| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Carrero (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sammie Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Blake Angle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Manley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Destefano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Engram (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Richard Destefano inbounds the ball | 41-25 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Drake | Blake Angle scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Manley | 41-28 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | Eugene Witz connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Sammie Lee | 43-28 |
| 19:13 | Drake | Daniel Engram makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Robert Swanson | 43-30 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-30 |
| 19:04 | Drake | Robert Swanson banks in the layup | 43-32 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 18:43 | Drake | Richard Destefano snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 18:37 | Drake | Steven Manley is whistled for traveling | 43-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Drake | Frederick Hood (PG), Rick Johnson (SF), Ryan Brasfield (C) Blake Angle, Richard Destefano, Robert Swanson | |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Sammie Lee misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Rick Johnson - foul #1 on Rick Johnson, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg (C) Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Natale (PG), Roy Cooper (SG) Steven Manley, Daniel Engram | |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Sammie Lee misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Sammie Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 18:05 | Drake | Ryan Brasfield misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 18:03 | Drake | Ronald Natale grabs the offensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 17:45 | Drake | Ryan Brasfield clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-32 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Ryan Brasfield picks off the pass by Angel Arredondo | 44-32 |
| 17:11 | Drake | Rick Johnson scores on a shot in the lane set up by Ronald Natale and the foul's on Sammie Lee - foul #1 on Sammie Lee, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (PG), Chen Wang (SG), Mark Dixon (SF), George Hui (C) Randall Tallent, Bill Carrero, Angel Arredondo, Sammie Lee | |
| Subs | Drake | Blake Angle (PG), Steven Manley (SG), Richard Destefano (SF), Robert Swanson (C) Ronald Natale, Roy Cooper, Frederick Hood, Ryan Brasfield | |
| 17:11 | Drake | Rick Johnson makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Chen Wang connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-35 |
| 16:42 | Drake | Robert Swanson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 16:41 | St. John's | Mark Dixon snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | George Hui is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Hui, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Witz (C) Bert Lagerberg | |
| Subs | Drake | Daniel Engram (PF) Rick Johnson | |
| 16:23 | Drake | Richard Destefano can't connect on a runner in the lane | 46-35 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Eugene Witz gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Chen Wang misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 16:09 | Drake | Robert Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 16:05 | Drake | Blake Angle is whistled for traveling | 46-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bill Carrero (SG), Sammie Lee (PF) Mark Dixon, George Hui | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Natale (PG), Frederick Hood (SF) Blake Angle, Richard Destefano | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Carrero (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chen Wang (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sammie Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ronald Natale (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Manley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frederick Hood (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Engram (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Swanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Bill Carrero is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Bill Carrero, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeff McClain (PG), Roy Cooper (SG), Ryan Brasfield (C) Ronald Natale, Steven Manley, Robert Swanson | |
| 15:20 | Drake | Frederick Hood makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Chen Wang misses the easy dunk attempt | 46-37 |
| 14:52 | Drake | Ryan Brasfield grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 14:39 | Drake | Roy Cooper is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 46-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Henry Hill (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Mark Dixon (C) Todd Griffin, Bill Carrero, Chen Wang, Sammie Lee, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Drake | Blake Angle (SG), Richard Destefano (SF), Kelvin Trinkle (PF), Robert Swanson (C) Roy Cooper, Frederick Hood, Daniel Engram, Ryan Brasfield | |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses the turnaround from the left block | 46-37 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg tips it back up and in | 48-37 |
| 14:09 | Drake | Richard Destefano comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Angel Arredondo - foul #3 on Angel Arredondo, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Manley (SG), Rick Johnson (PF) Jeff McClain, Kelvin Trinkle | |
| 14:09 | Drake | Richard Destefano makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 14:09 | Drake | Richard Destefano makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Steven Manley steps in front of the Bert Lagerberg pass in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 14:02 | Drake | Steven Manley lays it in | 48-41 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | Henry Hill is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Henry Hill, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bill Carrero (SG), Sammie Lee (PF) Henry Hill, Bert Lagerberg | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Natale (PG), Kelvin Trinkle (SF) Blake Angle, Richard Destefano | |
| 13:16 | Drake | Rick Johnson is hacked by Randall Tallent - foul #1 on Randall Tallent, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeff McClain (PG), Frederick Hood (SF) Ronald Natale, Rick Johnson | |
| 13:03 | Drake | Mark Dixon swats the shot by Frederick Hood | 48-41 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Sammie Lee | 48-41 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Bill Carrero | 50-41 |
| 12:14 | Drake | Robert Swanson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Swanson, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (PG), Henry Hill (SG), Chen Wang (SF), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Randall Tallent, Bill Carrero, Angel Arredondo, Sammie Lee, Mark Dixon | |
| Subs | Drake | Blake Angle (PG), Roy Cooper (SG), Richard Destefano (SF), Daniel Engram (PF), Ryan Brasfield (C) Jeff McClain, Steven Manley, Frederick Hood, Kelvin Trinkle, Robert Swanson | |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Henry Hill makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chen Wang (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Hui (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Blake Angle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Destefano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Engram (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Brasfield (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Drake | Eugene Witz denies the turnaround by Daniel Engram | 52-41 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Eugene Witz snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Chen Wang can't finish the layup | 52-41 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Todd Griffin tips it back up and in | 54-41 |
| 10:46 | Drake | Richard Destefano clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 54-41 |
| 10:44 | Drake | Ryan Brasfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 10:31 | Drake | Roy Cooper misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Eugene Witz grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Eugene Witz is whistled for a carry | 54-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Bill Carrero (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), Sammie Lee (PF), Bert Lagerberg (C) Todd Griffin, Henry Hill, Chen Wang, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeff McClain (PG), Steven Manley (SG), Frederick Hood (SF), Rick Johnson (PF), Robert Swanson (C) Blake Angle, Roy Cooper, Richard Destefano, Daniel Engram, Ryan Brasfield | |
| 09:45 | Drake | Steven Manley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeff McClain | 54-44 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Sammie Lee comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-44 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Sammie Lee | 54-44 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Swanson | 54-44 |
| 09:12 | Drake | The rebound goes to Robert Swanson | 54-44 |
| 08:56 | Drake | Jeff McClain hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Rick Johnson | 54-46 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Frederick Hood is called for the reach on Angel Arredondo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frederick Hood, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Drake | Kelvin Trinkle (PF) Robert Swanson | |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Randall Tallent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 08:42 | Drake | Rick Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 08:29 | Drake | Steven Manley's pass is intercepted by Bill Carrero | 54-46 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses the jumpshot from the right side | 54-46 |
| 07:59 | Drake | Frederick Hood grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 07:54 | Drake | Steven Manley misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 07:53 | Drake | Kelvin Trinkle snags the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 07:46 | Drake | Kelvin Trinkle can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Angel Arredondo - foul #4 on Angel Arredondo, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (PG), Henry Hill (SG), Mark Dixon (SF), George Hui (C) Randall Tallent, Bill Carrero, Angel Arredondo, Bert Lagerberg | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Natale (PG), Daniel Engram (PF), Robert Swanson (C) Jeff McClain, Frederick Hood, Rick Johnson | |
| 07:46 | Drake | Kelvin Trinkle misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:46 | Drake | Kelvin Trinkle makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammie Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - George Hui (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ronald Natale (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Manley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kelvin Trinkle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Engram (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Swanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Henry Hill scores on a 3 from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 07:18 | Drake | Robert Swanson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Sammie Lee pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Mark Dixon buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-47 |
| 06:49 | Drake | Kelvin Trinkle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 06:48 | Drake | Kelvin Trinkle grabs the offensive board | 59-47 |
| 06:33 | Drake | Daniel Engram comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 59-47 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Mark Dixon grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Mark Dixon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sammie Lee and he's hacked by Kelvin Trinkle - foul #1 on Kelvin Trinkle, team foul #4 | 61-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Bill Carrero (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), Eugene Witz (C) Todd Griffin, Henry Hill, Sammie Lee, George Hui | |
| Subs | Drake | Jeff McClain (PG), Blake Angle (SG), Richard Destefano (SF), Ryan Brasfield (C) Ronald Natale, Steven Manley, Kelvin Trinkle, Robert Swanson | |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Mark Dixon misses the free throw | 61-47 |
| 06:12 | Drake | Ryan Brasfield grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:50 | Drake | Richard Destefano buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-50 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Eugene Witz hits a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Ryan Brasfield - foul #1 on Ryan Brasfield, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sammie Lee (PF) Mark Dixon | |
| Subs | Drake | Frederick Hood (SF) Richard Destefano | |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Eugene Witz makes the free throw | 64-50 |
| 05:13 | Drake | Jeff McClain is whistled for a carry | 64-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Hui (PF) Sammie Lee | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Blake Angle steps in front of the Randall Tallent pass | 64-50 |
| 04:21 | Drake | Jeff McClain is fouled on the floor by Bill Carrero - foul #3 on Bill Carrero, team foul #8 | 64-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (PG), Chen Wang (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF) Randall Tallent, Angel Arredondo, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Cooper (SG), Rick Johnson (PF), Robert Swanson (C) Blake Angle, Daniel Engram, Ryan Brasfield | |
| 04:21 | Drake | Jeff McClain makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 04:21 | Drake | Jeff McClain makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | George Hui blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Swanson - foul #3 on Robert Swanson, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sammie Lee (PF) Bill Carrero | |
| Subs | Drake | Ronald Natale (PG), Richard Destefano (SF) Jeff McClain, Frederick Hood | |
| 03:52 | St. John's | George Hui makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | George Hui misses the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 03:52 | Drake | Robert Swanson grabs the board | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Drake | Roy Cooper scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Natale | 65-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chen Wang (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Hui (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sammie Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Ronald Natale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Destefano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Swanson (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Chen Wang hits a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Roy Cooper - foul #1 on Roy Cooper, team foul #7 | 67-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Bill Carrero (SG), Mark Dixon (C) Todd Griffin, George Hui, Bert Lagerberg | |
| Subs | Drake | Steven Manley (SG), Kelvin Trinkle (PF), Ryan Brasfield (C) Roy Cooper, Rick Johnson, Robert Swanson | |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Chen Wang makes the free throw | 68-55 |
| 02:42 | Drake | Steven Manley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-55 |
| 02:40 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Brasfield | 68-55 |
| 02:34 | Drake | Richard Destefano scores on a floater near the basket set up by Ronald Natale and he's hacked by Mark Dixon - foul #2 on Mark Dixon, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Angel Arredondo (SF) Chen Wang | |
| Subs | Drake | Blake Angle (SG), Frederick Hood (C) Steven Manley, Ryan Brasfield | |
| 02:34 | Drake | Richard Destefano makes the free throw | 68-58 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Mark Dixon misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Natale - foul #1 on Ronald Natale, team foul #8 | 68-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Hill (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Chen Wang (SF), Bert Lagerberg (C) Randall Tallent, Bill Carrero, Angel Arredondo, Sammie Lee | |
| Subs | Drake | Rick Johnson (PF), Ryan Brasfield (C) Richard Destefano, Kelvin Trinkle | |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Mark Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Mark Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:42 | Drake | Ronald Natale loses the dribble to Todd Griffin | 70-58 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Henry Hill lays it up and in set up by Todd Griffin | 72-58 |
| 01:20 | Drake | Rick Johnson clanks a shot near the basket | 72-58 |
| 01:18 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Blake Angle | 72-58 |
| 01:13 | Drake | Ryan Brasfield makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Frederick Hood | 72-61 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Henry Hill connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Chen Wang | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Drake | Frederick Hood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Hui (C) Henry Hill | |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Cooper (SG) Ronald Natale | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | George Hui blows the wide open layup | 75-61 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg hits the follow up shot | 77-61 |
| 00:09 | Drake | Rick Johnson makes the shot in the lane set up by Blake Angle | 77-63 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Todd Griffin runs out the clock | 77-63 |