| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Henry Mumaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Milardo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scott Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Sager (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Alligood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Lewis Ploof (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Wilbur House (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Wright (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Gray (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ralph Stout (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Ronald Wright inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | DePaul | Ralph Stout lays it in on a great pass from Lewis Ploof out of a doubleteam | 25-23 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Norman Milardo misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Raymond Gray - foul #1 on Raymond Gray, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Norman Milardo makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Norman Milardo misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 19:31 | DePaul | Raymond Gray gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 19:06 | DePaul | Lewis Ploof shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Gray | 26-26 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Henry Mumaw comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus grabs the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Norman Milardo misses badly on a runner in the lane | 26-26 |
| 18:25 | DePaul | Ralph Stout snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 18:07 | DePaul | Wilbur House hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | Dennis Alligood gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | Henry Mumaw misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 17:53 | DePaul | Ronald Wright grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 17:27 | DePaul | Raymond Gray misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Charles Sager gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Norman Milardo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 17:08 | DePaul | Lewis Ploof grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 17:04 | DePaul | Lewis Ploof splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 17:03 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Gray | 26-26 |
| 16:52 | DePaul | Lewis Ploof is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-26 |
| 16:51 | DePaul | Raymond Gray hits the follow up shot | 26-28 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Henry Mumaw connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Scott Dejesus | 29-28 |
| 16:23 | DePaul | Dennis Alligood picks off the pass by Ronald Wright | 29-28 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Henry Mumaw makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 15:46 | DePaul | Charles Sager is called for the reach on Ronald Wright - foul #2 on Charles Sager, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Goode (PG), Josh Ferris (SG), Joel Danforth (PF), Larry Taylor (C) Henry Mumaw, Norman Milardo, Charles Sager, Dennis Alligood | |
| Subs | DePaul | George Randolph (PG), William Canterbury (SG), Robert Foster (PF), Jackie Begay (C) Lewis Ploof, Wilbur House, Raymond Gray, Ralph Stout | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Goode (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Josh Ferris (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Scott Dejesus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Danforth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - George Randolph (fresh) SG - William Canterbury (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Foster (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jackie Begay (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | DePaul | William Canterbury can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 15:34 | DePaul | Jackie Begay hits the follow up shot | 32-30 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Larry Taylor connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Scott Goode | 34-30 |
| 14:54 | DePaul | Josh Ferris is called for the reach on William Canterbury - foul #1 on Josh Ferris, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario Bell (PF) Ronald Wright | |
| 14:38 | DePaul | William Canterbury is hacked by Joel Danforth - foul #1 on Joel Danforth, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Mumaw (PG) Scott Goode | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 14:18 | DePaul | William Canterbury clanks a 3 from straight away | 34-30 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Larry Taylor snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Henry Mumaw clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mario Bell - foul #1 on Mario Bell, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Lewis Ploof (PG), Ronald Wright (SF), Ralph Stout (C) George Randolph, Mario Bell, Jackie Begay | |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Henry Mumaw makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Henry Mumaw makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 13:46 | DePaul | Ronald Wright misses short on a runner from close range | 36-30 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Larry Taylor knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Dejesus | 38-30 |
| 13:10 | DePaul | Lewis Ploof hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 13:08 | DePaul | Robert Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 12:54 | DePaul | William Canterbury connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Wright | 38-32 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | William Canterbury steps in front of the Larry Taylor pass | 38-32 |
| 12:35 | DePaul | William Canterbury throws it down | 38-34 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus hits a runner from close range | 40-34 |
| 12:01 | DePaul | Lewis Ploof makes the contested fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Wright | 40-36 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Joel Danforth misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-36 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Larry Taylor grabs the offensive board | 40-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Henry Mumaw (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josh Ferris (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Scott Dejesus (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Danforth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Lewis Ploof (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Canterbury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Foster (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ralph Stout (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Wright - foul #1 on Ronald Wright, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Goode (PG), Norman Milardo (SG), Charles Sager (PF), Dennis Alligood (C) Henry Mumaw, Josh Ferris, Joel Danforth, Larry Taylor | |
| Subs | DePaul | George Randolph (PG), Wilbur House (SG), Raymond Gray (PF), Jackie Begay (C) Lewis Ploof, William Canterbury, Robert Foster, Ralph Stout | |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:06 | DePaul | Wilbur House's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Cusumano (SF) Scott Dejesus | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Dennis Alligood loses the ball out of bounds | 42-36 |
| 10:39 | DePaul | Raymond Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-36 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Dennis Alligood pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Dennis Alligood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| 10:06 | DePaul | Charles Sager denies the turnaround by Ronald Wright | 42-36 |
| 10:05 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to George Randolph | 42-36 |
| 09:47 | DePaul | Ronald Wright lays it in set up by Wilbur House and he's hacked by Charles Sager - foul #3 on Charles Sager, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Mumaw (PG), Josh Ferris (SF) Scott Goode, Earl Cusumano | |
| Subs | DePaul | Lewis Ploof (PG), Ralph Stout (C) George Randolph, Jackie Begay | |
| 09:47 | DePaul | Ronald Wright makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Norman Milardo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 09:28 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Ronald Wright | 42-39 |
| 09:03 | DePaul | Lewis Ploof shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Norman Milardo misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-42 |
| 08:39 | DePaul | Ralph Stout pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:34 | DePaul | Lewis Ploof misses the jumper from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Norman Milardo pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Dennis Alligood misses short on a jumper from the left side | 42-42 |
| 08:14 | DePaul | Ronald Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 07:51 | DePaul | Wilbur House makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Wright | 42-45 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Henry Mumaw misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-45 |
| 07:36 | DePaul | Ralph Stout gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Henry Mumaw (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Milardo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Josh Ferris (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Charles Sager (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Alligood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Lewis Ploof (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbur House (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Ralph Stout (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:07 | DePaul | Lewis Ploof evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-45 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Norman Milardo pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Norman Milardo buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Charles Sager | 45-45 |
| 06:40 | DePaul | Raymond Gray is called for traveling | 45-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Goode (PG), Scott Dejesus (SF), Joel Danforth (PF), Larry Taylor (C) Henry Mumaw, Norman Milardo, Charles Sager, Dennis Alligood | |
| Subs | DePaul | George Randolph (PG), William Canterbury (SG), Robert Foster (SF), Mario Bell (PF), Jackie Begay (C) Lewis Ploof, Wilbur House, Ronald Wright, Raymond Gray, Ralph Stout | |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Josh Ferris is fouled on the floor by William Canterbury - foul #3 on William Canterbury, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Luczak (SG) Josh Ferris | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Larry Taylor buries a turnaround from the right block | 47-45 |
| 05:46 | DePaul | Ronald Luczak steals it from Robert Foster | 47-45 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on George Randolph - foul #2 on George Randolph, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Mumaw (PG) Ronald Luczak | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 05:40 | DePaul | Jackie Begay grabs the board | 48-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:35 | DePaul | William Canterbury connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by George Randolph | 48-48 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | The short jumper by Joel Danforth is denied by Jackie Begay | 48-48 |
| 05:20 | DePaul | Robert Foster gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:52 | DePaul | Jackie Begay makes the runner in the paint set up by Mario Bell | 48-50 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Larry Taylor can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 48-50 |
| 04:33 | DePaul | Jackie Begay grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 04:07 | DePaul | Mario Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Josh Ferris (SG), Charles Sager (PF) Scott Goode, Joel Danforth | |
| Subs | DePaul | Lewis Ploof (PG), Wilbur House (SG), Ronald Wright (SF), Ralph Stout (C) George Randolph, William Canterbury, Mario Bell, Jackie Begay | |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 48-50 |
| 03:41 | DePaul | Ronald Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 03:39 | DePaul | Lewis Ploof is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Mumaw - foul #2 on Henry Mumaw, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Milardo (SG), Dennis Alligood (C) Josh Ferris, Larry Taylor | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 03:20 | DePaul | Ralph Stout connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 48-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Henry Mumaw (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Milardo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Scott Dejesus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Sager (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Alligood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Lewis Ploof (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbur House (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Foster (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ralph Stout (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 02:41 | DePaul | Lewis Ploof evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Foster | 51-54 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Scott Dejesus, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Goode (PG), Josh Ferris (SG), Joel Danforth (SF) Henry Mumaw, Norman Milardo, Scott Dejesus | |
| Subs | DePaul | Raymond Gray (PF) Robert Foster | |
| 02:03 | DePaul | Lewis Ploof misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-54 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Joel Danforth grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Mumaw (PG), Norman Milardo (SG) Scott Goode, Joel Danforth | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Norman Milardo makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Mumaw | 54-54 |
| 01:19 | DePaul | Lewis Ploof splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Stout | 54-57 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Dennis Alligood banks in the layup on a nice dish by Henry Mumaw | 56-57 |
| 00:48 | DePaul | Lewis Ploof makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away set up by Raymond Gray | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Norman Milardo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Norman Milardo, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Dejesus (SF) Josh Ferris | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Norman Milardo is called for the reach on Wilbur House in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Milardo, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Wilbur House misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Ralph Stout pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Ralph Stout is fouled on the floor by Henry Mumaw - foul #3 on Henry Mumaw, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Ralph Stout makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Ralph Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Henry Mumaw misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-62 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Norman Milardo gets the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Scott Dejesus drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 00:24 | DePaul | Norman Milardo is called for the reach on Wilbur House in the backcourt - foul #3 on Norman Milardo, team foul #10 | 59-62 |
| 00:24 | DePaul | Wilbur House makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:24 | DePaul | Wilbur House misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Dennis Alligood pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Norman Milardo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 00:16 | DePaul | Wilbur House gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 00:13 | DePaul | Wilbur House is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Milardo - foul #4 on Norman Milardo, team foul #11 | 59-63 |
| 00:13 | DePaul | Wilbur House makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:13 | DePaul | Wilbur House misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:13 | DePaul | Ralph Stout grabs the offensive board | 59-64 |
| 00:10 | DePaul | Ralph Stout is fouled on the floor by Scott Dejesus - foul #3 on Scott Dejesus, team foul #12 | 59-64 |
| 00:10 | DePaul | Ralph Stout makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:10 | DePaul | Ralph Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Norman Milardo misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | Raymond Gray snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Raymond Gray runs out the clock | 59-66 |