| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ervin Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sea (fresh) SF - David Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Atnip (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jing-Quo Hou (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Ronald Carr inbounds the ball | 16-34 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Carr | 16-36 |
| 19:23 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-36 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Jerry Smith pulls down the rebound | 16-36 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Raymond Adams misses the shot from close range | 16-36 |
| 19:02 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery pulls down the rebound | 16-36 |
| 18:49 | Cleveland State | Raymond Adams swats the layup by David Howard | 16-36 |
| 18:47 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea tips it but misses | 16-36 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Raymond Adams grabs the board | 16-36 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Jing-Quo Hou is called for the reach on Michael Jones - foul #1 on Jing-Quo Hou, team foul #1 | 16-36 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | Michael Jones is hacked by Jing-Quo Hou - foul #2 on Jing-Quo Hou, team foul #2 | 16-36 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Ronald Carr hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 16-36 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Raymond Adams tips it back up and in | 16-38 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 17:27 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea misses the turnaround in the paint | 16-38 |
| 17:25 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Atnip | 16-38 |
| 17:12 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-38 |
| 17:11 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip tips it home | 18-38 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Ervin Lowery - foul #2 on Ervin Lowery, team foul #3 | 18-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Robert Liller (SG), Harry Schreiner (C) Ervin Lowery, Robert Sea, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses the 1st free throw | 18-38 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses the 2nd free throw | 18-38 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner grabs the board | 18-38 |
| 16:33 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-38 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 18-38 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Ronald Carr is hacked by David Howard - foul #1 on David Howard, team foul #4 | 18-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore (C) Dustin Atnip | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Urena (SG), Arnold Walker (PF), Robert Royal (C) Jerry Smith, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Harry Schreiner - foul #2 on Harry Schreiner, team foul #5 | 18-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG) Douglas Sailor | |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 18-39 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 18-40 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Liller (fresh) SF - David Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry Schreiner (fresh) C - Daniel Theodore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Arnold Walker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Royal (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Cleveland State | Richard Urena steals the ball from David Howard | 18-40 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | David Howard swats the shot by James Laplant | 18-40 |
| 14:59 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore grabs the defensive rebound | 18-40 |
| 14:41 | Cleveland State | David Howard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-40 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Arnold Walker pulls down the rebound | 18-40 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Daniel Theodore is called for the reach on Richard Urena - foul #2 on Daniel Theodore, team foul #6 | 18-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Robert Sea (SG), Dustin Atnip (PF), Jing-Quo Hou (C) Robert Liller, David Howard, Harry Schreiner, Daniel Theodore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Jerry Smith (SG), Michael Jones (PF), Raymond Adams (C) James Laplant, Richard Urena, Arnold Walker, Robert Royal | |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Ronald Carr can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-40 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor hits the follow up shot | 18-42 |
| 13:33 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 18-42 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Raymond Adams grabs the board | 18-42 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Ronald Carr connects on the floater from the left side set up by Douglas Sailor and he's hacked by Jing-Quo Hou - foul #3 on Jing-Quo Hou, team foul #7 | 18-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner (SF) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the free throw | 18-45 |
| 13:09 | Cleveland State | Jerry Smith is called for the reach on Robert Sea - foul #3 on Jerry Smith, team foul #1 | 18-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge (PG), Robert Liller (SG), Harold Gagnon (SF), Daniel Theodore (C) Ervin Lowery, Robert Sea, Dustin Atnip, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Ryan Fauntleroy (SG), Richard Urena (SF), Arnold Walker (PF), Robert Royal (C) Douglas Sailor, Jerry Smith, Ronald Carr, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| 12:56 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge loses the dribble to James Laplant | 18-45 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | James Laplant lays it in | 18-47 |
| 12:34 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 18-47 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Robert Royal snags the defensive board | 18-47 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Richard Urena hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-47 |
| 12:11 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Harry Schreiner | 18-47 |
| 11:48 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner hits a driving attempt from the right block | 20-47 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Coppedge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Liller (fresh) SF - Harold Gagnon (fresh) PF - Harry Schreiner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Theodore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laplant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Fauntleroy (fresh) SF - Richard Urena (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Arnold Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Royal (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Richard Urena loses the dribble to Harold Gagnon | 20-47 |
| 11:27 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harold Gagnon | 22-47 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | James Laplant hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 22-47 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Robert Royal grabs the offensive board | 22-47 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | James Laplant comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 22-47 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Arnold Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 22-47 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Richard Urena is fouled on the floor by Harold Gagnon - foul #1 on Harold Gagnon, team foul #8 | 22-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer (PG), Robert Smith (SF) Robert Liller, Harry Schreiner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kyle Welke (PF) Arnold Walker | |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the 1st free throw | 22-48 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the 2nd free throw | 22-49 |
| 10:18 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-49 |
| 10:16 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon grabs the offensive board | 22-49 |
| 10:01 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge is whistled for a carry | 22-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner (PF) Harold Gagnon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Richard Urena hits a floater from the right side | 22-51 |
| 09:32 | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-51 |
| 09:31 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner snags the offensive board | 22-51 |
| 09:14 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Kyle Welke - foul #1 on Kyle Welke, team foul #2 | 24-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Liller (SG) Timothy Palmer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Walker (C) Robert Royal | |
| 09:14 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge misses the free throw | 24-51 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Kyle Welke grabs the defensive rebound | 24-51 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | James Laplant loses the dribble to Robert Smith | 24-51 |
| 08:53 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Liller | 27-51 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Richard Urena hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-51 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Kyle Welke grabs the offensive board | 27-51 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Harry Schreiner is called for the reach on James Laplant - foul #3 on Harry Schreiner, team foul #9 | 27-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer (PG), Harold Gagnon (PF) Theodore Coppedge, Daniel Theodore | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:13 | St. John's | James Laplant misses the 1st free throw | 27-51 |
| 08:13 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon grabs the board | 27-51 |
| 07:58 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Royal (C) Kyle Welke | |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Richard Urena loses the dribble to Robert Liller | 27-51 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timothy Palmer (fresh) SG - Robert Liller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Harold Gagnon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harry Schreiner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laplant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Fauntleroy (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Urena (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Arnold Walker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Royal (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer makes the floater from the free throw line | 29-51 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Robert Royal is hacked by Harry Schreiner - foul #4 on Harry Schreiner, team foul #10 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kyle Welke (PF) Arnold Walker | |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Robert Royal misses the 1st free throw | 29-51 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Robert Royal makes the 2nd free throw | 29-52 |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith hits a floater from just outside the lane | 31-52 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Timothy Palmer steps in front of the James Laplant pass | 31-52 |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith misses the lay-in | 31-52 |
| 06:09 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon gets the offensive rebound | 31-52 |
| 05:57 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Timothy Palmer | 34-52 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Richard Urena scores on a 3 from the left corner | 34-55 |
| 05:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith makes the turnaround from the right block | 36-55 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | James Laplant is fouled on the floor by Harry Schreiner - foul #5 on Harry Schreiner, team foul #11 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge (PG), Daniel Theodore (C) Timothy Palmer, Harry Schreiner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Walker (C) Robert Royal | |
| 05:08 | St. John's | James Laplant makes the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | James Laplant makes the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 04:46 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-57 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Richard Urena comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-57 |
| 04:21 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon snags the defensive board | 39-57 |
| 04:15 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore is called for traveling | 39-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Royal (C) Kyle Welke | |
| 03:53 | St. John's | James Laplant clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Theodore Coppedge - foul #1 on Theodore Coppedge, team foul #12 | 39-57 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | James Laplant misses the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | James Laplant makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 03:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-58 |
| 03:36 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge snags the offensive board | 39-58 |
| 03:31 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller is fouled on the floor by Ryan Fauntleroy - foul #1 on Ryan Fauntleroy, team foul #3 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer (PG) Robert Liller | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timothy Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Coppedge (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Harold Gagnon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Theodore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laplant (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Fauntleroy (tiring) SF - Richard Urena (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Arnold Walker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Royal (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on James Laplant - foul #1 on James Laplant, team foul #4 | 39-58 |
| 03:25 | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 03:25 | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Richard Urena hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-58 |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore gets the rebound | 40-58 |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-58 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Arnold Walker grabs the board | 40-58 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | James Laplant makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Ryan Fauntleroy | 40-60 |
| 02:01 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-60 |
| 01:59 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 01:39 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge is whistled for a carry | 40-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Liller (SG) Timothy Palmer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:12 | St. John's | James Laplant drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Urena | 40-62 |
| 00:54 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-62 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Robert Royal grabs the defensive rebound | 40-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | James Laplant is hacked by Daniel Theodore - foul #3 on Daniel Theodore, team foul #13 | 40-62 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | James Laplant misses the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | James Laplant misses the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon grabs the board | 40-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | James Laplant steals it from Robert Liller | 40-62 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | James Laplant banks in the layup | 40-64 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-64 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Royal | 40-64 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Laplant runs out the clock | 40-64 |