| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Laughlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donte Gengler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Willie Holmes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jerald Ellison (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Lewis Boudreaux (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jamie Richmond (fresh) SG - Jesus Carrillo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jin Xie (fresh) PF - Dan Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Jin Xie inbounds the ball | 24-18 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:46 | Virginia Tech | Jesus Carrillo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 19:44 | Virginia Tech | Dan Moore misses the tip | 24-18 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Donte Gengler snags the defensive board | 24-18 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Mark Laughlin and the foul's on Dan Moore - foul #2 on Dan Moore, team foul #1 | 26-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Keith Gilmore (SF) Dan Moore | |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux misses the free throw | 26-18 |
| 19:24 | Virginia Tech | Robert Simpson snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 19:12 | Virginia Tech | Jesus Carrillo clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 26-18 |
| 18:45 | Virginia Tech | Jamie Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 18:36 | Virginia Tech | Robert Simpson scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Keith Gilmore | 26-20 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Donte Gengler knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Mark Laughlin | 28-20 |
| 17:45 | Virginia Tech | Jesus Carrillo drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jamie Richmond | 28-23 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Donte Gengler is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Laughlin | 31-23 |
| 17:00 | Virginia Tech | Jin Xie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison makes the runner near the basket set up by Donte Gengler | 33-23 |
| 16:13 | Virginia Tech | Jesus Carrillo misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-23 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-23 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Willie Holmes can't tip it in | 33-23 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin tips it in | 35-23 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Laughlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donte Gengler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jerald Ellison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. C - Lewis Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jamie Richmond (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesus Carrillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Keith Gilmore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jin Xie (fairly fresh) C - Robert Simpson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Virginia Tech | Robert Simpson is called for traveling | 35-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Virgil Kimble (SG), Sean Bono (PF), James Colin (C) Mark Laughlin, Donte Gengler, Jerald Ellison, Lewis Boudreaux | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bill Jones (PG), Dennis Schroeder (SG), Dan Moore (PF), William Allen (C) Jamie Richmond, Jesus Carrillo, Jin Xie, Robert Simpson | |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-23 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Willie Holmes misses the tip | 35-23 |
| 15:06 | Virginia Tech | Dan Moore grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 14:46 | Virginia Tech | William Allen lays it up and in on a great pass from Bill Jones and he's hacked by Sean Bono - foul #1 on Sean Bono, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jin Xie (SF) Keith Gilmore | |
| 14:46 | Virginia Tech | William Allen makes the free throw | 35-26 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | James Colin connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Jerry Westerfield | 37-26 |
| 14:07 | Virginia Tech | Dan Moore loses the dribble to Willie Holmes | 37-26 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | James Colin makes the runner from the baseline | 39-26 |
| 13:38 | Virginia Tech | William Allen hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 39-26 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Sean Bono grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Willie Holmes connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Westerfield | 41-26 |
| 13:13 | Virginia Tech | William Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Laughlin (PG), Donte Gengler (SG), Jerald Ellison (PF) Virgil Kimble, Willie Holmes, Sean Bono | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jamie Richmond (PG), Jesus Carrillo (SG), Keith Gilmore (SF) Bill Jones, Dennis Schroeder, Jin Xie | |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Jesus Carrillo is called for the reach on Donte Gengler - foul #3 on Jesus Carrillo, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Holmes (SF) Jerry Westerfield | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Dan Moore blocks the jumper by Jerald Ellison | 41-26 |
| 12:30 | Virginia Tech | William Allen snags the defensive board | 41-26 |
| 12:11 | Virginia Tech | William Allen buries a shot near the basket | 41-28 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Donte Gengler is hacked by Jesus Carrillo - foul #4 on Jesus Carrillo, team foul #3 | 41-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bono (PF), Lewis Boudreaux (C) Willie Holmes, James Colin | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bill Jones (PG), Dennis Schroeder (SG), Jin Xie (SF), Robert Simpson (C) Jamie Richmond, Jesus Carrillo, Keith Gilmore, Dan Moore | |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison loses the dribble to Jin Xie | 41-28 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Laughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donte Gengler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerald Ellison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. PF - Sean Bono (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Boudreaux (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Bill Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Schroeder (fresh) SF - Jin Xie (fresh) PF - William Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:10 | Virginia Tech | Robert Simpson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Donte Gengler hits a 3 from the left corner | 44-28 |
| 10:30 | Virginia Tech | William Allen drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Bill Jones and the foul's on Sean Bono - foul #2 on Sean Bono, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield (SF), James Colin (C) Jerald Ellison, Lewis Boudreaux | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jamie Richmond (PG), Keith Gilmore (SF), Dan Moore (PF) Bill Jones, Jin Xie, Robert Simpson | |
| 10:30 | Virginia Tech | William Allen makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | The short jumper by James Colin is denied by William Allen | 44-31 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 09:42 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Dennis Schroeder | 44-31 |
| 09:37 | Virginia Tech | Dennis Schroeder is hacked by Sean Bono - foul #3 on Sean Bono, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Virgil Kimble (SG), Willie Holmes (SF), Lewis Boudreaux (C) Mark Laughlin, Donte Gengler, Sean Bono | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jin Xie (SF), Robert Simpson (C) Keith Gilmore, Dan Moore | |
| 09:23 | Virginia Tech | Robert Simpson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 44-31 |
| 09:21 | Virginia Tech | William Allen hits the follow up shot | 44-33 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Virgil Kimble double dribbles | 44-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Keith Gilmore (SF), Dan Moore (PF) Jin Xie, Robert Simpson | |
| 08:41 | Virginia Tech | Keith Gilmore comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | James Colin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Willie Holmes comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Dennis Schroeder - foul #1 on Dennis Schroeder, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Laughlin (PG), Donte Gengler (SG), Jerald Ellison (PF) Jerry Westerfield, Virgil Kimble, James Colin | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bill Jones (PG), Jin Xie (SF), Robert Simpson (C) Jamie Richmond, Keith Gilmore, Dan Moore | |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Willie Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Willie Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux snags the offensive board | 45-33 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Donte Gengler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux tips it but misses | 45-33 |
| 07:45 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux grabs the offensive board | 45-33 |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Donte Gengler drills a 3 from the right wing | 48-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Laughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donte Gengler (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Holmes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerald Ellison (fresh) 7 pts. 13 reb. C - Lewis Boudreaux (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Bill Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Schroeder (fairly fresh) SF - Jin Xie (fresh) PF - William Allen (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 07:26 | Virginia Tech | Bill Jones is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jamie Richmond (PG), Jesus Carrillo (SG), Keith Gilmore (SF), Dan Moore (PF) Bill Jones, Dennis Schroeder, Jin Xie, Robert Simpson | |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Donte Gengler comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dan Moore - foul #3 on Dan Moore, team foul #5 | 48-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield (SF), Sean Bono (C) Willie Holmes, Lewis Boudreaux | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Donte Gengler makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Donte Gengler makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 06:53 | Virginia Tech | William Allen's layup is rejected by Jerald Ellison | 50-33 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Donte Gengler pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Keith Gilmore - foul #2 on Keith Gilmore, team foul #6 | 50-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Colin (C) Sean Bono | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bill Jones (PG), Jin Xie (SF), Robert Simpson (C) Jamie Richmond, Keith Gilmore, Dan Moore | |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 06:18 | Virginia Tech | Bill Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-36 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | James Colin misses the lay-in | 52-36 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Donte Gengler hits the follow up shot | 54-36 |
| 05:37 | Virginia Tech | Jesus Carrillo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-36 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jerald Ellison | 54-36 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | James Colin makes the wide open fadeaway from the right block set up by Jerry Westerfield | 56-36 |
| 05:09 | Virginia Tech | Robert Simpson hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from William Allen | 56-38 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | James Colin buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Westerfield | 58-38 |
| 04:19 | Virginia Tech | Jin Xie hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Simpson | 58-40 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Jerald Ellison dunks the ball set up by Donte Gengler | 60-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 03:43 | Virginia Tech | Jesus Carrillo drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Mark Laughlin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Virgil Kimble (PG), Willie Holmes (SF), Sean Bono (PF), Lewis Boudreaux (C) Mark Laughlin, Donte Gengler, Jerald Ellison, James Colin | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dennis Schroeder (SG), Keith Gilmore (SF), Harold Blair (PF) Jesus Carrillo, Jin Xie, Robert Simpson | |
| 03:32 | Virginia Tech | William Allen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 60-43 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Sean Bono snags the defensive board | 60-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Virgil Kimble (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Westerfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Willie Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sean Bono (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lewis Boudreaux (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Bill Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Schroeder (fresh) SF - Keith Gilmore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harold Blair (fresh) C - William Allen (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Willie Holmes scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Virgil Kimble | 63-43 |
| 03:07 | Virginia Tech | Bill Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-43 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Bill Jones is called for the reach on Willie Holmes - foul #1 on Bill Jones, team foul #7 | 63-43 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Willie Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Willie Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 02:45 | Virginia Tech | Keith Gilmore gets the rebound | 64-43 |
| 02:33 | Virginia Tech | Keith Gilmore is hacked by Willie Holmes - foul #1 on Willie Holmes, team foul #4 | 64-43 |
| 02:17 | Virginia Tech | Sean Bono swats the short shot by William Allen | 64-43 |
| 02:15 | Virginia Tech | William Allen grabs the offensive board | 64-43 |
| 01:58 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Westerfield steals the ball from William Allen | 64-43 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield lays it in | 66-43 |
| 01:38 | Virginia Tech | Virgil Kimble is called for the reach on Bill Jones - foul #1 on Virgil Kimble, team foul #5 | 66-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jin Xie (SG) Dennis Schroeder | |
| 01:20 | Virginia Tech | William Allen misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Virgil Kimble - foul #2 on Virgil Kimble, team foul #6 | 66-43 |
| 01:20 | Virginia Tech | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 01:20 | Virginia Tech | William Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Sean Bono gets the rebound | 66-44 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Virgil Kimble makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jerry Westerfield | 69-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Virginia Tech | Bill Jones is whistled for traveling | 69-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux misses the lay-in | 69-44 |
| 00:31 | Virginia Tech | Keith Gilmore snags the defensive board | 69-44 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | The short jumper by William Allen is denied by Lewis Boudreaux | 69-44 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Lewis Boudreaux snags the defensive board | 69-44 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Jerry Westerfield runs out the clock | 69-44 |