| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) SF - James Zane (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terrance Brien (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Anthony Rohrbach (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bryce Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zane inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | James Fodor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 28-30 |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 19:25 | Detroit Mercy | James Zane knocks away the 3 by Terrance Brien | 28-30 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Travis Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Bobby Rozar takes the ball from Jonathan Thorson | 28-30 |
| 19:05 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy banks in the layup set up by Bobby Rozar | 28-32 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | The short jumper by James Zane is denied by Bryce Nielsen | 28-32 |
| 18:44 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 18:30 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Murphy | 28-35 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Zane | 31-35 |
| 18:00 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bobby Rozar | 31-38 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | James Fodor tips it but misses | 31-38 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen misses the lay-in | 31-38 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 31-38 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:04 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 16:41 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy is hacked by Travis Abbott - foul #3 on Travis Abbott, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Kelvin Carder, Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski (PG), Billy Taylor (SF), Nicolas Buckley (PF), Robert Veasley (C) Bobby Rozar, Terrance Brien, Anthony Rohrbach, Bryce Nielsen | |
| 16:35 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley is called for traveling | 34-38 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Thomas Witt comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Frank Murphy - foul #1 on Frank Murphy, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:55 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 15:53 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley hits the follow up shot | 36-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joseph Frankowski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicolas Buckley (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Veasley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 15:26 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley's pass is intercepted by Ernest Spaulding | 36-40 |
| 15:23 | St. John's | Thomas Witt lays it up and in on a great pass from Ernest Spaulding | 38-40 |
| 15:09 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Jackson takes the ball from Billy Taylor | 38-40 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski is whistled for a carry | 40-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Harry Foutz (C) Thomas Witt, Ernest Spaulding, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (PG), Joseph Shaw (SF), Anthony Rohrbach (PF), James McLay (C) Joseph Frankowski, Frank Murphy, Nicolas Buckley, Robert Veasley | |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Harry Foutz banks in the layup | 42-40 |
| 14:10 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 14:09 | Detroit Mercy | James McLay grabs the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 13:52 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on James Fodor - foul #1 on James Fodor, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson (C) James Fodor | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Bryce Nielsen (C) Billy Taylor, James McLay | |
| 13:52 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:52 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Joseph Shaw is called for the reach on Travis Abbott - foul #4 on Joseph Shaw, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (PF) Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley (SF) Joseph Shaw | |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 13:04 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar is whistled for traveling | 45-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (SG), Thomas Witt (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF) Travis Abbott, James Zane, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson's floater is knocked away by Nicolas Buckley | 45-41 |
| 12:47 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:38 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Kelvin Carder - foul #2 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF) Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski (SG), Robert Veasley (C) Anthony Rohrbach, Bryce Nielsen | |
| 12:38 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:38 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | James Fodor gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Veasley - foul #1 on Robert Veasley, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor (SF) Terrance Brien | |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski is whistled for traveling | 47-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF) Kelvin Carder | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy (SG), James McLay (C) Bobby Rozar, Nicolas Buckley | |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Stephan Carr connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ernest Spaulding | 50-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joseph Frankowski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Veasley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James McLay (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Frankowski | 50-43 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | James Fodor misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-43 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | James Fodor hits the follow up shot | 52-43 |
| 10:44 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski's layup is rejected by James Fodor | 52-43 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Stephan Carr pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | James Fodor misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 10:12 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 09:59 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Witt | 55-43 |
| 09:42 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy is fouled on the floor by Ernest Spaulding - foul #1 on Ernest Spaulding, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), Bradley Macklin (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Ernest Spaulding, Thomas Witt, Stephan Carr, James Fodor, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Terrance Brien (SG), Nicolas Buckley (SF), Anthony Rohrbach (PF), Bryce Nielsen (C) Joseph Frankowski, Frank Murphy, Billy Taylor, Robert Veasley, James McLay | |
| 09:27 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Bobby Rozar | 55-45 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin is hacked by Anthony Rohrbach - foul #1 on Anthony Rohrbach, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-45 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is denied on a dunk by Bryce Nielsen | 55-45 |
| 08:23 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Nicolas Buckley | 55-48 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bobby Rozar - foul #1 on Bobby Rozar, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw (SF) Nicolas Buckley | |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 07:36 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Shaw | 57-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Zane (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terrance Brien (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Rohrbach (fresh) 5 reb. C - Bryce Nielsen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Travis Abbott clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-51 |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 07:09 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar knocks in the shot from the right side | 57-53 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Travis Abbott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the tip | 57-53 |
| 06:51 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 06:36 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 06:35 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach grabs the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:22 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach hits the finger roll | 57-55 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin is fouled on the floor by Anthony Rohrbach - foul #2 on Anthony Rohrbach, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), James Fodor (PF), Harry Foutz (C) Kelvin Carder, Travis Abbott, James Zane, Bradley Macklin, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor (PG), Frank Murphy (SG), Nicolas Buckley (PF), Robert Veasley (C) Bobby Rozar, Terrance Brien, Anthony Rohrbach, Bryce Nielsen | |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Nicolas Buckley steals it from James Fodor | 57-55 |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Taylor and the foul's on Thomas Witt - foul #1 on Thomas Witt, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (C) Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski (PG) Joseph Shaw | |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:53 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy Taylor | 57-61 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | James Fodor misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Nicolas Buckley - foul #1 on Nicolas Buckley, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | James Fodor misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 04:22 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Veasley | 58-64 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | James Fodor scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-64 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley misses the fadeaway near the basket | 60-64 |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 03:38 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski misses the 3 from straight away | 60-64 |
| 03:37 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Veasley | 60-64 |
| 03:29 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Frankowski and he's hacked by Thomas Witt - foul #2 on Thomas Witt, team foul #6 | 60-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), Harry Foutz (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Ernest Spaulding, Thomas Witt, Stephan Carr, James Fodor, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (PG), Joseph Shaw (SF), Anthony Rohrbach (PF), James McLay (C) Joseph Frankowski, Billy Taylor, Nicolas Buckley, Robert Veasley | |
| 03:29 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy makes the free throw | 60-67 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Zane (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry Foutz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Terrance Brien (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Murphy (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Rohrbach (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James McLay (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Travis Abbott loses the ball out of bounds | 60-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (PF) Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG) Frank Murphy | |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Rohrbach | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:42 | St. John's | James Zane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-69 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin is fouled on the floor by James McLay - foul #1 on James McLay, team foul #8 | 60-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Harry Foutz (C) Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen (C) James McLay | |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 02:11 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen is called for 3 seconds | 62-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor (SG) Bobby Rozar | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:06 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF), Thomas Jackson (C) Bradley Macklin, Harry Foutz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Frank Murphy (SG) Terrance Brien, Billy Taylor | |
| 01:51 | St. John's | James Zane's layup is rejected by Bryce Nielsen | 62-69 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | James Zane pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Joseph Shaw steals the ball from James Zane | 62-69 |
| 01:16 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Zane - foul #1 on James Zane, team foul #7 | 62-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson (C) Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:16 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 01:16 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Fodor | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:03 | St. John's | James Zane clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-70 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the offensive board | 62-70 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 62-70 |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach is hacked by Kelvin Carder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #8 | 62-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor (SG) Frank Murphy | |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach misses the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Fodor | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Kelvin Carder hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis Abbott | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor is hacked by Travis Abbott in the backcourt - foul #4 on Travis Abbott, team foul #9 | 65-71 |
| 00:38 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:38 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is fouled on the floor by Anthony Rohrbach - foul #3 on Anthony Rohrbach, team foul #9 | 65-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy (SG) Billy Taylor | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach is fouled in the backcourt by Kelvin Carder - foul #4 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #10 | 67-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor (SG) Frank Murphy | |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Billy Taylor is called for the reach on Travis Abbott - foul #3 on Billy Taylor, team foul #10 | 67-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy (SG) Billy Taylor | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Carder is called for the reach on Bobby Rozar in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #11 | 69-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG) Kelvin Carder | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor (SG), Nicolas Buckley (PF) Frank Murphy, Anthony Rohrbach | |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar misses the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-76 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor gets the rebound | 69-76 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Rohrbach (PF) Nicolas Buckley | |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Spaulding - foul #2 on Ernest Spaulding, team foul #12 | 69-76 |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Bobby Rozar is called for the reach on Ernest Spaulding in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Rozar, team foul #11 | 69-78 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frank Murphy (SG) Billy Taylor | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Ernest Spaulding is called for the reach on Bryce Nielsen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ernest Spaulding, team foul #13 | 71-78 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor (SG) Frank Murphy | |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is whistled for a carry | 71-80 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Ernest Spaulding is called for the reach on Joseph Shaw in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ernest Spaulding, team foul #14 | 71-80 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | James Zane travels with the ball | 71-82 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Travis Abbott, James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski (SG), Terrance Brien (SF), Nicolas Buckley (PF), Robert Veasley (C) Bobby Rozar, Joseph Shaw, Anthony Rohrbach, Bryce Nielsen | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor runs out the clock | 71-82 |