| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Donald Talbot (fresh) SG - Ed Reardon (fresh) SF - Robert Niedzielski (fresh) PF - Jeremy Gresham (fresh) C - Michael Warburton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | Michael Warburton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Seton Hall | Michael Warburton knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ed Reardon | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Gresham - foul #1 on Jeremy Gresham, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:24 | Seton Hall | Jeremy Gresham gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 19:02 | Seton Hall | Robert Niedzielski misses the fadeaway from the right side | 2-1 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn buries a runner from close range | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Seton Hall | Michael Warburton blows the layup but he's hacked by Frederick Wagner - foul #1 on Frederick Wagner, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Seton Hall | Michael Warburton makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:33 | Seton Hall | Michael Warburton misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Ed Reardon steps in front of the Raymond Myers pass | 3-3 |
| 17:53 | Seton Hall | Raymond Myers takes the ball from Donald Talbot | 3-3 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Raymond Myers is called for traveling | 3-3 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Darrel Taylor (PF), Douglas Alejandre (C) Jeremy Gresham, Michael Warburton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:13 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:11 | Seton Hall | Douglas Alejandre grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:01 | Seton Hall | Darrel Taylor is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Darrel Taylor, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jing Meng (PG) Donald Talbot | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Manuel Harrell | 3-6 |
| 16:35 | Seton Hall | Manuel Harrell picks off the pass by Jing Meng | 3-6 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 16:18 | Seton Hall | Darrel Taylor pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:13 | Seton Hall | Robert Niedzielski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-6 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Thomas Kim (SG), Gerald Dineen (SF), Michael Warburton (C) Ed Reardon, Robert Niedzielski, Douglas Alejandre | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SF), James Holquin (C) Manuel Harrell, Frederick Wagner | |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Gino Romano's layup is rejected by Gerald Dineen | 3-6 |
| 16:01 | Seton Hall | Jing Meng grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jing Meng (fresh) SG - Thomas Kim (fresh) SF - Gerald Dineen (fresh) PF - Darrel Taylor (fresh) C - Michael Warburton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) SF - Gino Romano (fresh) PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Holquin (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Seton Hall | Darrel Taylor buries a 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Kim | 6-6 |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Gino Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Donald Talbot (PG), Jeremy Gresham (PF) Gerald Dineen, Darrel Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Cecil Pierce | |
| 15:28 | Seton Hall | Jeremy Gresham hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Felton - foul #1 on Daniel Felton, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 15:28 | Seton Hall | Jeremy Gresham makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:28 | Seton Hall | Jeremy Gresham misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:28 | St. John's | Gino Romano snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | James Holquin misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 15:09 | Seton Hall | Thomas Kim grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 15:04 | Seton Hall | Donald Talbot misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 15:02 | Seton Hall | Jeremy Gresham grabs the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:46 | Seton Hall | Daniel Felton picks off the pass by Jing Meng | 7-6 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Gino Romano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeremy Gresham - foul #2 on Jeremy Gresham, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon (SG), Robert Niedzielski (SF), Darrel Taylor (PF), Douglas Alejandre (C) Thomas Kim, Jing Meng, Jeremy Gresham, Michael Warburton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (SG), Manuel Harrell (SF), Cecil Pierce (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Daniel Felton, Thomas Lockett, James Sok, James Holquin | |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Gino Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Douglas Alejandre swats the layup by Cecil Pierce | 7-7 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Raymond Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner drills a fadeaway from close range | 7-9 |
| 13:44 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Myers - foul #1 on Raymond Myers, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dobry Zenker (PG) Donald Talbot | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG) Gino Romano | |
| 13:44 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:44 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce hits the follow up shot | 8-11 |
| 13:03 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Myers | 8-13 |
| 12:27 | Seton Hall | Darrel Taylor knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Ed Reardon and the foul's on Frederick Wagner - foul #2 on Frederick Wagner, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Donald Talbot (PG), Michael Warburton (C) Dobry Zenker, Douglas Alejandre | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Holquin (C) Frederick Wagner | |
| 12:27 | Seton Hall | Darrel Taylor makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Donald Talbot steals the ball from Cecil Pierce | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Donald Talbot (fresh) SG - Ed Reardon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Niedzielski (fresh) PF - Darrel Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Warburton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Raymond Myers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fairly fresh) PF - Cecil Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Holquin (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Seton Hall | Michael Warburton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Raymond Myers connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Vaughn Wynn | 11-15 |
| 11:00 | Seton Hall | Donald Talbot misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 11-15 |
| 10:59 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Darrel Taylor | 11-15 |
| 10:48 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ed Reardon, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Thomas Kim (SG), Jing Meng (SF), Douglas Alejandre (PF), Rolando Colbert (C) Ed Reardon, Robert Niedzielski, Darrel Taylor, Michael Warburton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), Gino Romano (PF) Vaughn Wynn, Raymond Myers, Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce | |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Rolando Colbert is called for the reach on James Sok - foul #1 on Rolando Colbert, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Gino Romano can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-15 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett can't tip it in | 11-15 |
| 10:22 | Seton Hall | Thomas Kim pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:18 | Seton Hall | Donald Talbot buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Daniel Felton misses the easy layup | 14-15 |
| 09:58 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Rolando Colbert | 14-15 |
| 09:35 | Seton Hall | Thomas Kim buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Talbot | 16-15 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon (SG), Robert Niedzielski (SF), Darrel Taylor (PF), Michael Warburton (C) Donald Talbot, Thomas Kim, Douglas Alejandre, Rolando Colbert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF) Daniel Felton, Thomas Lockett, James Holquin | |
| 09:01 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon double dribbles | 16-15 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 08:43 | Seton Hall | Robert Niedzielski grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:37 | Seton Hall | Robert Niedzielski clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 16-15 |
| 08:36 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Darrel Taylor | 16-15 |
| 08:27 | Seton Hall | Jing Meng can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Gino Romano gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Gino Romano misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Michael Warburton - foul #1 on Michael Warburton, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Harrell (SF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Vaughn Wynn, James Sok | |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:59 | Seton Hall | Robert Niedzielski's pass is intercepted by Gino Romano | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jing Meng (fresh) SG - Ed Reardon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Niedzielski (fresh) PF - Darrel Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Warburton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gino Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Raymond Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce hits the follow up shot | 16-19 |
| 07:34 | Seton Hall | Michael Warburton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 07:32 | Seton Hall | Darrel Taylor grabs the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 07:15 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon is hacked by Manuel Harrell - foul #1 on Manuel Harrell, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Donald Talbot (PG), Thomas Kim (SG), Douglas Alejandre (C) Jing Meng, Ed Reardon, Michael Warburton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Holquin (PF), James Sok (C) Gino Romano, Raymond Myers, Cecil Pierce, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 06:58 | Seton Hall | Donald Talbot misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | James Holquin pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | James Holquin throws it down on a nice dish by Thomas Lockett | 16-21 |
| 06:23 | Seton Hall | Douglas Alejandre misses badly on a runner from the right block | 16-21 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | James Holquin grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | James Holquin is called for 3 seconds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon (SG), Rolando Colbert (C) Robert Niedzielski, Darrel Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Myers (SG), Cecil Pierce (PF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Thomas Lockett, Manuel Harrell, James Holquin | |
| 05:56 | Seton Hall | Rolando Colbert is hacked by Tim Dicarlo - foul #1 on Tim Dicarlo, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gino Romano (SF) James Sok | |
| 05:39 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Myers - foul #2 on Raymond Myers, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Warburton (C) Rolando Colbert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SG) Raymond Myers | |
| 05:39 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:39 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo buries a driving attempt in the lane | 18-23 |
| 04:53 | Seton Hall | Douglas Alejandre misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Cecil Pierce - foul #1 on Cecil Pierce, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jing Meng (PG), Robert Niedzielski (SF) Donald Talbot, Thomas Kim | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Sok (SF), James Holquin (C) Thomas Lockett, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 04:53 | Seton Hall | Douglas Alejandre makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:53 | Seton Hall | Douglas Alejandre misses the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Gino Romano misses long on a runner near the basket | 19-23 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | James Sok grabs the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Douglas Alejandre is called for the reach on Cecil Pierce - foul #1 on Douglas Alejandre, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Darrel Taylor (PF), Rolando Colbert (C) Douglas Alejandre, Michael Warburton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SG), Manuel Harrell (SF) Vaughn Wynn, Gino Romano | |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Cecil Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Manuel Harrell hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-25 |
| 03:56 | Seton Hall | Jing Meng misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 19-25 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Sok | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jing Meng (fresh) SG - Ed Reardon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Niedzielski (fresh) PF - Darrel Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Rolando Colbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Sok (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) SF - Manuel Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - James Holquin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Robert Niedzielski steals the ball from James Sok | 19-25 |
| 03:35 | Seton Hall | Rolando Colbert knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Darrel Taylor | 21-25 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | James Holquin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 21-25 |
| 03:23 | Seton Hall | Jing Meng snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 03:20 | Seton Hall | Jing Meng's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Donald Talbot (PG), Thomas Kim (SG), Jeremy Gresham (PF) Jing Meng, Ed Reardon, Rolando Colbert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Raymond Myers (SG), Frederick Wagner (C) James Sok, Thomas Lockett, James Holquin | |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner lays it up and in on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn | 21-27 |
| 02:47 | Seton Hall | Jeremy Gresham loses the dribble to Cecil Pierce | 21-27 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Darrel Taylor - foul #2 on Darrel Taylor, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Warburton (C) Darrel Taylor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SF), Gino Romano (PF) Manuel Harrell, Cecil Pierce | |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 02:17 | Seton Hall | Gino Romano picks off the pass by Robert Niedzielski | 21-29 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Warburton - foul #2 on Michael Warburton, team foul #9 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon (SG) Robert Niedzielski | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Sok (SF), James Holquin (PF) Vaughn Wynn, Thomas Lockett | |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner makes the 3rd free throw | 21-31 |
| 01:30 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-31 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Gino Romano clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | James Holquin gets the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | James Holquin misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Kim - foul #1 on Thomas Kim, team foul #10 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jing Meng (PG), Darrel Taylor (PF) Donald Talbot, Jeremy Gresham | |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Harrell (SF) James Sok | |
| 01:13 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 00:56 | Seton Hall | Ed Reardon lays it in | 25-33 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner travels with the ball | 25-33 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Niedzielski (SF), Douglas Alejandre (C) Thomas Kim, Michael Warburton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Cecil Pierce (PF) Gino Romano, Frederick Wagner | |
| 00:19 | Seton Hall | Darrel Taylor knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Jing Meng | 28-33 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Darrel Taylor swats the short shot by Cecil Pierce | 28-33 |
| 00:02 | Seton Hall | Douglas Alejandre pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | Douglas Alejandre misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 28-33 |