| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Alexander Cornett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Virgil Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Luciani (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Brad Stanley (fresh) 19 pts. SG - Douglas Phillips (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Jon Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Levingston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Ybarra (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Jon Wright inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:55 | St. John's | Douglas Phillips is hacked by Alexander Cornett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alexander Cornett, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Bennie Bishop (PG) Alexander Cornett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Jon Wright is alone and drills a turnaround from the left block | 33-38 |
| 19:28 | Holy Cross | Robert Carr's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Jon Wright double dribbles | 33-38 |
| 18:50 | Holy Cross | Brad Stanley takes the ball from Virgil Neal | 33-38 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Brad Stanley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 18:25 | Holy Cross | Bennie Bishop gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:17 | Holy Cross | Randy Luciani hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Douglas Phillips snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Douglas Phillips loses the dribble to Bennie Bishop in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| 17:59 | Holy Cross | Randy Luciani is hacked by Peter Ybarra - foul #3 on Peter Ybarra, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Jagger (PG), David Pegg (SF), Lorenzo Lopez (PF), Raul Duarte (C) Bennie Bishop, Raymond Roberts, Virgil Neal, Randy Luciani | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:44 | Holy Cross | Raul Duarte hits a fadeaway from the left block | 35-38 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Brad Stanley is hacked by John Jagger in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Jagger, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Bennie Bishop (PG) John Jagger | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Brad Stanley misses the 3 from straight away | 35-38 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Jon Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Jon Wright is by himself and knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Peter Ybarra | 35-40 |
| 16:48 | Holy Cross | Bennie Bishop misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jon Wright | 35-40 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Bennie Bishop is called for the reach on Peter Ybarra - foul #1 on Bennie Bishop, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Raymond Roberts (SF), Ivan Zwolensky (PF), Randy Luciani (C) David Pegg, Lorenzo Lopez, Raul Duarte | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Eddie (SG) Douglas Phillips | |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Brad Stanley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Bennie Bishop (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Robert Carr (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Zwolensky (fresh) C - Randy Luciani (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Brad Stanley (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Eddie (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jon Wright (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Levingston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Ybarra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:49 | Holy Cross | Robert Carr evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Bennie Bishop | 37-43 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | John Eddie is fouled in the backcourt by Bennie Bishop - foul #2 on Bennie Bishop, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Alexander Cornett (PG), Andrew Stark (SG) Bennie Bishop, Robert Carr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Richardson (C) Peter Ybarra | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Ivan Zwolensky picks off the pass by Brad Stanley | 37-43 |
| 15:16 | Holy Cross | Alexander Cornett drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Brad Stanley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 14:55 | Holy Cross | Randy Luciani pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:51 | Holy Cross | John Eddie swats the shot by Alexander Cornett | 40-43 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jon Wright | 40-43 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Brad Stanley knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 14:12 | Holy Cross | Randy Luciani is fouled on the floor by Chad Richardson - foul #1 on Chad Richardson, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Jagger (SG), David Pegg (SF), Virgil Neal (PF), Raul Duarte (C) Andrew Stark, Raymond Roberts, Ivan Zwolensky, Randy Luciani | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Phillips (SG), Paul Robinson (SF), Peter Ybarra (C) Brad Stanley, Jon Wright, Chad Richardson | |
| 13:57 | Holy Cross | David Pegg is whistled for a carry | 40-45 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | John Eddie is fouled in the backcourt by John Jagger - foul #4 on John Jagger, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Carr (SG) John Jagger | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Roger Levingston connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Robinson | 40-48 |
| 13:05 | Holy Cross | Robert Carr misses long on a floater in the paint | 40-48 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Peter Ybarra snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Paul Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Andrew Stark (SG), Raymond Roberts (SF) Robert Carr, David Pegg | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brad Stanley (PG) Paul Robinson | |
| 12:43 | Holy Cross | Alexander Cornett can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brad Stanley - foul #1 on Brad Stanley, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lorenzo Lopez (PF), Randy Luciani (C) Virgil Neal, Raul Duarte | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Richardson (PF) Roger Levingston | |
| 12:43 | Holy Cross | Alexander Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:43 | Holy Cross | Alexander Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Brad Stanley buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Peter Ybarra | 42-50 |
| 12:11 | Holy Cross | Randy Luciani misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-50 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Chad Richardson | 42-50 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Brad Stanley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alexander Cornett - foul #4 on Alexander Cornett, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Carr (SG) Alexander Cornett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Robinson (SF), Jon Wright (PF) Douglas Phillips, Peter Ybarra | |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Brad Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Brad Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Andrew Stark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Carr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Roberts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lorenzo Lopez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randy Luciani (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Brad Stanley (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Eddie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Paul Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jon Wright (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Chad Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Holy Cross | Robert Carr slams it home over the doubleteam | 44-51 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Brad Stanley double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Bennie Bishop (SF), Ivan Zwolensky (PF), Raul Duarte (C) Raymond Roberts, Lorenzo Lopez, Randy Luciani | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roger Levingston (PF), Peter Ybarra (C) John Eddie, Chad Richardson | |
| 11:05 | Holy Cross | Jon Wright takes the ball from Raul Duarte | 44-51 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Jon Wright hits the finger roll | 44-53 |
| 10:41 | Holy Cross | Robert Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Paul Robinson grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Brad Stanley scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Levingston | 44-56 |
| 10:30 | Holy Cross | Robert Carr shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Peter Ybarra - foul #4 on Peter Ybarra, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Pegg (SF), Virgil Neal (PF) Ivan Zwolensky, Raul Duarte | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ruben Peluso (PG), Douglas Phillips (SG) Brad Stanley, Paul Robinson | |
| 10:30 | Holy Cross | Robert Carr makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 10:30 | Holy Cross | Robert Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Roger Levingston's pass is intercepted by David Pegg | 46-56 |
| 10:06 | Holy Cross | Robert Carr is fouled on the floor by Douglas Phillips - foul #1 on Douglas Phillips, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lorenzo Lopez (C) Bennie Bishop | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Eddie (PG) Jon Wright | |
| 09:49 | Holy Cross | Lorenzo Lopez drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Andrew Stark | 48-56 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | John Eddie misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the right block | 48-56 |
| 09:31 | Holy Cross | Virgil Neal gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 09:15 | Holy Cross | Lorenzo Lopez can't finish the uncontested layup | 48-56 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Ruben Peluso grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Robert Carr steps in front of the Douglas Phillips pass in the backcourt | 48-56 |
| 09:10 | Holy Cross | Andrew Stark banks in the layup set up by Robert Carr | 50-56 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | John Eddie scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Phillips and he's hacked by Andrew Stark - foul #4 on Andrew Stark, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Bennie Bishop (PG), Raymond Roberts (SF), Ivan Zwolensky (PF), Raul Duarte (C) Andrew Stark, David Pegg, Virgil Neal, Lorenzo Lopez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brad Stanley (PG), Paul Robinson (SF), Jon Wright (PF), Chad Richardson (C) Douglas Phillips, Ruben Peluso, Roger Levingston, Peter Ybarra | |
| 08:51 | St. John's | John Eddie makes the free throw | 50-59 |
| 08:26 | Holy Cross | Raymond Roberts clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Paul Robinson pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Bennie Bishop picks off the pass by John Eddie | 50-59 |
| 08:01 | Holy Cross | Robert Carr is fouled on the floor by Paul Robinson as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Paul Robinson, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ruben Peluso (SF) John Eddie | |
| 07:55 | Holy Cross | Robert Carr splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Jon Wright snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Bennie Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Robert Carr (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Roberts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Zwolensky (fresh) C - Raul Duarte (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Brad Stanley (fairly fresh) 30 pts. 2 stl. SG - Paul Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ruben Peluso (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jon Wright (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Chad Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Paul Robinson misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 07:34 | Holy Cross | Raul Duarte snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 07:10 | Holy Cross | Robert Carr is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-59 |
| 07:08 | Holy Cross | Raymond Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 06:54 | Holy Cross | Ivan Zwolensky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Alexander Cornett (PG), John Jagger (SG), Virgil Neal (PF), Randy Luciani (C) Bennie Bishop, Robert Carr, Ivan Zwolensky, Raul Duarte | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Phillips (SG), Roger Levingston (PF), Peter Ybarra (C) Paul Robinson, Jon Wright, Chad Richardson | |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Brad Stanley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Douglas Phillips tips it back up and in | 50-61 |
| 06:20 | Holy Cross | Raymond Roberts comes up short on the runner from the right block | 50-61 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Roger Levingston snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Brad Stanley's pass is intercepted by Randy Luciani | 50-61 |
| 05:37 | Holy Cross | Raymond Roberts misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roger Levingston | 50-61 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Brad Stanley misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 05:28 | Holy Cross | Raymond Roberts pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 05:07 | Holy Cross | Alexander Cornett is called for traveling | 50-61 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Andrew Stark (SG), David Pegg (SF), Lorenzo Lopez (PF) John Jagger, Raymond Roberts, Virgil Neal | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Eddie (SG), Jon Wright (SF), Chad Richardson (C) Douglas Phillips, Ruben Peluso, Peter Ybarra | |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Roger Levingston makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Brad Stanley | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:40 | Holy Cross | Lorenzo Lopez is fouled on the floor by Roger Levingston - foul #1 on Roger Levingston, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Raul Duarte (C) Randy Luciani | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:40 | Holy Cross | Lorenzo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 04:40 | Holy Cross | Lorenzo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Jon Wright is hacked by Andrew Stark in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrew Stark, team foul #8 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Carr (SG) Andrew Stark | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Jon Wright makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Jon Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 04:22 | Holy Cross | Robert Carr is hacked by John Eddie - foul #2 on John Eddie, team foul #8 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Phillips (SG), Paul Robinson (SF), Peter Ybarra (C) Brad Stanley, Roger Levingston, Chad Richardson | |
| 04:22 | Holy Cross | Robert Carr makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 04:22 | Holy Cross | Robert Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Jon Wright snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Douglas Phillips loses the dribble to Alexander Cornett in the backcourt | 53-65 |
| 04:05 | Holy Cross | Robert Carr hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-65 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | John Eddie hits a jump hook from the right block | 55-67 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Alexander Cornett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Carr (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Pegg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lorenzo Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raul Duarte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Eddie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Douglas Phillips (tiring) 2 pts. 7 ast. SF - Paul Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jon Wright (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Ybarra (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Holy Cross | David Pegg misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 03:34 | Holy Cross | Raul Duarte pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 03:29 | Holy Cross | Raul Duarte misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Peter Ybarra - foul #5 on Peter Ybarra, team foul #9 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Bennie Bishop (SF), Ivan Zwolensky (PF) David Pegg, Lorenzo Lopez | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ruben Peluso (SG), Roger Levingston (PF), Chad Richardson (C) Douglas Phillips, Paul Robinson, Peter Ybarra | |
| 03:29 | Holy Cross | Raul Duarte misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 03:29 | Holy Cross | Raul Duarte misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Jon Wright grabs the board | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Roger Levingston misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-67 |
| 02:58 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Bennie Bishop | 55-67 |
| 02:58 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-67 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Jagger (SG), Virgil Neal (PF), Lorenzo Lopez (C) Robert Carr, Ivan Zwolensky, Raul Duarte | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brad Stanley (PG), Paul Robinson (SF) Ruben Peluso, Roger Levingston | |
| 02:43 | Holy Cross | Bennie Bishop misses the easy layup | 55-67 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Chad Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | John Eddie hits a wide open floater from the right wing on a great pass from Brad Stanley | 55-69 |
| 02:02 | Holy Cross | Virgil Neal misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-69 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jon Wright | 55-69 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Brad Stanley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Alexander Cornett - foul #5 on Alexander Cornett, team foul #9 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Pegg (SF), Raul Duarte (C) Alexander Cornett, Virgil Neal | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Phillips (SG), Roger Levingston (PF) John Eddie, Paul Robinson | |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Brad Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Brad Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 01:38 | Holy Cross | John Jagger pulls down the rebound | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:22 | Holy Cross | John Jagger's floater is knocked away by Chad Richardson | 55-70 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Chad Richardson pulls down the rebound | 55-70 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Roger Levingston connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jon Wright | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:45 | Holy Cross | John Jagger banks in the layup | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Roger Levingston misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 57-72 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Roger Levingston tips it back up and in | 57-74 |
| 00:18 | Holy Cross | Bennie Bishop throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-74 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Brad Stanley runs out the clock | 57-74 |