| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Al Gould (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael July (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gino Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Holquin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Al Gould inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Marquette | Christopher Owens misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frederick Wagner - foul #1 on Frederick Wagner, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:35 | Marquette | Christopher Owens makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:35 | Marquette | Christopher Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner lays it in set up by James Holquin | 34-34 |
| 18:57 | Marquette | Al Gould clanks a turnaround from the right block | 34-34 |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Al Gould grabs the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Michael July makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Owens and the foul's on James Holquin - foul #3 on James Holquin, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Langford (PF) James Holquin | |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Michael July makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael July - foul #3 on Michael July, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Howse (C) Michael July | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:24 | Marquette | Mark Carter snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 18:10 | Marquette | Samuel Howse misses the easy layup | 37-35 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Charles Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Christopher Owens steps in front of the Vaughn Wynn pass in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| 17:52 | Marquette | Julian Lee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Frederick Wagner | 37-35 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Richard Langford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-35 |
| 17:24 | Marquette | Julian Lee gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:03 | Marquette | Julian Lee scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Christopher Owens | 40-35 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | Richard Langford comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 16:51 | Marquette | Al Gould pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:39 | Marquette | Al Gould misses short on a jumper in the paint | 40-35 |
| 16:38 | Marquette | Julian Lee tips it home | 42-35 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Charles Perkins can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Christopher Owens - foul #2 on Christopher Owens, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Barton (PG), Kenneth Acuff (SG), Jim Farrar (SF), Michael Strachan (C) Julian Lee, Christopher Owens, Al Gould, Mark Carter | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (PG), James Sok (SF), Daniel Felton (PF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Vaughn Wynn, Gino Romano, Richard Langford, Frederick Wagner | |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 16:09 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jim Farrar | 42-35 |
| 15:50 | Marquette | Jim Farrar misses long on a floater from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 15:49 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Strachan | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Barton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Acuff (fresh) SF - Jim Farrar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Howse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Strachan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Cunningham (fresh) SG - Charles Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Sok (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Felton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Marquette | Jim Farrar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | James Cunningham loses the dribble to Jim Farrar | 42-35 |
| 15:10 | Marquette | Jim Farrar hits the finger roll | 44-35 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | James Cunningham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Sok | 44-38 |
| 14:44 | Marquette | Daniel Felton picks off the pass by Samuel Howse | 44-38 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 44-38 |
| 14:31 | Marquette | Samuel Howse grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:16 | Marquette | Michael Strachan misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | Michael Strachan can't tip it in | 44-38 |
| 14:14 | Marquette | Samuel Howse tips it in | 46-38 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Charles Perkins clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth Acuff - foul #1 on Kenneth Acuff, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Mark Carter (PF), Michael July (C) Kenneth Acuff, Samuel Howse, Michael Strachan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Gino Romano (SF), James Holquin (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) James Cunningham, James Sok, Daniel Felton, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Charles Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Michael July pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:29 | Marquette | Mark Carter scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael July | 49-39 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Gino Romano misses the easy layup | 49-39 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Gino Romano snags the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner hits a floater near the basket | 49-41 |
| 12:37 | Marquette | Jim Farrar is hacked by Charles Perkins - foul #1 on Charles Perkins, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Owens (SG), Al Gould (SF) Richard Barton, Jim Farrar | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (SG), Richard Langford (C) Charles Perkins, Frederick Wagner | |
| 12:23 | Marquette | Christopher Owens hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 49-41 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Richard Langford grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Christopher Owens steals the ball from Gino Romano | 49-41 |
| 11:42 | Marquette | Michael July throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Strachan (PF) Mark Carter | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Sok (C) James Holquin | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Owens (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Al Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Strachan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael July (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gino Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Langford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sok (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | James Cunningham misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | James Sok tips it in | 49-43 |
| 11:06 | Marquette | Christopher Owens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jim Farrar (PG), Samuel Howse (PF) Julian Lee, Michael July | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frederick Wagner (C) Gino Romano | |
| 10:50 | St. John's | James Sok is hacked by Al Gould - foul #3 on Al Gould, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Barton (SG) Christopher Owens | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SG) Vaughn Wynn | |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-43 |
| 10:36 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jim Farrar | 49-43 |
| 10:16 | Marquette | Samuel Howse blows the layup | 49-43 |
| 10:15 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Strachan | 49-43 |
| 10:01 | Marquette | Frederick Wagner steals the ball from Michael Strachan | 49-43 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett is fouled on the floor by Michael Strachan - foul #1 on Michael Strachan, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Christopher Owens (SG), Mark Carter (PF), Michael July (C) Richard Barton, Al Gould, Samuel Howse, Michael Strachan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Gino Romano (SF), James Holquin (PF) James Cunningham, James Sok, Richard Langford | |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Frederick Wagner | 49-46 |
| 09:04 | Marquette | Michael July hits a turnaround from the right block | 51-46 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Gino Romano is called for traveling | 51-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Howse (SF) Jim Farrar | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Perkins (SG), James Sok (C) Thomas Lockett, Frederick Wagner | |
| 08:38 | Marquette | Samuel Howse misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-46 |
| 08:37 | Marquette | Mark Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Samuel Howse can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Gino Romano - foul #1 on Gino Romano, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Barton (SG) Christopher Owens | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Samuel Howse misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Samuel Howse misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | James Sok grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | James Sok banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gino Romano | 51-48 |
| 07:39 | Marquette | The 3pt attempt by Julian Lee is denied by Gino Romano | 51-48 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | James Holquin gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Barton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Howse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael July (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gino Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Holquin (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Sok (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | St. John's | James Holquin buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Sok | 51-50 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Samuel Howse misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 06:58 | Marquette | Mark Carter tips it home | 53-50 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | James Sok comes up short on the shot in the paint | 53-50 |
| 06:43 | Marquette | Mark Carter grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 06:39 | Marquette | Richard Barton's pass is intercepted by James Holquin | 53-50 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | James Sok loses the ball out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jim Farrar (PG), Christopher Owens (SG), Al Gould (SF), Michael Strachan (PF), Eugene Glover (C) Julian Lee, Richard Barton, Samuel Howse, Mark Carter, Michael July | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Cunningham (SF), Richard Langford (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Vaughn Wynn, Charles Perkins, Gino Romano, James Holquin, James Sok | |
| 05:52 | Marquette | Jim Farrar makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Michael Strachan | 55-50 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Daniel Felton misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Jim Farrar - foul #2 on Jim Farrar, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Daniel Felton makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Daniel Felton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:36 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Eugene Glover | 55-51 |
| 05:13 | Marquette | Christopher Owens misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Richard Langford | 55-51 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | James Cunningham misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Al Gould - foul #4 on Al Gould, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | James Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | James Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:06 | Marquette | Michael Strachan snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 04:47 | Marquette | Eugene Glover travels with the ball | 55-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Samuel Howse (PF), Michael July (C) Jim Farrar, Michael Strachan, Eugene Glover | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Charles Perkins (SG), Gino Romano (SF) Daniel Felton, Thomas Lockett, James Cunningham | |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses the jumper from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 04:27 | Marquette | Michael July grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 04:11 | Marquette | Samuel Howse is hacked by Frederick Wagner - foul #2 on Frederick Wagner, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jim Farrar (SG), Mark Carter (PF) Christopher Owens, Samuel Howse | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Sok (PF) Richard Langford | |
| 03:52 | Marquette | Jim Farrar misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Al Gould can't tip it in | 55-52 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Frederick Wagner | 55-52 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses badly on a floater in the lane | 55-52 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Charles Perkins grabs the offensive board | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jim Farrar (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Al Gould (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mark Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael July (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gino Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Sok (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Frederick Wagner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | James Sok makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Vaughn Wynn | 55-54 |
| 03:11 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Gino Romano - foul #2 on Gino Romano, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Barton (SG), Samuel Howse (C) Al Gould, Michael July | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Holquin (PF) Frederick Wagner | |
| 03:11 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:11 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | James Sok grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses the jumper from the free throw line | 55-54 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | James Holquin tips it home | 55-56 |
| 02:45 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Owens (SG), Al Gould (SF), Michael July (C) Richard Barton, Jim Farrar, Samuel Howse | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frederick Wagner (C) James Sok | |
| 02:27 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Holquin | 55-56 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Gino Romano misses the lay-in | 55-56 |
| 02:06 | Marquette | Al Gould gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:57 | Marquette | Vaughn Wynn takes the ball from Mark Carter | 55-56 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Charles Perkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-56 |
| 01:30 | Marquette | Al Gould misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 01:28 | Marquette | Michael July tips it back up and in | 57-56 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | James Holquin tips it home | 57-58 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Mark Carter makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Julian Lee | 59-58 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Michael July is hacked by Vaughn Wynn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Michael July makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Michael July misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Gino Romano comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Al Gould - foul #5 on Al Gould, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jim Farrar (SF) Al Gould | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Gino Romano misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Michael July is hacked by Vaughn Wynn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Michael July makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Michael July makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Christopher Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Christopher Owens runs out the clock | 62-59 |