| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lee Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Gant (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Tavera (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Roth (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Clifton Isom (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Champagne (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregg Thorne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Charles Tavera inbounds the ball | 43-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | St. John's | Joe Hunter travels with the ball | 43-36 |
| 19:42 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom can't finish the layup | 43-36 |
| 19:41 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Joe Hunter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 19:19 | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 19:06 | Nicholls State | Darrell Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Joe Hunter is whistled for a carry | 43-38 |
| 18:37 | Nicholls State | Darrell Smith comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Joe Hunter - foul #2 on Joe Hunter, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 18:37 | Nicholls State | Darrell Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 18:37 | Nicholls State | Darrell Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Joe Hunter knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 18:21 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom's pass is intercepted by James Gant in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Lee Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 18:07 | Nicholls State | Lester Grant gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 17:38 | Nicholls State | Lester Grant drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Clifton Isom | 45-43 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Joe Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 17:10 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Champagne | 45-43 |
| 16:59 | Nicholls State | Charles Tavera is called for the reach on Ronnie Champagne - foul #2 on Charles Tavera, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Worth (PG), Paul Donaghy (SG), Richard East (SF), James Tompkins (PF), David Lansford (C) Lee Brown, James Gant, Charles Tavera, Kevin Roth, Joe Hunter | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix (PG), Ralph Chapman (SG), Robert Friddle (SF), George Wilebski (PF), Carlos Lara (C) Clifton Isom, Darrell Smith, Ronnie Champagne, Gregg Thorne, Lester Grant | |
| 16:42 | Nicholls State | George Wilebski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Phoenix | 45-45 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Richard East hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-45 |
| 16:28 | Nicholls State | George Wilebski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 16:20 | Nicholls State | George Wilebski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | David Lansford grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Richard East clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 15:54 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman grabs the board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Worth (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Donaghy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard East (fresh) PF - James Tompkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Lansford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Phoenix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Friddle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Wilebski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Lara (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Nicholls State | George Wilebski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-45 |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Daniel Worth grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Robert Friddle steps in front of the Daniel Worth pass | 45-45 |
| 15:17 | Nicholls State | Carlos Lara makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Ralph Chapman | 45-47 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Paul Donaghy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Worth | 47-47 |
| 14:31 | Nicholls State | Carlos Lara's layup is rejected by David Lansford | 47-47 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | James Tompkins grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Paul Donaghy misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 14:12 | Nicholls State | Robert Friddle grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:51 | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Friddle | 47-50 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | James Tompkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Carlos Lara - foul #2 on Carlos Lara, team foul #1 | 47-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lee Brown (PG), James Gant (SG), Charles Tavera (SF), Joe Hunter (C) Daniel Worth, Paul Donaghy, Richard East, David Lansford | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom (PG), Darrell Smith (SG), Ronnie Champagne (SF), Gregg Thorne (PF), Lester Grant (C) Robert Phoenix, Ralph Chapman, Robert Friddle, George Wilebski, Carlos Lara | |
| 13:33 | St. John's | James Tompkins misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | James Tompkins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | James Tompkins misses the 3rd free throw | 48-50 |
| 13:33 | Nicholls State | Lester Grant grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 13:21 | Nicholls State | Lee Brown steals it from Gregg Thorne | 48-50 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Charles Tavera lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lee Brown | 50-50 |
| 12:58 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne buries a jump hook from the baseline | 50-52 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Charles Tavera is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Charles Tavera, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Roth (PF) James Tompkins | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:40 | Nicholls State | Darrell Smith makes the floater from the free throw line | 50-54 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Lee Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 12:28 | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 12:08 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Lester Grant | 50-56 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | James Gant hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Gregg Thorne - foul #3 on Gregg Thorne, team foul #2 | 50-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Worth (PG) Lee Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Wilebski (C) Lester Grant | |
| 11:53 | St. John's | James Gant makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | James Gant misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 11:53 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Gregg Thorne | 51-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Worth (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Gant (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Tavera (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Roth (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Clifton Isom (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Champagne (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregg Thorne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George Wilebski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Nicholls State | Darrell Smith lays it up and in | 51-58 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | James Gant is fouled on the floor by Darrell Smith - foul #3 on Darrell Smith, team foul #3 | 51-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix (SG), Ralph Chapman (SF), Carlos Lara (C) Darrell Smith, Ronnie Champagne, Gregg Thorne | |
| 11:09 | St. John's | James Gant is whistled for a carry | 51-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Donaghy (SG), Richard East (SF) James Gant, Charles Tavera | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 10:57 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Lansford (C) Joe Hunter | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Gram (SF) Clifton Isom | |
| 10:33 | St. John's | David Gram steals it from Paul Donaghy | 51-58 |
| 10:13 | Nicholls State | Daniel Worth is called for the reach on Robert Phoenix - foul #2 on Daniel Worth, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lee Brown (PG), James Gant (SG), Robert Bohanan (C) Daniel Worth, Richard East, Kevin Roth | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Friddle (SF), Gregg Thorne (PF), Lester Grant (C) David Gram, George Wilebski, Carlos Lara | |
| 10:00 | Nicholls State | Robert Friddle double dribbles | 51-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Tavera (SF), Joe Hunter (C) Paul Donaghy, Robert Bohanan | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom (PG), Darrell Smith (SG), Ronnie Champagne (SF) Robert Phoenix, Ralph Chapman, Robert Friddle | |
| 09:40 | St. John's | David Lansford buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Tavera | 53-58 |
| 09:21 | Nicholls State | Joe Hunter swats the short shot by Gregg Thorne | 53-58 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Joe Hunter pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Lee Brown misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Clifton Isom - foul #1 on Clifton Isom, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Tompkins (PF) David Lansford | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Lee Brown misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Lee Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 09:04 | Nicholls State | Lester Grant snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 08:44 | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by James Tompkins - foul #3 on James Tompkins, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Worth (PG), Paul Donaghy (SG), Richard East (SF) Lee Brown, James Gant, Charles Tavera | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix (SG), Ralph Chapman (SF), Robert Friddle (C) Darrell Smith, Ronnie Champagne, Lester Grant | |
| 08:44 | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 08:44 | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Robert Phoenix steals the ball from Richard East | 53-60 |
| 08:14 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Joe Hunter gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Clifton Isom is called for the reach on Daniel Worth - foul #2 on Clifton Isom, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Roth (PF) Joe Hunter | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Wilebski (PF), Carlos Lara (C) Clifton Isom, Gregg Thorne | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Worth (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Donaghy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard East (fresh) PF - Kevin Roth (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Tompkins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Phoenix (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Friddle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Wilebski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Lara (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Paul Donaghy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 07:37 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Carlos Lara | 53-60 |
| 07:32 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman lays it in | 53-62 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Paul Donaghy lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Worth | 55-62 |
| 06:44 | Nicholls State | Robert Friddle lays it in on a great pass from Carlos Lara | 55-64 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Daniel Worth clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Friddle - foul #1 on Robert Friddle, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gant (SG), Charles Tavera (SF), Joe Hunter (C) Paul Donaghy, Richard East, James Tompkins | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom (PG), Darrell Smith (SG), Ronnie Champagne (SF), Lester Grant (C) Robert Phoenix, Robert Friddle, George Wilebski, Carlos Lara | |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Daniel Worth makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Daniel Worth makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 06:10 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman clanks a jump hook in the paint | 57-64 |
| 06:09 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom snags the offensive board | 57-64 |
| 05:56 | Nicholls State | Darrell Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Chapman | 57-66 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Kevin Roth is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kevin Roth, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lee Brown (PG), David Lansford (PF) Daniel Worth, Kevin Roth | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne (PF) Ralph Chapman | |
| 05:14 | Nicholls State | Lee Brown steals it from Darrell Smith | 57-66 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Charles Tavera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-66 |
| 04:36 | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Clifton Isom | 57-68 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | David Lansford is fouled on the floor by Gregg Thorne - foul #4 on Gregg Thorne, team foul #7 | 57-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Roth (PF) Joe Hunter | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix (PG), Ralph Chapman (SG), Robert Friddle (SF), Carlos Lara (C) Clifton Isom, Darrell Smith, Ronnie Champagne, Lester Grant | |
| 04:13 | St. John's | David Lansford makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | David Lansford makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 04:00 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman hits a floater in the lane and he's hacked by James Gant - foul #3 on James Gant, team foul #7 | 59-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Donaghy (SG), Richard East (SF), James Tompkins (C) James Gant, Charles Tavera, David Lansford | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Wilebski (PF) Gregg Thorne | |
| 04:00 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman makes the free throw | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Lee Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-71 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Kevin Roth tips it but misses | 59-71 |
| 03:40 | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix gets the rebound | 59-71 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lee Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Donaghy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard East (fresh) PF - Kevin Roth (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Tompkins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Phoenix (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Friddle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Wilebski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Lara (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Nicholls State | Carlos Lara scores on a turnaround near the basket | 59-73 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | James Tompkins misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 59-73 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Richard East grabs the offensive board | 59-73 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gant (SG), Charles Tavera (SF), Joe Hunter (C) Paul Donaghy, Richard East, James Tompkins | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom (PG), Darrell Smith (SG), Ronnie Champagne (SF), Gregg Thorne (PF), Lester Grant (C) Robert Phoenix, Ralph Chapman, Robert Friddle, George Wilebski, Carlos Lara | |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Lee Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-73 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Roth | 59-73 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Joe Hunter hits a runner from the right block and the foul's on Lester Grant - foul #1 on Lester Grant, team foul #8 | 61-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Worth (PG), Paul Donaghy (SG), Richard East (SF), James Tompkins (PF) Lee Brown, James Gant, Charles Tavera, Kevin Roth | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix (PG), Ralph Chapman (SG), Robert Friddle (SF), George Wilebski (PF), Carlos Lara (C) Clifton Isom, Darrell Smith, Ronnie Champagne, Gregg Thorne, Lester Grant | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Joe Hunter misses the free throw | 61-73 |
| 02:26 | Nicholls State | Carlos Lara pulls down the rebound | 61-73 |
| 02:00 | Nicholls State | Robert Friddle buries a jumper from the right side set up by Robert Phoenix | 61-75 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Carlos Lara steals it from Richard East | 61-75 |
| 01:26 | Nicholls State | Carlos Lara misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 61-75 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Joe Hunter gets the rebound | 61-75 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Ralph Chapman steals the ball from James Tompkins | 61-75 |
| 00:51 | Nicholls State | George Wilebski's floater is knocked away by James Tompkins | 61-75 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Joe Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Joe Hunter knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Richard East | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Phoenix | 63-77 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | James Tompkins buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Paul Donaghy | 65-77 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix runs out the clock | 65-77 |