| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fyodor Zayac (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Haas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Burns (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mark McShaw (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ruben Windle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Hampton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Yelton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Twyman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | David Yelton inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:58 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham is fouled in the backcourt by Fyodor Zayac - foul #3 on Fyodor Zayac, team foul #1 | 27-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (PG), Brian Powell (SF) Donn Cheatham, David Yelton | |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman can't connect on a floater from the right side | 27-20 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman misses the tip | 27-20 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman misses the tip | 27-20 |
| 19:30 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 19:10 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw misses the floater from the right wing | 27-20 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 27-20 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ruben Windle | 27-20 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Kenneth Twyman is called for the reach on Mark McShaw - foul #3 on Kenneth Twyman, team foul #1 | 27-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), David Yelton (SF), Andrew Wright (PF), Joshua Bosse (C) Kelly Shafer, Eugene Hampton, Thomas Williams, Kenneth Twyman | |
| 18:07 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 27-20 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle grabs the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 17:39 | South Carolina | Alan Haas hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fyodor Zayac | 29-20 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-20 |
| 17:09 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle grabs the board | 29-20 |
| 16:43 | South Carolina | Alan Haas misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-20 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina | Alan Haas grabs the offensive board | 29-20 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | Alan Haas is fouled on the floor by Donn Cheatham - foul #1 on Donn Cheatham, team foul #2 | 29-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Moore (PG), George Alston (SG), Scott Browne (SF), Weldon McDonald (PF) Fyodor Zayac, Alan Haas, Robert Burns, Mark McShaw | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Hampton (SG), Thomas Williams (PF) Brian Powell, Andrew Wright | |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | Eugene Hampton is called for the reach on Ruben Windle - foul #1 on Eugene Hampton, team foul #3 | 29-20 |
| 15:41 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle banks in the layup | 31-20 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Alston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Browne (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Weldon McDonald (fresh) C - Ruben Windle (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Hampton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Yelton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Bosse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Thomas Williams misses the lay-in | 31-20 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Thomas Williams snags the offensive board | 31-20 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Donn Cheatham | 31-22 |
| 14:35 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on David Yelton - foul #1 on David Yelton, team foul #4 | 31-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac (PG), Alan Haas (SG), Robert Burns (SF), Mark McShaw (PF) Thomas Moore, George Alston, Scott Browne, Weldon McDonald | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (PG), Brian Powell (SF), Kenneth Twyman (C) Donn Cheatham, David Yelton, Joshua Bosse | |
| 14:35 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 14:35 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Brian Powell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-22 |
| 14:08 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ruben Windle | 33-22 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Alan Haas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Alan Haas, team foul #2 | 33-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Yelton (SF) Brian Powell | |
| 13:31 | St. John's | The jump hook by Thomas Williams is blocked by Ruben Windle | 33-22 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | David Yelton grabs the offensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman is called for traveling | 33-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Brian Powell (SG) Kelly Shafer, Eugene Hampton | |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-22 |
| 13:02 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw tips it back up and in | 35-22 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | David Yelton's fadeaway is rejected by Mark McShaw | 35-22 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Donn Cheatham | 35-24 |
| 12:20 | South Carolina | Alan Haas's floater is knocked away by Thomas Williams | 35-24 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Fyodor Zayac is called for the reach on Donn Cheatham - foul #4 on Fyodor Zayac, team foul #3 | 35-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Alston (SG) Alan Haas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (PG), Eugene Hampton (SG), Andrew Wright (PF) Donn Cheatham, Brian Powell, David Yelton | |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Thomas Williams hits a 3 from straight away | 35-27 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fyodor Zayac (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Alston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Burns (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mark McShaw (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Ruben Windle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelly Shafer (fresh) SG - Eugene Hampton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Twyman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | South Carolina | Andrew Wright picks off the pass by Ruben Windle | 35-27 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Ruben Windle takes the ball from Eugene Hampton | 35-27 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw misses the easy layup | 35-27 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 35-27 |
| 09:57 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ruben Windle | 35-27 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina | Kelly Shafer is called for the reach on Fyodor Zayac - foul #3 on Kelly Shafer, team foul #5 | 35-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Moore (PG), Alan Haas (SG), Weldon McDonald (PF) Fyodor Zayac, Robert Burns, Mark McShaw | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Brian Powell (SG), David Yelton (SF) Kelly Shafer, Eugene Hampton, Thomas Williams | |
| 09:10 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 35-27 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Brian Powell | 35-27 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman is fouled on the floor by Ruben Windle - foul #2 on Ruben Windle, team foul #4 | 35-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Browne (SF) George Alston | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Hampton (SG), Thomas Williams (PF) Brian Powell, Andrew Wright | |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham is hacked by Scott Browne - foul #2 on Scott Browne, team foul #5 | 35-27 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | David Yelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac (PG), Robert Burns (SF), Mark McShaw (PF) Thomas Moore, Scott Browne, Ruben Windle | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SG) Eugene Hampton | |
| 07:29 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alan Haas and the foul's on Thomas Williams - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #6 | 37-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Alston (C) Weldon McDonald | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Hampton (SG) Brian Powell | |
| 07:29 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac misses the free throw | 37-27 |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Thomas Williams snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fyodor Zayac (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alan Haas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Burns (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mark McShaw (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - George Alston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Hampton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Yelton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Twyman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 07:09 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Burns | 37-27 |
| 06:51 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw lays it in set up by Fyodor Zayac | 39-27 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Thomas Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Thomas Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-27 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman tips it in | 39-29 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | George Alston knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark McShaw | 41-29 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 04:56 | South Carolina | Robert Burns makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Fyodor Zayac | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:40 | St. John's | David Yelton clanks a runner in the paint | 44-32 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to George Alston | 44-32 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina | David Yelton steps in front of the George Alston pass | 44-32 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Thomas Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Yelton | 44-34 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Alan Haas misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 03:40 | South Carolina | Robert Burns is hacked by David Yelton - foul #2 on David Yelton, team foul #7 | 44-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Moore (PG), Scott Browne (SG), Weldon McDonald (PF), Ruben Windle (C) Fyodor Zayac, Alan Haas, Mark McShaw, George Alston | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (PG), Brian Powell (SF), Andrew Wright (PF) Donn Cheatham, David Yelton, Thomas Williams | |
| 03:40 | South Carolina | Robert Burns makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 03:40 | South Carolina | Robert Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton is hacked by Scott Browne - foul #3 on Scott Browne, team foul #6 | 46-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Haas (SG) Robert Burns | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Kelly Shafer is hacked by Weldon McDonald - foul #2 on Weldon McDonald, team foul #7 | 46-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Yelton (SF) Eugene Hampton | |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Kelly Shafer makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Kelly Shafer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Alan Haas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Browne (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Weldon McDonald (fresh) C - Ruben Windle (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelly Shafer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brian Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Yelton (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Twyman (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | South Carolina | Weldon McDonald misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Yelton | 46-36 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | David Yelton misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-36 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Thomas Moore gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 02:19 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-36 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Kelly Shafer misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Weldon McDonald | 46-36 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Twyman - foul #4 on Kenneth Twyman, team foul #8 | 46-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac (PG), Robert Burns (SF), Mark McShaw (PF) Thomas Moore, Scott Browne, Weldon McDonald | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Eugene Hampton (SG), Thomas Williams (PF) Kelly Shafer, Brian Powell, Andrew Wright | |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | Ruben Windle makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-36 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Thomas Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton hits the follow up shot | 48-38 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Mark McShaw is blocked by David Yelton | 48-38 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina | Robert Burns snags the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Eugene Hampton - foul #2 on Eugene Hampton, team foul #9 | 48-38 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donn Cheatham | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw is hacked by Donn Cheatham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donn Cheatham, team foul #10 | 50-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Alston (SG), Weldon McDonald (C) Alan Haas, Ruben Windle | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Thomas Williams snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Twyman | 51-44 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Donn Cheatham is called for the reach on George Alston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donn Cheatham, team foul #11 | 51-44 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | George Alston misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | George Alston misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Thomas Williams gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham's pass is intercepted by Robert Burns | 51-44 |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac misses the easy layup | 51-44 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Thomas Williams grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Robert Burns snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Robert Burns is hacked by Eugene Hampton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Hampton, team foul #12 | 51-44 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Robert Burns makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Robert Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Thomas Williams gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Hampton | 52-47 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | George Alston is fouled in the backcourt by Donn Cheatham - foul #4 on Donn Cheatham, team foul #13 | 52-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Moore (PG) Weldon McDonald | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | George Alston makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | George Alston misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Thomas Moore snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Donn Cheatham is called for the reach on Thomas Moore in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donn Cheatham, team foul #14 | 53-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (PG) Donn Cheatham | |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Thomas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Thomas Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kenneth Twyman | 54-47 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Kenneth Twyman misses long on a halfcourt shot | 54-47 |