| Lineup | Akron | PG - Filip Kaliszewski (fresh) SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) SF - Jimmy Eaton (fresh) PF - Steven Gamino (fresh) C - Keneth Ivy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) SG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) SF - Jesse Maes (fresh) PF - Terry Sacks (fresh) C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Terry Sacks - foul #1 on Terry Sacks, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lazaro Bruno | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Filip Kaliszewski steals the ball from Jesse Maes | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Akron | Steven Gamino gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Akron | Keneth Ivy can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Akron | Steven Gamino grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Jesse Maes scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Ronald Soucy | 2-4 |
| 17:32 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton loses the ball out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (PG), Dennis Bui (SG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Ben Morrow (PF), Hershel Moore (C) Filip Kaliszewski, Lisimba Adeyemo, Jimmy Eaton, Steven Gamino, Keneth Ivy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Terry Sacks, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Joseph Hart hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi tips it back up and in | 2-6 |
| 16:55 | Akron | Hershel Moore lays it up and in | 4-6 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez grabs the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy banks in the layup on a great pass from Alfredo Gomez and he's fouled by Dennis Bui - foul #1 on Dennis Bui, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Raymond Samuels (PF) Dennis Bui, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (SG), Jesse Maes (SF), Lazaro Bruno (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:13 | Akron | Christopher Thiel gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:09 | Akron | Lawrence Draper hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 4-8 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Hershel Moore - foul #1 on Hershel Moore, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (SG) Lawrence Draper | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) SG - Dennis Bui (fresh) SF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) C - Hershel Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) SF - Jesse Maes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Akron | Hershel Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (SG) Christopher Thiel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG) Ronald Soucy | |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Jesse Maes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dennis Bui - foul #2 on Dennis Bui, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Akron | Christopher Thiel (SF), Ben Morrow (PF) Dennis Bui, Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF), Terry Sacks (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Dikembe Adi | |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:19 | Akron | Ben Morrow gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:52 | Akron | Hershel Moore misses long on a runner from the right block | 4-11 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Terry Sacks pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Terry Sacks lays it up and in set up by Jesse Maes | 4-13 |
| 14:10 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jesse Maes - foul #1 on Jesse Maes, team foul #2 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Jimmy Eaton (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Keneth Ivy (C) Christopher Thiel, Ben Morrow, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Alfredo Gomez (SG), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Jesse Maes, Andrew Hadley, Terry Sacks, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 14:10 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 14:10 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi pulls down the rebound | 5-13 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses short on a runner from close range | 5-13 |
| 14:03 | Akron | Raymond Samuels pulls down the rebound | 5-13 |
| 13:56 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-13 |
| 13:55 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton grabs the offensive board | 5-13 |
| 13:45 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-13 |
| 13:43 | Akron | Keneth Ivy tips it home | 7-13 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Lawrence Draper steals it from Ronald Soucy | 7-13 |
| 13:00 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-13 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lincoln Bettencourt | 7-13 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Adi | 7-15 |
| 12:34 | Akron | Keneth Ivy comes up short on the floater from the right side | 7-15 |
| 12:32 | Akron | Keneth Ivy grabs the offensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 12:11 | Akron | Albert Hardy hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Eaton | 10-15 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez is hacked by Keneth Ivy - foul #1 on Keneth Ivy, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Ben Morrow (PF), Steven Gamino (C) Albert Hardy, Lawrence Draper, Jimmy Eaton, Raymond Samuels, Keneth Ivy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (SG), Jesse Maes (SF), Terry Sacks (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Jesse Maes connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Soucy | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Filip Kaliszewski (fresh) SG - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) SF - Christopher Thiel (fresh) PF - Ben Morrow (fresh) C - Steven Gamino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) SF - Jesse Maes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Akron | Andrew Hadley is called for the reach on Steven Gamino - foul #1 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-17 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Hershel Moore (C) Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:44 | Akron | Steven Gamino hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 10-17 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Hershel Moore is called for the reach on Lazaro Bruno - foul #2 on Hershel Moore, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Ben Morrow (PF) Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG) Ronald Soucy | |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-17 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Hadley | 10-17 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Terry Sacks clanks a shot in the paint | 10-17 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Terry Sacks hits the follow up shot | 10-19 |
| 09:47 | Akron | Steven Gamino buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Filip Kaliszewski | 12-19 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Hadley | 12-21 |
| 09:07 | Akron | Ben Morrow drills a jump hook in the paint | 14-21 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lisimba Adeyemo - foul #1 on Lisimba Adeyemo, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Jimmy Eaton (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Keneth Ivy (C) Filip Kaliszewski, Christopher Thiel, Ben Morrow, Steven Gamino | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Terry Sacks, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Keneth Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 08:28 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joseph Hart | 14-22 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the lay-in | 14-22 |
| 08:11 | Akron | Raymond Samuels pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| 08:05 | Akron | Lincoln Bettencourt swats the short shot by Keneth Ivy | 14-22 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #4 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (SG) Lisimba Adeyemo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG) Alfredo Gomez | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jimmy Eaton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 2 reb. C - Keneth Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Akron | The jump hook by Albert Hardy is blocked by Dikembe Adi | 14-22 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Joseph Hart snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy is fouled on the floor by Albert Hardy - foul #1 on Albert Hardy, team foul #7 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (PG) Albert Hardy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (SG), Jesse Maes (SF) Dario Gostowski, Joseph Hart | |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 07:22 | Akron | Keneth Ivy pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 07:12 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Raymond Samuels | 17-23 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Soucy | 17-25 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Ronald Soucy steps in front of the Lawrence Draper pass | 17-25 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Draper - foul #1 on Lawrence Draper, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Ben Morrow (PF), Steven Gamino (C) Filip Kaliszewski, Lawrence Draper, Jimmy Eaton, Raymond Samuels, Keneth Ivy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno (PF) Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Lisimba Adeyemo - foul #2 on Lisimba Adeyemo, team foul #9 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (SG) Lisimba Adeyemo | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:07 | Akron | Ben Morrow's fadeaway is rejected by Lazaro Bruno | 17-27 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy grabs the defensive rebound | 17-27 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Jesse Maes knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lazaro Bruno | 17-29 |
| 05:30 | Akron | Lazaro Bruno steps in front of the Dennis Bui pass | 17-29 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Dennis Bui is called for the reach on Lazaro Bruno - foul #3 on Dennis Bui, team foul #10 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (PG), Lawrence Draper (SG), Jimmy Eaton (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Keneth Ivy (C) Albert Hardy, Dennis Bui, Christopher Thiel, Ben Morrow, Steven Gamino | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Terry Sacks (PF) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Dikembe Adi | |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 04:48 | Akron | Lawrence Draper buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Filip Kaliszewski | 19-31 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Terry Sacks can't throw it down but he's fouled by Raymond Samuels - foul #1 on Raymond Samuels, team foul #11 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Akron | Hershel Moore (C) Keneth Ivy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Lazaro Bruno | |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski's fadeaway is rejected by Lincoln Bettencourt | 19-33 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez pulls down the rebound | 19-33 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Joseph Hart's pass is intercepted by Filip Kaliszewski | 19-33 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Filip Kaliszewski (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Eaton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hershel Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Akron | Joseph Hart steals the ball from Jimmy Eaton | 19-33 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Hart | 19-35 |
| 03:03 | Akron | Lawrence Draper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SG), Christopher Thiel (SF), Ben Morrow (PF) Filip Kaliszewski, Lawrence Draper, Jimmy Eaton, Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (PG), Andrew Hadley (SG), Lazaro Bruno (PF), Dikembe Adi (C) Ronald Soucy, Alfredo Gomez, Terry Sacks, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno is called for traveling | 19-35 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG) Joseph Hart | |
| 02:43 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo is hacked by Andrew Hadley - foul #2 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #5 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Steven Gamino (PF) Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:33 | Akron | Christopher Thiel blows the dunk | 19-35 |
| 02:32 | Akron | Hershel Moore can't tip it in | 19-35 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Christopher Thiel can't tip it in | 19-35 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi grabs the board | 19-35 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Albert Hardy - foul #2 on Albert Hardy, team foul #12 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Filip Kaliszewski (PG), Jimmy Eaton (SF), Ben Morrow (PF) Albert Hardy, Christopher Thiel, Steven Gamino | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 02:12 | Akron | Hershel Moore gets the rebound | 19-35 |
| 01:47 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-35 |
| 01:46 | Akron | Hershel Moore snags the offensive board | 19-35 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Ben Morrow clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Lazaro Bruno - foul #1 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #6 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), Christopher Thiel (SF) Filip Kaliszewski, Jimmy Eaton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Terry Sacks (PF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Ronald Soucy, Lazaro Bruno, Dikembe Adi | |
| 01:32 | Akron | Ben Morrow misses the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 01:32 | Akron | Ben Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Jesse Maes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Sacks | 20-37 |
| 00:56 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-37 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez is called for a charge - foul #1 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #7 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (PG), Jimmy Eaton (SF), Steven Gamino (PF), Keneth Ivy (C) Albert Hardy, Christopher Thiel, Ben Morrow, Hershel Moore | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:27 | Akron | Jimmy Eaton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-37 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Terry Sacks grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the floater from just outside the lane | 23-37 |
| 00:01 | Akron | Keneth Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Keneth Ivy can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 23-37 |