| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Daniel Warner (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Calvin Keeler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carson (fresh) PF - Joe Durkin (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Yoakum (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | John Carson inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Western Michigan | Travis Abbott steps in front of the John Carson pass | 35-22 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Robert Poole hits a runner from the left block and the foul's on William Yoakum - foul #2 on William Yoakum, team foul #1 | 37-22 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Robert Poole makes the free throw | 38-22 |
| 19:01 | Western Michigan | Joe Durkin drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Daniel Warner and he's fouled by Roy Baranski - foul #1 on Roy Baranski, team foul #1 | 38-24 |
| 19:01 | Western Michigan | Joe Durkin misses the free throw | 38-24 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Stephan Carr pulls down the rebound | 38-24 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | Joe Durkin swats the short shot by Roy Baranski | 38-24 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Buddy Williams snags the offensive board | 38-24 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Robert Poole misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-24 |
| 18:33 | Western Michigan | Joe Durkin grabs the board | 38-24 |
| 18:13 | Western Michigan | Calvin Keeler knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Durkin | 38-27 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Travis Abbott loses the dribble to Daniel Warner in the backcourt | 38-27 |
| 18:10 | Western Michigan | Calvin Keeler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Warner | 38-29 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Buddy Williams clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Warner - foul #3 on Daniel Warner, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG), Richard Morrison (SF), Fredrick Glancy (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski, Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Randall Artis (PG), Peter Eckles (SG), George Williams (SF), Brian Chowansky (PF) Daniel Warner, Calvin Keeler, John Carson, Joe Durkin | |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 17:35 | Western Michigan | Peter Eckles's floater is knocked away by Kory Fitzhugh | 40-29 |
| 17:33 | Western Michigan | Peter Eckles grabs the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:23 | Western Michigan | Peter Eckles misses the jump hook near the basket | 40-29 |
| 17:21 | Western Michigan | William Yoakum snags the offensive board | 40-29 |
| 17:00 | Western Michigan | Randall Artis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Buddy Williams - foul #2 on Buddy Williams, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG) Buddy Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:00 | Western Michigan | Randall Artis makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 17:00 | Western Michigan | Randall Artis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Richard Morrison | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 16:35 | Western Michigan | Peter Eckles knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Williams | 40-33 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 40-33 |
| 16:11 | Western Michigan | William Yoakum pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 15:55 | Western Michigan | Peter Eckles is fouled on the floor by Claude Coomes - foul #2 on Claude Coomes, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Robert Poole (C) Thomas Witt, Fredrick Glancy, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner (PG), Calvin Keeler (SG), Leroy Lariviere (SF), Stanley Baskin (PF), Joe Durkin (C) Randall Artis, Peter Eckles, George Williams, Brian Chowansky, William Yoakum | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Poole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Daniel Warner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Keeler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Lariviere (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Baskin (fresh) 3 pf. C - Joe Durkin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Western Michigan | Calvin Keeler drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Daniel Warner | 40-35 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Stephan Carr knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 42-35 |
| 14:51 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Robert Poole grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Claude Coomes loses the dribble to Daniel Warner in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 14:36 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-35 |
| 14:34 | Western Michigan | Stanley Baskin gets the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:11 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Robert Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Roy Baranski is fouled on the floor by Stanley Baskin - foul #4 on Stanley Baskin, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Richard Morrison (SF), Fredrick Glancy (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Claude Coomes, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski, Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Randall Artis (PG), Peter Eckles (SG), John Carson (SF), Brian Chowansky (PF), William Yoakum (C) Daniel Warner, Calvin Keeler, Leroy Lariviere, Stanley Baskin, Joe Durkin | |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 13:36 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Brian Chowansky | 42-35 |
| 13:17 | Western Michigan | John Carson hits a shot from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Thomas Witt is whistled for traveling | 42-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | George Williams (C) William Yoakum | |
| 12:45 | Western Michigan | Peter Eckles is hacked by Thomas Witt - foul #1 on Thomas Witt, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Baranski (PF) Fredrick Glancy | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Yoakum (C) Brian Chowansky | |
| 12:33 | Western Michigan | Randall Artis makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from William Yoakum | 42-39 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Morrison | 44-39 |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | George Williams travels with the ball | 44-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Robert Poole (C) Thomas Witt, Richard Morrison, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner (PG), Calvin Keeler (SG), Joe Durkin (PF) Randall Artis, Peter Eckles, George Williams | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Roy Baranski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Poole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Daniel Warner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Keeler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Durkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Yoakum (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is fouled on the floor by Calvin Keeler - foul #3 on Calvin Keeler, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Roy Baranski comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by William Yoakum - foul #3 on William Yoakum, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Leroy Lariviere (SF), Brian Chowansky (PF) John Carson, Joe Durkin | |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Roy Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Roy Baranski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 11:14 | Western Michigan | Calvin Keeler's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Baranski | 46-39 |
| 11:13 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner snags the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 11:06 | Western Michigan | Roy Baranski swats the short shot by William Yoakum | 46-39 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Buddy Williams snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Buddy Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Travis Abbott | 49-39 |
| 10:36 | Western Michigan | William Yoakum misses the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Poole - foul #1 on Robert Poole, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (PF), Fredrick Glancy (C) Buddy Williams, Roy Baranski, Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Randall Artis (PG), John Carson (SF), Joe Durkin (PF) Daniel Warner, Leroy Lariviere, Brian Chowansky | |
| 10:36 | Western Michigan | William Yoakum makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 10:36 | Western Michigan | William Yoakum misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Thomas Witt snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Claude Coomes and the foul's on William Yoakum - foul #4 on William Yoakum, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Peter Eckles (SG), Brian Chowansky (C) Calvin Keeler, William Yoakum | |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy makes the free throw | 52-40 |
| 10:02 | Western Michigan | Richard Morrison is called for the reach on Randall Artis - foul #2 on Richard Morrison, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Elliott (SF) Stephan Carr | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:02 | Western Michigan | Randall Artis makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 10:02 | Western Michigan | Randall Artis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Richard Elliott is called for 10 seconds | 52-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh (C) Richard Elliott | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 09:39 | Western Michigan | John Carson buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe Durkin and he's hacked by Claude Coomes - foul #3 on Claude Coomes, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Elliott (SF) Claude Coomes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | George Williams (PF) Brian Chowansky | |
| 09:39 | Western Michigan | John Carson misses the free throw | 52-44 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Thomas Witt grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Thomas Witt lays it up and in | 54-44 |
| 09:06 | Western Michigan | John Carson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 09:04 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Durkin | 54-44 |
| 08:51 | Western Michigan | John Carson misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 54-44 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fredrick Glancy | 54-44 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | John Carson denies the turnaround by Kory Fitzhugh | 54-44 |
| 08:21 | Western Michigan | Joe Durkin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 08:13 | Western Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Peter Eckles is blocked by Kory Fitzhugh | 54-44 |
| 08:12 | Western Michigan | John Carson tips it home | 54-46 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh makes the floater in the lane set up by Richard Morrison and the foul's on George Williams - foul #1 on George Williams, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Roy Baranski (PF) Richard Morrison, Thomas Witt, Richard Elliott, Fredrick Glancy | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner (PG), Calvin Keeler (SG), Leroy Lariviere (SF), Stanley Baskin (PF), Brian Chowansky (C) Randall Artis, Peter Eckles, John Carson, George Williams, Joe Durkin | |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh makes the free throw | 57-46 |
| 07:44 | Western Michigan | Stanley Baskin hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Warner | 57-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Roy Baranski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Daniel Warner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Keeler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leroy Lariviere (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Baskin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Chowansky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh connects on the open jump hook near the basket set up by Buddy Williams | 59-48 |
| 07:04 | Western Michigan | Travis Abbott picks off the pass by Calvin Keeler | 59-48 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Leroy Lariviere takes the ball from Buddy Williams | 59-48 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Leroy Lariviere banks in the layup | 59-50 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Stephan Carr buries a shot from the left side set up by Travis Abbott | 61-50 |
| 06:23 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Calvin Keeler | 61-53 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Stephan Carr tips it back up and in | 63-53 |
| 05:44 | Western Michigan | Brian Chowansky drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Warner | 63-55 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Buddy Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Roy Baranski hits the follow up shot | 65-55 |
| 04:59 | Western Michigan | Leroy Lariviere is fouled on the floor by Kory Fitzhugh - foul #1 on Kory Fitzhugh, team foul #9 | 65-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Richard Morrison (SG), Richard Elliott (SF), Thomas Witt (PF), Robert Poole (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Randall Artis (PG), Peter Eckles (SG), William Yoakum (C) Daniel Warner, Calvin Keeler, Brian Chowansky | |
| 04:59 | Western Michigan | Leroy Lariviere misses the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Robert Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Leroy Lariviere denies the turnaround by Richard Elliott | 65-55 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Robert Poole gets the offensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Richard Morrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy (PF) Richard Elliott | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | George Williams (SF) Leroy Lariviere | |
| 04:10 | Western Michigan | Randall Artis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 65-55 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Poole | 65-55 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Thomas Witt travels in the backcourt | 65-55 |
| 03:53 | Western Michigan | Thomas Witt takes the ball from William Yoakum | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Robert Poole misses the easy layup | 65-55 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Richard Morrison can't tip it in | 65-55 |
| 03:28 | Western Michigan | Stanley Baskin grabs the board | 65-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Morrison (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Fredrick Glancy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Poole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Randall Artis (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Peter Eckles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Stanley Baskin (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - William Yoakum (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Western Michigan | Peter Eckles makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by George Williams | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Peter Eckles is called for the reach on Thomas Witt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Eckles, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Richard Elliott (SF) Claude Coomes, Fredrick Glancy | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Calvin Keeler (SG), John Carson (SF), Joe Durkin (PF) Peter Eckles, George Williams, Stanley Baskin | |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 03:20 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to William Yoakum | 66-58 |
| 03:06 | Western Michigan | John Carson slams it home on a great pass from Joe Durkin | 66-60 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses short on an open driving attempt in the lane | 66-60 |
| 02:56 | Western Michigan | William Yoakum grabs the board | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:34 | Western Michigan | Calvin Keeler can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Travis Abbott - foul #1 on Travis Abbott, team foul #10 | 66-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SF), Roy Baranski (PF) Richard Morrison, Richard Elliott, Thomas Witt | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner (PG) Randall Artis | |
| 02:34 | Western Michigan | Calvin Keeler misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 02:34 | Western Michigan | Calvin Keeler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses long on a 3 from straight away | 66-61 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Robert Poole gets the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Buddy Williams | 68-61 |
| 01:24 | Western Michigan | John Carson is hacked by Buddy Williams - foul #3 on Buddy Williams, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Stanley Baskin (PF) Joe Durkin | |
| 01:24 | Western Michigan | John Carson misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:24 | Western Michigan | John Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Buddy Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from Travis Abbott | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-62 |
| 00:51 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to William Yoakum | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Carson | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Warner - foul #4 on Daniel Warner, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:46 | Western Michigan | William Yoakum gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by William Yoakum is denied by Robert Poole | 70-65 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Roy Baranski grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Calvin Keeler is called for the reach on Roy Baranski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Calvin Keeler, team foul #10 | 70-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG) Buddy Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Roy Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Roy Baranski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner hits a 3 from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Calvin Keeler is called for the reach on Stephan Carr in the backcourt - foul #5 on Calvin Keeler, team foul #11 | 72-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (PF) Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Peter Eckles (SG) Calvin Keeler | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Thomas Witt snags the offensive board | 72-68 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Thomas Witt is hacked by William Yoakum - foul #5 on William Yoakum, team foul #12 | 72-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joe Durkin (C) William Yoakum | |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Joe Durkin | 72-68 |
| 00:20 | Western Michigan | Joe Durkin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | Stanley Baskin grabs the offensive board | 72-68 |
| 00:15 | Western Michigan | Daniel Warner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Thomas Witt gets the rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Peter Eckles is called for the reach on Thomas Witt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Eckles, team foul #13 | 72-68 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Stephan Carr picks off the pass by Daniel Warner | 74-68 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is hacked by Daniel Warner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Warner, team foul #14 | 74-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Randall Artis (PG) Daniel Warner | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Randall Artis misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 75-68 |