| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Land (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harris Blackburn (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Anthony Mahaffey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Nevitt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Joey Hobbs (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Youngquist (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ariel Moretti (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Brim (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Orji (fresh) C - James Poitra (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey inbounds the ball | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 54-40 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt tips it but misses | 54-40 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Donald Land tips it back up and in | 56-40 |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | James Brim throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Kun Chia (SG), Dean King (SF) Richard Youngquist, Ariel Moretti, James Brim | |
| 19:30 | St. John's | Donald Land buries a shot from the left wing | 58-40 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh is hacked by Harris Blackburn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harris Blackburn, team foul #1 | 58-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leroy Robinson (SG) Harris Blackburn | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 19:16 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 58-40 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey gets the rebound | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Donald Land comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Wallace Stumbaugh - foul #2 on Wallace Stumbaugh, team foul #1 | 58-40 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Donald Land makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Donald Land misses the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji snags the defensive board | 59-40 |
| 19:07 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Land - foul #3 on Donald Land, team foul #2 | 59-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Straker (PG) Donald Land | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:47 | South Carolina | Kun Chia's floater is knocked away by Anthony Mahaffey | 59-40 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh hits the follow up shot | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey is fouled in the backcourt by Dean King - foul #3 on Dean King, team foul #2 | 59-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (PG), Ariel Moretti (SG), James Brim (SF) Wallace Stumbaugh, Kun Chia, Dean King | |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson is hacked by James Poitra - foul #4 on James Poitra, team foul #3 | 59-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Salvador Garcia (C) James Poitra | |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti gets the rebound | 59-42 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | James Brim misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joey Hobbs | 62-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Salvador Garcia | 62-45 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | James Brim steals the ball from Edward Nevitt | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 17:44 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist travels in the backcourt | 62-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Stover (SF), Keith Jensen (PF), Timothy Shannon (C) Anthony Mahaffey, Edward Nevitt, Joey Hobbs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Kun Chia (SG) Richard Youngquist, Ariel Moretti | |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Keith Jensen misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by James Brim - foul #3 on James Brim, team foul #4 | 62-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dean King (SF) James Brim | |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Keith Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Keith Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 17:09 | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji is whistled for traveling | 64-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (PG), Ariel Moretti (SG) Wallace Stumbaugh, Kun Chia | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 16:57 | St. John's | Dean King swats the layup by Keith Jensen | 64-45 |
| 16:56 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Salvador Garcia | 64-45 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Anthony Stover picks off the pass by Richard Youngquist | 64-45 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Joseph Straker is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Straker, team foul #3 | 64-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Nevitt (PF) Timothy Shannon | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Kun Chia (SG) Richard Youngquist, Ariel Moretti | |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | Dean King hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 64-45 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt grabs the defensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Salvador Garcia picks off the pass by Leroy Robinson in the backcourt | 64-45 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | Dean King connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Wallace Stumbaugh | 64-47 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Keith Jensen loses the ball out of bounds | 64-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey (SF), Timothy Shannon (C) Anthony Stover, Edward Nevitt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (PG), Ariel Moretti (SG), James Brim (SF), Jose Munoz (PF) Wallace Stumbaugh, Kun Chia, Dean King, Dikembe Orji | |
| 15:57 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Ariel Moretti | 64-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Straker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Robinson (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Mahaffey (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Keith Jensen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Shannon (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Youngquist (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ariel Moretti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jose Munoz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Salvador Garcia (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Keith Jensen is open and buries a jumper from the left block | 66-49 |
| 15:42 | South Carolina | Joseph Straker is called for the reach on Richard Youngquist in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Straker, team foul #4 | 66-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Maddox (PG), Harris Blackburn (SG), Donald Land (SF), Michael McDermond (PF), Joey Hobbs (C) Joseph Straker, Leroy Robinson, Anthony Mahaffey, Keith Jensen, Timothy Shannon | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:27 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Kun Chia (SG), Dean King (SF) Richard Youngquist, Ariel Moretti, James Brim | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Roland Maddox hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-49 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-49 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Roland Maddox clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-49 |
| 15:01 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz gets the rebound | 66-49 |
| 14:56 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 66-49 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 66-49 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-49 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz gets the rebound | 66-49 |
| 14:45 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Nevitt (PF), Keith Jensen (C) Michael McDermond, Joey Hobbs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (PG), Ariel Moretti (SG), James Brim (SF) Wallace Stumbaugh, Kun Chia, Dean King | |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Roland Maddox | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 14:16 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-49 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn grabs the board | 69-49 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-49 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Keith Jensen misses the tip | 69-49 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jose Munoz | 69-49 |
| 13:54 | South Carolina | Salvador Garcia loses the dribble to Roland Maddox | 69-49 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Donald Land lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roland Maddox | 71-49 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz misses short on a floater from the left block | 71-49 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Roland Maddox pulls down the rebound | 71-49 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Roland Maddox is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Youngquist - foul #2 on Richard Youngquist, team foul #5 | 71-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey (SF), Michael McDermond (PF), Timothy Shannon (C) Donald Land, Edward Nevitt, Keith Jensen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Kun Chia (SG), Dean King (SF) Richard Youngquist, Ariel Moretti, James Brim | |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Roland Maddox hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Mahaffey | 73-49 |
| 13:02 | South Carolina | Kun Chia misses the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 73-49 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Kun Chia snags the offensive board | 73-49 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz misses the easy layup but the foul's on Anthony Mahaffey - foul #2 on Anthony Mahaffey, team foul #5 | 73-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Stover (SF), Edward Nevitt (PF) Anthony Mahaffey, Michael McDermond | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (PG), Ariel Moretti (SG), James Brim (SF) Wallace Stumbaugh, Kun Chia, Dean King | |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-49 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz makes the 1st free throw | 73-50 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz misses the 2nd free throw | 73-50 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt gets the rebound | 73-50 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Ariel Moretti steals the ball from Edward Nevitt | 73-50 |
| 12:26 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti travels in the backcourt | 73-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Straker (PG), Donald Land (SG), Anthony Mahaffey (SF), Joey Hobbs (C) Roland Maddox, Harris Blackburn, Anthony Stover, Timothy Shannon | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kun Chia (SG), Dean King (SF) Ariel Moretti, James Brim | |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Donald Land comes up short on the shot from the right side | 73-50 |
| 12:12 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz gets the rebound | 73-50 |
| 12:08 | South Carolina | Joey Hobbs blocks the short jumper by Kun Chia | 73-50 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt gets the rebound | 73-50 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs misses the turnaround from the baseline | 73-50 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt snags the offensive board | 73-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Straker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Land (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Mahaffey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Nevitt (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. C - Joey Hobbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Youngquist (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kun Chia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean King (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jose Munoz (tired) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Salvador Garcia (very tired) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-50 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt gets the offensive rebound | 73-50 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs is open but can't throw it down | 73-50 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs gets the offensive rebound | 73-50 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Donald Land scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Joseph Straker | 75-50 |
| 11:15 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz's pass is intercepted by Anthony Mahaffey in the backcourt | 75-50 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Donald Land hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the paint | 75-50 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs tips it but misses | 75-50 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt grabs the offensive board | 75-50 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey is open but can't throw it down but the foul's on Dean King - foul #4 on Dean King, team foul #6 | 75-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Maddox (PG), Harris Blackburn (SG), Keith Jensen (PF), Timothy Shannon (C) Joseph Straker, Donald Land, Edward Nevitt, Joey Hobbs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Ariel Moretti (SG), James Brim (SF) Richard Youngquist, Kun Chia, Dean King | |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey makes the 1st free throw | 76-50 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey makes the 2nd free throw | 77-50 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Keith Jensen swats the shot by Jose Munoz | 77-50 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey grabs the defensive rebound | 77-50 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Roland Maddox is fouled in the backcourt by Ariel Moretti - foul #1 on Ariel Moretti, team foul #7 | 77-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Stover (SF) Anthony Mahaffey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Roland Maddox misses the 1st free throw | 77-50 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Keith Jensen gets the offensive rebound | 77-50 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Keith Jensen hits a turnaround from the right block | 79-50 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti is hacked by Harris Blackburn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harris Blackburn, team foul #6 | 79-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Land (SG) Harris Blackburn | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:52 | South Carolina | James Brim is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 79-50 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Timothy Shannon | 79-50 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Roland Maddox makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Land | 81-50 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina | James Brim hits a 3 from the right wing | 81-53 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Roland Maddox misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jose Munoz - foul #4 on Jose Munoz, team foul #8 | 81-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael McDermond (PF) Timothy Shannon | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji (PF) Jose Munoz | |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Roland Maddox makes the 1st free throw | 82-53 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Roland Maddox misses the 2nd free throw | 82-53 |
| 09:25 | South Carolina | James Brim grabs the board | 82-53 |
| 09:22 | South Carolina | James Brim throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-53 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Donald Land hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 82-53 |
| 09:05 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Wallace Stumbaugh | 82-53 |
| 08:49 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-53 |
| 08:47 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Salvador Garcia | 82-53 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | James Brim can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 82-53 |
| 08:30 | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji tips it home | 82-55 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Salvador Garcia steals the ball from Roland Maddox | 82-55 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina | James Brim loses the dribble to Roland Maddox | 82-55 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | James Brim picks off the pass by Roland Maddox in the backcourt | 82-55 |
| 08:06 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti lays it up and in on a great pass from James Brim | 82-57 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Roland Maddox is hacked by Wallace Stumbaugh - foul #3 on Wallace Stumbaugh, team foul #9 | 82-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Harris Blackburn (SG), Anthony Mahaffey (SF), Edward Nevitt (PF), Joey Hobbs (C) Donald Land, Anthony Stover, Michael McDermond, Keith Jensen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (PG), Kun Chia (SG), Dean King (SF), Jose Munoz (PF), James Poitra (C) Wallace Stumbaugh, Ariel Moretti, James Brim, Dikembe Orji, Salvador Garcia | |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Roland Maddox makes the 1st free throw | 83-57 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Roland Maddox makes the 2nd free throw | 84-57 |
| 07:56 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist is fouled in the backcourt by Harris Blackburn - foul #5 on Harris Blackburn, team foul #7 | 84-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Straker (PG), Leroy Robinson (SG) Roland Maddox, Harris Blackburn | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 07:56 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist makes the 1st free throw | 84-58 |
| 07:56 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist makes the 2nd free throw | 84-59 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Joseph Straker is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Youngquist - foul #3 on Richard Youngquist, team foul #10 | 84-59 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Joseph Straker misses the 1st free throw | 84-59 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Joseph Straker makes the 2nd free throw | 85-59 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina | Dean King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Straker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Mahaffey (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Nevitt (tiring) 5 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. C - Joey Hobbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Youngquist (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kun Chia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean King (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jose Munoz (very tired) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - James Poitra (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 85-59 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Youngquist | 85-59 |
| 07:34 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist is called for traveling in the backcourt | 85-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (SG), James Brim (SF) Kun Chia, Dean King | |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 85-59 |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | James Poitra grabs the board | 85-59 |
| 07:07 | South Carolina | James Poitra blows the dunk | 85-59 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs grabs the board | 85-59 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Joseph Straker is fouled in the backcourt by Ariel Moretti - foul #2 on Ariel Moretti, team foul #11 | 85-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kun Chia (SG), Dean King (SF) Ariel Moretti, James Brim | |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Joseph Straker makes the 1st free throw | 86-59 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Joseph Straker makes the 2nd free throw | 87-59 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina | Edward Nevitt blocks the jumper by Richard Youngquist | 87-59 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs gets the rebound | 87-59 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Joseph Straker misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 87-59 |
| 06:39 | South Carolina | Dean King gets the rebound | 87-59 |
| 06:37 | South Carolina | Edward Nevitt picks off the pass by Kun Chia in the backcourt | 87-59 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs makes the wide open floater from close range | 89-59 |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz makes the floater in the lane set up by Kun Chia | 89-61 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 89-61 |
| 05:48 | South Carolina | James Poitra pulls down the rebound | 89-61 |
| 05:48 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 89-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Maddox (PG), Donald Land (SG), Anthony Stover (SF), Keith Jensen (PF), Timothy Shannon (C) Joseph Straker, Leroy Robinson, Anthony Mahaffey, Edward Nevitt, Joey Hobbs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Ariel Moretti (SG), James Brim (SF) Richard Youngquist, Kun Chia, Dean King | |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh's floater is tipped away by Keith Jensen | 89-61 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Keith Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 89-61 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Timothy Shannon comes up short on the shot from the left block | 89-61 |
| 05:23 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti gets the rebound | 89-61 |
| 05:21 | South Carolina | Anthony Stover takes the ball from Jose Munoz in the backcourt | 89-61 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Keith Jensen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 89-61 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Timothy Shannon gets the offensive rebound | 89-61 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Keith Jensen is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 89-61 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | James Poitra snags the defensive board | 89-61 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz loses the dribble to Donald Land | 89-61 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Donald Land lays it in | 91-61 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina | James Poitra's floater is tipped away by Keith Jensen | 91-61 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Timothy Shannon pulls down the rebound | 91-61 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Keith Jensen makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Anthony Stover | 93-61 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh is hacked by Roland Maddox in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roland Maddox, team foul #8 | 93-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Straker (PG), Leroy Robinson (SG), Michael McDermond (PF) Roland Maddox, Anthony Stover, Timothy Shannon | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Angel (SG), Dean King (SF), Dikembe Orji (PF), Salvador Garcia (C) Ariel Moretti, James Brim, Jose Munoz, James Poitra | |
| 03:55 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 93-62 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 93-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson is called for 5 seconds | 93-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kun Chia (SG) Wallace Stumbaugh | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Straker (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Robinson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Land (tired) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael McDermond (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Keith Jensen (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Angel (fresh) SG - Kun Chia (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean King (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dikembe Orji (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Salvador Garcia (tired) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by David Angel and the foul's on Leroy Robinson - foul #3 on Leroy Robinson, team foul #9 | 93-65 |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji makes the free throw | 93-66 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Michael McDermond comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 93-66 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Michael McDermond misses the tip | 93-66 |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji snags the defensive board | 93-66 |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | Kun Chia banks in the layup on a great pass from David Angel | 93-68 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Donald Land knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 95-68 |
| 02:31 | South Carolina | Salvador Garcia's floater is tipped away by Michael McDermond | 95-68 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Joseph Straker grabs the defensive rebound | 95-68 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Keith Jensen travels in the backcourt | 95-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Stover (SF), Timothy Shannon (C) Leroy Robinson, Keith Jensen | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG) Kun Chia | |
| 02:21 | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji misses long on a jumper from the right block | 95-68 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | Dikembe Orji gets the offensive rebound | 95-68 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from David Angel | 95-70 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | The jumper by Donald Land is denied by Dikembe Orji | 95-70 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina | David Angel grabs the defensive rebound | 95-70 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | David Angel is hacked by Michael McDermond - foul #1 on Michael McDermond, team foul #10 | 95-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leroy Robinson (SG), Keith Jensen (PF) Joseph Straker, Michael McDermond | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kun Chia (SG) Salvador Garcia | |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | David Angel makes the 1st free throw | 95-71 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | David Angel makes the 2nd free throw | 95-72 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Keith Jensen clanks a shot from the right block | 95-72 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Anthony Stover grabs the offensive board | 95-72 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Keith Jensen misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 95-72 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Keith Jensen tips it back up and in | 97-72 |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Dean King misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Timothy Shannon - foul #1 on Timothy Shannon, team foul #11 | 97-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Salvador Garcia (C) David Angel | |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Dean King misses the 1st free throw | 97-72 |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Dean King makes the 2nd free throw | 97-73 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 97-73 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Salvador Garcia | 97-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Salvador Garcia makes the shot in the lane set up by Dean King | 97-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Kun Chia - foul #2 on Kun Chia, team foul #12 | 97-75 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 98-75 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 99-75 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 99-75 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Keith Jensen snags the defensive board | 99-75 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Donald Land runs out the clock | 99-75 |