| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Wickline (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Siegel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dorris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - George Deem (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Brian Wickline's pass is intercepted by Martin Siegel | 38-33 |
| 19:14 | Albany | Gary Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Robert Christian connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 18:31 | Albany | Martin Siegel misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Benjamin Strauss - foul #1 on Benjamin Strauss, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 18:31 | Albany | Martin Siegel makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:31 | Albany | Martin Siegel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 18:14 | Albany | Martin Siegel snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 18:01 | Albany | Gary Smith is hacked by Allan Ledbetter - foul #2 on Allan Ledbetter, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| 17:56 | Albany | George Deem's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-38 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton is fouled on the floor by Gary Smith - foul #3 on Gary Smith, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Rose (PF) Emmanuel Broughton | |
| Subs | Albany | Steven Lightsey (SG) Gary Smith | |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Lightsey - foul #1 on Steven Lightsey, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Albany | Samuel Mariscal (C) George Deem | |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 17:10 | Albany | Samuel Mariscal clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Steven Rose gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 16:57 | St. John's | Martin Siegel swats the layup by Steven Rose | 43-38 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Steven Rose tips it but misses | 43-38 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Steven Rose hits the follow up shot | 45-38 |
| 16:33 | Albany | Steven Lightsey splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from straight away | 45-41 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter lays it up and in | 47-41 |
| 16:03 | Albany | Steven Rose is called for the reach on Steven Lightsey - foul #3 on Steven Rose, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Issa Abdullah (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Allan Ledbetter, Benjamin Strauss, Brian Wickline | |
| Subs | Albany | Carlos King (SF), Melvin Robinson (PF), George Deem (C) Martin Siegel, John Dorris, Samuel Mariscal | |
| 15:57 | Albany | Carlos King clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Steven Rose pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Lightsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos King (fresh) PF - Melvin Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Deem (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-41 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 15:21 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 15:19 | Albany | Melvin Robinson snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 15:13 | Albany | Richard Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-41 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Steven Rose hits the follow up shot | 49-41 |
| 14:34 | Albany | George Deem travels with the ball | 49-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Wickline (C) Steven Rose | |
| Subs | Albany | Gary Smith (SG), John Dorris (SF) Richard Brown, Steven Lightsey | |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 14:15 | Albany | The rebound goes to George Deem | 49-41 |
| 14:04 | Albany | Melvin Robinson hits the finger roll set up by Carlos King and the foul's on Emmanuel Broughton - foul #3 on Emmanuel Broughton, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SF) Issa Abdullah | |
| Subs | Albany | Martin Siegel (SF) George Deem | |
| 14:04 | Albany | Melvin Robinson misses the free throw | 49-43 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Brian Wickline grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Spangler | 52-43 |
| 13:31 | Albany | Melvin Robinson misses the lay-in | 52-43 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Robert Christian can't connect on a shot from the left side | 52-43 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Brian Wickline tips it back up and in | 54-43 |
| 12:58 | Albany | Gary Smith misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 12:56 | Albany | Martin Siegel grabs the offensive board | 54-43 |
| 12:34 | Albany | Martin Siegel is hacked by Brian Wickline - foul #1 on Brian Wickline, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG), Steven Rose (PF) Ronald Spangler, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| Subs | Albany | Richard Brown (PG), George Deem (C) Carlos King, Melvin Robinson | |
| 12:21 | Albany | Martin Siegel connects on the floater from the baseline | 54-45 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Steven Rose misses the easy layup | 54-45 |
| 12:05 | Albany | Martin Siegel gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 11:55 | Albany | Richard Brown travels with the ball | 54-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF) Benjamin Strauss | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Wickline (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Dorris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Siegel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - George Deem (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah is fouled on the floor by John Dorris - foul #2 on John Dorris, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| 11:32 | St. John's | Brian Wickline misses the easy layup | 54-45 |
| 11:30 | Albany | Martin Siegel snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 11:26 | Albany | Allan Ledbetter steals the ball from John Dorris | 54-45 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Robert Christian slams it home on a nice dish by Allan Ledbetter | 56-45 |
| 11:19 | Albany | Richard Brown comes up short on the floater from the right side | 56-45 |
| 11:17 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to George Deem | 56-45 |
| 11:02 | Albany | John Dorris makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Gary Smith | 56-47 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 10:40 | Albany | Richard Brown pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 10:23 | Albany | Richard Brown scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by George Deem | 56-49 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-49 |
| 10:02 | Albany | Martin Siegel pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 09:51 | Albany | Martin Siegel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 09:49 | Albany | George Deem grabs the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 09:33 | Albany | Richard Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 09:32 | Albany | John Dorris misses the tip | 56-49 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Rose | 56-49 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 09:07 | Albany | George Deem pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:50 | Albany | Martin Siegel loses the ball out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Steven Beaudette (SG), Benjamin Strauss (SF), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Robert Christian, Allan Ledbetter, Issa Abdullah, Brian Wickline | |
| Subs | Albany | Steven Lightsey (SG), Carlos King (SF), Melvin Robinson (PF), Samuel Mariscal (C) Gary Smith, Martin Siegel, John Dorris, George Deem | |
| 08:39 | St. John's | Carlos King picks off the pass by Benjamin Strauss | 56-49 |
| 08:21 | Albany | Steven Lightsey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 08:13 | Albany | Samuel Mariscal snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 07:52 | Albany | Steven Lightsey is hacked by Steven Beaudette - foul #1 on Steven Beaudette, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SG), Brian Wickline (C) Steven Beaudette, Steven Rose | |
| Subs | Albany | Gary Smith (SG) Richard Brown | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Wickline (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Steven Lightsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos King (fresh) PF - Melvin Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Mariscal (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Albany | Gary Smith hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Lightsey | 56-52 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Strauss | 59-52 |
| 07:11 | Albany | Issa Abdullah steps in front of the Gary Smith pass | 59-52 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Samuel Mariscal steals it from Ronald Spangler | 59-52 |
| 06:38 | Albany | Carlos King makes the 3 from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Benjamin Strauss | 62-55 |
| 06:04 | Albany | Melvin Robinson comes up short on the runner in the lane | 62-55 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Brian Wickline snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 64-55 |
| 05:27 | Albany | Gary Smith connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Samuel Mariscal | 64-57 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton tips it home | 66-57 |
| 05:15 | Albany | Albany calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG), Allan Ledbetter (SG), Steven Rose (C) Ronald Spangler, Issa Abdullah, Brian Wickline | |
| Subs | Albany | Richard Brown (PG), Martin Siegel (SF), John Dorris (PF), George Deem (C) Steven Lightsey, Carlos King, Melvin Robinson, Samuel Mariscal | |
| 05:08 | Albany | John Dorris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 05:07 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to George Deem | 66-57 |
| 04:49 | Albany | George Deem misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 66-57 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Steven Rose snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton is hacked by Martin Siegel - foul #2 on Martin Siegel, team foul #4 | 66-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Albany | Steven Lightsey (SG) Gary Smith | |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Robert Christian travels with the ball | 66-57 |
| 04:02 | Albany | Steven Lightsey knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by George Deem | 66-60 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF) Benjamin Strauss | |
| Subs | Albany | Gary Smith (SG) Steven Lightsey | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Siegel (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Dorris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - George Deem (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Albany | John Dorris misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 03:26 | Albany | Martin Siegel misses the tip | 66-60 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Steven Rose grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Robert Christian drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Emmanuel Broughton | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:02 | Albany | Richard Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 03:00 | Albany | John Dorris can't tip it in | 69-60 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SF), Brian Wickline (C) Issa Abdullah, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Steven Rose misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter snags the offensive board | 69-60 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-60 |
| 01:56 | Albany | Benjamin Strauss steals the ball from Richard Brown | 72-60 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Christian | 74-60 |
| 01:24 | Albany | Richard Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-60 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Brian Wickline grabs the defensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Robert Christian scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Allan Ledbetter | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Albany | Richard Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-60 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Brian Wickline grabs the defensive rebound | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Robert Christian buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Allan Ledbetter | 79-60 |
| 00:24 | Albany | John Dorris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Steven Rose | |
| Subs | Albany | Steven Lightsey (PG), Carlos King (SG), Samuel Mariscal (C) Richard Brown, Gary Smith, George Deem | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Robert Christian runs out the clock | 79-60 |