| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Matthes (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joseph Koehler (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Miller (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Rod Isbell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Schutt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Silk (fresh) SG - Allan Leong (fresh) SF - Anthony Waller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Aceves (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Corbin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Corey Miller inbounds the ball | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Rod Isbell connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Corey Miller and he's fouled by Mark Aceves - foul #3 on Mark Aceves, team foul #1 | 54-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Hall (PF) Mark Aceves | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Rod Isbell makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | Allan Leong is hacked by Joseph Koehler - foul #2 on Joseph Koehler, team foul #1 | 55-45 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Allan Leong can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Rod Isbell - foul #2 on Rod Isbell, team foul #2 | 55-45 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Allan Leong misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Allan Leong makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Anthony Waller steps in front of the Dennis Schutt pass | 55-46 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | The short jumper by Randall Corbin is denied by Rod Isbell | 55-46 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dennis Schutt | 55-46 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Dennis Schutt is hacked by Randall Corbin - foul #2 on Randall Corbin, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Randall Corbin grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 17:48 | Kent State | Donald Hall lays it in | 55-48 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Donald Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Anthony Waller clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Dennis Schutt buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Joseph Koehler | 57-48 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Donald Hall hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 57-48 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Dennis Schutt grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | William Matthes is fouled on the floor by Randall Corbin - foul #3 on Randall Corbin, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clifton Patel (PG), Christopher Baldwin (SG), Manuel Miller (SF), Charles Anderson (PF), David Flowers (C) William Matthes, Joseph Koehler, Corey Miller, Rod Isbell, Dennis Schutt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Byers (PG), Andrew Crumpton (SG), Michael Benton (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF), Darryl Valentine (C) John Silk, Allan Leong, Anthony Waller, Donald Hall, Randall Corbin | |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Christopher Baldwin buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Charles Anderson | 60-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Clifton Patel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Manuel Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. C - David Flowers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Byers (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Andrew Crumpton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Benton (fresh) PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) C - Darryl Valentine (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Michael Benton misses short on a shot near the basket | 60-48 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Charles Anderson | 60-48 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Charles Anderson can't finish the layup | 60-48 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Michael Benton grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Darryl Valentine banks in the layup on a nice dish by Andrew Crumpton | 60-50 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Christopher Baldwin is called for 3 seconds | 60-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Matthes (PG), Joseph Koehler (SG), Rod Isbell (PF) Clifton Patel, Christopher Baldwin, Manuel Miller | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moshe Zilk (PG), Donald Hall (SF), Mark Aceves (PF) Michael Benton, Timothy Lewis, Darryl Valentine | |
| 14:30 | Kent State | Donald Hall hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 60-50 |
| 14:29 | Kent State | Andrew Crumpton tips it in | 60-52 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Rod Isbell drills a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Joseph Byers - foul #1 on Joseph Byers, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Waller (SF) Joseph Byers | |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Rod Isbell makes the free throw | 63-52 |
| 13:49 | Kent State | David Flowers is called for the reach on Donald Hall - foul #3 on David Flowers, team foul #3 | 63-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Miller (SF) David Flowers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Allan Leong (SG) Andrew Crumpton | |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Mark Aceves clanks a floater from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Anderson | 66-52 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Anthony Waller is fouled on the floor by Manuel Miller - foul #2 on Manuel Miller, team foul #4 | 66-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Schutt (C) Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Randall Corbin (C) Donald Hall | |
| 12:59 | Kent State | Moshe Zilk comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-52 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Dennis Schutt grabs the defensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Rod Isbell blows the layup | 66-52 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Dennis Schutt grabs the offensive board | 66-52 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | William Matthes is fouled on the floor by Moshe Zilk - foul #4 on Moshe Zilk, team foul #5 | 66-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Miller (SF) Manuel Miller | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Byers (PG), Michael Benton (SF) Moshe Zilk, Anthony Waller | |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-52 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Corey Miller tips it back up and in | 68-52 |
| 12:03 | Kent State | Michael Benton is whistled for traveling | 68-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clifton Patel (SG), David Flowers (C) Joseph Koehler, Dennis Schutt | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Silk (PG), Andrew Crumpton (SG), Donald Hall (SF) Joseph Byers, Allan Leong, Michael Benton | |
| 11:46 | St. John's | Rod Isbell hits the finger roll set up by Corey Miller | 70-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Matthes (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Clifton Patel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Corey Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rod Isbell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. C - David Flowers (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Silk (fresh) SG - Andrew Crumpton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Aceves (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Randall Corbin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Randall Corbin knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Mark Aceves | 70-54 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Donald Hall is called for the reach on Corey Miller - foul #1 on Donald Hall, team foul #6 | 70-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Koehler (SG), Manuel Miller (SF), Charles Anderson (PF) Clifton Patel, Corey Miller, Rod Isbell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Waller (SF), Joseph Byers (C) Mark Aceves, Randall Corbin | |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-54 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Joseph Byers pulls down the rebound | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Anthony Waller misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-54 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | David Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 10:06 | Kent State | Anthony Waller is hacked by Manuel Miller - foul #3 on Manuel Miller, team foul #5 | 73-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clifton Patel (PG), Dennis Schutt (C) William Matthes, David Flowers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Allan Leong (SG), Mark Aceves (PF) John Silk, Andrew Crumpton | |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Joseph Byers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-54 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Allan Leong tips it in | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Donald Hall steals the ball from Clifton Patel | 73-56 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Anthony Waller buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Charles Anderson misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 73-59 |
| 08:55 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Mark Aceves | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Allan Leong loses the dribble to Joseph Koehler | 73-59 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Charles Anderson comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Mark Aceves - foul #4 on Mark Aceves, team foul #7 | 73-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Matthes (PG), Corey Miller (SF), Rod Isbell (PF) Joseph Koehler, Manuel Miller, Dennis Schutt | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Silk (PG), Michael Benton (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF), Randall Corbin (C) Donald Hall, Anthony Waller, Mark Aceves, Joseph Byers | |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Charles Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Charles Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Randall Corbin snags the defensive board | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:53 | Kent State | Allan Leong is whistled for traveling | 74-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Flowers (C) Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moshe Zilk (PG) John Silk | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Rod Isbell can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 74-59 |
| 07:32 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Michael Benton | 74-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Matthes (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Clifton Patel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Corey Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rod Isbell (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. C - David Flowers (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Moshe Zilk (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Allan Leong (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Benton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) C - Randall Corbin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Kent State | Randall Corbin is fouled on the floor by David Flowers - foul #4 on David Flowers, team foul #6 | 74-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Crumpton (SG), Mark Aceves (PF) Allan Leong, Timothy Lewis | |
| 07:15 | Kent State | Moshe Zilk is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Moshe Zilk, team foul #8 | 74-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Baldwin (SG) Clifton Patel | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Silk (PG) Moshe Zilk | |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Michael Benton picks off the pass by Christopher Baldwin | 74-59 |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Michael Benton misses the easy layup | 74-59 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Andrew Crumpton tips it but misses | 74-59 |
| 06:42 | Kent State | Randall Corbin gets the offensive rebound | 74-59 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | John Silk hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-59 |
| 06:31 | Kent State | Michael Benton tips it home | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Rod Isbell is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Rod Isbell, team foul #7 | 74-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Koehler (SG), Charles Anderson (SF), Dennis Schutt (C) Christopher Baldwin, Corey Miller, David Flowers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Hall (PG), Allan Leong (SG), Anthony Waller (SF) John Silk, Andrew Crumpton, Michael Benton | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Anthony Waller comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 74-61 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Charles Anderson snags the defensive board | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Rod Isbell comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Aceves - foul #5 on Mark Aceves, team foul #9 | 74-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Byers (PF), Darryl Valentine (C) Mark Aceves, Randall Corbin | |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Rod Isbell makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Rod Isbell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Rod Isbell steals it from Joseph Byers | 76-61 |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-61 |
| 04:58 | Kent State | Darryl Valentine snags the defensive board | 76-61 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | The short jumper by Darryl Valentine is denied by Dennis Schutt | 76-61 |
| 04:41 | Kent State | Allan Leong grabs the offensive rebound | 76-61 |
| 04:34 | Kent State | Joseph Byers loses the dribble to Rod Isbell | 76-61 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-61 |
| 04:04 | Kent State | Joseph Byers grabs the defensive rebound | 76-61 |
| 03:49 | Kent State | Darryl Valentine misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 76-61 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Rod Isbell | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Rod Isbell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Anderson | 78-61 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Matthes (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joseph Koehler (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Anderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rod Isbell (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dennis Schutt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Donald Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Allan Leong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Waller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Byers (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Darryl Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Allan Leong hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Donald Hall | 78-63 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Anderson | 81-63 |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Dennis Schutt blocks the short jumper by Allan Leong | 81-63 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler gets the rebound | 81-63 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler misses the 3 from straight away | 81-63 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Darryl Valentine snags the defensive board | 81-63 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Allan Leong misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-63 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | William Matthes snags the defensive board | 81-63 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Joseph Koehler drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Matthes | 84-63 |
| 01:02 | Kent State | Darryl Valentine is whistled for traveling | 84-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clifton Patel (PG), Christopher Baldwin (SG), Manuel Miller (SF), David Flowers (C) William Matthes, Joseph Koehler, Rod Isbell, Dennis Schutt | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Silk (PG), Andrew Crumpton (SG) Allan Leong, Anthony Waller | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Charles Anderson connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Clifton Patel | 86-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Andrew Crumpton misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Baldwin - foul #1 on Christopher Baldwin, team foul #8 | 86-63 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Andrew Crumpton misses the 1st free throw | 86-63 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Andrew Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 86-64 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Manuel Miller is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Manuel Miller, team foul #9 | 86-64 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Darryl Valentine connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from John Silk and the foul's on David Flowers - foul #5 on David Flowers, team foul #10 | 86-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dennis Schutt (C) David Flowers | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Darryl Valentine makes the free throw | 86-67 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Clifton Patel runs out the clock | 86-67 |