| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Zane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zane inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | James Fodor misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-34 |
| 19:44 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jay Beck | 41-34 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery can't throw it down but he's fouled by Travis Abbott - foul #3 on Travis Abbott, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| 19:28 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-34 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Thorson - foul #1 on Jonathan Thorson, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| 18:32 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Antonio Peery | 45-34 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 18:14 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery is denied on a dunk by Jonathan Thorson | 45-34 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson is hacked by Antonio Peery - foul #1 on Antonio Peery, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | James Zane hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Jay Beck - foul #2 on Jay Beck, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (SF), Manuel Thomas (C) Richard Roberts, Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:37 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:19 | South Carolina | Jay Beck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 16:52 | St. John's | James Zane is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on James Zane, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SG), Aaron Horn (SF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Antonio Peery, Stephen Cameron, Jay Beck | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SF) James Zane | |
| 16:38 | South Carolina | Steven Parker scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Vince Chidester | 48-36 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Thomas Witt loses the ball out of bounds | 48-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Andrew Cox (C) Jeffrey Blum | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF) Kelvin Carder | |
| 16:03 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas's pass is intercepted by Thomas Jackson | 48-36 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vince Chidester (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Horn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Steven Parker steals it from Ernest Spaulding | 48-36 |
| 15:36 | South Carolina | Ernest Spaulding takes the ball from Vince Chidester | 48-36 |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding lays it up and in | 48-38 |
| 15:16 | South Carolina | Thomas Jackson blocks the short jumper by Aaron Horn | 48-38 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox gets the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 15:02 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-38 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin's fadeaway is rejected by Manuel Thomas | 48-38 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina | Thomas Jackson is called for the reach on Manuel Thomas - foul #3 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Stephen Cameron (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Jay Beck (PF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Vince Chidester, Steven Parker, Aaron Horn, Manuel Thomas, Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Ernest Spaulding, Thomas Witt, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 14:10 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 14:08 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum snags the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 13:57 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | James Fodor gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Stephen Cameron steps in front of the Jonathan Thorson pass | 48-38 |
| 13:48 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts throws it down on a great pass from Stephen Cameron | 50-38 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | James Fodor lays it in set up by Kelvin Carder | 50-40 |
| 13:05 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-40 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Jeffrey Blum blocks the short jumper by James Fodor | 50-40 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | James Zane gets the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Travis Abbott knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Fodor | 50-43 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Travis Abbott - foul #4 on Travis Abbott, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Andrew Cox (C) Jeffrey Blum | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Andrew Cox | 52-43 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery is hacked by Kelvin Carder - foul #2 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (SF) Richard Roberts | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (C) Jonathan Thorson | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Vince Chidester (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Zane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester's layup is rejected by James Fodor | 52-43 |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Jay Beck snags the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SF), Manuel Thomas (PF) Stephen Cameron, Jay Beck | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SF), Bradley Macklin (C) James Zane, James Fodor | |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Thomas Witt clanks a driving attempt from close range | 52-43 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-43 |
| 11:06 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 11:01 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Parker | 54-43 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Thomas Witt grabs the offensive board | 54-43 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Jackson | 54-43 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Thomas Witt can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 54-43 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | Thomas Witt picks off the pass by Vince Chidester | 54-43 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Antonio Peery - foul #2 on Antonio Peery, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Jay Beck (PF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Antonio Peery, Steven Parker, Manuel Thomas, Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Ernest Spaulding, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Stephen Cameron and the foul's on Jonathan Thorson - foul #2 on Jonathan Thorson, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jackson Clark (PG) Vince Chidester | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SG) Kelvin Carder | |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Jeffrey Blum takes the ball from James Zane | 57-45 |
| 08:30 | South Carolina | Jay Beck makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Roberts | 59-45 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | James Fodor connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Stephan Carr and he's hacked by Richard Roberts - foul #1 on Richard Roberts, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (PG) Jackson Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG) Thomas Witt | |
| 08:12 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the free throw | 59-48 |
| 07:51 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Roberts | 62-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Steven Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Blum (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stephan Carr (fresh) SF - James Zane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-48 |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Jay Beck pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 07:06 | South Carolina | Steven Parker misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by James Zane - foul #4 on James Zane, team foul #8 | 62-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas (C) Jeffrey Blum | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Stephan Carr | |
| 07:06 | South Carolina | Steven Parker makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 07:06 | South Carolina | Steven Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 07:06 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron snags the offensive board | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | Travis Abbott is called for the reach on Stephen Cameron - foul #5 on Travis Abbott, team foul #9 | 63-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Vince Chidester (SF), Andrew Cox (C) Steven Parker, Richard Roberts, Manuel Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Travis Abbott, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Jackson | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:18 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 06:17 | South Carolina | Jay Beck pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Cox | 66-51 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Kelvin Carder | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:11 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Cox | 69-53 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | James Zane misses the fadeaway in the lane | 69-53 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder grabs the offensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | James Zane hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Kelvin Carder | 69-55 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 04:15 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox snags the offensive board | 69-55 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox is denied on a layup by Thomas Jackson | 69-55 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron tips it back up and in | 71-55 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Roberts (SF), Manuel Thomas (PF) Stephen Cameron, Jay Beck | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) James Zane, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vince Chidester (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manuel Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 03:40 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery gets the rebound | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Vince Chidester is blocked by Jonathan Thorson | 71-55 |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery gets the offensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 03:19 | South Carolina | Jonathan Thorson takes the ball from Antonio Peery | 71-55 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SG), Aaron Horn (SF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Antonio Peery, Richard Roberts, Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Bradley Macklin (PF), Harry Foutz (C) Kelvin Carder, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 02:44 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-55 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Stephan Carr | 71-55 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 71-55 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Thomas Witt snags the offensive board | 71-55 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Stephan Carr buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ernest Spaulding | 71-58 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Stephan Carr steps in front of the Steven Parker pass | 71-58 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the lay-in | 71-58 |
| 01:52 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 71-58 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum misses long on a runner from the right block | 71-58 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Harry Foutz snags the defensive board | 71-58 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Thomas Witt clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-58 |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Vince Chidester | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Stephan Carr - foul #1 on Stephan Carr, team foul #10 | 73-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF) Harry Foutz | |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn misses the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Stephan Carr snags the defensive board | 74-61 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 74-61 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina | Steven Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 74-61 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester runs out the clock | 74-61 |