| Lineup | Akron | PG - Albert Hardy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lisimba Adeyemo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Sharp (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Robert Sweet comes up short on the runner from the left block | 29-23 |
| 19:42 | Akron | Ben Morrow gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 19:24 | Akron | Ben Morrow misses short on a floater from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | James Brown snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Jesse Maes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Bryan Hart (PF) Albert Hardy, James Armstrong, Lisimba Adeyemo, Raymond Samuels | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:55 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Jesse Maes - foul #1 on Jesse Maes, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Akron | James Stone (PF) Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:55 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:55 | Akron | Lawrence Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Jesse Maes comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | James Brown misses the tip | 31-23 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the offensive board | 31-23 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Allen Sharp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Ben Morrow (C) James Stone | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:07 | Akron | Bryan Hart misses short on a floater from the right side | 31-23 |
| 18:06 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Hart | 31-23 |
| 17:48 | Akron | Ben Morrow knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Robert Sweet - foul #1 on Robert Sweet, team foul #2 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), Albert Hardy (SF) Marc Osborne, Nathaniel Medeiros | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:48 | Akron | Ben Morrow makes the free throw | 34-23 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Robert Sweet can't connect on a floater from the right side | 34-23 |
| 17:30 | Akron | Dennis Bui gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 17:01 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-23 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Robert Sweet grabs the defensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Allen Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SG), Raymond Samuels (SF), James Stone (PF) Dennis Bui, Lawrence Draper, Albert Hardy, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (PG), Wade Mandeville (SG), Erick Hale (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Robert Sweet, Jesse Maes, Alfredo Gomez, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| 16:22 | Akron | Raymond Samuels banks in the layup | 36-23 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-23 |
| 16:01 | St. John's | Wade Mandeville grabs the offensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Clarence Staab misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Bryan Hart - foul #3 on Bryan Hart, team foul #1 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Albert Hardy (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Marc Osborne, Nathaniel Medeiros, Raymond Samuels, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF) Wade Mandeville, Erick Hale | |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Clarence Staab makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Clarence Staab misses the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 15:50 | Akron | Cedric Baltz pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Bui (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Hardy (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Stone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Clarence Staab (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Akron | Lincoln Bettencourt is called for the reach on James Armstrong - foul #1 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #3 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Lawrence Draper (SF) Dennis Bui, Albert Hardy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG) Dario Gostowski | |
| 15:18 | Akron | Lawrence Draper scores on a floater from the left block set up by James Stone | 38-24 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Marc Osborne steals the ball from Clarence Staab | 38-24 |
| 14:31 | Akron | James Armstrong is hacked by Rodolfo Hernandez - foul #4 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #4 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SG), Lisimba Adeyemo (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Marc Osborne, James Armstrong, Lawrence Draper, James Stone, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Allen Sharp (PF), James Brown (C) Rodolfo Hernandez, Lincoln Bettencourt, Clarence Staab | |
| 14:03 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-24 |
| 14:02 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Morrow | 38-24 |
| 13:42 | Akron | Robert Sweet steals the ball from Nathaniel Medeiros | 38-24 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Jesse Maes lays it in set up by Robert Sweet | 38-26 |
| 13:19 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo comes up short on the shot from the right side | 38-26 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Jesse Maes gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Jesse Maes drills a 3 from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 12:31 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 12:30 | Akron | Ben Morrow tips it back up and in | 40-29 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Robert Sweet drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Brown | 40-32 |
| 11:57 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 11:55 | Akron | Raymond Samuels snags the offensive board | 40-32 |
| 11:39 | Akron | Ben Morrow lays it up and in | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Bui (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lisimba Adeyemo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Morrow (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Gomez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Allen Sharp clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-32 |
| 11:15 | Akron | Ben Morrow pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 10:46 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-32 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Allen Sharp gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Robert Sweet comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Allen Sharp tips it in | 42-34 |
| 10:20 | Akron | Alfredo Gomez takes the ball from Raymond Samuels | 42-34 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Allen Sharp blows the layup | 42-34 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Robert Sweet snags the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Raymond Samuels blocks the short jumper by Alfredo Gomez | 42-34 |
| 09:52 | Akron | Raymond Samuels grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 09:23 | Akron | Dennis Bui clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Allen Sharp snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 09:04 | Akron | Ben Morrow snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 08:38 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Dennis Bui | 44-34 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Robert Sweet connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Jesse Maes | 44-36 |
| 08:10 | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Robert Sweet buries a floater from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 07:36 | Akron | Jesse Maes steals the ball from Dennis Bui | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Dennis Bui (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Medeiros (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lisimba Adeyemo (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Samuels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Morrow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfredo Gomez (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Allen Sharp (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Jesse Maes's pass is intercepted by Ben Morrow | 44-38 |
| 07:11 | Akron | Robert Sweet is called for the reach on Dennis Bui - foul #2 on Robert Sweet, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG), James Armstrong (SG), Lawrence Draper (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Dennis Bui, Nathaniel Medeiros, Lisimba Adeyemo, Raymond Samuels, Ben Morrow | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (PG), Wade Mandeville (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Robert Sweet, Jesse Maes, Alfredo Gomez, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| 06:46 | Akron | Lawrence Draper misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-38 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Wade Mandeville grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Lawrence Draper steals it from Wade Mandeville | 44-38 |
| 06:22 | Akron | Albert Hardy hits the finger roll set up by Lawrence Draper | 46-38 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt connects on the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Bryan Hart - foul #4 on Bryan Hart, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), James Stone (PF) Lawrence Draper, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses the free throw | 46-40 |
| 06:14 | Akron | James Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 05:45 | Akron | James Armstrong scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Hardy | 49-40 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Wade Mandeville hits a jumpshot from the right side | 49-42 |
| 05:03 | Akron | Cedric Baltz is whistled for traveling | 49-42 |
| Subs | Akron | Lawrence Draper (SF) Albert Hardy | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Clarence Staab comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez tips it home | 49-44 |
| 04:27 | Akron | Marc Osborne loses the dribble to Clarence Staab | 49-44 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt hits the finger roll | 49-46 |
| 03:41 | Akron | James Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-46 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Wade Mandeville pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence Draper (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Stone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cedric Baltz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wade Mandeville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Staab (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG) Marc Osborne | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Erick Hale (SF), Allen Sharp (PF), Lee Saavedra (C) Dario Gostowski, Wade Mandeville, Rodolfo Hernandez, Lincoln Bettencourt, Clarence Staab | |
| 03:00 | Akron | Albert Hardy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 02:58 | Akron | Lawrence Draper tips it back up and in | 51-46 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-46 |
| Subs | Akron | Bryan Hart (PF) James Stone | |
| Subs | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez (SF) Erick Hale | |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Lee Saavedra lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Sweet | 51-48 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Bryan Hart misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Rodolfo Hernandez - foul #5 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), James Stone (PF) Lawrence Draper, Cedric Baltz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SF), James Brown (C) Rodolfo Hernandez, Lee Saavedra | |
| 02:18 | Akron | Bryan Hart makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 02:18 | Akron | Bryan Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez is hacked by Albert Hardy - foul #1 on Albert Hardy, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Lisimba Adeyemo (SF), Raymond Samuels (PF), Ben Morrow (C) Marc Osborne, James Stone, Bryan Hart | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is hacked by James Armstrong - foul #2 on James Armstrong, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | James Armstrong picks off the pass by Robert Sweet | 53-48 |
| 01:31 | Akron | Raymond Samuels lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Armstrong | 55-48 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Jesse Maes drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Sweet | 55-50 |
| 00:41 | Akron | James Armstrong misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Allen Sharp hits the follow up shot | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Akron | Raymond Samuels is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Sweet - foul #3 on Robert Sweet, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Dennis Bui (PG) Albert Hardy | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:29 | Akron | Raymond Samuels misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Jesse Maes snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | James Brown hits the finger roll set up by Jesse Maes | 55-54 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Robert Sweet is called for the reach on Dennis Bui in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Sweet, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Dennis Bui misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:14 | Akron | Ben Morrow pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Ben Morrow is fouled on the floor by Allen Sharp - foul #2 on Allen Sharp, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Akron | Albert Hardy (PG) Dennis Bui | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:12 | Akron | Ben Morrow misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Brown | 55-54 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | James Brown misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 55-54 |
| 00:05 | Akron | Albert Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Albert Hardy is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Sweet - foul #5 on Robert Sweet, team foul #10 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SF) Robert Sweet | |
| 00:04 | Akron | Albert Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Albert Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Jesse Maes can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 56-54 |