| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Timothy Dry (fresh) SG - Mark Hurley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brian Lamberton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Logston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ritenour (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Stafford (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John McKinley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | John Stafford inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 19:44 | Marquette | Brian Lamberton grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 19:31 | Marquette | Eric Logston scores on a shot from the right side | 29-28 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Mark Hurley is called for the reach on James Laprade in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Hurley, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | John McKinley tips it back up and in | 29-30 |
| 19:02 | Marquette | Mark Hurley misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 29-30 |
| 19:01 | Marquette | Brian Lamberton pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:53 | Marquette | Mark Hurley misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Stafford - foul #1 on John Stafford, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Rod Duell (C) Daniel Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:53 | Marquette | Mark Hurley misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:53 | Marquette | Mark Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | James Laprade is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 18:31 | Marquette | Timothy Dry snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | Mark Hurley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | John Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Brian Lamberton steals the ball from Michael Ritenour in the backcourt | 30-30 |
| 18:11 | Marquette | Rod Duell buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Brian Lamberton | 32-30 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | James Laprade is fouled on the floor by Mark Hurley - foul #3 on Mark Hurley, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Budge (PG), Tim Demery (SG), Bradley Gibbs (PF), Christopher Smit (C) Timothy Dry, Mark Hurley, Brian Lamberton, Eric Logston | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lewis Bishop (PG), Geoffrey Bean (SG), Joseph Marra (SF), Timothy Sachs (PF), John Carr (C) James Laprade, Michael Ritenour, John Stafford, Lawrence Collins, John McKinley | |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Christopher Smit swats the short shot by John Carr | 32-30 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs tips it home | 32-32 |
| 17:17 | Marquette | Bradley Gibbs knocks in the shot from the right block | 34-32 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Lee Budge picks off the pass by Lewis Bishop in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| 17:12 | Marquette | Rod Duell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lee Budge | 36-32 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Lewis Bishop travels in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edwin Kaufman (SF), Daniel Morgan (C) Rod Duell, Christopher Smit | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laprade (PG) Lewis Bishop | |
| 16:58 | Marquette | Edwin Kaufman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 16:57 | Marquette | Tim Demery snags the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 16:41 | Marquette | Daniel Morgan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 16:20 | Marquette | Lee Budge grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 15:58 | Marquette | Edwin Kaufman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Dry (PG), Mark Hurley (SG), Brian Lamberton (SF), Eric Logston (PF), Christopher Smit (C) Lee Budge, Tim Demery, Edwin Kaufman, Bradley Gibbs, Daniel Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lewis Bishop (PG), Michael Ritenour (SG), John Stafford (SF), Lawrence Collins (PF), John McKinley (C) James Laprade, Geoffrey Bean, Joseph Marra, Timothy Sachs, John Carr | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Timothy Dry (fresh) SG - Mark Hurley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brian Lamberton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Logston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Smit (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lewis Bishop (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Ritenour (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Stafford (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John McKinley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | John Stafford's pass is intercepted by Mark Hurley | 36-32 |
| 15:37 | Marquette | Mark Hurley lays it in | 38-32 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour is hacked by Mark Hurley - foul #4 on Mark Hurley, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tim Demery (SG), Rod Duell (SF) Mark Hurley, Brian Lamberton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Johnson (PF) Lawrence Collins | |
| 15:04 | St. John's | John Stafford jams it | 38-34 |
| 14:59 | Marquette | John McKinley steals it from Rod Duell | 38-34 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Lewis Bishop throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laprade (PG) Lewis Bishop | |
| 14:43 | Marquette | Rod Duell drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Dry | 41-34 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | James Laprade can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-34 |
| 14:22 | Marquette | Rod Duell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:12 | Marquette | Christopher Smit throws it down on a nice dish by Timothy Dry | 43-34 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Robert Johnson loses the dribble to Tim Demery in the backcourt | 43-34 |
| 14:07 | Marquette | Timothy Dry blows the layup | 43-34 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | John McKinley snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | John McKinley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 13:55 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Rod Duell | 43-34 |
| 13:35 | Marquette | Rod Duell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-34 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John McKinley | 43-34 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John McKinley | 43-37 |
| 13:08 | Marquette | Rod Duell misses the easy layup but the foul's on John McKinley - foul #3 on John McKinley, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edwin Kaufman (PG), Mark Hurley (SG), Brian Lamberton (SF), Daniel Morgan (C) Timothy Dry, Tim Demery, Eric Logston, Christopher Smit | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lewis Bishop (PG), Geoffrey Bean (SG), Joseph Marra (SF), Lawrence Collins (PF), Timothy Sachs (C) James Laprade, Michael Ritenour, John Stafford, Robert Johnson, John McKinley | |
| 13:08 | Marquette | Rod Duell misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:08 | Marquette | Rod Duell misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joseph Marra | 43-37 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Lewis Bishop drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 12:37 | Marquette | Mark Hurley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 12:36 | Marquette | Rod Duell grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 12:28 | Marquette | Rod Duell misses short on a runner in the lane | 43-39 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Geoffrey Bean is fouled on the floor by Daniel Morgan - foul #2 on Daniel Morgan, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Budge (PG), Bradley Gibbs (PF) Edwin Kaufman, Rod Duell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Ritenour (SG) Geoffrey Bean | |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Joseph Marra misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 12:08 | Marquette | Brian Lamberton gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 11:47 | Marquette | Lee Budge hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lee Budge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hurley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Brian Lamberton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bradley Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lewis Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ritenour (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Marra (fairly fresh) 3 stl. PF - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Sachs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Lewis Bishop hits a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Lee Budge - foul #2 on Lee Budge, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Dry (PG), Edwin Kaufman (SF) Lee Budge, Brian Lamberton | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Stafford (SF), John Carr (C) Joseph Marra, Timothy Sachs | |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Lewis Bishop makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:15 | Marquette | John Stafford is called for the reach on Edwin Kaufman - foul #2 on John Stafford, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Logston (PF) Bradley Gibbs | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laprade (PG) Lewis Bishop | |
| 11:01 | Marquette | Michael Ritenour is called for the reach on Edwin Kaufman - foul #1 on Michael Ritenour, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Geoffrey Bean (SG), John McKinley (C) Michael Ritenour, Lawrence Collins | |
| 10:50 | Marquette | Edwin Kaufman knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Eric Logston | 48-42 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | John Stafford misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 10:31 | Marquette | Eric Logston snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 10:18 | Marquette | Mark Hurley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 10:16 | Marquette | Daniel Morgan snags the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 09:58 | Marquette | Mark Hurley is hacked by John Stafford - foul #3 on John Stafford, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Budge (PG), Brian Lamberton (SF), Bradley Gibbs (C) Timothy Dry, Edwin Kaufman, Daniel Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Ritenour (SG), Timothy Sachs (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Geoffrey Bean, John Carr, John McKinley | |
| 09:43 | Marquette | Mark Hurley connects on the shot from the free throw line | 50-42 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Robert Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-42 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | John Stafford tips it but misses | 50-42 |
| 09:23 | Marquette | Bradley Gibbs snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 09:11 | Marquette | Bradley Gibbs misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Mark Hurley is called for the reach on Michael Ritenour - foul #5 on Mark Hurley, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tim Demery (SG), Rod Duell (PF), Christopher Smit (C) Mark Hurley, Eric Logston, Bradley Gibbs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lewis Bishop (PG), Joseph Marra (SF), Lawrence Collins (PF) James Laprade, John Stafford, Timothy Sachs | |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Joseph Marra makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Collins | 50-45 |
| 08:47 | Marquette | Lawrence Collins denies the turnaround by Tim Demery | 50-45 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 50-45 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Joseph Marra lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Ritenour | 50-47 |
| 08:19 | Marquette | Lee Budge hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 07:53 | Marquette | Christopher Smit snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 07:44 | Marquette | Tim Demery misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-47 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lee Budge (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Demery (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Lamberton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rod Duell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Smit (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lewis Bishop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ritenour (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Marra (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Lawrence Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 07:25 | Marquette | Christopher Smit grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 07:10 | Marquette | Tim Demery misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 07:09 | Marquette | Lee Budge pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Rod Duell drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Lee Budge | 52-47 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Tim Demery steals the ball from Joseph Marra in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 06:56 | Marquette | Rod Duell misses the lay-in | 52-47 |
| 06:55 | Marquette | Rod Duell hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Robert Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-47 |
| 06:28 | Marquette | Brian Lamberton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 06:05 | Marquette | Brian Lamberton can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 54-47 |
| 06:03 | Marquette | Christopher Smit snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 05:44 | Marquette | Tim Demery is hacked by Michael Ritenour - foul #2 on Michael Ritenour, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Dry (PG), Edwin Kaufman (SF), Eric Logston (PF), Bradley Gibbs (C) Lee Budge, Brian Lamberton, Rod Duell, Christopher Smit | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laprade (PG), Geoffrey Bean (SG), John Stafford (SF), Timothy Sachs (PF), John McKinley (C) Lewis Bishop, Michael Ritenour, Joseph Marra, Lawrence Collins, Robert Johnson | |
| 05:34 | Marquette | Eric Logston buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Tim Demery | 56-47 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Tim Demery steals it from Geoffrey Bean | 56-47 |
| 05:00 | Marquette | John McKinley is called for the reach on Bradley Gibbs - foul #4 on John McKinley, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| 05:00 | Marquette | Bradley Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Timothy Dry is called for the reach on James Laprade in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Dry, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | James Laprade makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | James Laprade makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Timothy Dry misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Sachs - foul #1 on Timothy Sachs, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Timothy Dry misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Timothy Dry makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | James Laprade scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 04:24 | Marquette | Timothy Dry buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Gibbs and he's fouled by Geoffrey Bean - foul #1 on Geoffrey Bean, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Lamberton (SF), Daniel Morgan (C) Edwin Kaufman, Bradley Gibbs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Ritenour (SG) Geoffrey Bean | |
| 04:24 | Marquette | Timothy Dry makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | James Laprade double dribbles in the backcourt | 60-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Carr (PF) Timothy Sachs | |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Brian Lamberton double dribbles | 60-52 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | John Carr is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Carr, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Brian Lamberton can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on John Carr - foul #3 on John Carr, team foul #11 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edwin Kaufman (SG) Tim Demery | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Brian Lamberton misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Brian Lamberton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Timothy Dry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Kaufman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Lamberton (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric Logston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ritenour (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stafford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John McKinley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Carr | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:59 | Marquette | Timothy Dry makes the floater from the right side | 63-54 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour is called for traveling | 63-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tim Demery (SG), Rod Duell (SF), Bradley Gibbs (PF) Edwin Kaufman, Brian Lamberton, Eric Logston | |
| Subs | St. John's | Geoffrey Bean (SG), Lawrence Collins (PF), Timothy Sachs (C) Michael Ritenour, John Carr, John McKinley | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Smit (C) Daniel Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marra (SF) John Stafford | |
| 02:36 | Marquette | Tim Demery misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lawrence Collins - foul #2 on Lawrence Collins, team foul #12 | 63-54 |
| 02:36 | Marquette | Tim Demery makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 02:36 | Marquette | Tim Demery misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Joseph Marra clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 02:20 | Marquette | Christopher Smit gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 02:04 | Marquette | James Laprade steps in front of the Tim Demery pass | 64-54 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Geoffrey Bean's pass is intercepted by Rod Duell in the backcourt | 64-54 |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Christopher Smit hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Lawrence Collins - foul #3 on Lawrence Collins, team foul #13 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Lamberton (SF), Eric Logston (PF) Rod Duell, Bradley Gibbs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lewis Bishop (PG), John Carr (C) James Laprade, Lawrence Collins | |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Christopher Smit misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Christopher Smit makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Eric Logston takes the ball from John Carr | 65-54 |
| 01:25 | Marquette | Timothy Dry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 65-54 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Joseph Marra gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | John Carr clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Tim Demery - foul #3 on Tim Demery, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Morgan (C) Christopher Smit | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:11 | St. John's | John Carr misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | John Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:11 | Marquette | Tim Demery grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 01:07 | Marquette | Timothy Dry can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 65-54 |
| 01:05 | Marquette | Eric Logston misses the tip | 65-54 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Timothy Sachs snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Joseph Marra is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Lamberton - foul #3 on Brian Lamberton, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Joseph Marra makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Joseph Marra makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Marquette | Timothy Dry is fouled on the floor by Joseph Marra - foul #2 on Joseph Marra, team foul #14 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Budge (SG) Tim Demery | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laprade (PG), Michael Ritenour (SG), John Stafford (SF), Lawrence Collins (PF), John McKinley (C) Lewis Bishop, Geoffrey Bean, Joseph Marra, Timothy Sachs, John Carr | |
| 00:57 | Marquette | Timothy Dry makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:57 | Marquette | Timothy Dry makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette 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 (-1) | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | James Laprade connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Ritenour | 67-58 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Lee Budge is hacked by Michael Ritenour in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Ritenour, team foul #15 | 67-58 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Lee Budge makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Lee Budge makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour buries a 3 from the left wing set up by John Stafford | 69-61 |
| 00:40 | Marquette | Michael Ritenour is called for the reach on Lee Budge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Ritenour, team foul #16 | 69-61 |
| 00:40 | Marquette | Lee Budge makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:40 | Marquette | Lee Budge makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | James Laprade buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Stafford | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette 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 (0) | |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Michael Ritenour is called for the reach on Brian Lamberton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Ritenour, team foul #17 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marra (SG) Michael Ritenour | |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Brian Lamberton makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Brian Lamberton misses the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | John McKinley snags the defensive board | 72-64 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | James Laprade makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Stafford | 72-67 |
| 00:22 | Marquette | Timothy Dry is fouled in the backcourt by James Laprade - foul #3 on James Laprade, team foul #18 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Rod Duell (SF) Brian Lamberton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:22 | Marquette | Timothy Dry misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:22 | Marquette | Timothy Dry misses the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | John McKinley grabs the board | 72-67 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | James Laprade misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-67 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Eric Logston pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Eric Logston is hacked by James Laprade in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Laprade, team foul #19 | 72-67 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Eric Logston misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Eric Logston makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | John McKinley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-67 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Joseph Marra is called for the reach on Lee Budge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Marra, team foul #20 | 73-67 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Lee Budge makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Lee Budge makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | James Laprade misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-67 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Rod Duell grabs the defensive rebound | 75-67 |