| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) SF - James Zane (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrance Brien (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicolas Buckley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryce Nielsen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zane inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | James Zane slams it home | 25-32 |
| 19:29 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt misses the shot from the right side | 25-32 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | James Zane pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | James Fodor clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by James Holt - foul #1 on James Holt, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 18:59 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen tips it home | 27-34 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 18:14 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien scores on a 3 from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Bryce Nielsen - foul #1 on Bryce Nielsen, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:33 | Detroit Mercy | Travis Abbott is called for the reach on Terrance Brien - foul #1 on Travis Abbott, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) James Zane, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor (PG), Robert Veasley (C) Bobby Rozar, Bryce Nielsen | |
| 17:17 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor's pass is intercepted by Travis Abbott | 28-37 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Stephan Carr double dribbles | 28-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Thomas Witt (SG) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski (PG), Clarence Smith (SG), James McLay (C) Terrance Brien, Nicolas Buckley, James Holt | |
| 16:32 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF) Stephan Carr | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:21 | St. John's | James McLay steals the ball from Bradley Macklin | 28-37 |
| 16:05 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Witt steals it from Billy Taylor | 28-37 |
| 16:01 | St. John's | Thomas Witt hits the finger roll | 30-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Zane (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joseph Frankowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clarence Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Billy Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Veasley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James McLay (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 15:45 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Taylor | 30-37 |
| 15:27 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joseph Frankowski | 30-40 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Joseph Frankowski steals it from Bradley Macklin | 30-40 |
| 15:10 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski lays it in | 30-42 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Morrison | 32-42 |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith makes the shot from the baseline set up by Robert Veasley and he's hacked by Richard Morrison - foul #2 on Richard Morrison, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Richard Morrison, Thomas Witt, James Zane, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Nicolas Buckley (SF), James Holt (PF), Bryce Nielsen (C) Joseph Frankowski, Billy Taylor, Robert Veasley, James McLay | |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | James Holt takes the ball from Travis Abbott | 32-45 |
| 13:50 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar is fouled on the floor by Buddy Williams - foul #3 on Buddy Williams, team foul #3 | 32-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (SG) Clarence Smith | |
| 13:37 | Detroit Mercy | Buddy Williams is called for the reach on Nicolas Buckley - foul #4 on Buddy Williams, team foul #4 | 32-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG) Buddy Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:29 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Terrance Brien | 32-47 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the jumper from close range | 34-47 |
| 13:00 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Nicolas Buckley | 34-49 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Morrison | 36-49 |
| 12:14 | Detroit Mercy | Stephan Carr swats the layup by Bryce Nielsen | 36-49 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | James Fodor snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Stephan Carr connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Richard Morrison | 38-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Fodor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrance Brien (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicolas Buckley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryce Nielsen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt is fouled on the floor by Stephan Carr - foul #1 on Stephan Carr, team foul #5 | 38-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (PG), James Zane (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Richard Morrison, Stephan Carr, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski (PG), Billy Taylor (SF), Robert Veasley (PF), James McLay (C) Bobby Rozar, Nicolas Buckley, James Holt, Bryce Nielsen | |
| 11:13 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien misses the jumper from the free throw line | 38-49 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bradley Macklin | 38-49 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin banks in the layup on a great pass from James Zane and the foul's on James McLay - foul #2 on James McLay, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:35 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith (SG), James Holt (PF) Joseph Frankowski, Terrance Brien | |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from James Zane | 43-49 |
| 09:59 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Veasley | 43-52 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Thomas Witt is fouled on the floor by Billy Taylor - foul #2 on Billy Taylor, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Nicolas Buckley (SF), Bryce Nielsen (C) Clarence Smith, James McLay, Robert Veasley | |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-52 |
| 09:11 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley hits a jumper from close range set up by Bobby Rozar | 45-54 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | James Zane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF) Thomas Witt, James Zane | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien (SG), Robert Veasley (PF) Billy Taylor, James Holt | |
| 08:30 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley misses the tip | 45-54 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Terrance Brien takes the ball from Stephan Carr | 45-54 |
| 07:58 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Travis Abbott - foul #2 on Travis Abbott, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG) Richard Morrison | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:58 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 07:58 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is hacked by Nicolas Buckley - foul #2 on Nicolas Buckley, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor (PG), James McLay (C) Bobby Rozar, Bryce Nielsen | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Brien (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicolas Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Veasley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James McLay (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the easy layup | 45-55 |
| 07:31 | Detroit Mercy | James McLay snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Bradley Macklin - foul #1 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF) Stephan Carr | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Holt (PF) James McLay | |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Travis Abbott loses the ball out of bounds | 45-57 |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley is hacked by Bradley Macklin - foul #2 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #8 | 45-57 |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley misses the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | James Zane snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 45-57 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Jackson | 45-57 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Travis Abbott comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 06:40 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| 06:22 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Billy Taylor, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Bryce Nielsen (C) Nicolas Buckley, Robert Veasley | |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is hacked by Bobby Rozar - foul #2 on Bobby Rozar, team foul #7 | 45-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James McLay (SF) Billy Taylor | |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 05:52 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Thorson is called for the reach on Bryce Nielsen - foul #1 on Jonathan Thorson, team foul #9 | 46-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF) James Zane | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith (SG), Edward Howard (PF) Terrance Brien, James Holt | |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Thomas Witt grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Buddy Williams scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Stephan Carr | 48-57 |
| 04:57 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar misses badly on a floater from the left side | 48-57 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Stephan Carr | 48-57 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Bryce Nielsen takes the ball from Stephan Carr | 48-57 |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Howard loses the dribble to Buddy Williams | 48-57 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Clarence Smith is called for the reach on Thomas Witt - foul #1 on Clarence Smith, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Buddy Williams, James Fodor, Jonathan Thorson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor (PG), Terrance Brien (SG), Nicolas Buckley (SF), James Holt (PF), Robert Veasley (C) Bobby Rozar, Clarence Smith, James McLay, Edward Howard, Bryce Nielsen | |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 04:12 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 03:52 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor is hacked by Thomas Witt - foul #2 on Thomas Witt, team foul #10 | 49-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), James Zane (SF) Thomas Witt, Stephan Carr | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 03:52 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 03:52 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Jackson | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Billy Taylor takes the ball from Richard Morrison | 49-58 |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien blows the layup | 49-58 |
| 03:39 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 2 stl. SF - James Zane (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terrance Brien (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicolas Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Veasley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt loses the dribble to Travis Abbott | 49-58 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Travis Abbott lays it up and in | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Billy Taylor | 51-60 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Richard Morrison, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Bryce Nielsen (C) Billy Taylor, Robert Veasley | |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Travis Abbott knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Buddy Williams | 54-60 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar is hacked by Jonathan Thorson - foul #2 on Jonathan Thorson, team foul #11 | 54-60 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | James Fodor grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:51 | St. John's | James Fodor's pass is intercepted by Terrance Brien | 54-60 |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | Terrance Brien misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-60 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | James Zane snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson tips it home | 56-60 |
| 01:06 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-60 |
| 01:04 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen can't tip it in | 56-60 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jonathan Thorson | 56-60 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | James Zane misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Zane | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | James Zane lays it in on a great pass from Jonathan Thorson | 58-60 |
| 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) | |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley is hacked by Travis Abbott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Travis Abbott, team foul #12 | 58-60 |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Nicolas Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by James Zane | 60-62 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Abbott - foul #4 on Travis Abbott, team foul #13 | 60-62 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bryce Nielsen - foul #2 on Bryce Nielsen, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar is fouled in the backcourt by Buddy Williams - foul #5 on Buddy Williams, team foul #14 | 62-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG) Buddy Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Richard Morrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Taylor (SF), James McLay (PF) Nicolas Buckley, James Holt | |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Morrison is called for the reach on Bryce Nielsen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Morrison, team foul #15 | 62-65 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Bryce Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Travis Abbott drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-66 |