| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) SG - Douglas Verde (fresh) SF - Gilbert Flynn (fresh) PF - Donald Hartley (fresh) C - Craig McQuary (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) SG - James Gant (fresh) SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) C - Joe Hunter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Joe Hunter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex 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) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Douglas Verde steals the ball from Tommy Charboneau | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Evansville | Douglas Verde knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Kenneth Higbee | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Michael Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Craig McQuary - foul #1 on Craig McQuary, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Michael Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:57 | Evansville | Donald Hartley grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 18:35 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-1 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | James Gant clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-1 |
| 18:19 | Evansville | Donald Hartley pulls down the rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:15 | Evansville | Douglas Verde lays it in on a great pass from Donald Hartley | 6-1 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Michael Taylor clanks a floater from the right side | 6-1 |
| 17:53 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn gets the rebound | 6-1 |
| 17:36 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee misses long on a floater from the left block | 6-1 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Joe Hunter pulls down the rebound | 6-1 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-1 |
| 17:11 | Evansville | Craig McQuary pulls down the rebound | 6-1 |
| 16:46 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn is hacked by Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #1 | 6-1 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (SG), Brian Bozeman (SF), Michael Lombardo (PF), James Tompkins (C) James Gant, Michael Taylor, Tommy Charboneau, Joe Hunter | |
| 16:35 | Evansville | Donald Hartley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-1 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo grabs the board | 6-1 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo is hacked by Craig McQuary - foul #2 on Craig McQuary, team foul #2 | 6-1 |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (SG), William Burke (PF), Alfonso Ortiz (C) Douglas Verde, Donald Hartley, Craig McQuary | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Carlos Cherry steals the ball from Michael Lombardo | 6-1 |
| 15:50 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-1 |
| 15:48 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Higbee | 6-1 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carlos Cherry (fresh) SF - Gilbert Flynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Burke (fresh) C - Alfonso Ortiz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fairly fresh) SG - James Gibson (fresh) SF - Brian Bozeman (fresh) PF - Michael Lombardo (fresh) C - James Tompkins (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-1 |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo snags the defensive board | 6-1 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo banks in the layup on a great pass from James Tompkins | 6-3 |
| 15:07 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Higbee | 9-3 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Gayhart | 9-5 |
| 14:44 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 14:42 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn gets the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:28 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn is whistled for traveling | 9-5 |
| Subs | Evansville | Douglas Verde (SG), Donald Hartley (PF) Kenneth Higbee, Gilbert Flynn | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gant (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Tommy Charboneau (PF), Joe Hunter (C) Ronald Gayhart, Brian Bozeman, Michael Lombardo, James Tompkins | |
| 14:12 | St. John's | William Burke swats the layup by Joe Hunter | 9-5 |
| 14:10 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Donald Hartley | 9-5 |
| 13:53 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Gant - foul #1 on James Gant, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| 13:53 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry misses the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:53 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Joe Hunter slams it home set up by James Gant | 10-7 |
| 13:20 | Evansville | Douglas Verde comes up short on the shot in the lane | 10-7 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Joe Hunter snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Alfonso Ortiz - foul #1 on Alfonso Ortiz, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG), Hubert Logue (SF), Vito Costa (C) Carlos Cherry, Alfonso Ortiz, William Burke | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), Michael Lombardo (C) James Gibson, Joe Hunter | |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:01 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Donald Hartley | 10-8 |
| 12:32 | Evansville | Hubert Logue is hacked by Michael Taylor - foul #2 on Michael Taylor, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Bozeman (SF) Michael Taylor | |
| 12:15 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-8 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Vito Costa - foul #1 on Vito Costa, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (SG), Gilbert Flynn (SF) Douglas Verde, Hubert Logue | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (SG), James Tompkins (C) James Gant, Tommy Charboneau | |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:54 | Evansville | Vito Costa gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 11:35 | Evansville | Vito Costa's pass is intercepted by Michael Lombardo | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Cherry (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gilbert Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Hartley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Vito Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Gibson (fresh) SF - Brian Bozeman (fresh) PF - Michael Lombardo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Tompkins (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart clanks a 3 from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo can't tip it in | 12-9 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | James Tompkins tips it back up and in | 12-11 |
| 10:55 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 10:53 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee hits the follow up shot | 14-11 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | James Tompkins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 14-11 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart snags the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman is hacked by Gilbert Flynn - foul #1 on Gilbert Flynn, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Evansville | Douglas Verde (SG), William Burke (PF), Alfonso Ortiz (C) Carlos Cherry, Donald Hartley, Vito Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gant (SG), Tommy Charboneau (PF), Joe Hunter (C) Ronald Gayhart, Michael Lombardo, James Tompkins | |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau is fouled on the floor by William Burke - foul #1 on William Burke, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 09:57 | Evansville | William Burke pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 09:37 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Bozeman - foul #1 on Brian Bozeman, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (PF) Gilbert Flynn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Charney (PG) James Gibson | |
| 09:37 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 09:37 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Tony Charney drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Bozeman | 16-13 |
| 09:11 | Evansville | Douglas Verde makes the shot in the paint set up by Carlos Cherry and he's fouled by Tommy Charboneau - foul #1 on Tommy Charboneau, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Evansville | Vito Costa (C) Carlos Cherry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), Daniel Worth (SF) Tony Charney, Brian Bozeman | |
| 09:11 | Evansville | Douglas Verde misses the free throw | 18-13 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | James Gant comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 18-13 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Joe Hunter tips it back up and in | 18-15 |
| 08:38 | Evansville | Douglas Verde hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Alfonso Ortiz | 20-15 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-15 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Joe Hunter tips it home | 20-17 |
| 08:07 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Higbee | 22-17 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 07:52 | Evansville | The rebound goes to William Burke | 22-17 |
| 07:30 | Evansville | William Burke clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Tommy Charboneau - foul #2 on Tommy Charboneau, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (PG), Hubert Logue (SG), Gilbert Flynn (SF), Donald Hartley (PF) Kenneth Higbee, Douglas Verde, Alfonso Ortiz, Vito Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (SG), Brian Bozeman (SF), Michael Lombardo (PF), James Tompkins (C) James Gant, Daniel Worth, Tommy Charboneau, Joe Hunter | |
| 07:30 | Evansville | William Burke makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:30 | Evansville | William Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:30 | Evansville | Donald Hartley grabs the offensive rebound | 23-17 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Carlos Cherry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hubert Logue (fresh) SF - Gilbert Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Hartley (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Burke (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Gibson (fresh) SF - Brian Bozeman (fresh) PF - Michael Lombardo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Tompkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Evansville | William Burke's pass is intercepted by James Gibson | 23-17 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Gibson | 23-19 |
| 07:00 | Evansville | William Burke connects on the floater from the baseline | 25-19 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | James Tompkins misses the jump hook from the left block | 25-19 |
| 06:51 | Evansville | Hubert Logue grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 06:27 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 06:26 | Evansville | Hubert Logue pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 06:15 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn misses the floater near the basket | 25-19 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Gibson | 25-19 |
| 05:57 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart knocks in the floater in the paint set up by James Gibson | 25-21 |
| 05:38 | Evansville | James Tompkins is called for the reach on William Burke - foul #1 on James Tompkins, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG), Douglas Verde (SG), Alfonso Ortiz (C) Carlos Cherry, Hubert Logue, Donald Hartley | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gant (SG), Joe Hunter (C) Ronald Gayhart, James Tompkins | |
| 05:38 | Evansville | William Burke makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 05:38 | Evansville | William Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo connects on the shot from the left side set up by Joe Hunter | 27-23 |
| 05:08 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Higbee | 29-23 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 04:48 | Evansville | William Burke snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 04:42 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Brian Bozeman - foul #2 on Brian Bozeman, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Evansville | Vito Costa (C) William Burke | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Worth (SF), James Tompkins (PF) Brian Bozeman, Michael Lombardo | |
| 04:42 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:42 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | James Gant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Hunter | 31-23 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Alfonso Ortiz is called for the reach on James Tompkins - foul #2 on Alfonso Ortiz, team foul #7 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (SG), Hubert Logue (SF), Donald Hartley (PF) Douglas Verde, Gilbert Flynn, Alfonso Ortiz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), Tony Charney (C) James Gibson, Joe Hunter | |
| 04:02 | St. John's | James Tompkins makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | James Tompkins misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Daniel Worth snags the offensive board | 31-24 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Tony Charney hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 31-24 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | James Tompkins tips it back up and in | 31-26 |
| 03:22 | Evansville | Vito Costa misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-26 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Daniel Worth pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carlos Cherry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hubert Logue (fresh) PF - Donald Hartley (fresh) 5 reb. C - Vito Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gant (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Worth (fresh) PF - James Tompkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Charney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Vito Costa is called for the reach on Daniel Worth - foul #2 on Vito Costa, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz (SF), Craig McQuary (C) Hubert Logue, Vito Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Taylor (SF), Tommy Charboneau (PF) James Gant, Tony Charney | |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Daniel Worth makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Daniel Worth misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:14 | Evansville | Craig McQuary pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 03:03 | Evansville | Ronald Gayhart takes the ball from Kenneth Higbee | 31-27 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Michael Taylor lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Gayhart | 31-29 |
| 02:48 | Evansville | Craig McQuary is whistled for a carry | 31-29 |
| Subs | Evansville | Douglas Verde (SG) Donald Hartley | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (SG), Michael Lombardo (C) Daniel Worth, James Tompkins | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | James Gibson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo tips it but misses | 31-29 |
| 02:23 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:01 | Evansville | James Gibson steals it from Alfonso Ortiz | 31-29 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau lays it in on a great pass from James Gibson | 31-31 |
| 01:42 | Evansville | James Gibson steals the ball from Carlos Cherry | 31-31 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Carlos Cherry is called for the reach on Ronald Gayhart - foul #1 on Carlos Cherry, team foul #9 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn (SF) Kenneth Higbee | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gant (SG), Joe Hunter (C) James Gibson, Michael Lombardo | |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:17 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn blows the layup but the foul's on Joe Hunter - foul #1 on Joe Hunter, team foul #9 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | Vito Costa (SG), Donald Hartley (PF) Douglas Verde, Alfonso Ortiz | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:17 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:17 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Joe Hunter gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Michael Taylor misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 00:57 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 00:37 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn's pass is intercepted by Michael Taylor | 31-33 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Michael Taylor loses the dribble to Vito Costa | 31-33 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | The pull-up jumper by Carlos Cherry is blocked by Tommy Charboneau | 31-33 |
| 00:01 | Evansville | Craig McQuary hits the follow up shot | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael Taylor misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 33-33 |