| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Cagle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Trent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Hume (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Tandy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Malone (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cauley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Larry Zahner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Spruell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Richard Cauley inbounds the ball | 39-24 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Akron | Richard Cauley scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Dennis Trent knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-26 |
| 19:11 | Akron | Larry Zahner is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Larry Zahner, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Shane Medford (SF), Kenneth Bowden (C) Dustin Cagle, Ernest Hume | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Michael Tandy - foul #2 on Michael Tandy, team foul #2 | 42-26 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 18:25 | Akron | Terry Malone misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-26 |
| 18:24 | Akron | Frank Spruell tips it but misses | 44-26 |
| 18:22 | Akron | Larry Zahner snags the offensive board | 44-26 |
| 18:11 | Akron | Larry Zahner misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Trent - foul #3 on Dennis Trent, team foul #1 | 44-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dustin Cagle (SG) Dennis Trent | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:11 | Akron | Larry Zahner misses the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 18:11 | Akron | Larry Zahner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Shane Medford knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dustin Cagle | 46-27 |
| 17:35 | Akron | Frank Spruell connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 46-29 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Shane Medford misses short on a shot from the right side | 46-29 |
| 17:16 | Akron | Frank Spruell pulls down the rebound | 46-29 |
| 16:53 | Akron | Frank Spruell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Ernest Hume (C) Victor Peek, Kenneth Bowden | |
| Subs | Akron | Warren Jones (PG), Donald Zelonis (SF), Russell Hassler (PF), James O'Malley (C) Michael Tandy, Richard Cauley, Larry Zahner, Frank Spruell | |
| 16:34 | St. John's | James O'Malley denies the turnaround by Ernest Hume | 46-29 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Shane Medford tips it in | 48-29 |
| 16:17 | Akron | Terry Malone misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 48-29 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Ernest Hume gets the rebound | 48-29 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Shane Medford clanks a floater near the basket | 48-29 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel tips it home | 50-29 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Nelson Garrett (fresh) SG - Dustin Cagle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Medford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Daniel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Hume (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Warren Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Malone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Zelonis (fresh) PF - Russell Hassler (fresh) 9 pts. C - James O'Malley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:24 | Akron | Ernest Hume swats the short shot by Terry Malone | 50-29 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Ernest Hume grabs the defensive rebound | 50-29 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Ernest Hume misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James O'Malley - foul #1 on James O'Malley, team foul #3 | 50-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Dennis Trent (SG), Kenneth Bowden (PF) Nelson Garrett, Dustin Cagle, Timothy Daniel | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Tandy (PG), Henry Starr (SG), Richard Cauley (SF), Larry Zahner (PF) Warren Jones, Terry Malone, Donald Zelonis, Russell Hassler | |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Ernest Hume misses the 1st free throw | 50-29 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Ernest Hume misses the 2nd free throw | 50-29 |
| 14:57 | Akron | James O'Malley gets the rebound | 50-29 |
| 14:44 | Akron | James O'Malley drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-31 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Victor Peek makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Bowden | 52-31 |
| 14:09 | Akron | Ernest Hume is called for the reach on James O'Malley - foul #1 on Ernest Hume, team foul #2 | 52-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dustin Cagle (SG), Edgar Mara (C) Shane Medford, Ernest Hume | |
| Subs | Akron | Frank Spruell (C) James O'Malley | |
| 14:04 | Akron | Frank Spruell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-31 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden grabs the board | 52-31 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Dennis Trent makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Cagle and the foul's on Richard Cauley - foul #1 on Richard Cauley, team foul #4 | 54-31 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Dennis Trent makes the free throw | 55-31 |
| 13:30 | Akron | Richard Cauley connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-34 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 55-34 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Trent | 55-34 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Victor Peek misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-34 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Richard Cauley gets the rebound | 55-34 |
| 12:43 | Akron | Richard Cauley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Bowden - foul #1 on Kenneth Bowden, team foul #3 | 55-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Shane Medford (SF), Timothy Daniel (PF), Ernest Hume (C) Dustin Cagle, Kenneth Bowden, Edgar Mara | |
| Subs | Akron | Warren Jones (PG), Terry Malone (SG), Russell Hassler (PF), James O'Malley (C) Michael Tandy, Henry Starr, Larry Zahner, Frank Spruell | |
| 12:43 | Akron | Richard Cauley makes the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 12:43 | Akron | Richard Cauley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Dennis Trent misses the 3 from the right corner | 55-36 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel hits the follow up shot | 57-36 |
| 12:12 | Akron | Terry Malone clanks a jumper from the right wing | 57-36 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Ernest Hume grabs the defensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Russell Hassler is called for the reach on Shane Medford - foul #2 on Russell Hassler, team foul #5 | 57-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dustin Cagle (SG), Kenneth Bowden (C) Shane Medford, Ernest Hume | |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Zelonis (SF) Richard Cauley | |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Bowden | 60-36 |
| 11:44 | Akron | James O'Malley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-36 |
| 11:43 | Akron | Terry Malone grabs the offensive board | 60-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Cagle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Trent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Daniel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Bowden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Warren Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Malone (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Zelonis (fresh) PF - Russell Hassler (fresh) 9 pts. C - James O'Malley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Akron | Warren Jones misses short on a 3 from straight away | 60-36 |
| 11:19 | St. John's | Dennis Trent grabs the board | 60-36 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle misses long on a floater near the basket | 60-36 |
| 11:13 | Akron | Terry Malone pulls down the rebound | 60-36 |
| 11:01 | Akron | James O'Malley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-36 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Dennis Trent gets the rebound | 60-36 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Victor Peek and the foul's on Terry Malone - foul #3 on Terry Malone, team foul #6 | 62-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Ernest Hume (C) Victor Peek, Kenneth Bowden | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Tandy (PG), Richard Cauley (SF), Larry Zahner (PF), Frank Spruell (C) Warren Jones, Donald Zelonis, Russell Hassler, James O'Malley | |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle makes the free throw | 63-36 |
| 10:32 | Akron | Larry Zahner is hacked by Timothy Daniel - foul #2 on Timothy Daniel, team foul #4 | 63-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Shane Medford (SF) Dustin Cagle | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:20 | Akron | Shane Medford denies the turnaround by Larry Zahner | 63-36 |
| 10:18 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Cauley | 63-36 |
| 10:02 | Akron | Michael Tandy buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Frank Spruell | 63-39 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Dennis Trent misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-39 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Shane Medford hits the follow up shot | 65-39 |
| 09:34 | Akron | Richard Cauley misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Timothy Daniel - foul #3 on Timothy Daniel, team foul #5 | 65-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Dustin Cagle (SG), Kenneth Bowden (PF), Edgar Mara (C) Nelson Garrett, Shane Medford, Timothy Daniel, Ernest Hume | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:34 | Akron | Richard Cauley makes the 1st free throw | 65-40 |
| 09:34 | Akron | Richard Cauley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-41 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Dennis Trent is denied on a layup by Richard Cauley | 65-41 |
| 09:17 | Akron | Richard Cauley gets the rebound | 65-41 |
| 09:08 | Akron | Michael Tandy misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 65-41 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden grabs the defensive rebound | 65-41 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Victor Peek is fouled on the floor by Richard Cauley - foul #2 on Richard Cauley, team foul #7 | 65-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Shane Medford (SF), Timothy Daniel (PF), Ernest Hume (C) Dustin Cagle, Kenneth Bowden, Edgar Mara | |
| Subs | Akron | Warren Jones (PG), Henry Starr (SG), Russell Hassler (PF), James O'Malley (C) Michael Tandy, Terry Malone, Larry Zahner, Frank Spruell | |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Victor Peek makes the 1st free throw | 66-41 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Victor Peek misses the 2nd free throw | 66-41 |
| 08:51 | Akron | James O'Malley snags the defensive board | 66-41 |
| 08:26 | Akron | Russell Hassler's fadeaway is rejected by Shane Medford | 66-41 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Timothy Daniel gets the rebound | 66-41 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Victor Peek misses short on a floater from the right side | 66-41 |
| 08:20 | Akron | Warren Jones pulls down the rebound | 66-41 |
| 08:14 | Akron | Russell Hassler misses the turnaround near the basket | 66-41 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Dennis Trent snags the defensive board | 66-41 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Victor Peek buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-41 |
| 07:36 | Akron | Russell Hassler misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 69-41 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Victor Peek pulls down the rebound | 69-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Trent (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Shane Medford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - Timothy Daniel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ernest Hume (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Warren Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Henry Starr (fresh) SF - Richard Cauley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Russell Hassler (fresh) 9 pts. C - James O'Malley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Warren Jones is called for the reach on Victor Peek - foul #2 on Warren Jones, team foul #8 | 69-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dustin Cagle (SG), Kenneth Bowden (PF), Edgar Mara (C) Shane Medford, Timothy Daniel, Ernest Hume | |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Zelonis (SF) Richard Cauley | |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Victor Peek makes the 1st free throw | 70-41 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Victor Peek makes the 2nd free throw | 71-41 |
| 07:02 | Akron | Warren Jones double dribbles | 71-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Ernest Hume (C) Victor Peek, Edgar Mara | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:48 | St. John's | A charge is called on Kenneth Bowden - foul #2 on Kenneth Bowden, team foul #6 | 71-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Daniel (PF) Ernest Hume | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:35 | Akron | Warren Jones is hacked by Nelson Garrett - foul #2 on Nelson Garrett, team foul #7 | 71-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Edgar Mara (C) Nelson Garrett, Timothy Daniel | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:35 | Akron | Warren Jones makes the 1st free throw | 71-42 |
| 06:35 | Akron | Warren Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 71-42 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Edgar Mara | 71-42 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Dustin Cagle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-42 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Edgar Mara | 71-42 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Dennis Trent misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on James O'Malley - foul #2 on James O'Malley, team foul #9 | 71-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Shane Medford (SF), Timothy Daniel (PF), Ernest Hume (C) Victor Peek, Dustin Cagle, Kenneth Bowden, Edgar Mara | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Sanders (C) James O'Malley | |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Dennis Trent makes the 1st free throw | 72-42 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Dennis Trent makes the 2nd free throw | 73-42 |
| 05:25 | Akron | Henry Starr hits a jumper in the paint | 73-44 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Ernest Hume travels with the ball | 73-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Dustin Cagle (SG) Nelson Garrett, Shane Medford | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:01 | Akron | Warren Jones's pass is intercepted by Ernest Hume | 73-44 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Victor Peek drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-44 |
| 04:25 | Akron | Henry Starr is fouled on the floor by Ernest Hume - foul #2 on Ernest Hume, team foul #8 | 76-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Shane Medford (SF), Kenneth Bowden (C) Victor Peek, Dustin Cagle, Ernest Hume | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:25 | Akron | Henry Starr makes the 1st free throw | 76-45 |
| 04:25 | Akron | Henry Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 76-46 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Dennis Trent is hacked by Paul Sanders - foul #1 on Paul Sanders, team foul #10 | 76-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Dustin Cagle (SG) Nelson Garrett, Shane Medford | |
| Subs | Akron | James O'Malley (PF) Donald Zelonis | |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Dennis Trent makes the 1st free throw | 77-46 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Dennis Trent makes the 2nd free throw | 78-46 |
| 03:54 | Akron | Henry Starr is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Henry Starr, team foul #11 | 78-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Shane Medford (SF), Ernest Hume (C) Dustin Cagle, Timothy Daniel | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Victor Peek misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 78-46 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Victor Peek tips it back up and in | 80-46 |
| 03:20 | Akron | James O'Malley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 80-46 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Shane Medford grabs the board | 80-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Victor Peek (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Trent (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Shane Medford (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. PF - Kenneth Bowden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Hume (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Warren Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Starr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Russell Hassler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - James O'Malley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Shane Medford hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Paul Sanders - foul #2 on Paul Sanders, team foul #12 | 80-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Garrett (PG), Timothy Daniel (PF), Edgar Mara (C) Victor Peek, Kenneth Bowden, Ernest Hume | |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Zelonis (SF) Paul Sanders | |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Shane Medford misses the 1st free throw | 80-46 |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Shane Medford makes the 2nd free throw | 81-46 |
| 02:59 | Akron | Donald Zelonis connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Warren Jones | 81-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Shane Medford hits the finger roll | 83-48 |
| 02:14 | Akron | Warren Jones is fouled on the floor by Nelson Garrett - foul #3 on Nelson Garrett, team foul #9 | 83-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Victor Peek (PG), Dustin Cagle (SG), Kenneth Bowden (PF), Ernest Hume (C) Nelson Garrett, Shane Medford, Timothy Daniel, Edgar Mara | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 02:14 | Akron | Warren Jones misses the 1st free throw | 83-48 |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Kenneth Bowden gets the rebound | 83-48 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Victor Peek can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Henry Starr - foul #3 on Henry Starr, team foul #13 | 83-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Daniel (PF) Kenneth Bowden | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Victor Peek misses the 1st free throw | 83-48 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Victor Peek makes the 2nd free throw | 84-48 |
| 01:33 | Akron | Russell Hassler jams it on a nice dish by Warren Jones | 84-50 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Ernest Hume misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Russell Hassler - foul #3 on Russell Hassler, team foul #14 | 84-50 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Ernest Hume makes the 1st free throw | 85-50 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Ernest Hume makes the 2nd free throw | 86-50 |
| 01:02 | Akron | Henry Starr clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-50 |
| 01:01 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Zelonis | 86-50 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Henry Starr is hacked by Dustin Cagle - foul #1 on Dustin Cagle, team foul #10 | 86-50 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Henry Starr makes the 1st free throw | 86-51 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Henry Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 86-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | St. John's | The short jumper by Dennis Trent is denied by James O'Malley | 86-52 |
| 00:28 | Akron | Warren Jones grabs the board | 86-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Akron | Henry Starr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-52 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Victor Peek runs out the clock | 86-52 |