| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Marc Rhea (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest McCalpin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Elmer Frost (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Peter Dumont (fresh) C - James Luiz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ritenour (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John McKinley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | John Stafford inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Laprade | 35-36 |
| 19:21 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Peter Dumont is called for the reach on James Laprade - foul #2 on Peter Dumont, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | James Laprade can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 18:41 | Western Carolina | James Luiz grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:20 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost's pass is intercepted by John McKinley | 35-36 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | John McKinley hits the finger roll set up by James Laprade | 35-38 |
| 17:45 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin blows the layup | 35-38 |
| 17:44 | Western Carolina | James Luiz tips it home | 37-38 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | James Laprade can't tip it in | 37-38 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour tips it home | 37-40 |
| 16:56 | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont makes the turnaround from the left block | 39-40 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | James Luiz steals the ball from John Stafford | 39-40 |
| 16:31 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 39-40 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | John McKinley pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Laprade | 39-42 |
| 15:57 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | James Laprade snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Marc Rhea (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest McCalpin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Elmer Frost (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Peter Dumont (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Luiz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Ritenour (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Stafford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John McKinley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour banks in the layup set up by James Laprade and the foul's on Marc Rhea - foul #1 on Marc Rhea, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey (PG), Larry Tillman (SG), Richard Steinfeldt (SF), Richard Reeves (PF), David Hurt (C) Marc Rhea, Ernest McCalpin, Elmer Frost, Peter Dumont, James Luiz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lewis Bishop (PG), Joseph Marra (SF), Timothy Sachs (PF), John Carr (C) James Laprade, John Stafford, Lawrence Collins, John McKinley | |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour misses the free throw | 39-44 |
| 15:50 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 15:29 | Western Carolina | Larry Tillman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Steinfeldt | 42-44 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Lewis Bishop | 42-46 |
| 14:55 | Western Carolina | Larry Tillman's pass is intercepted by Lewis Bishop | 42-46 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour misses the lay-in | 42-46 |
| 14:51 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Reeves | 42-46 |
| 14:39 | Western Carolina | Joseph Marra steals it from Richard Reeves | 42-46 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Joseph Marra misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Steinfeldt - foul #1 on Richard Steinfeldt, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laprade (PG), Geoffrey Bean (SG) Lewis Bishop, Michael Ritenour | |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Joseph Marra makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Joseph Marra makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 14:07 | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Joseph Marra pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Geoffrey Bean buries a floater from close range set up by John Carr | 42-50 |
| 13:40 | Western Carolina | Larry Tillman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Joseph Marra clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 42-50 |
| 13:32 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to David Hurt | 42-50 |
| 13:19 | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 13:17 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves gets the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 13:03 | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Marc Rhea (PG), Ernest McCalpin (SG), Elmer Frost (SF), Peter Dumont (PF), James Luiz (C) Timothy Corey, Larry Tillman, Richard Steinfeldt, Richard Reeves, David Hurt | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Stafford (SF), Lawrence Collins (PF), John McKinley (C) Joseph Marra, Timothy Sachs, John Carr | |
| 13:01 | St. John's | James Laprade is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| 12:46 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-50 |
| 12:44 | St. John's | John McKinley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | James Laprade can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 12:39 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 12:32 | Western Carolina | Marc Rhea clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 12:31 | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont gets the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 12:07 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Ritenour (SG) Geoffrey Bean | |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Elmer Frost steals it from Lawrence Collins | 42-50 |
| 11:55 | Western Carolina | Marc Rhea lays it up and in set up by Elmer Frost | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Marc Rhea (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest McCalpin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Elmer Frost (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Peter Dumont (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Luiz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Ritenour (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John McKinley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Peter Dumont - foul #3 on Peter Dumont, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 11:11 | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont's floater is knocked away by Lawrence Collins | 44-52 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | John Stafford snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | John Stafford is called for traveling | 44-52 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves (PF), David Hurt (C) Peter Dumont, James Luiz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lewis Bishop (PG), Joseph Marra (SG), Timothy Sachs (PF) James Laprade, Michael Ritenour, Lawrence Collins | |
| 10:38 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost connects on the jump hook in the paint | 46-52 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 10:27 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:06 | Western Carolina | Marc Rhea makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-52 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | John Stafford dunks the ball on a great pass from Joseph Marra and he's hacked by Richard Reeves - foul #2 on Richard Reeves, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey (PG), Larry Tillman (SG), Richard Steinfeldt (SF) Marc Rhea, Ernest McCalpin, Elmer Frost | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laprade (PG), Michael Ritenour (SG), John Carr (C) Lewis Bishop, Joseph Marra, John McKinley | |
| 09:43 | St. John's | John Stafford makes the free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:34 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on John Stafford - foul #2 on John Stafford, team foul #1 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lawrence Collins (PF) John Stafford | |
| 09:34 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:34 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins banks in the layup set up by John Carr | 49-57 |
| 09:01 | Western Carolina | Larry Tillman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 08:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Timothy Sachs | 49-57 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | John Carr misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on David Hurt - foul #2 on David Hurt, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont (PF), James Luiz (C) Larry Tillman, Richard Reeves | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marra (SF) Timothy Sachs | |
| 08:50 | St. John's | John Carr makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | John Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 08:42 | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-59 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | John Carr clanks a shot in the lane | 49-59 |
| 08:20 | Western Carolina | David Hurt gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 08:06 | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey clanks a floater from the left block | 49-59 |
| 08:05 | Western Carolina | David Hurt can't tip it in | 49-59 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lawrence Collins | 49-59 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | James Laprade clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Timothy Corey - foul #2 on Timothy Corey, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Marc Rhea (PG), Ernest McCalpin (SG), Elmer Frost (SF) Timothy Corey, Richard Steinfeldt, David Hurt | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Stafford (SF), Timothy Sachs (PF), John McKinley (C) Michael Ritenour, Lawrence Collins, John Carr | |
| 07:46 | St. John's | James Laprade makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | James Laprade makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Marc Rhea (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest McCalpin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Elmer Frost (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Dumont (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Luiz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Joseph Marra (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Stafford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Sachs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John McKinley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin scores on a 3 from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | James Laprade connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John McKinley | 52-64 |
| 06:58 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin lays it up and in set up by Marc Rhea | 54-64 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Joseph Marra is fouled on the floor by Ernest McCalpin - foul #2 on Ernest McCalpin, team foul #8 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves (PF), David Hurt (C) Peter Dumont, James Luiz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Ritenour (SG) James Laprade | |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Joseph Marra misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 06:40 | Western Carolina | David Hurt snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 06:20 | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin's pass is intercepted by John McKinley | 54-64 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Stafford | 54-66 |
| 05:53 | Western Carolina | Marc Rhea hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 05:52 | Western Carolina | David Hurt grabs the offensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 05:38 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marc Rhea | 56-66 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Joseph Marra misses the tip | 56-66 |
| 05:16 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 05:12 | Western Carolina | Marc Rhea misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 05:11 | Western Carolina | David Hurt gets the offensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 04:56 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost loses the ball out of bounds | 56-66 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey (PG), Larry Tillman (SG), Richard Steinfeldt (SF), Peter Dumont (PF), James Luiz (C) Marc Rhea, Ernest McCalpin, Elmer Frost, Richard Reeves, David Hurt | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laprade (PG), Geoffrey Bean (SF), Lawrence Collins (PF), John Carr (C) Joseph Marra, John Stafford, Timothy Sachs, John McKinley | |
| 04:40 | St. John's | John Carr connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Laprade | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:33 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Larry Tillman | 59-68 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | James Laprade misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-68 |
| 04:10 | Western Carolina | James Luiz pulls down the rebound | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:05 | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey misses the jumpshot from the left side | 59-68 |
| 04:03 | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 03:48 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-68 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Marc Rhea (PG), David Hurt (SF) Timothy Corey, Larry Tillman | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Stafford (SF) Michael Ritenour | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Marc Rhea (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Steinfeldt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Hurt (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Peter Dumont (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Luiz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Geoffrey Bean (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Stafford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | St. John's | John Stafford is fouled on the floor by David Hurt - foul #3 on David Hurt, team foul #9 | 59-68 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | John Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | John Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by John Carr - foul #2 on John Carr, team foul #2 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernest McCalpin (SG), Richard Reeves (C) David Hurt, James Luiz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Ritenour (SG), John McKinley (C) Geoffrey Bean, John Carr | |
| 03:05 | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont misses the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 03:05 | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont misses the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John McKinley | 59-70 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | James Laprade drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Ritenour | 59-73 |
| 02:32 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt loses the ball out of bounds | 59-73 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timothy Corey (PG), Larry Tillman (SG), David Hurt (C) Marc Rhea, Ernest McCalpin, Peter Dumont | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lewis Bishop (PG), Joseph Marra (SG), Timothy Sachs (SF), John Carr (PF), Robert Johnson (C) James Laprade, Michael Ritenour, John Stafford, Lawrence Collins, John McKinley | |
| 02:09 | St. John's | David Hurt is called for the reach on John Carr - foul #4 on David Hurt, team foul #10 | 59-73 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | John Carr makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | John Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| 02:01 | Western Carolina | Larry Tillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-75 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Lewis Bishop is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-75 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Geoffrey Bean (SG) Robert Johnson | |
| 01:48 | Western Carolina | Larry Tillman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-75 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Lewis Bishop gets the rebound | 59-75 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs misses the lay-in | 59-75 |
| 01:17 | Western Carolina | David Hurt pulls down the rebound | 59-75 |
| 00:59 | Western Carolina | Lewis Bishop is called for the reach on Timothy Corey - foul #1 on Lewis Bishop, team foul #3 | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Western Carolina | David Hurt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-75 |
| 00:55 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt gets the offensive rebound | 59-75 |
| 00:51 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Lewis Bishop misses the lay-in | 62-75 |
| 00:22 | Western Carolina | David Hurt gets the rebound | 62-75 |
| 00:16 | Western Carolina | Larry Tillman drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Steinfeldt | 65-75 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Lewis Bishop runs out the clock | 65-75 |