| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Gregory Choate (fresh) SG - Stanislaus Drozdowski (fresh) SF - Dino Rossi (fresh) PF - Leslie Levron (fresh) C - Eddie Hines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lee Brown (fresh) SG - James Gant (fresh) SF - Charles Tavera (fresh) PF - Kevin Roth (fresh) C - Joe Hunter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stanislaus Drozdowski | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Joe Hunter comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Gregory Choate - foul #1 on Gregory Choate, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Joe Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Joe Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines is called for traveling | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | James Gant misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Joe Hunter grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | James Gant can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Eddie Hines | 5-2 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Stanislaus Drozdowski steals the ball from Charles Tavera | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski lays it in | 7-2 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | James Gant clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Joe Hunter snags the offensive board | 7-2 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | James Gant knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joe Hunter | 7-5 |
| 17:27 | Grambling State | Gregory Choate's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Erwin Bair (PG), Kenneth Adams (SG), Howard Smith (PF) Gregory Choate, Stanislaus Drozdowski, Leslie Levron | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Worth (PG) Lee Brown | |
| 17:14 | St. John's | James Gant is hacked by Kenneth Adams - foul #1 on Kenneth Adams, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Houk (SF), Jonathan Duval (C) Dino Rossi, Eddie Hines | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:58 | St. John's | James Gant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by James Houk - foul #1 on James Houk, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Donaghy (SF), James Tompkins (PF) Charles Tavera, Kevin Roth | |
| 16:58 | St. John's | James Gant makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | James Gant misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:58 | Grambling State | Jonathan Duval grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:44 | Grambling State | Kenneth Adams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | James Tompkins grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | James Gant drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Tompkins | 7-8 |
| 16:13 | Grambling State | Erwin Bair hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 16:12 | Grambling State | Jonathan Duval grabs the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:02 | Grambling State | Howard Smith misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 7-8 |
| 16:01 | St. John's | James Tompkins grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Erwin Bair (fresh) SG - Kenneth Adams (fresh) SF - James Houk (fresh) PF - Howard Smith (fresh) C - Jonathan Duval (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Worth (fresh) SG - James Gant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Donaghy (fresh) PF - James Tompkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Paul Donaghy loses the ball out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Gregory Choate (PG), Stanislaus Drozdowski (SG), Dino Rossi (SF), Leslie Levron (PF), Eddie Hines (C) Erwin Bair, Kenneth Adams, James Houk, Howard Smith, Jonathan Duval | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lee Brown (PG), Charles Tavera (SF), Kevin Roth (PF) James Gant, Paul Donaghy, Joe Hunter | |
| 15:22 | Grambling State | Gregory Choate clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 15:21 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi tips it back up and in | 9-8 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Daniel Worth clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 15:13 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:56 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi's floater is tipped away by James Tompkins | 9-8 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | James Tompkins gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:47 | St. John's | The short jumper by Daniel Worth is denied by Eddie Hines | 9-8 |
| 14:45 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 14:22 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Roth - foul #1 on Kevin Roth, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Howard Smith (PF) Leslie Levron | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Donaghy (PG), Richard East (SG), David Lansford (PF), Robert Bohanan (C) Lee Brown, Daniel Worth, Kevin Roth, James Tompkins | |
| 14:22 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:22 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Gregory Choate is called for the reach on David Lansford - foul #2 on Gregory Choate, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Erwin Bair (PG) Gregory Choate | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Hunter (C) Robert Bohanan | |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Joe Hunter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 11-8 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | David Lansford grabs the offensive board | 11-8 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Charles Tavera is fouled on the floor by Dino Rossi - foul #1 on Dino Rossi, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gant (SG) Charles Tavera | |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Joe Hunter misses badly on a runner from close range | 11-8 |
| 13:25 | Grambling State | Howard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:22 | Grambling State | Erwin Bair is hacked by Paul Donaghy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Donaghy, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Houk (C) Eddie Hines | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:05 | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski is called for traveling | 11-8 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Adams (SG), Leslie Levron (PF) Stanislaus Drozdowski, Dino Rossi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lee Brown (PG), Kevin Roth (PF) Richard East, David Lansford | |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Joe Hunter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 11-8 |
| 12:44 | Grambling State | Howard Smith snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 12:38 | Grambling State | Lee Brown steals the ball from James Houk | 11-8 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Lee Brown blows the layup | 11-8 |
| 12:33 | Grambling State | Kenneth Adams grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 12:15 | Grambling State | The short jumper by Howard Smith is denied by Kevin Roth | 11-8 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Paul Donaghy grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | James Gant scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lee Brown | 11-11 |
| 11:43 | Grambling State | Erwin Bair's pass is intercepted by Kevin Roth | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Erwin Bair (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Adams (fresh) SF - James Houk (fresh) PF - Leslie Levron (fairly fresh) C - Howard Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lee Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Gant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Donaghy (fresh) PF - Kevin Roth (fairly fresh) C - Joe Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | St. John's | James Gant hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Hunter | 11-14 |
| 11:08 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Kevin Roth grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Howard Smith is called for the reach on Joe Hunter - foul #1 on Howard Smith, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Dennis Wagner (PG), Stanislaus Drozdowski (SG), Dino Rossi (SF), Jonathan Duval (PF), Eddie Hines (C) Erwin Bair, Kenneth Adams, James Houk, Leslie Levron, Howard Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Worth (PG), Richard East (SG), Charles Tavera (SF), James Tompkins (PF), David Lansford (C) Lee Brown, James Gant, Paul Donaghy, Kevin Roth, Joe Hunter | |
| 10:55 | St. John's | James Tompkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Charles Tavera tips it but misses | 11-14 |
| 10:52 | Grambling State | Jonathan Duval pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:33 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines can't finish the layup | 11-14 |
| 10:31 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Hines | 11-14 |
| 10:26 | Grambling State | Jonathan Duval makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Dino Rossi | 13-14 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Charles Tavera's pass is intercepted by Stanislaus Drozdowski | 13-14 |
| 09:58 | Grambling State | Dennis Wagner lays it in on a great pass from Stanislaus Drozdowski | 15-14 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | David Lansford misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Richard East pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Richard East misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | David Lansford tips it home | 15-16 |
| 08:58 | Grambling State | Charles Tavera is called for the reach on Dino Rossi - foul #1 on Charles Tavera, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Erwin Bair (PG), Leslie Levron (PF) Dennis Wagner, Jonathan Duval | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gant (SG), Kevin Roth (PF), Joe Hunter (C) Richard East, James Tompkins, David Lansford | |
| 08:41 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi connects on the turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Charles Tavera - foul #2 on Charles Tavera, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Donaghy (SF) Charles Tavera | |
| 08:41 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Kevin Roth misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 18-16 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Joe Hunter misses the tip | 18-16 |
| 08:25 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:09 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi can't finish the layup | 18-16 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Daniel Worth snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Daniel Worth makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Gant | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Erwin Bair (fresh) SG - Stanislaus Drozdowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dino Rossi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leslie Levron (fresh) C - Eddie Hines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Worth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Gant (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Donaghy (fresh) PF - Kevin Roth (fresh) C - Joe Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Grambling State | James Gant steps in front of the Stanislaus Drozdowski pass | 18-19 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Kevin Roth makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-22 |
| 06:47 | Grambling State | Erwin Bair scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dino Rossi | 21-22 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | James Gant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 06:32 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 06:13 | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Daniel Worth grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Joe Hunter misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-22 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | James Gant tips it in | 21-24 |
| 05:33 | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | James Gant drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 04:54 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Dino Rossi | 26-26 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | James Gant lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Worth | 26-28 |
| 04:06 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Paul Donaghy - foul #2 on Paul Donaghy, team foul #5 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Dennis Wagner (PG), Kenneth Adams (SG), James Houk (SF), Howard Smith (PF) Erwin Bair, Stanislaus Drozdowski, Dino Rossi, Leslie Levron | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lee Brown (PG), Richard East (SF), James Tompkins (PF), David Lansford (C) Daniel Worth, Paul Donaghy, Kevin Roth, Joe Hunter | |
| 04:06 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:06 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:46 | St. John's | James Gant can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 03:45 | Grambling State | James Houk gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 03:23 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines's floater is tipped away by David Lansford | 27-28 |
| 03:22 | Grambling State | James Houk gets the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Dennis Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Adams (fresh) SF - James Houk (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Howard Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eddie Hines (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lee Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Gant (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard East (fresh) PF - James Tompkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Lansford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Grambling State | James Houk misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 27-28 |
| 03:07 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Adams | 27-28 |
| 02:54 | Grambling State | Dennis Wagner connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Adams and he's hacked by James Gant - foul #1 on James Gant, team foul #6 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Gregory Choate (PG), Jonathan Duval (C) Kenneth Adams, Eddie Hines | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Tavera (SF) James Gant | |
| 02:54 | Grambling State | Dennis Wagner makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Lee Brown is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Duval - foul #1 on Jonathan Duval, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Adams (SG) Dennis Wagner | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Lee Brown misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:38 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to James Houk | 30-28 |
| 02:12 | Grambling State | James Houk can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Tavera - foul #3 on Charles Tavera, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Donaghy (SG) Charles Tavera | |
| 02:12 | Grambling State | James Houk misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:12 | Grambling State | James Houk misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | James Tompkins pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | James Tompkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Paul Donaghy tips it home | 30-30 |
| 01:41 | Grambling State | Howard Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 01:39 | Grambling State | Gregory Choate tips it but misses | 30-30 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Richard East grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Lee Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 01:30 | Grambling State | Jonathan Duval pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 01:25 | Grambling State | Richard East swats the short shot by James Houk | 30-30 |
| 01:24 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Adams | 30-30 |
| 01:11 | Grambling State | Kenneth Adams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | James Tompkins snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Lee Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-30 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | David Lansford grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | James Tompkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gregory Choate - foul #3 on Gregory Choate, team foul #8 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Dennis Wagner (PG), Stanislaus Drozdowski (SG), Dino Rossi (SF), Leslie Levron (PF) Gregory Choate, Kenneth Adams, James Houk, Howard Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gant (SG), Joe Hunter (C) Richard East, David Lansford | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | James Tompkins misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | James Tompkins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:28 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron misses the lay-in | 30-31 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Joe Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Joe Hunter buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by James Tompkins and the foul's on Jonathan Duval - foul #2 on Jonathan Duval, team foul #9 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Erwin Bair (PG), Eddie Hines (C) Dennis Wagner, Jonathan Duval | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Worth (SF), Kevin Roth (PF) Paul Donaghy, James Tompkins | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Joe Hunter makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski misses short on a halfcourt shot | 30-34 |