| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roland Maddox (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Harris Blackburn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Mahaffey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Nevitt (fresh) 5 reb. C - Keith Jensen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kerry Baer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charlie Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfredo Ramos (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Trenton Hoss (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos inbounds the ball | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Akron | Anthony Mahaffey picks off the pass by Charlie Lee | 41-27 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Keith Jensen | 44-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:20 | Akron | Harris Blackburn is called for the reach on Charlie Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harris Blackburn, team foul #1 | 44-27 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos can't connect on a runner from the right block | 44-27 |
| 19:00 | Akron | Charlie Lee snags the offensive board | 44-27 |
| 18:39 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Nevitt - foul #2 on Edward Nevitt, team foul #2 | 44-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG), Fredrick Beals (PF) Kerry Baer, Walter Keller | |
| 18:39 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 18:39 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-28 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt tips it back up and in | 46-28 |
| 18:21 | Akron | Trenton Hoss loses the dribble to Keith Jensen in the backcourt | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:12 | St. John's | The short jumper by Keith Jensen is denied by Trenton Hoss | 46-28 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt grabs the offensive rebound | 46-28 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Keith Jensen clanks a jumper from the left wing | 46-28 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Keith Jensen grabs the offensive board | 46-28 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey is whistled for traveling | 46-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Akron | Carlos Montalvo (SF), Bruce Pickering (C) Alfredo Ramos, Trenton Hoss | |
| 17:42 | Akron | Charlie Lee makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-30 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Carlos Montalvo - foul #1 on Carlos Montalvo, team foul #1 | 46-30 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt misses the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 17:34 | Akron | Roland Maddox is called for the reach on Christopher McLin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roland Maddox, team foul #3 | 47-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Akron | Kerry Baer (PG) Christopher McLin | |
| 17:22 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charlie Lee | 47-33 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt hits a runner from the right block | 49-33 |
| 16:52 | Akron | Kerry Baer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-33 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt snags the defensive board | 49-33 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Roland Maddox comes up short on the runner from the right block | 49-33 |
| 16:42 | Akron | Bruce Pickering grabs the defensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Charlie Lee makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Fredrick Beals | 49-36 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Keith Jensen clanks a jumper from the left side | 49-36 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Keith Jensen tips it home | 51-36 |
| 16:02 | Akron | Roland Maddox takes the ball from Kerry Baer in the backcourt | 51-36 |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Carlos Montalvo is called for the reach on Anthony Mahaffey - foul #2 on Carlos Montalvo, team foul #2 | 51-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Land (PG), Leroy Robinson (SG), Anthony Stover (SF), Joey Hobbs (PF), Timothy Shannon (C) Roland Maddox, Harris Blackburn, Anthony Mahaffey, Edward Nevitt, Keith Jensen | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG), Elmer Caraballo (SG), Alfredo Ramos (SF), Walter Keller (PF), Trenton Hoss (C) Kerry Baer, Charlie Lee, Carlos Montalvo, Fredrick Beals, Bruce Pickering | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Land (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leroy Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Stover (fresh) PF - Joey Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Christopher McLin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Caraballo (fresh) SF - Alfredo Ramos (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Trenton Hoss (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Timothy Shannon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Stover and the foul's on Alfredo Ramos - foul #1 on Alfredo Ramos, team foul #3 | 53-36 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Timothy Shannon makes the free throw | 54-36 |
| 15:22 | Akron | Elmer Caraballo misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Leroy Robinson - foul #3 on Leroy Robinson, team foul #4 | 54-36 |
| 15:22 | Akron | Elmer Caraballo makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 15:22 | Akron | Elmer Caraballo misses the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 15:22 | Akron | Trenton Hoss gets the offensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 15:12 | Akron | Trenton Hoss is open and scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Christopher McLin | 54-39 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Timothy Shannon hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Joey Hobbs out of a doubleteam | 56-39 |
| 15:00 | Akron | Elmer Caraballo scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher McLin | 56-41 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson misses the 3 from the right corner | 56-41 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs snags the offensive board | 56-41 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Walter Keller - foul #2 on Walter Keller, team foul #4 | 58-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Harris Blackburn (SG), Keith Jensen (C) Leroy Robinson, Timothy Shannon | |
| Subs | Akron | Charlie Lee (SG), Carlos Montalvo (SF) Elmer Caraballo, Walter Keller | |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs makes the free throw | 59-41 |
| 14:10 | Akron | Charlie Lee clanks a floater from the right side | 59-41 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-41 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 13:49 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Christopher McLin | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Keith Jensen scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Joey Hobbs | 61-44 |
| 13:14 | Akron | Joey Hobbs is called for the reach on Alfredo Ramos - foul #2 on Joey Hobbs, team foul #5 | 61-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Maddox (PG), Anthony Mahaffey (SF), Edward Nevitt (PF) Donald Land, Anthony Stover, Keith Jensen | |
| Subs | Akron | Kerry Baer (PG), Fred Wallace (SF), Fredrick Beals (PF), Bruce Pickering (C) Christopher McLin, Charlie Lee, Alfredo Ramos, Trenton Hoss | |
| 13:01 | Akron | Fredrick Beals throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Land (SG) Harris Blackburn | |
| Subs | Akron | Walter Keller (PF) Fredrick Beals | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Roland Maddox scores on a jumper from the left side | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:44 | Akron | Kerry Baer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-44 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-44 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs snags the offensive board | 63-44 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Roland Maddox | 66-44 |
| 12:13 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Stover (SF), Keith Jensen (C) Anthony Mahaffey, Joey Hobbs | |
| Subs | Akron | Eugene Day (PG), Elmer Caraballo (SG), Fredrick Beals (PF), Trenton Hoss (C) Kerry Baer, Carlos Montalvo, Walter Keller, Bruce Pickering | |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Elmer Caraballo steps in front of the Edward Nevitt pass | 66-44 |
| 11:48 | Akron | Trenton Hoss clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 66-44 |
| 11:46 | St. John's | Keith Jensen gets the rebound | 66-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roland Maddox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Land (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Anthony Stover (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Nevitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Keith Jensen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Eugene Day (fresh) SG - Elmer Caraballo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Wallace (fresh) PF - Fredrick Beals (fresh) 2 reb. C - Trenton Hoss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:32 | St. John's | Anthony Stover comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-44 |
| 11:30 | Akron | Fredrick Beals gets the rebound | 66-44 |
| 11:13 | Akron | Trenton Hoss hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Elmer Caraballo and he's hacked by Roland Maddox - foul #3 on Roland Maddox, team foul #6 | 66-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Straker (PG), Harris Blackburn (SG), Anthony Mahaffey (SF), Timothy Shannon (C) Roland Maddox, Donald Land, Anthony Stover, Keith Jensen | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG), Charlie Lee (SG), Alfredo Ramos (SF) Eugene Day, Elmer Caraballo, Fred Wallace | |
| 11:13 | Akron | Trenton Hoss makes the free throw | 66-47 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Trenton Hoss blocks the short jumper by Timothy Shannon | 66-47 |
| 10:47 | Akron | The rebound goes to Christopher McLin | 66-47 |
| 10:31 | Akron | Charlie Lee is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-47 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Timothy Shannon grabs the defensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-47 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Joseph Straker pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn's pass is intercepted by Charlie Lee | 66-47 |
| 10:03 | Akron | Harris Blackburn steals the ball from Charlie Lee in the backcourt | 66-47 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt banks in the layup set up by Harris Blackburn | 68-47 |
| 09:58 | Akron | Christopher McLin's pass is intercepted by Anthony Mahaffey in the backcourt | 68-47 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 68-47 |
| 09:40 | Akron | Trenton Hoss snags the defensive board | 68-47 |
| 09:24 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos drills a runner near the basket | 68-49 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-49 |
| 09:10 | Akron | The rebound goes to Fredrick Beals | 68-49 |
| 09:06 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Mahaffey - foul #2 on Anthony Mahaffey, team foul #7 | 68-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Maddox (PG), Donald Land (SG), Anthony Stover (SF), Joey Hobbs (PF), Keith Jensen (C) Joseph Straker, Harris Blackburn, Anthony Mahaffey, Edward Nevitt, Timothy Shannon | |
| Subs | Akron | Kerry Baer (PG), Carlos Montalvo (SG), Walter Keller (PF), Bruce Pickering (C) Christopher McLin, Charlie Lee, Fredrick Beals, Trenton Hoss | |
| 09:06 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs grabs the board | 68-49 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Donald Land knocks in the runner from the left block | 70-49 |
| 08:21 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo's pass is intercepted by Keith Jensen | 70-49 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Keith Jensen is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Keith Jensen, team foul #8 | 70-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leroy Robinson (SG) Anthony Stover | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Wallace (SF) Alfredo Ramos | |
| 07:45 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-49 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs grabs the board | 70-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roland Maddox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leroy Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Land (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Joey Hobbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Keith Jensen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Kerry Baer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carlos Montalvo (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Fred Wallace (fresh) PF - Walter Keller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Pickering (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson loses the dribble to Fred Wallace | 70-49 |
| 07:33 | Akron | Walter Keller misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-49 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson gets the rebound | 70-49 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Roland Maddox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Straker (PG), Harris Blackburn (SG) Roland Maddox, Leroy Robinson | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG), Charlie Lee (SG), Trenton Hoss (C) Kerry Baer, Fred Wallace, Bruce Pickering | |
| 07:08 | Akron | Walter Keller connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 70-51 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Keith Jensen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Walter Keller - foul #3 on Walter Keller, team foul #5 | 70-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey (SF), Edward Nevitt (PF) Donald Land, Joey Hobbs | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Wallace (SF) Carlos Montalvo | |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Keith Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Keith Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-51 |
| 06:35 | Akron | Charlie Lee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-54 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Charlie Lee steals the ball from Edward Nevitt | 72-54 |
| 06:28 | Akron | Christopher McLin lays it in on a nice dish by Charlie Lee | 72-56 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charlie Lee - foul #1 on Charlie Lee, team foul #6 | 72-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Maddox (PG), Leroy Robinson (SG), Timothy Shannon (C) Joseph Straker, Harris Blackburn, Keith Jensen | |
| Subs | Akron | Elmer Caraballo (SG) Charlie Lee | |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey misses the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 73-56 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 73-56 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-56 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Roland Maddox is called for traveling | 73-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Land (SG), Anthony Stover (SF), Michael McDermond (PF) Leroy Robinson, Anthony Mahaffey, Edward Nevitt | |
| Subs | Akron | Carlos Montalvo (SG), Fredrick Beals (PF) Elmer Caraballo, Walter Keller | |
| 05:38 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 73-56 |
| 05:37 | Akron | Fred Wallace pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-56 |
| 05:30 | Akron | Trenton Hoss travels with the ball | 73-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Akron | Kerry Baer (PG), Bruce Pickering (C) Christopher McLin, Trenton Hoss | |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Anthony Stover misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-56 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Timothy Shannon can't tip it in | 73-56 |
| 05:14 | Akron | Fred Wallace snags the defensive board | 73-56 |
| 04:51 | Akron | Fredrick Beals misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 73-56 |
| 04:49 | Akron | Bruce Pickering can't tip it in | 73-56 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Timothy Shannon | 73-56 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Donald Land misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Carlos Montalvo - foul #3 on Carlos Montalvo, team foul #7 | 73-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Straker (PG), Harris Blackburn (SG), Edward Nevitt (PF), Joey Hobbs (C) Roland Maddox, Anthony Stover, Michael McDermond, Timothy Shannon | |
| Subs | Akron | Eugene Day (PG), Charlie Lee (SG), Alfredo Ramos (PF), Trenton Hoss (C) Kerry Baer, Carlos Montalvo, Fredrick Beals, Bruce Pickering | |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Donald Land misses the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Donald Land misses the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs snags the offensive board | 73-56 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn is hacked by Charlie Lee - foul #2 on Charlie Lee, team foul #8 | 73-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey (SF), Keith Jensen (C) Donald Land, Joey Hobbs | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG) Eugene Day | |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn misses the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 04:32 | Akron | Trenton Hoss grabs the defensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 04:30 | Akron | Charlie Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Harris Blackburn - foul #2 on Harris Blackburn, team foul #9 | 74-56 |
| 04:30 | Akron | Charlie Lee makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 04:30 | Akron | Charlie Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Keith Jensen gets the rebound | 74-57 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Keith Jensen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harris Blackburn | 76-57 |
| 04:05 | Akron | Charlie Lee misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-57 |
| 04:03 | Akron | Alfredo Ramos tips it home | 76-59 |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Joseph Straker | 79-59 |
| 03:42 | Akron | Charlie Lee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-59 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Keith Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 79-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Straker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harris Blackburn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Mahaffey (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Nevitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Keith Jensen (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Christopher McLin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charlie Lee (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Fred Wallace (fairly fresh) PF - Alfredo Ramos (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Trenton Hoss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charlie Lee - foul #3 on Charlie Lee, team foul #9 | 79-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Land (SF), Joey Hobbs (PF), Timothy Shannon (C) Anthony Mahaffey, Edward Nevitt, Keith Jensen | |
| Subs | Akron | Elmer Caraballo (SG), Carlos Montalvo (SF), Fredrick Beals (PF), Bruce Pickering (C) Charlie Lee, Fred Wallace, Alfredo Ramos, Trenton Hoss | |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn misses the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 80-59 |
| 03:21 | Akron | Bruce Pickering's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leroy Robinson (SG) Harris Blackburn | |
| Subs | Akron | Eugene Day (PG) Christopher McLin | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bruce Pickering - foul #2 on Bruce Pickering, team foul #10 | 80-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Stover (SF) Donald Land | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs misses the 1st free throw | 80-59 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 80-59 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Bruce Pickering gets the rebound | 80-59 |
| 02:49 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eugene Day | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Elmer Caraballo is called for the reach on Leroy Robinson - foul #3 on Elmer Caraballo, team foul #11 | 80-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael McDermond (PF) Timothy Shannon | |
| Subs | Akron | Fred Wallace (SF) Elmer Caraballo | |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 81-61 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-61 |
| 02:05 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Carlos Montalvo, team foul #12 | 82-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Land (SF) Anthony Stover | |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher McLin (PG) Eugene Day | |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Donald Land slams it home | 84-61 |
| 01:27 | Akron | Carlos Montalvo can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 84-61 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson snags the defensive board | 84-61 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Donald Land misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Carlos Montalvo - foul #5 on Carlos Montalvo, team foul #13 | 84-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Stover (SF), Timothy Shannon (C) Joseph Straker, Michael McDermond | |
| Subs | Akron | Elmer Caraballo (SG) Carlos Montalvo | |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Donald Land makes the 1st free throw | 85-61 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Donald Land makes the 2nd free throw | 86-61 |
| 01:13 | Akron | Fred Wallace makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Christopher McLin | 86-63 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson is fouled on the floor by Elmer Caraballo - foul #4 on Elmer Caraballo, team foul #14 | 86-63 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 87-63 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 88-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Akron | Donald Land is called for the reach on Christopher McLin - foul #2 on Donald Land, team foul #10 | 88-63 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Christopher McLin misses the 1st free throw | 88-63 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Christopher McLin makes the 2nd free throw | 88-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Donald Land's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 88-64 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Fred Wallace clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Anthony Stover - foul #1 on Anthony Stover, team foul #11 | 88-64 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Fred Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 88-64 |
| 00:25 | Akron | Fred Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 88-65 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Donald Land runs out the clock | 88-65 |