| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - James Neth (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Greathouse (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Peck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Shafer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daryl Dollar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee King (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Earnest Krol (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clark Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Neil Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hofstra | Howard Peck inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Hofstra | Maurice Greathouse knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Shafer | 29-25 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | James Neth steals it from Clark Thomas | 29-25 |
| 18:52 | Hofstra | Lee King picks off the pass by James Neth | 29-25 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Daryl Dollar makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Clark Thomas | 29-28 |
| 18:30 | Hofstra | David Shafer is denied on a layup by Neil Kennedy | 29-28 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Earnest Krol grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Clark Thomas scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Lee King | 29-30 |
| 17:51 | Hofstra | David Shafer misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Neil Kennedy gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Neil Kennedy makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by David Shafer - foul #3 on David Shafer, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Dustin Anthony (SF), Donald Conaway (PF), Harold Goins (C) Howard Peck, David Shafer, Dan Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thad Giancola (PG) Daryl Dollar | |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Neil Kennedy makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:08 | Hofstra | James Neth is hacked by Neil Kennedy - foul #2 on Neil Kennedy, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Joseph Reed (SF), Elmer Headen (PF), Mark Fales (C) Lee King, Earnest Krol, Clark Thomas, Neil Kennedy | |
| 16:52 | Hofstra | Donald Conaway knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Neth | 31-33 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Thad Giancola can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 16:31 | Hofstra | James Neth gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:11 | Hofstra | James Neth comes up short on the floater from the right side | 31-33 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Mark Fales snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Elmer Headen can't connect on a floater from the right block | 31-33 |
| 16:01 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Donald Conaway | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - James Neth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Greathouse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Conaway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Goins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kelvin Carder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thad Giancola (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Reed (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Elmer Headen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Fales (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Hofstra | Donald Conaway misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Elmer Headen - foul #2 on Elmer Headen, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Michael Knaack (PG), Howard Peck (SF), David Shafer (PF), Dan Jones (C) James Neth, Maurice Greathouse, Dustin Anthony, Harold Goins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daryl Dollar (PG), Lee King (SG), Earnest Krol (SF), Clark Thomas (PF) Kelvin Carder, Thad Giancola, Joseph Reed, Mark Fales | |
| 15:43 | Hofstra | Donald Conaway misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 15:43 | Hofstra | Donald Conaway makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Michael Knaack is called for the reach on Daryl Dollar - foul #1 on Michael Knaack, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Daryl Dollar drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Elmer Headen and the foul's on Michael Knaack - foul #2 on Michael Knaack, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Dustin Anthony (SG) Donald Conaway | |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Kennedy (C) Elmer Headen | |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Daryl Dollar makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 14:44 | Hofstra | Dan Jones can't finish the layup but the foul's on Clark Thomas - foul #1 on Clark Thomas, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| 14:44 | Hofstra | Dan Jones misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 14:44 | Hofstra | Dan Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Neil Kennedy grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Lee King buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Earnest Krol | 32-39 |
| 14:09 | Hofstra | Lee King picks off the pass by Howard Peck | 32-39 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Daryl Dollar hits the finger roll set up by Lee King | 32-41 |
| 13:45 | Hofstra | Dustin Anthony hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Neil Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Neil Kennedy hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 13:07 | Hofstra | Howard Peck hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-43 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Earnest Krol drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Lee King | 34-46 |
| 12:43 | Hofstra | Earnest Krol steals the ball from Howard Peck | 34-46 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Earnest Krol banks in the layup | 34-48 |
| 12:20 | Hofstra | Dustin Anthony makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dan Jones | 36-48 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Clark Thomas comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-48 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Earnest Krol snags the offensive board | 36-48 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Daryl Dollar can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-48 |
| 11:46 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Dustin Anthony | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Michael Knaack (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Anthony (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Howard Peck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Shafer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dan Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daryl Dollar (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earnest Krol (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clark Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Neil Kennedy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Hofstra | Dustin Anthony is hacked by Lee King - foul #1 on Lee King, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Hofstra | James Neth (PG), Maurice Greathouse (SG), Donald Conaway (SF), Harold Goins (PF), Michael Stover (C) Michael Knaack, Dustin Anthony, Howard Peck, David Shafer, Dan Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Thad Giancola (SG), Joseph Reed (SF), Elmer Headen (PF), Mark Fales (C) Daryl Dollar, Lee King, Earnest Krol, Clark Thomas, Neil Kennedy | |
| 11:21 | Hofstra | Kelvin Carder is called for the reach on James Neth - foul #3 on Kelvin Carder, team foul #5 | 36-48 |
| 11:06 | Hofstra | Michael Stover can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Fales - foul #2 on Mark Fales, team foul #6 | 36-48 |
| 11:06 | Hofstra | Michael Stover misses the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 11:06 | Hofstra | Michael Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Thad Giancola misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Harold Goins - foul #1 on Harold Goins, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Thad Giancola makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Thad Giancola makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 10:34 | Hofstra | Donald Conaway is hacked by Thad Giancola - foul #3 on Thad Giancola, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| 10:34 | Hofstra | Donald Conaway makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 10:34 | Hofstra | Donald Conaway makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 10:13 | St. John's | James Neth picks off the pass by Elmer Headen | 39-50 |
| 10:13 | Hofstra | The refs have stopped play. Michael Stover is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 39-50 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Ronald Kulikowski (SF) Michael Stover | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:58 | Hofstra | James Neth hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Maurice Greathouse | 41-50 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Thad Giancola misses the jump hook in the paint | 41-50 |
| 09:38 | Hofstra | Donald Conaway grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 09:23 | Hofstra | Donald Conaway scores on a jumper from the left block set up by James Neth | 43-50 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Joseph Reed misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-50 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Joseph Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Thad Giancola misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 08:50 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Donald Conaway | 43-50 |
| 08:44 | Hofstra | James Neth is fouled on the floor by Mark Fales - foul #3 on Mark Fales, team foul #8 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Howard Peck (SF), David Shafer (PF), Dan Jones (C) Ronald Kulikowski, Donald Conaway, Harold Goins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lee King (SG), Earnest Krol (SF), Clark Thomas (PF), Brian Page (C) Kelvin Carder, Joseph Reed, Elmer Headen, Mark Fales | |
| 08:44 | Hofstra | James Neth makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:44 | Hofstra | James Neth misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Brian Page | 44-50 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Dan Jones denies the turnaround by Clark Thomas | 44-50 |
| 08:26 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Maurice Greathouse | 44-50 |
| 08:07 | Hofstra | Maurice Greathouse hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Lee King - foul #2 on Lee King, team foul #9 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Hofstra | David Maddox (PG) James Neth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Spaulding (PG) Thad Giancola | |
| 08:07 | Hofstra | Maurice Greathouse misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:07 | Hofstra | Maurice Greathouse misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | Clark Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Lee King misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-50 |
| 07:47 | Hofstra | David Maddox grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - David Maddox (fresh) SG - Maurice Greathouse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Peck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Shafer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dan Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Spaulding (fresh) SG - Lee King (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earnest Krol (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clark Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Page (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Hofstra | Dan Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 07:22 | Hofstra | Maurice Greathouse gets the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 07:11 | Hofstra | David Maddox misses the fadeaway from the left side | 44-50 |
| 07:10 | Hofstra | David Maddox gets the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 06:59 | Hofstra | David Maddox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-50 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Earnest Krol | 44-50 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Lee King misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Clark Thomas tips it back up and in | 44-52 |
| 06:35 | Hofstra | David Maddox is fouled in the backcourt by Lee King - foul #3 on Lee King, team foul #10 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Dustin Anthony (SG), Donald Conaway (SF), Harold Goins (C) Maurice Greathouse, Howard Peck, Dan Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daryl Dollar (PG), Thad Giancola (SG), Joseph Reed (SF), Elmer Headen (PF), Neil Kennedy (C) Ernest Spaulding, Lee King, Earnest Krol, Clark Thomas, Brian Page | |
| 06:35 | Hofstra | David Maddox misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 06:35 | Hofstra | David Maddox makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Daryl Dollar misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 45-52 |
| 06:14 | Hofstra | Dustin Anthony gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 06:00 | Hofstra | David Maddox lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Conaway | 47-52 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Neil Kennedy travels with the ball | 47-52 |
| Subs | Hofstra | James Neth (PG), Michael Stover (C) David Maddox, David Shafer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:29 | Hofstra | James Neth makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dustin Anthony | 50-52 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Thad Giancola can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 05:10 | Hofstra | Michael Stover pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:55 | Hofstra | James Neth comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-52 |
| 04:54 | Hofstra | Harold Goins hits the follow up shot | 52-52 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | James Neth steals it from Joseph Reed | 52-52 |
| 04:26 | Hofstra | Donald Conaway banks in the layup | 54-52 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Daryl Dollar misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Conaway - foul #1 on Donald Conaway, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Maurice Greathouse (SG), Howard Peck (SF), David Shafer (PF), Dan Jones (C) Dustin Anthony, Donald Conaway, Harold Goins, Michael Stover | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lee King (SG), Earnest Krol (SF), Clark Thomas (PF), Mark Fales (C) Thad Giancola, Joseph Reed, Elmer Headen, Neil Kennedy | |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Daryl Dollar makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Daryl Dollar misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:12 | Hofstra | Dan Jones gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 03:59 | Hofstra | David Shafer connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Maurice Greathouse | 57-53 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Clark Thomas misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 03:37 | Hofstra | Dan Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - James Neth (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Maurice Greathouse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Peck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Shafer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dan Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daryl Dollar (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee King (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Earnest Krol (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clark Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Fales (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Hofstra | David Shafer misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Fales - foul #4 on Mark Fales, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thad Giancola (PG) Daryl Dollar | |
| 03:20 | Hofstra | David Shafer makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:20 | Hofstra | David Shafer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Mark Fales grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Earnest Krol misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 03:02 | Hofstra | Dan Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 02:46 | Hofstra | James Neth connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dan Jones | 61-53 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Kennedy (C) Mark Fales | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Thad Giancola can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Neil Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Clark Thomas lays it in and he's fouled by David Shafer - foul #4 on David Shafer, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Clark Thomas makes the free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:55 | Hofstra | Maurice Greathouse hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 61-56 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Earnest Krol gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Lee King jams it on a nice dish by Thad Giancola | 61-58 |
| 01:34 | Hofstra | Dan Jones misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| 01:33 | Hofstra | Howard Peck grabs the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 01:15 | Hofstra | David Shafer jams it on a great pass from Maurice Greathouse and he's hacked by Clark Thomas - foul #2 on Clark Thomas, team foul #12 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daryl Dollar (PG) Thad Giancola | |
| 01:15 | Hofstra | David Shafer makes the free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Clark Thomas is blocked by James Neth | 64-58 |
| 00:58 | Hofstra | Howard Peck grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Hofstra | Howard Peck is hacked by Daryl Dollar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daryl Dollar, team foul #13 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Donald Conaway (PF), Harold Goins (C) David Shafer, Dan Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:56 | Hofstra | Howard Peck makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:56 | Hofstra | Howard Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Earnest Krol hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 00:48 | Hofstra | Maurice Greathouse snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| 00:48 | Hofstra | Hofstra calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Hofstra | Donald Conaway is fouled in the backcourt by Daryl Dollar - foul #2 on Daryl Dollar, team foul #14 | 66-58 |
| 00:45 | Hofstra | Donald Conaway makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:45 | Hofstra | Donald Conaway makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Earnest Krol misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 00:38 | Hofstra | Maurice Greathouse grabs the defensive rebound | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Hofstra | Maurice Greathouse misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lee King - foul #4 on Lee King, team foul #15 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Michael Knaack (PG), Dustin Anthony (SF) James Neth, Howard Peck | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelvin Carder (PG), Thad Giancola (SG), Joseph Reed (SF), Elmer Headen (PF), Mark Fales (C) Daryl Dollar, Lee King, Earnest Krol, Clark Thomas, Neil Kennedy | |
| 00:18 | Hofstra | Maurice Greathouse makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:18 | Hofstra | Maurice Greathouse makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Joseph Reed's layup is rejected by Harold Goins | 70-58 |
| 00:10 | Hofstra | Dustin Anthony pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| 00:00 | Hofstra | Michael Knaack runs out the clock | 70-58 |