| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Richard Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachariah Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Flynn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vincent Pridmore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Story (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Poole (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Stephan Carr inbounds the ball | 48-43 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Robert Poole misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 19:44 | East Tennessee State | Robert Flynn snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 19:39 | East Tennessee State | Stephan Carr is called for the reach on Richard Patterson - foul #2 on Stephan Carr, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| 19:24 | East Tennessee State | Buddy Williams steps in front of the Zachariah Watkins pass | 48-43 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Buddy Williams blows the layup | 48-43 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Travis Abbott tips it back up and in | 48-45 |
| 19:00 | East Tennessee State | Zachariah Watkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Poole | 48-45 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 48-45 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Robert Poole tips it but misses | 48-45 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Roy Baranski tips it but misses | 48-45 |
| 18:38 | East Tennessee State | Craig Story snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 18:17 | East Tennessee State | Vincent Pridmore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Roy Baranski snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | Stephan Carr clanks a turnaround in the lane | 48-45 |
| 17:56 | East Tennessee State | Craig Story gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 17:50 | East Tennessee State | Zachariah Watkins hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Patterson | 50-45 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Robert Flynn is called for the reach on Stephan Carr - foul #2 on Robert Flynn, team foul #1 | 50-45 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Howard Peterson (PG), Columbus Green (SG), Donald Carr (SF), William Driggs (PF), Cory Navarette (C) Richard Patterson, Zachariah Watkins, Robert Flynn, Vincent Pridmore, Craig Story | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Richard Morrison (SF), Fredrick Glancy (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski, Robert Poole | |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Witt | 50-47 |
| 17:01 | East Tennessee State | Columbus Green knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Cory Navarette | 53-47 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| 16:50 | East Tennessee State | Howard Peterson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 16:49 | East Tennessee State | William Driggs tips it back up and in | 55-47 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Thomas Witt's pass is intercepted by Howard Peterson in the backcourt | 55-47 |
| 16:46 | East Tennessee State | Howard Peterson misses the easy layup | 55-47 |
| 16:45 | East Tennessee State | William Driggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 16:31 | East Tennessee State | Columbus Green banks in the layup set up by Howard Peterson | 57-47 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Claude Coomes is hacked by Howard Peterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Peterson, team foul #2 | 57-47 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side | 57-47 |
| 16:13 | East Tennessee State | Donald Carr pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 16:11 | East Tennessee State | Howard Peterson loses the dribble to Thomas Witt in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| 16:01 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy misses long on an open fadeaway from the left block | 57-47 |
| 16:00 | East Tennessee State | Cory Navarette snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Howard Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Columbus Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Carr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Driggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Navarette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Richard Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fredrick Glancy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:55 | East Tennessee State | Howard Peterson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 15:53 | East Tennessee State | William Driggs can't tip it in | 57-47 |
| 15:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kory Fitzhugh | 57-47 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Richard Morrison drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Thomas Witt | 57-50 |
| 15:31 | East Tennessee State | Columbus Green is hacked by Kory Fitzhugh - foul #1 on Kory Fitzhugh, team foul #2 | 57-50 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Richard Rhoades (PG), Zachariah Watkins (SG), Lon Joseph (SF), Vincent Pridmore (PF), Craig Story (C) Howard Peterson, Columbus Green, Donald Carr, William Driggs, Cory Navarette | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Richard Elliott (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Robert Poole (C) Claude Coomes, Thomas Witt, Richard Morrison, Fredrick Glancy, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 15:14 | East Tennessee State | Zachariah Watkins misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Poole - foul #1 on Robert Poole, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF) Richard Elliott | |
| 15:14 | East Tennessee State | Zachariah Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 15:14 | East Tennessee State | Zachariah Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Robert Poole misses badly on a shot from the left block | 59-50 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Stephan Carr gets the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Travis Abbott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-50 |
| 14:50 | East Tennessee State | Craig Story grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 14:46 | East Tennessee State | Richard Rhoades makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Vincent Pridmore | 62-50 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Craig Story - foul #2 on Craig Story, team foul #3 | 62-50 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert Flynn (SF) Lon Joseph | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 14:13 | East Tennessee State | Robert Flynn buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 13:54 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Vincent Pridmore | 65-52 |
| 13:39 | East Tennessee State | Richard Rhoades scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Vincent Pridmore | 68-52 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Stephan Carr loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-52 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Richard Patterson (PG), Columbus Green (SG), William Driggs (C) Richard Rhoades, Zachariah Watkins, Craig Story | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Richard Elliott (SF), Fredrick Glancy (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Robert Poole | |
| 13:24 | East Tennessee State | William Driggs can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 68-52 |
| 13:23 | East Tennessee State | Vincent Pridmore grabs the offensive board | 68-52 |
| 13:05 | East Tennessee State | Richard Patterson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Driggs | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-52 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Richard Elliott tips it in | 70-54 |
| 12:37 | East Tennessee State | William Driggs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Fredrick Glancy - foul #2 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #4 | 70-54 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Howard Peterson (PG), Donald Carr (SG), Lon Joseph (SF), Cory Navarette (C) Richard Patterson, Columbus Green, Robert Flynn, Vincent Pridmore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Roy Baranski, Fredrick Glancy | |
| 12:37 | East Tennessee State | William Driggs makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 12:37 | East Tennessee State | William Driggs makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | William Driggs is called for the reach on Thomas Witt in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Driggs, team foul #4 | 72-54 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert Flynn (SF) William Driggs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Richard Elliott | |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Travis Abbott drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Claude Coomes | 72-57 |
| 12:05 | East Tennessee State | Richard Morrison is called for the reach on Robert Flynn - foul #2 on Richard Morrison, team foul #5 | 72-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Richard Patterson (PG), Craig Story (C) Howard Peterson, Robert Flynn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Fredrick Glancy (PF) Richard Morrison, Thomas Witt | |
| 11:51 | East Tennessee State | Cory Navarette's dunk attempt is rejected by Kory Fitzhugh | 72-57 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh pulls down the rebound | 72-57 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Richard Patterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lon Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cory Navarette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Story (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fredrick Glancy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy is called for traveling | 72-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Richard Rhoades (PG), Robert Flynn (SF), Vincent Pridmore (PF) Richard Patterson, Lon Joseph, Cory Navarette | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Richard Elliott (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Robert Poole (C) Claude Coomes, Stephan Carr, Fredrick Glancy, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 11:18 | East Tennessee State | Donald Carr misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-57 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Buddy Williams | 72-57 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Richard Elliott is hacked by Robert Flynn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Flynn, team foul #5 | 72-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Columbus Green (SG) Donald Carr | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Richard Elliott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Rhoades - foul #3 on Richard Rhoades, team foul #6 | 72-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Howard Peterson (PG), William Driggs (PF) Richard Rhoades, Vincent Pridmore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SG), Thomas Witt (PF) Travis Abbott, Roy Baranski | |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Richard Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Richard Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 10:28 | East Tennessee State | Columbus Green hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Morrison - foul #3 on Richard Morrison, team foul #6 | 72-58 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Zachariah Watkins (SG) Robert Flynn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Fredrick Glancy (C) Richard Elliott, Robert Poole | |
| 10:28 | East Tennessee State | Columbus Green makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 10:28 | East Tennessee State | Columbus Green makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Buddy Williams | 74-60 |
| 10:02 | East Tennessee State | Zachariah Watkins misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 74-60 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Buddy Williams snags the defensive board | 74-60 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Craig Story is called for the reach on Buddy Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Craig Story, team foul #7 | 74-60 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Richard Patterson (PG), Lon Joseph (SF), Cory Navarette (PF) Howard Peterson, Columbus Green, Craig Story | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (SG), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Richard Morrison, Fredrick Glancy | |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 09:44 | East Tennessee State | Richard Patterson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-62 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh gets the rebound | 74-62 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is called for traveling in the backcourt | 74-62 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Richard Rhoades (PG), Donald Carr (SG), Vincent Pridmore (PF) Richard Patterson, Zachariah Watkins, William Driggs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Roy Baranski (PF) Buddy Williams, Thomas Witt | |
| 09:30 | East Tennessee State | Donald Carr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-62 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Stephan Carr gets the rebound | 74-62 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Stephan Carr, team foul #7 | 74-62 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Robert Flynn (SF), William Driggs (C) Lon Joseph, Cory Navarette | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Elliott (SF), Fredrick Glancy (C) Stephan Carr, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 08:54 | East Tennessee State | Vincent Pridmore clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Claude Coomes - foul #2 on Claude Coomes, team foul #8 | 74-62 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Richard Patterson (PG), Zachariah Watkins (SG) Richard Rhoades, Donald Carr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG) Claude Coomes | |
| 08:54 | East Tennessee State | Vincent Pridmore makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 08:54 | East Tennessee State | Vincent Pridmore misses the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roy Baranski | 75-62 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Zachariah Watkins is called for the reach on Travis Abbott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Zachariah Watkins, team foul #8 | 75-62 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (PF) Roy Baranski | |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-62 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 75-62 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Richard Elliott grabs the offensive rebound | 75-62 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-62 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy grabs the offensive rebound | 75-62 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Travis Abbott comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Patterson - foul #1 on Richard Patterson, team foul #9 | 75-62 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Richard Rhoades (PG), Howard Peterson (SG), Donald Carr (SF), Lon Joseph (PF), Cory Navarette (C) Richard Patterson, Zachariah Watkins, Robert Flynn, Vincent Pridmore, William Driggs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Richard Morrison, Richard Elliott, Thomas Witt, Fredrick Glancy | |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 07:37 | East Tennessee State | Lon Joseph throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-64 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Richard Rhoades (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Howard Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lon Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. C - Cory Navarette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roy Baranski (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Buddy Williams can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lon Joseph - foul #1 on Lon Joseph, team foul #10 | 75-64 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 06:58 | East Tennessee State | Lon Joseph comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Roy Baranski - foul #2 on Roy Baranski, team foul #9 | 75-66 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Richard Patterson (PG), Columbus Green (SG), Robert Flynn (SF), Craig Story (C) Richard Rhoades, Howard Peterson, Donald Carr, Cory Navarette | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SG), Thomas Witt (PF), Robert Poole (C) Buddy Williams, Roy Baranski, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 06:58 | East Tennessee State | Lon Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 06:58 | East Tennessee State | Lon Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Richard Patterson is called for the reach on Stephan Carr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Patterson, team foul #11 | 77-66 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Vincent Pridmore (PF) Lon Joseph | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 06:54 | East Tennessee State | Vincent Pridmore gets the rebound | 77-67 |
| 06:49 | East Tennessee State | Richard Patterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 77-67 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Claude Coomes pulls down the rebound | 77-67 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Richard Patterson is called for the reach on Thomas Witt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Patterson, team foul #12 | 77-67 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Elliott (SF) Stephan Carr | |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 06:30 | East Tennessee State | Richard Patterson's pass is intercepted by Richard Elliott | 77-69 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Thomas Witt clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 77-69 |
| 06:11 | East Tennessee State | Craig Story pulls down the rebound | 77-69 |
| 06:07 | East Tennessee State | Vincent Pridmore can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Witt - foul #3 on Thomas Witt, team foul #10 | 77-69 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Zachariah Watkins (SG) Robert Flynn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Roy Baranski (PF) Claude Coomes, Richard Morrison, Thomas Witt | |
| 06:07 | East Tennessee State | Vincent Pridmore makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 06:07 | East Tennessee State | Vincent Pridmore misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Poole | 78-69 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Buddy Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Patterson - foul #4 on Richard Patterson, team foul #13 | 78-69 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Driggs (PF) Vincent Pridmore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF) Richard Elliott | |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 05:35 | East Tennessee State | William Driggs clanks a turnaround from close range | 78-70 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Roy Baranski snags the defensive board | 78-70 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Travis Abbott knocks in the floater from the left wing | 78-72 |
| 05:06 | East Tennessee State | William Driggs drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Columbus Green | 80-72 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Zachariah Watkins is called for the reach on Travis Abbott - foul #2 on Zachariah Watkins, team foul #14 | 80-72 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Richard Rhoades (PG), Howard Peterson (SG), Donald Carr (SF), Lon Joseph (PF), Cory Navarette (C) Richard Patterson, Zachariah Watkins, Columbus Green, William Driggs, Craig Story | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Richard Elliott (SF), Thomas Witt (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski, Robert Poole | |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 04:22 | East Tennessee State | Richard Rhoades hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-73 |
| 04:20 | East Tennessee State | Lon Joseph hits the follow up shot | 82-73 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | A charge is called on Richard Morrison - foul #4 on Richard Morrison, team foul #11 | 82-73 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG) Travis Abbott | |
| 03:42 | East Tennessee State | Donald Carr hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Rhoades | 85-73 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Claude Coomes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 85-73 |
| 03:29 | East Tennessee State | Cory Navarette grabs the board | 85-73 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Richard Rhoades (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Howard Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Carr (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lon Joseph (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Cory Navarette (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Elliott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | East Tennessee State | Howard Peterson comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Morrison - foul #5 on Richard Morrison, team foul #12 | 85-73 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Columbus Green (SG), Robert Flynn (SF), Vincent Pridmore (PF), Craig Story (C) Richard Rhoades, Donald Carr, Lon Joseph, Cory Navarette | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Fredrick Glancy (C) Claude Coomes, Richard Morrison, Richard Elliott, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 03:22 | East Tennessee State | Howard Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 85-73 |
| 03:22 | East Tennessee State | Howard Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 85-73 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy snags the defensive board | 85-73 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 3 from straight away | 85-73 |
| 03:07 | East Tennessee State | Craig Story grabs the board | 85-73 |
| 03:03 | East Tennessee State | Robert Flynn is fouled on the floor by Thomas Witt - foul #4 on Thomas Witt, team foul #13 | 85-73 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Zachariah Watkins (SG) Howard Peterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Baranski (PF) Thomas Witt | |
| 03:03 | East Tennessee State | Robert Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 86-73 |
| 03:03 | East Tennessee State | Robert Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 87-73 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses badly on a shot from the right side | 87-73 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy misses the tip | 87-73 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Fredrick Glancy | 87-73 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Travis Abbott buries a fadeaway from the right side | 87-75 |
| 02:10 | East Tennessee State | Columbus Green loses the ball out of bounds | 87-75 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Richard Rhoades (PG), Donald Carr (SG), Cory Navarette (PF), William Driggs (C) Columbus Green, Zachariah Watkins, Vincent Pridmore, Craig Story | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Robert Poole (C) Buddy Williams, Roy Baranski | |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 87-75 |
| 01:55 | East Tennessee State | Donald Carr gets the rebound | 87-75 |
| 01:51 | East Tennessee State | Richard Rhoades blows the layup but he's fouled by Claude Coomes - foul #3 on Claude Coomes, team foul #14 | 87-75 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Columbus Green (SG) Robert Flynn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG), Richard Elliott (SF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Robert Poole | |
| 01:51 | East Tennessee State | Richard Rhoades makes the 1st free throw | 88-75 |
| 01:51 | East Tennessee State | Richard Rhoades makes the 2nd free throw | 89-75 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh double dribbles in the backcourt | 89-75 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Howard Peterson (PG) Richard Rhoades | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:31 | East Tennessee State | Donald Carr is fouled on the floor by Richard Elliott - foul #1 on Richard Elliott, team foul #15 | 89-75 |
| 01:31 | East Tennessee State | Donald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 90-75 |
| 01:31 | East Tennessee State | Donald Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 91-75 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Claude Coomes misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 91-75 |
| 01:16 | East Tennessee State | William Driggs grabs the board | 91-75 |
| 01:11 | East Tennessee State | Cory Navarette's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Elliott | 91-75 |
| 01:09 | East Tennessee State | Donald Carr grabs the offensive board | 91-75 |
| 00:58 | East Tennessee State | Donald Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 91-75 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Thomas Witt connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Claude Coomes | 91-77 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | East Tennessee State | Columbus Green is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Glancy - foul #3 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #16 | 91-77 |
| 00:46 | East Tennessee State | Columbus Green makes the 1st free throw | 92-77 |
| 00:46 | East Tennessee State | Columbus Green misses the 2nd free throw | 92-77 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy grabs the board | 92-77 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Richard Elliott can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right block | 92-77 |
| 00:39 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Donald Carr | 92-77 |
| 00:35 | East Tennessee State | Donald Carr is hacked by Fredrick Glancy - foul #4 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #17 | 92-77 |
| 00:35 | East Tennessee State | Donald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 93-77 |
| 00:35 | East Tennessee State | Donald Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 94-77 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 94-77 |
| 00:30 | East Tennessee State | William Driggs grabs the board | 94-77 |
| 00:00 | East Tennessee State | Howard Peterson runs out the clock | 94-77 |