| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raul Salazar (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lockett (fresh) PF - Daniel Felton (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Deeds (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chadwick Billings (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Markel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Erick Maxwell (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Robert Markel inbounds the ball | 28-21 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 28-21 |
| 19:36 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer tips it back up and in | 28-23 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Richard Langford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-23 |
| 19:19 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 18:58 | Dayton | Robert Markel hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Chadwick Billings | 28-26 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Raul Salazar double dribbles | 28-26 |
| 18:19 | Dayton | William Deeds comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 28-26 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Daniel Felton grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Raul Salazar clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 17:45 | Dayton | Robert Markel is whistled for a carry | 28-26 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Raul Salazar loses the ball out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (PG), Tim Dicarlo (PF) Raul Salazar, Daniel Felton | |
| Subs | Dayton | Fred Reppert (PG) William Deeds | |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Mauldin (SF) Robert Markel | |
| 16:42 | St. John's | James Cunningham comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 28-26 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | Richard Langford misses the tip | 28-26 |
| 16:38 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jonathan Palmer | 28-26 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell loses the ball out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raul Salazar (PG), Arnold Dennis (SF), Hai Chu (C) Charles Perkins, Thomas Lockett, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Deeds (PG), Warren Holloway (SF), David Anderson (C) Chadwick Billings, Jonathan Palmer, Erick Maxwell | |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Hai Chu clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 28-26 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Hai Chu | 28-26 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo can't connect on a floater in the lane | 28-26 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis snags the offensive board | 28-26 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raul Salazar (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cunningham (fresh) SF - Arnold Dennis (fresh) PF - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hai Chu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Deeds (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Reppert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Mauldin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - David Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Hai Chu misses the floater in the paint | 28-26 |
| 15:29 | Dayton | Warren Holloway pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 15:25 | Dayton | Warren Holloway buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Fred Reppert | 28-29 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo tips it back up and in | 30-29 |
| 14:47 | Dayton | William Mauldin's fadeaway is rejected by Hai Chu | 30-29 |
| 14:45 | Dayton | David Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 14:38 | Dayton | Fred Reppert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-29 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Raul Salazar gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | James Cunningham is hacked by Fred Reppert - foul #2 on Fred Reppert, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roger Wright (PG), Charles Perkins (SG), Thomas Lockett (SF), Daniel Felton (PF), Richard Langford (C) Raul Salazar, James Cunningham, Arnold Dennis, Tim Dicarlo, Hai Chu | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Gardner (PG), Chadwick Billings (SG), Robert Markel (SF), Jonathan Palmer (PF), Erick Maxwell (C) William Deeds, Fred Reppert, Warren Holloway, William Mauldin, David Anderson | |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Daniel Felton gets the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett slams it home set up by Charles Perkins | 32-29 |
| 13:38 | Dayton | Chadwick Billings connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Gardner | 32-32 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Roger Wright can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-32 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jonathan Palmer | 32-32 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Daniel Felton picks off the pass by Chadwick Billings | 32-32 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Perkins | 34-32 |
| 12:26 | Dayton | Richard Langford blocks the short jumper by Robert Markel | 34-32 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Charles Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Roger Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 11:59 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 11:50 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 34-32 |
| 11:49 | Dayton | Chadwick Billings pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 11:35 | Dayton | Robert Markel is fouled on the floor by Richard Langford - foul #2 on Richard Langford, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raul Salazar (PG), Tim Dicarlo (PF) Roger Wright, Daniel Felton | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Deeds (PG) Michael Gardner | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raul Salazar (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Deeds (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chadwick Billings (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Markel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Erick Maxwell (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Dayton | William Deeds comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Tim Dicarlo - foul #2 on Tim Dicarlo, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Fred Reppert (SG), William Mauldin (SF) Chadwick Billings, Robert Markel | |
| 11:15 | Dayton | William Deeds makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 11:15 | Dayton | William Deeds misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Richard Langford grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo is hacked by Jonathan Palmer - foul #3 on Jonathan Palmer, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (SF) Thomas Lockett | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Anderson (C) Erick Maxwell | |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Raul Salazar | 36-33 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | William Deeds clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | James Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Richard Langford misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-33 |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | Fred Reppert is fouled on the floor by Raul Salazar - foul #2 on Raul Salazar, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SF), Daniel Felton (PF) Charles Perkins, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chadwick Billings (SG), Robert Markel (SF), Erick Maxwell (C) Fred Reppert, Jonathan Palmer, David Anderson | |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Chadwick Billings drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Deeds | 36-36 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | William Deeds takes the ball from Raul Salazar | 36-36 |
| 09:12 | Dayton | Robert Markel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | James Cunningham misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Chadwick Billings - foul #2 on Chadwick Billings, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Dennis (SG), Hai Chu (C) Raul Salazar, Tim Dicarlo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Fred Reppert (PG) William Deeds | |
| 08:43 | St. John's | James Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | James Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 08:30 | Dayton | Chadwick Billings misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Hai Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | Fred Reppert is hacked by Hai Chu - foul #1 on Hai Chu, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roger Wright (PG), Charles Perkins (SG), Richard Langford (C) James Cunningham, Arnold Dennis, Hai Chu | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer (PF) William Mauldin | |
| 07:37 | Dayton | Chadwick Billings hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Charles Perkins pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roger Wright (fresh) SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lockett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Felton (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Fred Reppert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chadwick Billings (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Markel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Erick Maxwell (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Charles Perkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Chadwick Billings is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Chadwick Billings, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raul Salazar (PG), Arnold Dennis (SF), Tim Dicarlo (PF) Roger Wright, Thomas Lockett, Daniel Felton | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Deeds (PG), William Mauldin (SF) Chadwick Billings, Robert Markel | |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Langford | 39-36 |
| 06:31 | Dayton | William Deeds misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-36 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Richard Langford scores on a shot from the left side | 41-36 |
| 05:55 | Dayton | William Mauldin is whistled for traveling | 41-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Lockett (SF) Arnold Dennis | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chadwick Billings (SG), Robert Markel (SF) Fred Reppert, Erick Maxwell | |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Richard Langford comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Mauldin - foul #1 on William Mauldin, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Felton (PF) Tim Dicarlo | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Richard Langford makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Richard Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer's dunk attempt is rejected by Thomas Lockett | 43-36 |
| 05:22 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer tips it home | 43-38 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Richard Langford knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Raul Salazar and he's fouled by William Mauldin - foul #2 on William Mauldin, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (SG) Charles Perkins | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Anderson (C) William Mauldin | |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Richard Langford makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Chadwick Billings misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | James Cunningham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Raul Salazar grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Richard Langford connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Lockett | 48-38 |
| 04:01 | Dayton | David Anderson is called for traveling | 48-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Perkins (SG), Arnold Dennis (SF), Tim Dicarlo (PF), Hai Chu (C) Raul Salazar, Thomas Lockett, Daniel Felton, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Gardner (PG), Fred Reppert (SG), Warren Holloway (SF), Erick Maxwell (C) William Deeds, Chadwick Billings, Robert Markel, Jonathan Palmer | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo's floater is tipped away by Erick Maxwell | 48-38 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo grabs the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis is hacked by Fred Reppert - foul #3 on Fred Reppert, team foul #7 | 48-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Mauldin (SF) Michael Gardner | |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Cunningham (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnold Dennis (fresh) PF - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Hai Chu (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Fred Reppert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Warren Holloway (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Mauldin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Anderson (fresh) C - Erick Maxwell (fresh) 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Hai Chu - foul #2 on Hai Chu, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| 03:21 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 03:21 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Hai Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses the lay-in | 48-39 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Hai Chu pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raul Salazar (PG), Thomas Lockett (SF), Daniel Felton (PF), Richard Langford (C) James Cunningham, Arnold Dennis, Tim Dicarlo, Hai Chu | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Deeds (PG), Chadwick Billings (SG), Robert Markel (SF), Jonathan Palmer (PF) Fred Reppert, Warren Holloway, William Mauldin, David Anderson | |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Raul Salazar comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Robert Markel snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Daniel Felton is called for the reach on William Deeds - foul #2 on Daniel Felton, team foul #6 | 48-39 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | William Deeds connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Chadwick Billings | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Richard Langford hits a floater from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Robert Markel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-42 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Richard Langford grabs the board | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Charles Perkins makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Lockett | 52-42 |
| 00:53 | Dayton | Robert Markel can't finish the layup | 52-42 |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Dayton | Robert Markel misses the lay-in | 52-42 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett is fouled in the backcourt by William Deeds - foul #2 on William Deeds, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (PG), Arnold Dennis (SG), Tim Dicarlo (PF), Hai Chu (C) Raul Salazar, Charles Perkins, Daniel Felton, Richard Langford | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Gardner (PG), Fred Reppert (SG), Warren Holloway (SF), William Mauldin (PF), David Anderson (C) William Deeds, Chadwick Billings, Robert Markel, Jonathan Palmer, Erick Maxwell | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Michael Gardner drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fred Reppert | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Hai Chu misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Anderson - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #9 | 54-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roger Wright (PG) Thomas Lockett | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Hai Chu makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Hai Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | David Anderson snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Michael Gardner comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 55-44 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Fred Reppert tips it but misses | 55-44 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Hai Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |