| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) C - Robert Poole (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Hastings (fresh) SG - Paul Rice (fresh) SF - Wallace Wagner (fresh) PF - John Gaston (fresh) C - John Premo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | John Gaston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roy Baranski | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Stephan Carr blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Stephan Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Stephan Carr clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Western Illinois | John Premo gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Robert Poole's fadeaway is rejected by John Gaston | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Western Illinois | John Gaston grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Mark Hastings and he's hacked by Stephan Carr - foul #1 on Stephan Carr, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:17 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Travis Abbott drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 17:45 | Western Illinois | John Gaston misses short on a runner in the paint | 3-5 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Buddy Williams gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Travis Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 17:08 | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-5 |
| 17:06 | Western Illinois | John Premo tips it but misses | 3-5 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Robert Poole snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Wallace Wagner is called for the reach on Buddy Williams - foul #1 on Wallace Wagner, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Randall (PG), Bill Staley (SG), Brandon Bussey (PF) Mark Hastings, Paul Rice, John Gaston | |
| 16:52 | St. John's | Roy Baranski knocks in the jumper from the left block | 5-5 |
| 16:26 | Western Illinois | John Premo is fouled on the floor by Roy Baranski - foul #1 on Roy Baranski, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy (C) Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey (PF), Charles Williams (C) Wallace Wagner, John Premo | |
| 16:05 | Western Illinois | Travis Abbott picks off the pass by Brandon Bussey | 5-5 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy loses the ball out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh (C) Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings (PG), John Gaston (PF) Bill Staley, Charles Williams | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) PF - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Hastings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Randall (fresh) SF - Brandon Bussey (fresh) PF - John Gaston (fresh) C - Andre Bilbrey (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Western Illinois | Buddy Williams picks off the pass by Mark Hastings in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Buddy Williams dunks the ball | 7-5 |
| 15:28 | Western Illinois | John Gaston misses the fadeaway in the lane | 7-5 |
| 15:27 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:10 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Hastings and he's fouled by Fredrick Glancy - foul #1 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (SF), Robert Poole (C) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Rice (SG), Wallace Wagner (SF), John Premo (C) Mark Hastings, Paul Randall, Brandon Bussey | |
| 15:10 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Claude Coomes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 14:47 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Rice | 7-8 |
| 14:41 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner double dribbles | 7-8 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SF), Roy Baranski (PF) Travis Abbott, Fredrick Glancy | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings (PG) Andre Bilbrey | |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Claude Coomes misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mark Hastings - foul #1 on Mark Hastings, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey (PF) John Gaston | |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Claude Coomes makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Claude Coomes makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:03 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 9-8 |
| 14:02 | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings grabs the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 13:57 | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Richard Morrison | 9-8 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Robert Poole hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Witt | 11-8 |
| 13:25 | Western Illinois | Claude Coomes is called for the reach on Mark Hastings - foul #1 on Claude Coomes, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Fredrick Glancy (C) Claude Coomes, Thomas Witt, Richard Morrison, Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Randall (SG), Andre Bilbrey (PF) Paul Rice, Wallace Wagner | |
| 12:58 | Western Illinois | John Premo hits a fadeaway from the right side | 11-10 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Stephan Carr knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Travis Abbott and the foul's on Andre Bilbrey - foul #1 on Andre Bilbrey, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh (C) Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bill Staley (SG), John Gaston (PF) Mark Hastings, John Premo | |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:24 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-10 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Buddy Williams gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Buddy Williams knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Travis Abbott | 16-10 |
| 12:02 | Western Illinois | Paul Randall connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by John Gaston | 16-12 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy makes the runner near the basket set up by Buddy Williams | 18-12 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Paul Randall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bill Staley (fresh) SF - Brandon Bussey (fairly fresh) PF - John Gaston (fresh) C - Andre Bilbrey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley slams it home | 18-14 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy double dribbles | 18-14 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Baranski (PF), Robert Poole (C) Fredrick Glancy, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings (PG), Paul Rice (SG), Wallace Wagner (SF), John Premo (C) Paul Randall, Bill Staley, Brandon Bussey, Andre Bilbrey | |
| 10:47 | Western Illinois | John Gaston banks in the layup set up by John Premo and he's hacked by Buddy Williams - foul #1 on Buddy Williams, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| 10:47 | Western Illinois | John Gaston makes the free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Travis Abbott buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-17 |
| 10:13 | Western Illinois | Stephan Carr denies the turnaround by Paul Rice | 20-17 |
| 10:11 | Western Illinois | John Gaston hits the follow up shot | 20-19 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is fouled on the floor by Wallace Wagner - foul #2 on Wallace Wagner, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Richard Morrison (SF) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey (SF), Bill Staley (PF) Wallace Wagner, John Gaston | |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Thomas Witt hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Roy Baranski | 23-19 |
| 09:05 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Poole - foul #1 on Robert Poole, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy (C) Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Randall (PG) Mark Hastings | |
| 09:05 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:05 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Roy Baranski snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the dunk attempt | 23-20 |
| 08:46 | Western Illinois | Paul Randall pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 08:42 | Western Illinois | Paul Randall throws it down on a great pass from John Premo | 23-22 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Claude Coomes double dribbles | 23-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Claude Coomes, Thomas Witt, Richard Morrison, Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey (SF), John Gaston (PF), Charles Williams (C) Paul Rice, Brandon Bussey, John Premo | |
| 07:57 | Western Illinois | Bill Staley loses the dribble to Buddy Williams | 23-22 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Paul Randall - foul #1 on Paul Randall, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Poole (C) Kory Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings (PG) Paul Randall | |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Poole (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Hastings (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bill Staley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andre Bilbrey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Gaston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Williams (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Western Illinois | John Gaston connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Mark Hastings | 24-24 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Travis Abbott drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Buddy Williams | 26-24 |
| 06:40 | Western Illinois | Charles Williams misses badly on a floater near the basket | 26-24 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Robert Poole pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 26-24 |
| 06:29 | Western Illinois | John Gaston pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:09 | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Buddy Williams - foul #2 on Buddy Williams, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr, Fredrick Glancy, Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Rice (SG), Paul Randall (SF), Brandon Bussey (PF), John Premo (C) Bill Staley, Andre Bilbrey, John Gaston, Charles Williams | |
| 06:09 | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:09 | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Thomas Witt is denied on a layup by John Premo | 26-25 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Thomas Witt tips it back up and in | 28-25 |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Roy Baranski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 04:43 | Western Illinois | Paul Randall clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Roy Baranski pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Thomas Witt is hacked by Paul Randall - foul #2 on Paul Randall, team foul #6 | 31-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Robert Poole (C) Travis Abbott, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey (PG), John Gaston (PF) Mark Hastings, Paul Randall | |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Thomas Witt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Stephan Carr | 31-25 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Brandon Bussey denies the turnaround by Claude Coomes | 31-25 |
| 03:56 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 03:39 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Stephan Carr - foul #2 on Stephan Carr, team foul #8 | 31-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Fredrick Glancy (PF) Claude Coomes, Roy Baranski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bill Staley (SG) Paul Rice | |
| 03:39 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:39 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Andre Bilbrey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bill Staley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brandon Bussey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Gaston (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Premo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Thomas Witt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-27 |
| 03:25 | Western Illinois | John Premo gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 03:16 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Poole - foul #2 on Robert Poole, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Thomas Witt | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner (SF), Charles Williams (C) Brandon Bussey, John Premo | |
| 03:16 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:16 | Western Illinois | Andre Bilbrey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Travis Abbott connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Buddy Williams | 34-29 |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 34-29 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Poole | 34-29 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Stephan Carr clanks a runner in the lane | 34-29 |
| 02:23 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Gaston | 34-29 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Fredrick Glancy - foul #2 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #10 | 34-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Baranski (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Fredrick Glancy, Robert Poole | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hastings (PG), Paul Rice (SG), John Premo (C) Andre Bilbrey, John Gaston, Charles Williams | |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Wallace Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey (PF) Bill Staley | |
| 01:27 | Western Illinois | John Premo misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Kory Fitzhugh - foul #1 on Kory Fitzhugh, team foul #11 | 34-30 |
| 01:27 | Western Illinois | John Premo makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:27 | Western Illinois | John Premo misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Roy Baranski snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | John Premo grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:38 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Brandon Bussey is blocked by Roy Baranski | 34-31 |
| 00:37 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | Paul Rice hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mark Hastings | 34-34 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Buddy Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 34-34 |
| 00:03 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Brandon Bussey hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 34-34 |