| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Gant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Hunter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Charles Nix (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Ransom (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goddard (fresh) PF - Mark Bassett (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Woolard (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Tennessee State | John Goddard inbounds the ball | 41-24 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | East Tennessee State | William Ransom misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ronald Gayhart - foul #1 on Ronald Gayhart, team foul #1 | 41-24 |
| 19:46 | East Tennessee State | William Ransom makes the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 19:46 | East Tennessee State | William Ransom misses the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 19:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joe Hunter | 41-25 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | Michael Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-25 |
| 19:28 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to John Woolard | 41-25 |
| 19:22 | East Tennessee State | Mark Bassett misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-25 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Michael Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Charles Nix is called for the reach on Ronald Gayhart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Nix, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | George Barriga (SG) Charles Nix | |
| 18:54 | St. John's | James Gant connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Tommy Charboneau | 44-25 |
| 18:37 | East Tennessee State | George Barriga can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by James Gant - foul #1 on James Gant, team foul #2 | 44-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Lombardo (C) Joe Hunter | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Randall Delossantos (PG), Eugene Maupin (SF), Charles Whiddon (C) William Ransom, John Goddard, John Woolard | |
| 18:37 | East Tennessee State | George Barriga makes the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 18:37 | East Tennessee State | George Barriga makes the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 18:37 | East Tennessee State | George Barriga makes the 3rd free throw | 44-28 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | George Barriga steps in front of the Ronald Gayhart pass in the backcourt | 44-28 |
| 18:21 | East Tennessee State | George Barriga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (SG), Brian Bozeman (SF), James Tompkins (C) James Gant, Michael Taylor, Tommy Charboneau | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ben Staples (PF) Mark Bassett | |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Eugene Maupin is called for the reach on James Gibson - foul #2 on Eugene Maupin, team foul #2 | 44-28 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | James Gibson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-28 |
| 17:46 | East Tennessee State | Brian Bozeman is called for the reach on Eugene Maupin - foul #1 on Brian Bozeman, team foul #3 | 47-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Charney (SG) Ronald Gayhart | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Ransom (SG) George Barriga | |
| 17:26 | East Tennessee State | Michael Lombardo is called for the reach on Charles Whiddon - foul #1 on Michael Lombardo, team foul #4 | 47-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | George Barriga (SG), John Woolard (C) Randall Delossantos, Charles Whiddon | |
| 17:04 | East Tennessee State | George Barriga misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-28 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | James Tompkins snags the defensive board | 47-28 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman loses the dribble to William Ransom in the backcourt | 47-28 |
| 16:40 | East Tennessee State | John Woolard loses the dribble to Tony Charney | 47-28 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | James Gibson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-28 |
| 16:26 | East Tennessee State | Ben Staples gets the rebound | 47-28 |
| 16:21 | East Tennessee State | Eugene Maupin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-28 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | James Tompkins gets the rebound | 47-28 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | James Gibson is fouled in the backcourt by William Ransom - foul #3 on William Ransom, team foul #3 | 47-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), James Gant (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Tommy Charboneau (PF), Joe Hunter (C) James Gibson, Tony Charney, Brian Bozeman, Michael Lombardo, James Tompkins | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Randall Delossantos (PG), John Goddard (SF), Mark Bassett (PF) William Ransom, Eugene Maupin, Ben Staples | |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-28 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Michael Taylor tips it home | 49-28 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Gant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Hunter (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Randall Delossantos (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Barriga (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Goddard (fresh) PF - Mark Bassett (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Woolard (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:50 | East Tennessee State | George Barriga knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-31 |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Michael Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Bassett | 49-31 |
| 15:39 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Charboneau | 49-31 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Michael Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-31 |
| 15:23 | East Tennessee State | George Barriga grabs the board | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:18 | East Tennessee State | Randall Delossantos is whistled for a carry | 49-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Charles Nix (PG), Jack Grant (SG), Michael Melson (SF), Charles Whiddon (C) Randall Delossantos, George Barriga, John Goddard, John Woolard | |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart is hacked by Michael Melson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Melson, team foul #4 | 49-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Goddard (SF) Michael Melson | |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Michael Taylor is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Nix - foul #4 on Charles Nix, team foul #5 | 49-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Charney (C) Joe Hunter | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Ransom (PG) Charles Nix | |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Michael Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 50-31 |
| 15:03 | East Tennessee State | Charles Whiddon grabs the board | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:58 | East Tennessee State | William Ransom scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Grant | 50-34 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Jack Grant steals the ball from Ronald Gayhart | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:26 | East Tennessee State | James Gant takes the ball from Mark Bassett | 50-34 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | James Gant lays it in | 52-34 |
| 14:19 | East Tennessee State | Jack Grant misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-34 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Michael Taylor clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-34 |
| 13:55 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to William Ransom | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:51 | East Tennessee State | Jack Grant misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-34 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau grabs the defensive rebound | 52-34 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Mark Bassett swats the shot by James Gant | 52-34 |
| 13:38 | East Tennessee State | Charles Whiddon snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| 13:25 | East Tennessee State | Mark Bassett lays it in on a nice dish by William Ransom | 52-36 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Ransom - foul #4 on William Ransom, team foul #6 | 52-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PG), Daniel Worth (SG), Brian Bozeman (SF), Joe Hunter (C) Ronald Gayhart, James Gant, Michael Taylor, Tony Charney | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Randall Delossantos (PG), Eugene Maupin (SF), Ben Staples (PF), John Woolard (C) William Ransom, John Goddard, Mark Bassett, Charles Whiddon | |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau misses the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 13:04 | East Tennessee State | Ben Staples snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:45 | East Tennessee State | Jack Grant makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Eugene Maupin | 53-38 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Gibson | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:24 | East Tennessee State | John Woolard's floater is tipped away by Joe Hunter | 56-38 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau grabs the defensive rebound | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Jack Grant steps in front of the James Gibson pass in the backcourt | 56-38 |
| 12:19 | East Tennessee State | Jack Grant can't finish the layup | 56-38 |
| 12:18 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Staples | 56-38 |
| 12:10 | East Tennessee State | Ben Staples buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Randall Delossantos and he's fouled by Tommy Charboneau - foul #2 on Tommy Charboneau, team foul #5 | 56-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Lombardo (PF), James Tompkins (C) Tommy Charboneau, Joe Hunter | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 12:10 | East Tennessee State | Ben Staples makes the free throw | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:55 | St. John's | James Gibson is open and lays it up and in set up by Daniel Worth | 58-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Gibson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Worth (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Bozeman (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Lombardo (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Tompkins (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Randall Delossantos (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jack Grant (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Maupin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ben Staples (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Woolard (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:50 | East Tennessee State | Eugene Maupin misses short on a shot from the right side | 58-41 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | James Tompkins grabs the defensive rebound | 58-41 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Daniel Worth is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Gibson | 61-41 |
| 11:16 | East Tennessee State | Eugene Maupin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-41 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Daniel Worth grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:48 | St. John's | James Tompkins loses the dribble to Randall Delossantos | 61-41 |
| 10:45 | East Tennessee State | Randall Delossantos banks in the layup | 61-43 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-43 |
| 10:17 | East Tennessee State | Ben Staples grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 10:11 | East Tennessee State | Ben Staples misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Worth - foul #1 on Daniel Worth, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), Tony Charney (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Tommy Charboneau (PF), Joe Hunter (C) James Gibson, Daniel Worth, Brian Bozeman, Michael Lombardo, James Tompkins | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | George Barriga (PG), Mark Bassett (PF), Charles Whiddon (C) Randall Delossantos, Eugene Maupin, John Woolard | |
| 10:11 | East Tennessee State | Ben Staples makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 10:11 | East Tennessee State | Ben Staples misses the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Michael Taylor is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 61-44 |
| 09:44 | East Tennessee State | Mark Bassett grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 09:40 | East Tennessee State | Jack Grant comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Tony Charney - foul #2 on Tony Charney, team foul #7 | 61-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Goddard (SF) Ben Staples | |
| 09:40 | East Tennessee State | Jack Grant misses the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 09:40 | East Tennessee State | Jack Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Jack Grant steps in front of the Tommy Charboneau pass in the backcourt | 61-45 |
| 09:33 | East Tennessee State | Jack Grant hits the finger roll | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Tony Charney knocks in the runner from close range and the foul's on John Goddard - foul #1 on John Goddard, team foul #7 | 63-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gant (SG) Ronald Gayhart | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Tony Charney misses the free throw | 63-47 |
| 09:17 | East Tennessee State | Mark Bassett grabs the board | 63-47 |
| 09:02 | East Tennessee State | George Barriga buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Jack Grant | 63-50 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | James Gant is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Gant, team foul #8 | 63-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), Michael Lombardo (PF) Tommy Charboneau, Joe Hunter | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Woolard (C) Charles Whiddon | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:45 | East Tennessee State | Mark Bassett can't connect on a runner in the lane | 63-50 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Michael Taylor grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Tony Charney hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Gant | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:12 | East Tennessee State | John Woolard knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from George Barriga | 65-52 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Tony Charney loses the dribble to John Woolard | 65-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Gant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Lombardo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Charney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - George Barriga (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Grant (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Goddard (tiring) PF - Mark Bassett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Woolard (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:36 | East Tennessee State | Jack Grant hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by George Barriga | 65-54 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | James Gant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PG), Daniel Worth (SG), Brian Bozeman (SF), James Tompkins (PF), Joe Hunter (C) Ronald Gayhart, James Gant, Michael Taylor, Michael Lombardo, Tony Charney | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Charles Nix (PG), William Ransom (SG), Michael Melson (SF), Charles Whiddon (C) George Barriga, Jack Grant, John Goddard, John Woolard | |
| 07:04 | East Tennessee State | William Ransom hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 07:03 | East Tennessee State | Charles Nix hits the follow up shot | 65-56 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Charles Nix is called for the reach on Daniel Worth in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Nix, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | George Barriga (SG) Charles Nix | |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Daniel Worth makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Daniel Worth misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Tompkins | 66-56 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Joe Hunter comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Ransom - foul #5 on William Ransom, team foul #9 | 66-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Randall Delossantos (PG) William Ransom | |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Joe Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Joe Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | James Tompkins gets the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Daniel Worth is fouled on the floor by Mark Bassett - foul #1 on Mark Bassett, team foul #10 | 66-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG) Joe Hunter | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Daniel Worth makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Daniel Worth misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 06:37 | East Tennessee State | Charles Whiddon pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 06:24 | East Tennessee State | Mark Bassett can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Gibson - foul #1 on James Gibson, team foul #9 | 67-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Hunter (C) Daniel Worth | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Eugene Maupin (SF) Michael Melson | |
| 06:24 | East Tennessee State | Mark Bassett makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 06:24 | East Tennessee State | Mark Bassett makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 05:50 | East Tennessee State | Randall Delossantos makes the 3 from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | James Tompkins misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-61 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | James Tompkins grabs the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman is open and buries a jumper in the lane | 71-61 |
| 04:50 | East Tennessee State | Eugene Maupin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-61 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Joe Hunter snags the defensive board | 71-61 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | James Gibson misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 71-61 |
| 04:38 | East Tennessee State | Eugene Maupin gets the rebound | 71-61 |
| 04:34 | East Tennessee State | Brian Bozeman is called for the reach on Eugene Maupin - foul #2 on Brian Bozeman, team foul #10 | 71-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Worth (PG), James Gant (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Tommy Charboneau (PF), Tony Charney (C) Ronald Gayhart, James Gibson, Brian Bozeman, James Tompkins, Joe Hunter | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jack Grant (SG), Michael Melson (SF), Ben Staples (PF), John Woolard (C) Randall Delossantos, George Barriga, Mark Bassett, Charles Whiddon | |
| 04:34 | East Tennessee State | Eugene Maupin makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 04:34 | East Tennessee State | Eugene Maupin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Eugene Maupin steals the ball from Tony Charney in the backcourt | 71-63 |
| 04:18 | East Tennessee State | Jack Grant scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Michael Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 04:03 | East Tennessee State | Jack Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 03:58 | East Tennessee State | John Woolard scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Eugene Maupin | 71-68 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Worth (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Tony Charney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Eugene Maupin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Grant (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Melson (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Ben Staples (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Woolard (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Tony Charney buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Taylor | 73-68 |
| 03:20 | East Tennessee State | Tony Charney steals it from Jack Grant | 73-68 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Daniel Worth is hacked by Eugene Maupin - foul #3 on Eugene Maupin, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), Michael Lombardo (C) James Gant, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | George Barriga (PG), John Goddard (SG), Mark Bassett (PF) Eugene Maupin, Jack Grant, Ben Staples | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Daniel Worth makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Daniel Worth makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 02:30 | East Tennessee State | George Barriga is hacked by Ronald Gayhart - foul #2 on Ronald Gayhart, team foul #11 | 75-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (SG), Michael Taylor (SF) Tony Charney, Daniel Worth | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Randall Delossantos (PG) John Goddard | |
| 02:30 | East Tennessee State | George Barriga makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 02:30 | East Tennessee State | George Barriga misses the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau snags the defensive board | 75-69 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Michael Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Delossantos - foul #2 on Randall Delossantos, team foul #12 | 75-69 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Michael Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:15 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Gayhart is called for the reach on Michael Melson - foul #3 on Ronald Gayhart, team foul #12 | 77-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Hunter (C) Tommy Charboneau | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 02:15 | East Tennessee State | Michael Melson makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 02:15 | East Tennessee State | Michael Melson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Joe Hunter gets the rebound | 77-70 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart is open and buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Gibson and the foul's on George Barriga - foul #3 on George Barriga, team foul #13 | 79-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gant (SG), Tommy Charboneau (PF) James Gibson, Michael Lombardo | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jack Grant (SG) Randall Delossantos | |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart makes the free throw | 80-70 |
| 01:29 | East Tennessee State | John Woolard hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 80-70 |
| 01:27 | East Tennessee State | Mark Bassett can't tip it in | 80-70 |
| 01:26 | East Tennessee State | John Woolard gets the offensive rebound | 80-70 |
| 01:18 | East Tennessee State | Michael Melson misses long on a shot from the right wing | 80-70 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau gets the rebound | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Michael Taylor is hacked by Jack Grant - foul #4 on Jack Grant, team foul #14 | 80-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PG), Tony Charney (SG), Michael Lombardo (PF), James Tompkins (C) Ronald Gayhart, James Gant, Tommy Charboneau, Joe Hunter | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Randall Delossantos (PG), John Goddard (SF), Ben Staples (PF), Charles Whiddon (C) Jack Grant, Michael Melson, Mark Bassett, John Woolard | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Michael Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Michael Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | East Tennessee State | Charles Whiddon comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 81-70 |
| 00:41 | East Tennessee State | Charles Whiddon grabs the offensive board | 81-70 |
| 00:39 | East Tennessee State | Ben Staples misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 81-70 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | James Tompkins grabs the board | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Michael Taylor lays it in on a nice dish by Tony Charney | 83-70 |
| 00:10 | East Tennessee State | John Goddard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 83-70 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | James Tompkins pulls down the rebound | 83-70 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Gibson runs out the clock | 83-70 |