| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fresh) SG - Tracey Robichaud (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jake McKamey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Poole (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Stephan Carr inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Roy Baranski can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 41-31 |
| 19:41 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 19:19 | Northern Illinois University | Stephan Carr steals the ball from Jake McKamey | 41-31 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-31 |
| 19:07 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 19:01 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves is whistled for traveling | 41-31 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Tracey Robichaud - foul #1 on Tracey Robichaud, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 3rd free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:25 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Buddy Williams grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Tracey Robichaud picks off the pass by Travis Abbott | 41-34 |
| 17:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 17:34 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 17:20 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Buddy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Stephan Carr blows the dunk | 41-34 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Roy Baranski grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Roy Baranski tips it back up and in | 41-36 |
| 16:43 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud hits a 3 from straight away | 44-36 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | Buddy Williams clanks a shot from the free throw line | 44-36 |
| 16:13 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 16:08 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Baranski takes the ball from Jake McKamey | 44-36 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Chase Dalessio - foul #3 on Chase Dalessio, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (PG), Rance Banda (SG), Delbert Hutton (SF), Craig Jones (PF), Matthew Conner (C) Chase Dalessio, Tracey Robichaud, Jake McKamey, Kevin Graves, Peter Perry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Richard Morrison (SF), Fredrick Glancy (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Robert Poole | |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:56 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Shilin Chu (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rance Banda (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Delbert Hutton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Craig Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) SF - Richard Morrison (fresh) PF - Roy Baranski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rance Banda and the foul's on Richard Morrison - foul #3 on Richard Morrison, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh (C) Roy Baranski | |
| 15:40 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Claude Coomes comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy grabs the offensive board | 47-36 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Claude Coomes scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Morrison | 47-38 |
| 14:44 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Delbert Hutton | 49-38 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Claude Coomes is fouled on the floor by Matthew Conner - foul #1 on Matthew Conner, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Richard Morrison | |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy is hacked by Rance Banda - foul #1 on Rance Banda, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SF) Claude Coomes, Thomas Witt | |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Travis Abbott drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Buddy Williams | 49-41 |
| 13:37 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu knocks in the jumper from the right block | 51-41 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Matthew Conner - foul #2 on Matthew Conner, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Tracey Robichaud (SG), Jake McKamey (SF), Noah Blackwell (PF), Peter Perry (C) Shilin Chu, Rance Banda, Delbert Hutton, Craig Jones, Matthew Conner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Baranski (PF) Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:50 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-43 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Stephan Carr snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Buddy Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Roy Baranski tips it but misses | 51-43 |
| 12:40 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Peter Perry | 51-43 |
| 12:35 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry loses the dribble to Fredrick Glancy | 51-43 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Roy Baranski is fouled on the floor by Chase Dalessio - foul #4 on Chase Dalessio, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright (PG), Kevin Graves (PF) Chase Dalessio, Noah Blackwell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (SF), Robert Poole (C) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr, Fredrick Glancy | |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Claude Coomes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 12:08 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:03 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-43 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Thomas Witt grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Roy Baranski hits the finger roll | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Michael Wright (fresh) SG - Tracey Robichaud (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jake McKamey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Thomas Witt (fresh) PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Poole (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Poole - foul #1 on Robert Poole, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (PG), Rance Banda (SG) Michael Wright, Tracey Robichaud | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SF), Kory Fitzhugh (PF) Travis Abbott, Roy Baranski | |
| 11:33 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 11:33 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh is called for a backcourt violation | 53-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Jones (C) Peter Perry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SF) Claude Coomes, Robert Poole | |
| 10:53 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves misses the jump hook from the right block | 53-45 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Richard Morrison | 53-45 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Thomas Witt scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Buddy Williams and he's hacked by Jake McKamey - foul #1 on Jake McKamey, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton (SF), Matthew Conner (C) Jake McKamey, Kevin Graves | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Richard Morrison | |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:32 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Matthew Conner | 53-47 |
| 10:16 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Rance Banda | 55-47 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Travis Abbott drills a turnaround from close range | 55-49 |
| 09:43 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 09:41 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Jones | 55-49 |
| 09:30 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu misses the lay-in | 55-49 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Buddy Williams tips it home | 55-51 |
| 08:54 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Stephan Carr grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Thomas Witt drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Stephan Carr | 55-53 |
| 08:30 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Shilin Chu | 57-53 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Buddy Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Shilin Chu - foul #1 on Shilin Chu, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright (PG), Tracey Robichaud (SG), Jake McKamey (SF), Kevin Graves (PF), Peter Perry (C) Shilin Chu, Rance Banda, Delbert Hutton, Craig Jones, Matthew Conner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SG), Richard Elliott (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Robert Poole (C) Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Thomas Witt, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:55 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Graves | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Michael Wright (fresh) SG - Tracey Robichaud (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jake McKamey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Poole (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Robert Poole clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Roy Baranski tips it home | 59-57 |
| 07:27 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 59-57 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Poole | 59-57 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Roy Baranski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Poole | 59-60 |
| 06:52 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud double dribbles | 59-60 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG) Michael Wright | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Travis Abbott (SG) Buddy Williams, Richard Elliott | |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Claude Coomes is hacked by Kevin Graves - foul #2 on Kevin Graves, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF) Richard Morrison | |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Claude Coomes makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Claude Coomes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:21 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Chase Dalessio | 62-62 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Travis Abbott clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Robert Poole pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-62 |
| 05:47 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 05:43 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Travis Abbott grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Jake McKamey - foul #2 on Jake McKamey, team foul #10 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (SG), Delbert Hutton (SF), Craig Jones (PF), Matthew Conner (C) Tracey Robichaud, Jake McKamey, Kevin Graves, Peter Perry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Roy Baranski, Robert Poole | |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:29 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 05:23 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Chase Dalessio | 64-63 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Claude Coomes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-63 |
| 04:57 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton blows the dunk | 64-63 |
| 04:56 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Jones hits the follow up shot | 66-63 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Claude Coomes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-63 |
| 04:29 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:23 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Stephan Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Claude Coomes drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Travis Abbott | 66-66 |
| 04:01 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Jones scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Shilin Chu | 68-66 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Shilin Chu (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Delbert Hutton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Stephan Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-66 |
| 03:33 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:29 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Fredrick Glancy - foul #1 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #3 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud (SG), Jake McKamey (SF), Kevin Graves (PF), Peter Perry (C) Chase Dalessio, Delbert Hutton, Craig Jones, Matthew Conner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Richard Morrison (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Robert Poole (C) Claude Coomes, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Fredrick Glancy, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 03:29 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:29 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Roy Baranski pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Robert Poole drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Buddy Williams | 68-69 |
| 02:42 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry double dribbles | 68-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (PG) Shilin Chu | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:40 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG) Rance Banda | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF) Thomas Witt, Richard Morrison | |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Buddy Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Travis Abbott | 68-71 |
| 02:04 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Chase Dalessio | 71-71 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Stephan Carr connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-74 |
| 01:27 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Poole is called for the reach on Peter Perry - foul #2 on Robert Poole, team foul #4 | 71-74 |
| 01:12 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-74 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Travis Abbott gets the rebound | 71-74 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Robert Poole is fouled on the floor by Kevin Graves - foul #3 on Kevin Graves, team foul #11 | 71-74 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Robert Poole makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Robert Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey is hacked by Buddy Williams - foul #1 on Buddy Williams, team foul #5 | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-76 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Stephan Carr snags the defensive board | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is hacked by Tracey Robichaud in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tracey Robichaud, team foul #12 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG) Buddy Williams | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:17 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-78 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Claude Coomes is fouled in the backcourt by Tracey Robichaud - foul #3 on Tracey Robichaud, team foul #13 | 74-78 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Claude Coomes makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Claude Coomes misses the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:15 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves pulls down the rebound | 74-79 |
| 00:09 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-79 |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry gets the offensive rebound | 74-79 |
| 00:03 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-79 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roy Baranski | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Roy Baranski runs out the clock | 74-79 |