 14:38 | UAB | Dwight Steve is whistled for traveling | 35-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Terry (SG), Fred Terrell (C) Raymond Myers, Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | UAB | Manuel Crosby (SG), James Wolfe (PF), George West (C) Rory Hooker, Dwight Steve, Donald Madruga | |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn loses the dribble to Carl Morse | 35-34 |
| 14:14 | UAB | Manuel Crosby buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by George West | 35-36 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ryan Terry | 38-36 |
| 13:39 | UAB | 3 seconds is called on Carl Morse | 38-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (PG), Manuel Harrell (SF) Vaughn Wynn, John Hall | |
| Subs | UAB | Keith Hanson (SF) Carl Morse | |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell is hacked by George West - foul #3 on George West, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell drills a shot from the left side and the foul's on Keith Hanson - foul #3 on Keith Hanson, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:43 | UAB | Keith Hanson hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Wolfe | 41-38 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Manuel Crosby picks off the pass by Raymond Myers in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| 12:38 | UAB | Tony Bigelow banks in the layup on a nice dish by Manuel Crosby | 41-40 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Ryan Terry misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by George West - foul #4 on George West, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Parker (PF) Cecil Pierce | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Juhasz (SG), Carl Morse (PF), Donald Madruga (C) Manuel Crosby, James Wolfe, George West | |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Ryan Terry misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Ryan Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:20 | UAB | Donald Madruga pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:56 | UAB | Keith Hanson is called for traveling | 41-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), John Hall (SF), Gino Romano (PF) Ryan Terry, Manuel Harrell, Fred Terrell | |
| Subs | UAB | Rory Hooker (SG), Dwight Steve (SF) Tony Bigelow, Keith Hanson | |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Gino Romano misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 41-40 |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Edward Parker tips it home | 43-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gino Romano (fresh) C - Edward Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Thomas Juhasz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Hooker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Steve (fresh) PF - Carl Morse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Donald Madruga (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz's pass is intercepted by Edward Parker | 43-40 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Raymond Myers scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Edward Parker | 46-40 |
| 11:06 | UAB | Rory Hooker can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Myers - foul #2 on Raymond Myers, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Cecil Pierce (PF) Gino Romano | |
| Subs | UAB | Manuel Crosby (SG), James Wolfe (PF) Thomas Juhasz, Dwight Steve | |
| 11:06 | UAB | Rory Hooker makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 11:06 | UAB | Rory Hooker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Edward Parker misses badly on a floater from the left side | 46-42 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Edward Parker grabs the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce tips it home | 48-42 |
| 10:07 | UAB | Vaughn Wynn steps in front of the Donald Madruga pass | 48-42 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | John Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Terry (SG), Manuel Harrell (SF), Fred Terrell (C) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, John Hall | |
| Subs | UAB | Tony Bigelow (PG), Keith Hanson (SF) Rory Hooker, Donald Madruga | |
| 09:31 | UAB | Tony Bigelow buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Keith Hanson | 48-45 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ryan Terry | 50-45 |
| 09:04 | UAB | Keith Hanson misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Edward Parker grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Edward Parker misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 50-45 |
| 08:52 | UAB | James Wolfe snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 08:39 | UAB | Carl Morse can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Ryan Terry - foul #2 on Ryan Terry, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hall (PG), Gino Romano (PF) Edward Parker, Cecil Pierce | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Juhasz (SG), Donald Madruga (C) Manuel Crosby, James Wolfe | |
| 08:39 | UAB | Carl Morse makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:39 | UAB | Carl Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Fred Terrell misses short on a shot from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Ryan Terry tips it home | 52-47 |
| 08:10 | UAB | Keith Hanson is fouled on the floor by Manuel Harrell - foul #2 on Manuel Harrell, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG) John Hall | |
| Subs | UAB | Eddie Anderson (C) Carl Morse | |
| 07:50 | UAB | Donald Madruga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UAB | James Wolfe (PF), George West (C) Donald Madruga, Eddie Anderson | |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Fred Terrell knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn | 54-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ryan Terry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gino Romano (fresh) C - Fred Terrell (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Tony Bigelow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Juhasz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - George West (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:13 | UAB | Tony Bigelow connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by James Wolfe | 54-50 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ryan Terry | 57-50 |
| 06:32 | UAB | James Wolfe makes the jump hook from the left block | 57-52 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Gino Romano travels with the ball | 57-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (PG), John Hall (SF), Cecil Pierce (PF), Edward Parker (C) Vaughn Wynn, Ryan Terry, Manuel Harrell, Fred Terrell | |
| Subs | UAB | Manuel Crosby (SG), Carl Morse (SF) Tony Bigelow, Keith Hanson | |
| 05:51 | UAB | Carl Morse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Madruga (PF) James Wolfe | |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Manuel Crosby - foul #3 on Manuel Crosby, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Terry (SG) Gino Romano | |
| Subs | UAB | Rory Hooker (PG) Thomas Juhasz | |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:27 | UAB | Donald Madruga gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 05:03 | UAB | Rory Hooker makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-55 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 04:40 | UAB | Rory Hooker grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 04:19 | UAB | Manuel Crosby misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 04:17 | UAB | Carl Morse snags the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 04:01 | UAB | Rory Hooker misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-55 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Edward Parker grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce is denied on a layup by Donald Madruga | 57-55 |
| 03:52 | UAB | Carl Morse pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 03:52 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Manuel Harrell (SF), Fred Terrell (C) Raymond Myers, John Hall, Edward Parker | |
| Subs | UAB | Tony Bigelow (PG), Keith Hanson (SF), James Wolfe (PF) Rory Hooker, Carl Morse, Donald Madruga | |
| 03:29 | UAB | Keith Hanson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Fred Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ryan Terry (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Terrell (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Tony Bigelow (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Crosby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - George West (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Vaughn Wynn | 59-55 |
| 02:55 | UAB | Tony Bigelow misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 59-55 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Fred Terrell pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Terry | 62-55 |
| 02:28 | UAB | James Wolfe hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Tony Bigelow | 62-57 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Ryan Terry misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Manuel Crosby - foul #4 on Manuel Crosby, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Ryan Terry makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Ryan Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 02:11 | UAB | George West pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 01:55 | UAB | James Wolfe makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Tony Bigelow | 63-59 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell is hacked by Manuel Crosby - foul #5 on Manuel Crosby, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Juhasz (SG) Manuel Crosby | |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:34 | UAB | George West grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 01:12 | UAB | James Wolfe misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 63-59 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Fred Terrell gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce scores on a floater in the lane set up by Manuel Harrell | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:46 | UAB | George West misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 65-59 |
| 00:44 | UAB | Tony Bigelow hits the follow up shot | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn is hacked by Tony Bigelow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tony Bigelow, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:42 | UAB | James Wolfe grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 00:37 | UAB | Tony Bigelow can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Bigelow - foul #5 on Tony Bigelow, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (SG) Ryan Terry | |
| Subs | UAB | Rory Hooker (SG) Tony Bigelow | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:30 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Terry (SG) Raymond Myers | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:26 | UAB | Thomas Juhasz buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Wolfe | 67-64 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Rory Hooker is called for the reach on Manuel Harrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rory Hooker, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (SG) Ryan Terry | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:20 | UAB | Keith Hanson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell is hacked by Rory Hooker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rory Hooker, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Terry (SG) Raymond Myers | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| 00:13 | UAB | Rory Hooker clanks a 3 from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Manuel Harrell | 70-67 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Thomas Juhasz is called for the reach on Manuel Harrell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Juhasz, team foul #12 | 70-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (SG) Ryan Terry | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | UAB | Keith Hanson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Cecil Pierce | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce runs out the clock | 72-67 |