| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Sharpe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hargis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Letourneau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jamie Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Nestor Panek (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Stephan Carr inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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 (-1) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Buddy Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Roy Baranski - foul #2 on Roy Baranski, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Stephan Carr clanks a shot from the right side | 37-29 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Stephan Carr hits the follow up shot | 37-31 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Buddy Williams drills a 3 from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Stephan Carr steals the ball from Nestor Panek | 39-34 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Jamie Smith - foul #2 on Jamie Smith, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), Ernesto Caballero (SG), Steve Hayworth (SF), James Robinson (PF), Steve Mattingly (C) Gary Sharpe, Jonathan Hargis, Charles Letourneau, Jamie Smith, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (SF), Fredrick Glancy (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski, Robert Poole | |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Thomas Witt is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | James Robinson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fredrick Glancy - foul #2 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SF) Travis Abbott | |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | James Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | James Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Claude Coomes hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kory Fitzhugh | 44-43 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Dana Driver is hacked by Thomas Witt - foul #1 on Thomas Witt, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Delgadillo (C) James Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Leroy Delgadillo knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Steve Mattingly | 47-43 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy can't throw it down | 47-43 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Thomas Witt tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Leroy Delgadillo drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernesto Caballero | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dana Driver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ernesto Caballero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Hayworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Mattingly (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Leroy Delgadillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fredrick Glancy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Richard Morrison misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh grabs the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Richard Morrison lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Kory Fitzhugh | 50-47 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | Leroy Delgadillo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Richard Morrison comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leroy Delgadillo - foul #1 on Leroy Delgadillo, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Jonathan Hargis (SG), Charles Letourneau (SF), Jamie Smith (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Dana Driver, Ernesto Caballero, Steve Hayworth, Steve Mattingly, Leroy Delgadillo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Robert Poole (C) Claude Coomes, Thomas Witt, Fredrick Glancy, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Richard Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Richard Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Letourneau | 52-49 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Gary Sharpe steals the ball from Robert Poole | 52-49 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Roy Baranski - foul #3 on Roy Baranski, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG) Richard Morrison | |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 13:05 | St. John's | Gary Sharpe swats the layup by Roy Baranski | 54-49 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Roy Baranski pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Roy Baranski is called for the reach on Gary Sharpe - foul #4 on Roy Baranski, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dustin Thomas (SF), James Robinson (PF) Charles Letourneau, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy (PF) Roy Baranski | |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek banks in the layup set up by Jonathan Hargis | 56-52 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy misses short on an open jump hook from the right block | 56-52 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | James Robinson grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Sharpe and he's hacked by Fredrick Glancy - foul #3 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Elliott (SF) Stephan Carr | |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | James Robinson is called for the reach on Travis Abbott - foul #1 on James Robinson, team foul #3 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau (SF), Jamie Smith (PF) Dustin Thomas, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (PF) Fredrick Glancy | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Sharpe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Hargis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Letourneau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jamie Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Elliott (fresh) PF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Poole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Buddy Williams scores on a shot from the free throw line | 59-54 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 59-54 |
| 11:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Witt | 59-54 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is called for traveling | 59-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nestor Panek (C) James Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Poole | 59-54 |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith tips it in | 61-54 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Richard Elliott double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero (SG), Leroy Delgadillo (C) Jonathan Hargis, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF) Richard Elliott | |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Travis Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Buddy Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Sharpe - foul #1 on Gary Sharpe, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dustin Thomas (SF), Nestor Panek (C) Charles Letourneau, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SG), Fredrick Glancy (PF) Travis Abbott, Thomas Witt | |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Richard Morrison is called for the reach on Ernesto Caballero - foul #3 on Richard Morrison, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth (SG), Jamie Smith (PF) Gary Sharpe, Leroy Delgadillo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Buddy Williams, Robert Poole | |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Steve Hayworth takes the ball from Fredrick Glancy | 61-56 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth's pass is intercepted by Fredrick Glancy | 61-56 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Steve Hayworth is called for the reach on Richard Morrison - foul #1 on Steve Hayworth, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), Jonathan Hargis (SG), Charles Letourneau (SF), Steve Mattingly (PF) Ernesto Caballero, Steve Hayworth, Dustin Thomas, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Richard Elliott (SF), Thomas Witt (PF), Robert Poole (C) Claude Coomes, Stephan Carr, Fredrick Glancy, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Thomas Witt drills a 3 from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Jonathan Hargis is blocked by Thomas Witt | 61-59 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Richard Morrison | 61-59 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | Richard Morrison is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Hargis - foul #2 on Jonathan Hargis, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Robinson (PF) Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG) Richard Morrison | |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-59 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Steve Mattingly | 61-59 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis is hacked by Richard Elliott - foul #1 on Richard Elliott, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Leroy Delgadillo (C) Dana Driver, Steve Mattingly | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Thomas Witt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | James Robinson gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Travis Abbott steals it from James Robinson | 63-59 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Travis Abbott lays it in | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Sharpe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Hargis (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Letourneau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Delgadillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SF - Richard Elliott (fresh) PF - Thomas Witt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Poole (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-61 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Buddy Williams gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is hacked by James Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Robinson, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth (SG), Jamie Smith (PF) Jonathan Hargis, James Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Roy Baranski (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Travis Abbott, Richard Elliott, Thomas Witt, Robert Poole | |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth is whistled for a carry | 63-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nestor Panek (C) Leroy Delgadillo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SG) Buddy Williams | |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Roy Baranski is denied on a layup by Nestor Panek | 63-63 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Roy Baranski tips it back up and in | 63-65 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe loses the ball out of bounds | 63-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), Dustin Thomas (SF), Steve Mattingly (PF) Gary Sharpe, Charles Letourneau, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Richard Morrison's pass is intercepted by Nestor Panek | 63-65 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Morrison - foul #4 on Richard Morrison, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Ernesto Caballero (SG), Charles Letourneau (SF) Dana Driver, Steve Hayworth, Dustin Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Richard Elliott (SF), Fredrick Glancy (C) Claude Coomes, Richard Morrison, Stephan Carr, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Thomas Witt buries a runner near the basket | 65-67 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek is fouled on the floor by Richard Elliott - foul #2 on Richard Elliott, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Delgadillo (PF) Steve Mattingly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Richard Elliott | |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Roy Baranski grabs the board | 66-67 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is hacked by Gary Sharpe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Sharpe, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Smith (PF) Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Leroy Delgadillo misses the lay-in | 66-69 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fredrick Glancy | 66-69 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses long on a floater from the right block | 66-69 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith pulls down the rebound | 66-69 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith drills a 3 from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy snags the offensive board | 69-69 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Travis Abbott clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-69 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Fredrick Glancy steals the ball from Leroy Delgadillo | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Sharpe (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernesto Caballero (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Letourneau (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jamie Smith (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Leroy Delgadillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Witt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Baranski (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Fredrick Glancy (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Charles Letourneau steals the ball from Thomas Witt in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Travis Abbott steals the ball from Charles Letourneau | 69-69 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Buddy Williams can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 69-69 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Travis Abbott can't tip it in | 69-69 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy grabs the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Buddy Williams is fouled on the floor by Gary Sharpe - foul #3 on Gary Sharpe, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), Steve Hayworth (SG), Dustin Thomas (SF), James Robinson (PF), Steve Mattingly (C) Gary Sharpe, Ernesto Caballero, Charles Letourneau, Jamie Smith, Leroy Delgadillo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Travis Abbott, Thomas Witt, Fredrick Glancy | |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nestor Panek (C) Steve Mattingly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG) Buddy Williams | |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | James Robinson lays it up and in | 71-71 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis (SG) Dustin Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Thomas Witt (PF) Richard Morrison, Roy Baranski | |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-74 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Charles Letourneau (SF), Jamie Smith (PF) Dana Driver, Steve Hayworth, James Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Roy Baranski (PF), Robert Poole (C) Claude Coomes, Thomas Witt, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Stephan Carr clanks a 3 from the left wing | 71-74 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek grabs the defensive rebound | 71-74 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-74 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek can't tip it in | 71-74 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Stephan Carr gets the rebound | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Travis Abbott dunks the ball on a nice dish by Buddy Williams | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Letourneau | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is hacked by Gary Sharpe in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Sharpe, team foul #10 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG) Buddy Williams | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-78 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Stephan Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 73-78 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is hacked by Gary Sharpe in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Sharpe, team foul #11 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero (PG) Gary Sharpe | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (PF) Roy Baranski | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jonathan Hargis | 76-79 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Hargis - foul #3 on Jonathan Hargis, team foul #12 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Baranski (PF) Thomas Witt | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek grabs the board | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense 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) | |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero clanks a 3 from the right corner | 76-79 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-79 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-79 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Roy Baranski gets the rebound | 76-79 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Roy Baranski runs out the clock | 76-79 |