| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Felix Castro (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Felix Castro inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Felix Castro | 28-30 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Robin Williams is fouled on the floor by Rodney Anderson - foul #3 on Rodney Anderson, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF) George Smathers | |
| Subs | Air Force | Sammie Solum (C) Rodney Anderson | |
| 18:57 | St. John's | James Rollo blows the wide open layup | 28-30 |
| 18:55 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Sammie Solum | 28-30 |
| 18:33 | Air Force | Felix Castro is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Felix Castro, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (C) Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ariel Rizzo | 31-30 |
| 17:52 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 17:51 | Air Force | James Terry grabs the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 17:34 | Air Force | Stephen Kay is called for the reach on Jesse Floyd - foul #2 on Stephen Kay, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF), Robin Williams (C) Ariel Rizzo, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 17:20 | Air Force | James Terry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 17:19 | Air Force | Felix Castro snags the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 17:00 | Air Force | James Rollo steals the ball from Raphael Esposito | 31-30 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | James Rollo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Christian and he's fouled by Jesse Floyd - foul #1 on Jesse Floyd, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (C) Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (SG), Efrain Starbuck (SF) Raphael Esposito, Felix Castro | |
| 16:33 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:15 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd clanks a jumper from close range | 34-30 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Donald Depuy pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | George Smathers clanks a jumper from the right side | 34-30 |
| 15:56 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Manzi (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Efrain Starbuck (fresh) PF - Jesse Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammie Solum (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) James Rollo | |
| Subs | Air Force | Rodney Anderson (C) Jesse Floyd | |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Robin Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 15:08 | Air Force | Donald Depuy steps in front of the Donald Manzi pass | 36-30 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Stephen Kay shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from George Smathers | 39-30 |
| 14:29 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | Rodney Anderson takes the ball from Stephen Kay | 39-30 |
| 13:40 | Air Force | James Terry is whistled for traveling | 39-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF), James Rollo (PF) George Smathers, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raphael Esposito (SG), Felix Castro (SF), Jesse Floyd (PF) James Terry, Efrain Starbuck, Sammie Solum | |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Stephen Kay can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 13:14 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 12:52 | Air Force | Donald Manzi's fadeaway is rejected by Robin Williams | 39-30 |
| 12:51 | Air Force | Felix Castro tips it back up and in | 39-32 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Stephen Kay shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-32 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it in | 41-32 |
| 12:09 | Air Force | Felix Castro comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Felix Castro is called for the reach on Ariel Rizzo - foul #3 on Felix Castro, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), George Smathers (SF), Donald Depuy (C) Stephen Kay, Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Terry (PG), Sammie Solum (C) Donald Manzi, Rodney Anderson | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Felix Castro (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammie Solum (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | St. John's | James Rollo misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 11:29 | Air Force | Sammie Solum grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 11:09 | Air Force | Sammie Solum connects on the shot near the basket set up by Felix Castro | 41-34 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | George Smathers comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 41-34 |
| 10:53 | Air Force | Felix Castro gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 10:36 | Air Force | James Terry scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jesse Floyd | 41-36 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Donald Depuy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Donald Depuy grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Donald Depuy hits a jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 09:34 | Air Force | James Terry scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Felix Castro | 43-39 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Robert Christian knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Spangler | 46-39 |
| 08:38 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by James Terry | 46-41 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | George Smathers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | James Rollo hits the follow up shot | 48-41 |
| 07:54 | Air Force | Sammie Solum misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-41 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raphael Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Felix Castro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Floyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammie Solum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | St. John's | George Smathers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Spangler | 51-41 |
| 07:09 | Air Force | James Terry knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | George Smathers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Ariel Rizzo (PF), Robin Williams (C) Ronald Spangler, James Rollo, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (SG), Efrain Starbuck (SF), Keith Jackman (PF), Rodney Anderson (C) Raphael Esposito, Felix Castro, Jesse Floyd, Sammie Solum | |
| 06:30 | Air Force | James Terry comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-44 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Stephen Kay evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 05:59 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 05:37 | Air Force | James Terry banks in the layup on a great pass from Rodney Anderson | 51-46 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | George Smathers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (PF) George Smathers | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jesse Floyd (PF) James Terry | |
| 04:47 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-46 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Robin Williams gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 04:22 | Air Force | Keith Jackman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 04:17 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 04:15 | Air Force | Keith Jackman tips it in | 51-48 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Donald Depuy grabs the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Christian | 54-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Donald Manzi (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Keith Jackman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Efrain Starbuck (fresh) PF - Jesse Floyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Donald Manzi | 54-50 |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Donald Depuy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-50 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Donald Depuy tips it back up and in | 56-50 |
| 02:34 | Air Force | Donald Manzi is hacked by Stephen Kay - foul #3 on Stephen Kay, team foul #2 | 56-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo, Donald Depuy | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Terry (PG), Raphael Esposito (SG), Felix Castro (SF), Sammie Solum (PF) Donald Manzi, Keith Jackman, Efrain Starbuck, Jesse Floyd | |
| 02:14 | Air Force | Felix Castro hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 56-50 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Stephen Kay grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Sammie Solum is called for the reach on Robert Christian - foul #2 on Sammie Solum, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jesse Floyd (PF) Sammie Solum | |
| 01:24 | St. John's | James Rollo steps out of bounds on the baseline | 56-50 |
| 01:02 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Terry and he's fouled by Robert Christian - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #3 | 56-52 |
| 01:02 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito misses the free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | George Smathers buries a floater from the right wing | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-52 |
| 00:24 | Air Force | Felix Castro snags the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 00:22 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-52 |
| 00:21 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd snags the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 00:18 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 00:17 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd snags the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 00:14 | Air Force | Stephen Kay picks off the pass by James Terry | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Robin Williams is hacked by James Terry in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Terry, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Raphael Esposito is called for the reach on James Rollo - foul #1 on Raphael Esposito, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:12 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 00:07 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Terry | 59-55 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | George Smathers is fouled in the backcourt by James Terry - foul #2 on James Terry, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito clanks a halfcourt shot | 61-55 |