| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Dorsey (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kent Livingston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Rhynes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Roy Baranski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Poole (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Stephan Carr inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Robert Poole can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-29 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Stephan Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Reynaldo Rodriguez - foul #1 on Reynaldo Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey is fouled on the floor by Travis Abbott - foul #3 on Travis Abbott, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| 18:54 | Eastern Michigan | Buddy Williams steals the ball from Reynaldo Rodriguez | 37-31 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Stephan Carr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Mark Peters | 37-31 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Roy Baranski gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Kent Livingston steps in front of the Thomas Witt pass | 37-31 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Reynaldo Rodriguez | 39-31 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Reynaldo Rodriguez is called for the reach on Thomas Witt - foul #2 on Reynaldo Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison (PF) Kent Livingston | |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy (C) Robert Poole | |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:19 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Rhynes | 41-31 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Buddy Williams makes the jumpshot from the left side | 41-33 |
| 16:49 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Glancy - foul #1 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Scott Cooper (SG), Jeffrey Salcedo (SF), Louis Hodges (C) Mark Dorsey, Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Daniel Rhynes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Richard Morrison (SF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski | |
| 16:33 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Witt is called for the reach on Louis Hodges - foul #1 on Thomas Witt, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| 16:19 | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-33 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Scott Cooper is called for the reach on Thomas Witt - foul #3 on Scott Cooper, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Abdin (PG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Kent Livingston (PF) Scott Cooper, Jeffrey Salcedo, Louis Hodges | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Elliott (SF), Robert Poole (C) Thomas Witt, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Richard Elliott loses the dribble to Kent Livingston | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Dikembe Abdin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Erick Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kent Livingston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Allison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Morrison (fresh) SF - Richard Elliott (fresh) PF - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Poole (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:15 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Reynaldo Rodriguez | 43-33 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Richard Morrison misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Richard Elliott snags the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy makes the fadeaway near the basket | 43-35 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Poole is called for the reach on Walter Allison - foul #1 on Robert Poole, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (PG), Mark Peters (SG), Jeffrey Salcedo (PF), Daniel Rhynes (C) Dikembe Abdin, Erick Wright, Kent Livingston, Walter Allison | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Roy Baranski (PF) Claude Coomes, Richard Morrison, Richard Elliott, Fredrick Glancy | |
| 14:26 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes can't finish the layup | 43-35 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Stephan Carr | 43-35 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 43-35 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Roy Baranski pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is hacked by Mark Peters - foul #2 on Mark Peters, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston (PF) Reynaldo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh (C) Robert Poole | |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Travis Abbott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-35 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh tips it back up and in | 43-37 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Buddy Williams - foul #2 on Buddy Williams, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 12:57 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Roy Baranski double dribbles | 45-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison (C) Daniel Rhynes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy (C) Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 12:21 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses the dunk but he's fouled by Fredrick Glancy - foul #2 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Abdin (SF), Louis Hodges (C) Jeffrey Salcedo, Kent Livingston | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:21 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Buddy Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Stephan Carr | 47-40 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey clanks a floater from the left side | 47-40 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 11:17 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Dorsey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mark Peters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walter Allison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Hodges (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephan Carr (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Roy Baranski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 10:58 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 47-40 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges grabs the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:46 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdin | 50-40 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Buddy Williams | 50-42 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Fredrick Glancy - foul #3 on Fredrick Glancy, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Kent Livingston (PF), Daniel Rhynes (C) Mark Dorsey, Dikembe Abdin, Walter Allison, Louis Hodges | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Richard Morrison (SF), Kory Fitzhugh (PF), Robert Poole (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Roy Baranski, Fredrick Glancy | |
| 10:17 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Thomas Witt clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Erick Wright | 53-42 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Richard Morrison hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Claude Coomes | 53-45 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters blows the layup | 53-45 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Richard Morrison gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Thomas Witt travels with the ball | 53-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Scott Cooper (SG) Mark Peters | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF) Claude Coomes, Richard Morrison, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 08:40 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright is hacked by Buddy Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Buddy Williams, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Robert Poole snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Thomas Witt is hacked by Scott Cooper - foul #4 on Scott Cooper, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (PG), Walter Allison (PF) Scott Cooper, Kent Livingston | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Thomas Witt scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Buddy Williams | 53-47 |
| 07:29 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 53-47 |
| 07:27 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez misses the tip | 53-47 |
| 07:25 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 07:13 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes hits a runner from the right block set up by Mark Dorsey | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Dorsey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erick Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Allison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Rhynes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Poole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Reynaldo Rodriguez denies the turnaround by Thomas Witt | 55-47 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Stephan Carr | 55-47 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Walter Allison - foul #1 on Walter Allison, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo (SF), Kent Livingston (PF) Reynaldo Rodriguez, Daniel Rhynes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Roy Baranski (PF), Fredrick Glancy (C) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr, Robert Poole | |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey dunks the ball set up by Kent Livingston | 57-48 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Travis Abbott buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Salcedo pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Mark Dorsey | 59-51 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Thomas Witt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 59-51 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy grabs the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Roy Baranski is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Salcedo - foul #1 on Jeffrey Salcedo, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Abdin (PG), Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF), Daniel Rhynes (C) Mark Dorsey, Erick Wright, Kent Livingston, Walter Allison | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Richard Morrison (SG), Stephan Carr (SF) Claude Coomes, Travis Abbott, Thomas Witt | |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy gets the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Richard Morrison drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Buddy Williams | 59-53 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters is fouled on the floor by Roy Baranski - foul #2 on Roy Baranski, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fredrick Glancy | 60-53 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Richard Morrison is hacked by Dikembe Abdin - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdin, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges (PF) Jeffrey Salcedo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Poole (C) Fredrick Glancy | |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Richard Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Michigan | Reynaldo Rodriguez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Roy Baranski snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Roy Baranski buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Buddy Williams | 60-55 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 60-55 |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Roy Baranski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Stephan Carr blows the layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdin - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdin, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (PG), Kent Livingston (PF), Walter Allison (C) Dikembe Abdin, Louis Hodges, Daniel Rhynes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Kory Fitzhugh (PF) Richard Morrison, Roy Baranski | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:16 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Walter Allison | 60-56 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Peters and he's fouled by Robert Poole - foul #2 on Robert Poole, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey (PG) Erick Wright | |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy (PF) Robert Poole | |
| 02:56 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Allison misses the free throw | 62-56 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Dorsey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Peters (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Reynaldo Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kent Livingston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Allison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 02:20 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters clanks a shot near the basket | 62-56 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes (C) Walter Allison | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Baranski (PF), Robert Poole (C) Fredrick Glancy, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Robert Poole tips it back up and in | 62-58 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes slams it home and he's fouled by Robert Poole - foul #3 on Robert Poole, team foul #11 | 64-58 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes makes the free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Stephan Carr clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-58 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-58 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes tips it in | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Buddy Williams hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey is fouled in the backcourt by Buddy Williams - foul #4 on Buddy Williams, team foul #12 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (SG), Scott Cooper (SF) Mark Peters, Reynaldo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:53 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:53 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston grabs the board | 69-61 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Eastern Michigan | Buddy Williams is called for the reach on Mark Dorsey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Buddy Williams, team foul #13 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG) Buddy Williams | |
| 00:43 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Roy Baranski scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Claude Coomes and the foul's on Scott Cooper - foul #5 on Scott Cooper, team foul #10 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Peters (SG), Reynaldo Rodriguez (SF) Erick Wright, Scott Cooper | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Roy Baranski makes the free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey is hacked by Claude Coomes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Claude Coomes, team foul #14 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erick Wright (SG) Mark Peters | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:35 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the 3 from the left corner | 73-64 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston grabs the board | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston is hacked by Travis Abbott in the backcourt - foul #4 on Travis Abbott, team foul #15 | 73-64 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Kent Livingston misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rhynes grabs the offensive board | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Dorsey runs out the clock | 74-64 |