| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raul Salazar (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Roger Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Lynch (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hai Chu (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Aubrey Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Christian Cornell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Mello (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward O'Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee State | Raul Salazar steals the ball from Christian Cornell | 30-24 |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Roger Wright blows the dunk | 30-24 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee State | Edward O'Neal snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee State | Aubrey Wilson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Mello | 30-27 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Christian Cornell - foul #2 on Christian Cornell, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee State | Edward O'Neal banks in the layup | 32-29 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Raul Salazar hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-29 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roger Wright - foul #1 on Roger Wright, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Roger Wright | 38-30 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee State | Edward O'Neal scores on a shot from close range | 38-32 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | James Lynch is called for traveling | 38-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irwin Narvaez (PF), Ivan Washington (C) James Lynch, Hai Chu | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 17:07 | Tennessee State | Aubrey Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-32 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Roger Wright gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Raul Salazar comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-32 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Ivan Washington hits the follow up shot | 40-32 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Aubrey Wilson | 40-35 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Raul Salazar misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 40-35 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee State | Raymond Mello grabs the board | 40-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raul Salazar (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - Roger Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnold Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irwin Narvaez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Aubrey Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Christian Cornell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Mello (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward O'Neal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Tennessee State | Irwin Narvaez is called for the reach on Christian Cornell - foul #3 on Irwin Narvaez, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Napoleon Franklin (PG), Howard Whittington (SG), Paul Schutt (SF), James Lynch (PF), Hai Chu (C) Raul Salazar, Roger Wright, Arnold Dennis, Irwin Narvaez, Ivan Washington | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Christian Dove (SG), George Davis (SF), William Bennett (PF), David Brewer (C) Nicholas Simmons, Christian Cornell, Raymond Mello, Edward O'Neal | |
| 15:24 | Tennessee State | George Davis buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Bennett | 40-38 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Christian Dove steals the ball from Howard Whittington | 40-38 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee State | William Bennett hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from George Davis | 40-41 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | James Lynch connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-41 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee State | George Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Paul Schutt gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Paul Schutt scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Napoleon Franklin | 44-41 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee State | Christian Dove is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Christian Dove, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raul Salazar (PG), Roger Wright (SG), Arnold Dennis (SF), Ivan Washington (C) Napoleon Franklin, Howard Whittington, James Lynch, Hai Chu | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nicholas Simmons (SG), Christian Cornell (SF), Raymond Mello (PF), Edward O'Neal (C) Aubrey Wilson, Christian Dove, William Bennett, David Brewer | |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Paul Schutt misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee State | Raymond Mello snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ivan Washington - foul #3 on Ivan Washington, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irwin Narvaez (PF) Paul Schutt | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 13:02 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Irwin Narvaez pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-42 |
| 12:32 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Simmons | 44-42 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee State | Raymond Mello drills a floater from close range | 44-44 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Roger Wright drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Irwin Narvaez | 46-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raul Salazar (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - Roger Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnold Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irwin Narvaez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Ivan Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - George Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Nicholas Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Christian Cornell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Mello (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward O'Neal (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee State | Irwin Narvaez is called for the reach on Edward O'Neal - foul #4 on Irwin Narvaez, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lynch (PF), Hai Chu (C) Irwin Narvaez, Ivan Washington | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Christian Dove (PG) George Davis | |
| 11:17 | Tennessee State | Hai Chu is called for the reach on Nicholas Simmons - foul #1 on Hai Chu, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Christian Cornell swats the layup by Arnold Dennis | 46-46 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee State | Raymond Mello pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Simmons's layup is rejected by James Lynch | 46-46 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Raul Salazar gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | James Lynch can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell scores on a jump hook from close range | 46-48 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Raul Salazar knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-48 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee State | Christian Dove is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Christian Dove, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Napoleon Franklin (PG), Howard Whittington (SG), Paul Schutt (SF) Raul Salazar, Roger Wright, Arnold Dennis | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Aubrey Wilson (PG), George Davis (SF), William Bennett (PF), David Brewer (C) Nicholas Simmons, Christian Cornell, Raymond Mello, Edward O'Neal | |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Howard Whittington hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee State | David Brewer gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee State | George Davis buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Aubrey Wilson and he's fouled by Hai Chu - foul #2 on Hai Chu, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ivan Washington (C) Hai Chu | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nicholas Simmons (SG) Christian Dove | |
| 08:57 | Tennessee State | George Davis makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Napoleon Franklin is called for traveling | 49-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Dennis (SF) James Lynch | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 08:23 | Tennessee State | Howard Whittington is called for the reach on Nicholas Simmons - foul #2 on Howard Whittington, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell (SF), Edward O'Neal (C) George Davis, David Brewer | |
| 08:23 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Howard Whittington is hacked by Nicholas Simmons - foul #2 on Nicholas Simmons, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raul Salazar (PG), Roger Wright (SG) Napoleon Franklin, Howard Whittington | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | George Davis (SG) Nicholas Simmons | |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Raul Salazar misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Aubrey Wilson - foul #1 on Aubrey Wilson, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Raymond Mello (PF) William Bennett | |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Raul Salazar makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Raul Salazar misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee State | Raymond Mello pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raul Salazar (fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. SG - Roger Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnold Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Schutt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Aubrey Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christian Cornell (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Raymond Mello (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Edward O'Neal (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Tennessee State | Raymond Mello buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Aubrey Wilson | 50-55 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Raul Salazar knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee State | Raymond Mello clanks a floater from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee State | George Davis tips it but misses | 53-55 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell tips it in | 53-57 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-57 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee State | Edward O'Neal gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee State | Christian Cornell comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-57 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Ivan Washington grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Raul Salazar comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Paul Schutt tips it in | 55-57 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee State | George Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-57 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Paul Schutt snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Raul Salazar hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee State | Raymond Mello grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee State | Edward O'Neal can't finish the layup | 55-57 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Ivan Washington grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lynch (PF), Hai Chu (C) Paul Schutt, Ivan Washington | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nicholas Simmons (SG) George Davis | |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Roger Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nicholas Simmons - foul #3 on Nicholas Simmons, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Roger Wright makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Roger Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee State | Raymond Mello can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | James Lynch gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Hai Chu is fouled on the floor by Raymond Mello - foul #2 on Raymond Mello, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Hai Chu makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Hai Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee State | Aubrey Wilson drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Simmons and he's hacked by Raul Salazar - foul #1 on Raul Salazar, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee State | Aubrey Wilson makes the free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | James Lynch dunks the ball and the foul's on Raymond Mello - foul #3 on Raymond Mello, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | George Davis (PG) Aubrey Wilson | |
| 04:01 | St. John's | James Lynch misses the free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee State | Edward O'Neal grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee State | George Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-60 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Hai Chu | 61-60 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raul Salazar (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 stl. SG - Roger Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnold Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Hai Chu (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - George Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Nicholas Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christian Cornell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Mello (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward O'Neal (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | Raul Salazar can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Arnold Dennis | 61-60 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Hai Chu buries a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Edward O'Neal - foul #1 on Edward O'Neal, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Napoleon Franklin (PG), Howard Whittington (SG) Raul Salazar, Roger Wright | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Bennett (PF) Raymond Mello | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Hai Chu makes the free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Simmons buries a jumper in the paint set up by William Bennett | 64-62 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raul Salazar (PG), Roger Wright (SG) Napoleon Franklin, Howard Whittington | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Aubrey Wilson (PG), Raymond Mello (PF) George Davis, William Bennett | |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Hai Chu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-62 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee State | Aubrey Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Roger Wright is hacked by Nicholas Simmons - foul #4 on Nicholas Simmons, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Roger Wright misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Roger Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee State | Edward O'Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee State | Aubrey Wilson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Raymond Mello | 64-65 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Raul Salazar clanks a floater from the right side | 64-65 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Roger Wright grabs the offensive board | 64-65 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-65 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee State | Hai Chu steals it from Aubrey Wilson | 64-65 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 64-65 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Arnold Dennis pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | James Lynch makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Raul Salazar | 66-65 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Hai Chu grabs the board | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Aubrey Wilson is called for the reach on Hai Chu in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aubrey Wilson, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Hai Chu makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Hai Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee State | Aubrey Wilson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Hai Chu snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Aubrey Wilson is called for the reach on Hai Chu in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aubrey Wilson, team foul #12 | 68-65 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Hai Chu misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Hai Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Aubrey Wilson misses the halfcourt shot | 69-65 |