| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Roger Freels (fresh) SG - Fred Dudash (fresh) SF - Lee Hawkins (fresh) PF - Charles Soules (fresh) C - Ronald Bullock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) SF - James Zane (fresh) PF - James Fodor (fresh) C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hofstra | Ronald Bullock wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 19:34 | Hofstra | Buddy Williams is called for the reach on Roger Freels - foul #1 on Buddy Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Hofstra | Fred Dudash is hacked by Travis Abbott - foul #1 on Travis Abbott, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Hofstra | Ronald Bullock hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Travis Abbott - foul #2 on Travis Abbott, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| 19:09 | Hofstra | Ronald Bullock misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | James Fodor pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the jumper from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Stephan Carr grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Fred Dudash picks off the pass by Stephan Carr | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Hofstra | James Zane denies the turnaround by Charles Soules | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | James Zane pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | James Zane's pass is intercepted by Fred Dudash | 2-0 |
| 17:39 | Hofstra | Fred Dudash misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | James Fodor grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | James Fodor lays it up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:14 | Hofstra | Charles Soules misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bradley Macklin | 2-2 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Stephan Carr connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Buddy Williams | 2-5 |
| 16:35 | Hofstra | Roger Freels loses the ball out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Stephan Carr scores on a runner in the paint | 2-7 |
| 16:14 | Hofstra | The short jumper by Roger Freels is denied by James Zane | 2-7 |
| 16:12 | Hofstra | Charles Soules can't tip it in | 2-7 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | James Zane snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Stephan Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Rocco Rossi (PG), Jay Hankerson (SG), Jerry Meader (PF), Bryan Pruett (C) Roger Freels, Fred Dudash, Charles Soules, Ronald Bullock | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:56 | Hofstra | Jay Hankerson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 15:54 | Hofstra | Jerry Meader tips it home | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Rocco Rossi (fresh) SG - Jay Hankerson (fresh) SF - Lee Hawkins (fresh) PF - Jerry Meader (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Pruett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephan Carr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Zane (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Bryan Pruett is called for the reach on Bradley Macklin - foul #1 on Bryan Pruett, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Franklin Anderson (SF) Lee Hawkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:14 | St. John's | James Zane scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from James Fodor | 4-9 |
| 15:11 | Hofstra | Stephan Carr picks off the pass by Rocco Rossi in the backcourt | 4-9 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | James Fodor comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Bryan Pruett - foul #2 on Bryan Pruett, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Roger Freels (PG), Fred Dudash (SG), Charles Soules (PF), Ronald Bullock (C) Rocco Rossi, Franklin Anderson, Jerry Meader, Bryan Pruett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SF), Thomas Jackson (C) James Zane, Bradley Macklin | |
| 14:54 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 14:45 | Hofstra | Jay Hankerson misses long on a jumper in the lane | 4-11 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | James Fodor gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | Thomas Witt is fouled on the floor by Fred Dudash - foul #1 on Fred Dudash, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Lee Hawkins (SF) Jay Hankerson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), James Zane (SF), Roy Baranski (C) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr, James Fodor | |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 14:06 | Hofstra | Lee Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 13:52 | Hofstra | Fred Dudash scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Soules | 7-11 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Roy Baranski is whistled for a carry | 7-11 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jerry Meader (PF) Charles Soules | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:15 | Hofstra | The jump hook by Ronald Bullock is blocked by Thomas Jackson | 7-11 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | James Zane blows the layup but he's hacked by Jerry Meader - foul #1 on Jerry Meader, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Rocco Rossi (PG), Jay Hankerson (SG), Charles Soules (PF) Roger Freels, Fred Dudash, Ronald Bullock | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SG), Bradley Macklin (C) Richard Morrison, Thomas Witt, Roy Baranski | |
| 12:50 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 12:24 | Hofstra | Bradley Macklin swats the shot by Lee Hawkins | 7-13 |
| 12:22 | Hofstra | Jerry Meader tips it home | 9-13 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Stephan Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Macklin | 9-13 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | James Zane comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 11:50 | Hofstra | Lee Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Rocco Rossi (fresh) SG - Jay Hankerson (fresh) SF - Lee Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Soules (fresh) C - Jerry Meader (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephan Carr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Hofstra | Jay Hankerson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 11:38 | Hofstra | Charles Soules can't tip it in | 9-13 |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | James Zane lays it in set up by Stephan Carr | 9-15 |
| 11:05 | Hofstra | Jay Hankerson misses the jumper from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Stephan Carr grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | James Zane misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 9-15 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Zane | 9-15 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | James Zane clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Lee Hawkins - foul #1 on Lee Hawkins, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Roger Freels (PG), Fred Dudash (SG), Ronald Bullock (C) Rocco Rossi, Lee Hawkins, Jerry Meader | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF) Thomas Jackson | |
| 10:45 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 10:26 | Hofstra | Roger Freels misses the floater from the left side | 9-17 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | James Fodor grabs the board | 9-17 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | James Zane is hacked by Jay Hankerson - foul #1 on Jay Hankerson, team foul #6 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Roy Baranski (C) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr, Bradley Macklin | |
| 10:09 | St. John's | James Zane connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Thomas Witt | 9-19 |
| 09:48 | Hofstra | Charles Soules makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jay Hankerson | 11-19 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Thomas Witt can't finish the layup | 11-19 |
| 09:25 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Ronald Bullock | 11-19 |
| 09:19 | Hofstra | Roger Freels is whistled for a carry | 11-19 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Franklin Anderson (SF) Jay Hankerson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SG) Richard Morrison, James Zane | |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Charles Soules is called for the reach on Roy Baranski - foul #1 on Charles Soules, team foul #7 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jerry Meader (PF) Charles Soules | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (C) Thomas Witt | |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 08:55 | Hofstra | Ronald Bullock snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 08:32 | Hofstra | Franklin Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | James Fodor gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Fred Dudash steals the ball from Roy Baranski | 11-19 |
| 08:08 | Hofstra | Fred Dudash misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Stephan Carr - foul #1 on Stephan Carr, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Rocco Rossi (PG), Lee Hawkins (SF), Jay Hankerson (C) Roger Freels, Franklin Anderson, Ronald Bullock | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF) Roy Baranski, James Fodor | |
| 08:08 | Hofstra | Fred Dudash makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:08 | Hofstra | Fred Dudash misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bradley Macklin | 12-19 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Stephan Carr can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Fred Dudash - foul #2 on Fred Dudash, team foul #8 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Ronald Bullock (C) Fred Dudash | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 07:32 | Hofstra | Rocco Rossi misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephan Carr - foul #2 on Stephan Carr, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), James Zane (SF) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr | |
| 07:32 | Hofstra | Rocco Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 07:32 | Hofstra | Rocco Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin snags the defensive board | 12-21 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Rocco Rossi (fresh) SG - Jay Hankerson (fresh) SF - Lee Hawkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Meader (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Bullock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | St. John's | A charge is called on Bradley Macklin - foul #1 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #6 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Charles Soules (PF) Jerry Meader | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Baranski (C) Bradley Macklin | |
| 07:07 | Hofstra | Rocco Rossi misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson pulls down the rebound | 12-21 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Thomas Witt is whistled for traveling | 12-21 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Roger Freels (PG) Rocco Rossi | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF) Thomas Jackson | |
| 06:47 | Hofstra | Ronald Bullock's pass is intercepted by James Zane | 12-21 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Roy Baranski can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Jay Hankerson - foul #2 on Jay Hankerson, team foul #9 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Franklin Anderson (SG) Jay Hankerson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG) James Zane | |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Roy Baranski makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 06:08 | Hofstra | Richard Morrison steps in front of the Franklin Anderson pass | 12-22 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | James Fodor misses the easy layup | 12-22 |
| 05:53 | Hofstra | Charles Soules snags the defensive board | 12-22 |
| 05:47 | Hofstra | Ronald Bullock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-22 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jerry Meader (PF) Charles Soules | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) James Fodor, Roy Baranski | |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Thomas Witt is fouled on the floor by Lee Hawkins - foul #2 on Lee Hawkins, team foul #10 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Rocco Rossi (PG), James Rafferty (SF) Roger Freels, Lee Hawkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 05:01 | Hofstra | Franklin Anderson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-24 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Richard Morrison misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-24 |
| 04:43 | Hofstra | Ronald Bullock snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 04:30 | Hofstra | Ronald Bullock misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 15-24 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson gets the rebound | 15-24 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin is called for a charge - foul #2 on Bradley Macklin, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Roger Freels (PG), Charles Soules (PF) Rocco Rossi, Ronald Bullock | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF), Roy Baranski (C) Buddy Williams, Richard Morrison, Thomas Jackson, Bradley Macklin | |
| 03:50 | Hofstra | Roger Freels misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Roy Baranski - foul #1 on Roy Baranski, team foul #8 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Fred Dudash (SG), Lee Hawkins (SF), Bryan Pruett (PF), Jay Hankerson (C) Franklin Anderson, James Rafferty, Charles Soules, Jerry Meader | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF) Thomas Witt, James Zane | |
| 03:50 | Hofstra | Roger Freels misses the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 03:50 | Hofstra | Roger Freels makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | James Fodor is hacked by Bryan Pruett - foul #3 on Bryan Pruett, team foul #11 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Charles Soules (PF) Bryan Pruett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:38 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | James Fodor misses the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 03:38 | Hofstra | Charles Soules snags the defensive board | 16-25 |
| 03:20 | Hofstra | Roger Freels scores on a jumper from the left side | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Roger Freels (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Dudash (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Lee Hawkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Soules (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jay Hankerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Baranski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:05 | St. John's | James Fodor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-25 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Travis Abbott gets the offensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Stephan Carr clanks a floater from the left block | 18-25 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Roy Baranski hits the follow up shot | 18-27 |
| 02:25 | Hofstra | Travis Abbott is called for the reach on Roger Freels - foul #3 on Travis Abbott, team foul #9 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Jerry Meader (PF) Charles Soules | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), James Zane (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Claude Coomes, Travis Abbott, James Fodor, Roy Baranski | |
| 02:25 | Hofstra | Roger Freels misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Stephan Carr snags the defensive board | 18-27 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Jay Hankerson - foul #3 on Jay Hankerson, team foul #12 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Rocco Rossi (PG), Ronald Bullock (C) Roger Freels, Jay Hankerson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 02:07 | Hofstra | Fred Dudash gets the rebound | 18-28 |
| 01:56 | Hofstra | Bradley Macklin swats the layup by Fred Dudash | 18-28 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin grabs the board | 18-28 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Jerry Meader takes the ball from Stephan Carr | 18-28 |
| 01:19 | Hofstra | Jerry Meader can't connect on a shot from the left side | 18-28 |
| 01:18 | Hofstra | Ronald Bullock snags the offensive board | 18-28 |
| 01:01 | Hofstra | Fred Dudash misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-28 |
| 01:00 | Hofstra | Jerry Meader misses the tip | 18-28 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | James Zane gets the rebound | 18-28 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Lee Hawkins is called for the reach on James Zane - foul #3 on Lee Hawkins, team foul #13 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Roger Freels (PG), Franklin Anderson (SG), James Rafferty (SF), Charles Soules (PF) Rocco Rossi, Fred Dudash, Lee Hawkins, Jerry Meader | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG), James Fodor (PF) Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 00:18 | Hofstra | James Rafferty is whistled for traveling | 18-30 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Baranski (SF) James Zane | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Roy Baranski's layup is rejected by Ronald Bullock | 18-30 |