| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mitchell Lacy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Andre Greco (fresh) PF - Thomas Dehn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Ware (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Gant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Norfolk State | Andre Greco inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion 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) | |
| 19:46 | Norfolk State | Thomas Lee drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Andre Greco | 25-31 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | James Gant buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Gayhart | 25-33 |
| 19:20 | Norfolk State | Gary Ware misses the floater from the left side | 25-33 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | James Gant grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Mitchell Lacy steps in front of the Michael Taylor pass | 25-33 |
| 18:58 | Norfolk State | Mitchell Lacy can't finish the layup | 25-33 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Taylor | 25-35 |
| 18:38 | Norfolk State | Thomas Dehn comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 25-35 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Michael Taylor pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Andre Greco steals it from James Gant | 25-35 |
| 18:07 | Norfolk State | Andre Greco is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Andre Greco, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Richard Grinder (SF) Andre Greco | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Joe Hunter misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Gary Ware - foul #1 on Gary Ware, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith (PF) Thomas Dehn | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (SG), Michael Lombardo (PF) James Gant, Tommy Charboneau | |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Joe Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Joe Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 17:43 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 17:25 | Norfolk State | Thomas Lee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-36 |
| 17:23 | Norfolk State | Richard Grinder tips it in | 27-36 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo misses short on a shot from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Gayhart | 27-36 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Joe Hunter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 16:35 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 27-36 |
| 16:18 | Norfolk State | Richard Grinder comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Lombardo | 27-36 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Gary Ware swats the layup by Joe Hunter | 27-36 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart tips it back up and in | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Thomas Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mitchell Lacy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Grinder (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Ware (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Lombardo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Norfolk State | Gary Ware is fouled on the floor by Ronald Gayhart - foul #2 on Ronald Gayhart, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Brian Drouin (PG), Larry Samuel (SG), Andre Greco (SF), Thomas Dehn (PF) Thomas Lee, Mitchell Lacy, Richard Grinder, Gary Ware | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gant (SG), Brian Bozeman (SF), Tommy Charboneau (PF) Ronald Gayhart, Michael Taylor, Joe Hunter | |
| 15:36 | Norfolk State | Brian Bozeman steals it from Andre Greco | 27-38 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | James Gant can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 15:21 | Norfolk State | Brian Drouin snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 15:07 | Norfolk State | Tommy Charboneau picks off the pass by Andre Greco | 27-38 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | James Gibson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-38 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Craig Braddy (C) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Charney (PG), James Tompkins (C) James Gibson, Michael Lombardo | |
| 14:27 | Norfolk State | Andre Greco is hacked by James Gant - foul #2 on James Gant, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG) Tony Charney | |
| 14:11 | Norfolk State | Thomas Dehn comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Tommy Charboneau - foul #2 on Tommy Charboneau, team foul #3 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Mitchell Lacy (SG), Richard Grinder (C) Larry Samuel, Craig Braddy | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:11 | Norfolk State | Thomas Dehn misses the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 14:11 | Norfolk State | Thomas Dehn makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 13:52 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Richard Grinder | 28-38 |
| 13:37 | Norfolk State | Mitchell Lacy misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-38 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Richard Grinder takes the ball from Tommy Charboneau | 28-38 |
| 12:52 | Norfolk State | Mitchell Lacy hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Andre Greco | 31-38 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Gant | 31-40 |
| 12:18 | Norfolk State | Brian Drouin is hacked by James Gant - foul #3 on James Gant, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Thomas Lee (PG), Larry Samuel (SG), Craig Braddy (SF), Joseph Smith (PF), Gary Ware (C) Brian Drouin, Mitchell Lacy, Andre Greco, Thomas Dehn, Richard Grinder | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Charney (PG), James Gibson (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Michael Lombardo (PF), Joe Hunter (C) Ronald Gayhart, James Gant, Brian Bozeman, Tommy Charboneau, James Tompkins | |
| 12:12 | Norfolk State | Craig Braddy knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Craig Braddy swats the short shot by Tony Charney | 33-40 |
| 11:58 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Samuel (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Craig Braddy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Ware (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Tony Charney (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) PF - Michael Lombardo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Norfolk State | Craig Braddy comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #5 | 33-40 |
| 11:35 | Norfolk State | Craig Braddy misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 11:35 | Norfolk State | Craig Braddy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Tony Charney connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Michael Lombardo | 34-42 |
| 10:57 | Norfolk State | Thomas Lee connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Michael Taylor scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Tony Charney | 36-44 |
| 10:14 | Norfolk State | Craig Braddy scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Lee | 39-44 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Mitchell Lacy (SG), Richard Grinder (PF) Larry Samuel, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), James Gant (SG), Tommy Charboneau (PF) Tony Charney, James Gibson, Joe Hunter | |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 09:46 | Norfolk State | Thomas Lee makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | James Gant drills a jump hook from the left block | 41-48 |
| 09:21 | Norfolk State | Mitchell Lacy drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses short on a floater from the left block | 43-48 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Taylor | 43-50 |
| 08:34 | Norfolk State | Richard Grinder blows the dunk | 43-50 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo clanks a jump hook from the right block | 43-50 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau tips it back up and in | 43-52 |
| 07:58 | Norfolk State | Mitchell Lacy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-52 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau grabs the board | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Thomas Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Lacy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Craig Braddy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Grinder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Ware (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Gant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Lombardo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 07:18 | Norfolk State | Richard Grinder comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo connects on the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Richard Grinder - foul #2 on Richard Grinder, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Brian Drouin (PG), Larry Samuel (SG), Andre Greco (SF), Thomas Dehn (PF), Joseph Smith (C) Thomas Lee, Mitchell Lacy, Craig Braddy, Richard Grinder, Gary Ware | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Charney (PG), James Gibson (SG), Brian Bozeman (SF), Joe Hunter (C) Ronald Gayhart, James Gant, Michael Taylor, Tommy Charboneau | |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo makes the free throw | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) 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) | |
| 06:33 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith banks in the layup set up by Brian Drouin | 45-58 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Tony Charney connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Joe Hunter | 45-60 |
| 06:02 | Norfolk State | Joseph Smith can't connect on a shot in the lane | 45-60 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Joe Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:40 | St. John's | James Gibson clanks a floater from the baseline | 45-60 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo can't tip it in | 45-60 |
| 05:38 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Larry Samuel | 45-60 |
| 05:24 | Norfolk State | Andre Greco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-60 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Joe Hunter pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 45-60 |
| 05:02 | Norfolk State | Larry Samuel pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| 04:56 | Norfolk State | Andre Greco scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Larry Samuel | 48-60 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | James Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-60 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Mitchell Lacy (SG), Donald Ortegon (PF), Gary Ware (C) Andre Greco, Thomas Dehn, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), James Gant (SG), Tommy Charboneau (PF), James Tompkins (C) Tony Charney, James Gibson, Michael Lombardo, Joe Hunter | |
| 04:04 | Norfolk State | Brian Drouin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman is fouled on the floor by Donald Ortegon - foul #1 on Donald Ortegon, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Thomas Lee (PG), Craig Braddy (SF), Richard Grinder (PF) Brian Drouin, Larry Samuel, Donald Ortegon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Taylor (SF) Brian Bozeman | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Lacy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Craig Braddy (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Grinder (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Ware (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Gant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - James Tompkins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Michael Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 03:23 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Mitchell Lacy | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Norfolk State | Richard Grinder drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Lee | 50-60 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Thomas Lee steals the ball from Ronald Gayhart | 50-60 |
| 02:41 | Norfolk State | Norfolk State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Andre Greco (SF), Thomas Dehn (PF) Craig Braddy, Richard Grinder | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Hunter (C) James Tompkins | |
| 02:25 | Norfolk State | Thomas Dehn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 02:24 | Norfolk State | Gary Ware snags the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 02:12 | Norfolk State | Mitchell Lacy banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Lee and the foul's on Joe Hunter - foul #1 on Joe Hunter, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| 02:12 | Norfolk State | Mitchell Lacy makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Michael Taylor is fouled on the floor by Andre Greco - foul #2 on Andre Greco, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 01:12 | Norfolk State | Andre Greco knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Joe Hunter hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Tommy Charboneau | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Norfolk State | Andre Greco loses the ball out of bounds | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James Gant is hacked by Mitchell Lacy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mitchell Lacy, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Bozeman (PF), Michael Lombardo (C) Tommy Charboneau, Joe Hunter | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James Gant makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James Gant makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:36 | Norfolk State | Thomas Lee makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-67 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Thomas Lee is called for the reach on Michael Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Lee, team foul #8 | 59-67 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Michael Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:27 | Norfolk State | Michael Lombardo blocks the short jumper by Thomas Dehn | 59-69 |
| 00:25 | Norfolk State | Mitchell Lacy tips it in | 61-69 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Lee - foul #4 on Thomas Lee, team foul #9 | 61-69 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:24 | Norfolk State | Gary Ware grabs the defensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:20 | Norfolk State | Andre Greco misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-70 |
| 00:18 | Norfolk State | Thomas Dehn grabs the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:14 | Norfolk State | Mitchell Lacy is called for traveling | 61-70 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Thomas Lee is called for the reach on Brian Bozeman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Lee, team foul #10 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Brian Drouin (PG) Thomas Lee | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman misses the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Brian Bozeman misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:12 | Norfolk State | Mitchell Lacy snags the defensive board | 61-70 |
| 00:05 | Norfolk State | Mitchell Lacy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-70 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Michael Taylor gets the rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart runs out the clock | 61-70 |