| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Norman McGahen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Brush (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Lamb (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Atkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Levesque (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Maciejewski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clayton Forehand (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jon Kraus (fresh) 5 reb. C - Carl Girardi (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Lamb inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | St. John's (MN) | Jon Kraus is called for the reach on Anthony Lamb - foul #1 on Jon Kraus, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 19:26 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Carl Girardi snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand is called for traveling | 38-39 |
| 19:03 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ralph Baylis - foul #1 on Ralph Baylis, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 19:03 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 19:03 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Jon Kraus snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 18:40 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:19 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush blows the layup | 38-39 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Baylis | 38-42 |
| 17:48 | St. John's (MN) | Ralph Baylis steps in front of the Craig Brush pass | 38-42 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Jon Kraus misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 38-42 |
| 17:32 | St. John's (MN) | Lawrence Atkins snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 17:19 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Lamb is whistled for traveling | 38-42 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | William Moore (SG), Dustin Scott (SF), Anthony Stevenson (PF), Vernon Lacinski (C) Craig Brush, Anthony Lamb, Lawrence Atkins, Joe Levesque | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Lindeman (SF), Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Clayton Forehand, Jon Kraus, Carl Girardi | |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Steve Lemons gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Peter McDonald hits the finger roll set up by Ralph Baylis | 38-44 |
| 16:25 | St. John's (MN) | Dustin Scott connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Norman McGahen | 40-44 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Donald Maciejewski | 40-46 |
| 16:01 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Stevenson buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Dustin Scott | 42-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Norman McGahen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dustin Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. PF - Anthony Stevenson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Lacinski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Maciejewski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Randall Lindeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Peter McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Steve Lemons (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Randall Lindeman buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ralph Baylis | 42-49 |
| 15:38 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Stevenson knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Vernon Lacinski | 44-49 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski makes the fadeaway from the right side | 44-51 |
| 15:11 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Stevenson knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Norman McGahen | 46-51 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 15:05 | St. John's (MN) | William Moore grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 14:50 | St. John's (MN) | Dustin Scott misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Randall Lindeman - foul #2 on Randall Lindeman, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush (SG), Anthony Lamb (SF), Lawrence Atkins (PF), Joe Levesque (C) Norman McGahen, William Moore, Anthony Stevenson, Vernon Lacinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Johnson (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Jon Kraus (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Ralph Baylis, Donald Maciejewski, Peter McDonald, Steve Lemons | |
| 14:50 | St. John's (MN) | Dustin Scott makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 14:50 | St. John's (MN) | Dustin Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand hits a jumper from the right side | 48-53 |
| 14:18 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque misses short on a runner from the baseline | 48-53 |
| 14:16 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque grabs the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 14:03 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Lamb | 51-53 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Carl Girardi clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Lamb - foul #1 on Anthony Lamb, team foul #1 | 51-53 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | William Moore (PG) Dustin Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Willie (SG) Randall Lindeman | |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Carl Girardi misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Carl Girardi makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 13:19 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Carl Girardi grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 51-54 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand tips it in | 51-56 |
| 12:50 | St. John's (MN) | Lawrence Atkins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Clayton Forehand - foul #3 on Clayton Forehand, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Donald Maciejewski (SG), Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Stanley Johnson, Harry Willie, Jon Kraus, Carl Girardi | |
| 12:50 | St. John's (MN) | Lawrence Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 12:50 | St. John's (MN) | Lawrence Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Steve Lemons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Peter McDonald gets the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Peter McDonald is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Atkins - foul #3 on Lawrence Atkins, team foul #2 | 53-56 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen (PG), Dustin Scott (SF), Anthony Stevenson (PF), Vernon Lacinski (C) Craig Brush, Anthony Lamb, Lawrence Atkins, Joe Levesque | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Lindeman (SF) Clayton Forehand | |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-56 |
| 11:59 | St. John's (MN) | Dustin Scott pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Norman McGahen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dustin Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. PF - Anthony Stevenson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Lacinski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Maciejewski (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Randall Lindeman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Peter McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Lemons (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | St. John's (MN) | Dustin Scott connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Norman McGahen | 55-56 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 11:33 | St. John's (MN) | Vernon Lacinski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 11:12 | St. John's (MN) | Peter McDonald swats the short shot by Dustin Scott | 55-56 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Steve Lemons grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Dustin Scott is called for the reach on Donald Maciejewski - foul #2 on Dustin Scott, team foul #3 | 55-56 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush (SG), Anthony Lamb (SF), Lawrence Atkins (PF) William Moore, Dustin Scott, Vernon Lacinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Forehand (SF), Jon Kraus (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Ralph Baylis, Peter McDonald, Steve Lemons | |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Lawrence Atkins steals it from Jon Kraus | 55-56 |
| 10:25 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Stevenson can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Carl Girardi - foul #1 on Carl Girardi, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Dustin Scott (PG), Joe Levesque (C) Norman McGahen, Lawrence Atkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:25 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 10:25 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Joe Levesque denies the turnaround by Clayton Forehand | 57-56 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Jon Kraus tips it home | 57-58 |
| 09:48 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush misses short on a shot in the lane | 57-58 |
| 09:47 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush tips it in | 59-58 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jon Kraus | 59-61 |
| 09:15 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Randall Lindeman gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Jon Kraus | 59-63 |
| 08:45 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Maciejewski picks off the pass by Anthony Stevenson | 59-63 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Randall Lindeman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-63 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski tips it back up and in | 59-65 |
| 08:17 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque misses the dunk but the foul's on Carl Girardi - foul #2 on Carl Girardi, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen (PG), William Moore (SG), Larry Lashley (SF), Lawrence Atkins (PF) Dustin Scott, Craig Brush, Anthony Lamb, Anthony Stevenson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Stanley Johnson (SG), Christopher Ross (SF), Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Randall Lindeman, Donald Maciejewski, Clayton Forehand, Jon Kraus, Carl Girardi | |
| 08:17 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 08:17 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 08:17 | St. John's (MN) | Lawrence Atkins gets the offensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 08:05 | St. John's (MN) | Stanley Johnson is called for the reach on William Moore - foul #2 on Stanley Johnson, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Vernon Lacinski (C) Joe Levesque | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:05 | St. John's (MN) | William Moore makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 08:05 | St. John's (MN) | William Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Christopher Ross makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-68 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Norman McGahen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Lashley (fresh) PF - Lawrence Atkins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Vernon Lacinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Peter McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Steve Lemons (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's (MN) | Lawrence Atkins misses the jumper from the left side | 62-68 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Christopher Ross snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Stanley Johnson is called for traveling | 62-68 |
| 07:08 | St. John's (MN) | Vernon Lacinski's pass is intercepted by Peter McDonald | 62-68 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Norman McGahen is called for the reach on Ralph Baylis - foul #2 on Norman McGahen, team foul #4 | 62-68 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Dustin Scott (SF) Larry Lashley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski (SG) Stanley Johnson | |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Peter McDonald's layup is rejected by Vernon Lacinski | 62-68 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Steve Lemons tips it in | 62-70 |
| 06:27 | St. John's (MN) | Lawrence Atkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-70 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush (SG) William Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Forehand (SF) Christopher Ross | |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-70 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Steve Lemons gets the offensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clayton Forehand | 62-72 |
| 05:41 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush connects on the shot in the paint set up by Norman McGahen and the foul's on Peter McDonald - foul #3 on Peter McDonald, team foul #8 | 64-72 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Lamb (SF), Steve Lawson (PF), Joe Levesque (C) Dustin Scott, Lawrence Atkins, Vernon Lacinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Kraus (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Peter McDonald, Steve Lemons | |
| 05:41 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush misses the free throw | 64-72 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Jon Kraus pulls down the rebound | 64-72 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Jon Kraus connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Ralph Baylis | 64-74 |
| 05:15 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush is hacked by Donald Maciejewski - foul #1 on Donald Maciejewski, team foul #9 | 64-74 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | William Moore (PG), Anthony Stevenson (PF) Norman McGahen, Steve Lawson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Lindeman (PG) Ralph Baylis | |
| 05:15 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 05:15 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Craig Brush steals it from Carl Girardi | 66-74 |
| 04:26 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Carl Girardi - foul #3 on Carl Girardi, team foul #10 | 66-74 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Dustin Scott (PG), Lawrence Atkins (PF) William Moore, Anthony Stevenson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Johnson (SG), Christopher Ross (SF), Steve Lemons (C) Donald Maciejewski, Clayton Forehand, Carl Girardi | |
| 04:26 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 04:26 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Randall Lindeman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 68-74 |
| 03:59 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Lamb grabs the board | 68-74 |
| 03:41 | St. John's (MN) | Stanley Johnson steals the ball from Joe Levesque | 68-74 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Stanley Johnson banks in the layup | 68-76 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Dustin Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Craig Brush (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Lamb (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Atkins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Levesque (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Lindeman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Kraus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Steve Lemons (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | St. John's (MN) | Lawrence Atkins hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Craig Brush | 70-76 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Randall Lindeman is called for 3 seconds | 70-76 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen (PG), William Moore (SG), Anthony Stevenson (PF), Vernon Lacinski (C) Craig Brush, Anthony Lamb, Lawrence Atkins, Joe Levesque | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Donald Maciejewski (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Peter McDonald (PF) Randall Lindeman, Stanley Johnson, Christopher Ross, Jon Kraus | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | St. John's (MN) | Dustin Scott lays it up and in | 72-76 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-76 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Lamb (SF), Lawrence Atkins (PF) Dustin Scott, Vernon Lacinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Girardi (C) Steve Lemons | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski drills a jump hook from the left block | 72-78 |
| 02:33 | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-78 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush (SG), Joe Levesque (C) William Moore, Anthony Stevenson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Kraus (PF) Peter McDonald | |
| 02:06 | St. John's (MN) | Jon Kraus denies the turnaround by Lawrence Atkins | 72-78 |
| 02:04 | St. John's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Atkins | 72-78 |
| 01:39 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Craig Brush | 75-78 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis blows the layup | 75-78 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis gets the offensive rebound | 75-78 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Jon Kraus can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 75-78 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Carl Girardi gets the offensive rebound | 75-78 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Carl Girardi connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-80 |
| 00:50 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-80 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Craig Brush steals the ball from Ralph Baylis | 78-80 |
| 00:22 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Lamb lays it in set up by Craig Brush | 80-80 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Carl Girardi misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-80 |
| 00:01 | St. John's (MN) | Lawrence Atkins snags the defensive board | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's (MN) | Lawrence Atkins comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 80-80 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Norman McGahen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Craig Brush (fresh) 22 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Lamb (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Atkins (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Levesque (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Donald Maciejewski (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clayton Forehand (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jon Kraus (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Carl Girardi (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque wins the tip | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:44 | St. John's (MN) | Jon Kraus is called for the reach on Norman McGahen - foul #2 on Jon Kraus, team foul #11 | 80-80 |
| 04:44 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen makes the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 04:44 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen makes the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Clayton Forehand | 82-83 |
| 04:19 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 82-83 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Jon Kraus snags the defensive board | 82-83 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Craig Brush steps in front of the Ralph Baylis pass | 82-83 |
| 04:07 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush misses the lay-in | 82-83 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Carl Girardi snags the defensive board | 82-83 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 82-83 |
| 03:59 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Lamb gets the rebound | 82-83 |
| 03:51 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Lamb can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 82-83 |
| 03:50 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque gets the offensive rebound | 82-83 |
| 03:34 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush is hacked by Donald Maciejewski - foul #2 on Donald Maciejewski, team foul #12 | 82-83 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Jon Kraus, Carl Girardi | |
| 03:34 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush misses the 1st free throw | 82-83 |
| 03:34 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 83-83 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand grabs the offensive board | 83-83 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Lawrence Atkins steps in front of the Ralph Baylis pass | 83-83 |
| 02:44 | St. John's (MN) | Norman McGahen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 83-83 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski snags the defensive board | 83-83 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-83 |
| Subs | St. John's (MN) | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Kraus (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Peter McDonald, Steve Lemons | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Lawrence Atkins swats the shot by Donald Maciejewski | 83-83 |
| 02:20 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque grabs the defensive rebound | 83-83 |
| 02:04 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman McGahen | 86-83 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 86-83 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Clayton Forehand | 86-83 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Norman McGahen - foul #3 on Norman McGahen, team foul #5 | 86-83 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski makes the 1st free throw | 86-84 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski makes the 2nd free throw | 86-85 |
| 01:35 | St. John's (MN) | Lawrence Atkins buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Joe Levesque | 88-85 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski misses the easy layup | 88-85 |
| 01:28 | St. John's (MN) | Anthony Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 88-85 |
| 01:23 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush hits the finger roll set up by Joe Levesque | 90-85 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Norman McGahen - foul #4 on Norman McGahen, team foul #6 | 90-85 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand misses the 1st free throw | 90-85 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand makes the 2nd free throw | 90-86 |
| 00:41 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Lamb | 93-86 |
| Lineup | St. John's (MN) | PG - Norman McGahen (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Craig Brush (fresh) 31 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Anthony Lamb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Atkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Joe Levesque (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Donald Maciejewski (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clayton Forehand (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jon Kraus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Carl Girardi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Anthony Lamb is called for the reach on Carl Girardi - foul #2 on Anthony Lamb, team foul #7 | 93-86 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Carl Girardi misses the 1st free throw | 93-86 |
| 00:35 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque snags the defensive board | 93-86 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:34 | St. John's (MN) | Ralph Baylis is called for the reach on Joe Levesque in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Baylis, team foul #13 | 93-86 |
| 00:34 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque misses the 1st free throw | 93-86 |
| 00:34 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque makes the 2nd free throw | 94-86 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 94-86 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand grabs the offensive rebound | 94-86 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 94-86 |
| 00:23 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque snags the defensive board | 94-86 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Baylis - foul #3 on Ralph Baylis, team foul #14 | 94-86 |
| 00:20 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque makes the 1st free throw | 95-86 |
| 00:20 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque makes the 2nd free throw | 96-86 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Maciejewski | 96-89 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | St. John's (MN) | Ralph Baylis is called for the reach on Joe Levesque in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ralph Baylis, team foul #15 | 96-89 |
| 00:10 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque misses the 1st free throw | 96-89 |
| 00:10 | St. John's (MN) | Joe Levesque makes the 2nd free throw | 97-89 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Donald Maciejewski | 97-92 |
| 00:04 | St. John's (MN) | Donald Maciejewski is called for the reach on Craig Brush in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Maciejewski, team foul #16 | 97-92 |
| 00:04 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush makes the 1st free throw | 98-92 |
| 00:04 | St. John's (MN) | Craig Brush misses the 2nd free throw | 98-92 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Carl Girardi grabs the board | 98-92 |
| Game Plan | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Carl Girardi misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 98-92 |