| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timmy King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamel Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Quinn (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jay Buch (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Woodrow Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Noel Shake (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn makes the floater from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Noel Shake drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Shaiming Chin | 36-39 |
| 19:21 | Cleveland State | Raymond Smith is called for the reach on Timmy King - foul #1 on Raymond Smith, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 19:07 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Smith - foul #2 on Stephen Smith, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 19:07 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 19:07 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Timmy King steps in front of the Woodrow Grant pass | 38-39 |
| 18:21 | Cleveland State | Timmy King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Stephen Smith scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Shaiming Chin | 38-42 |
| 17:52 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Raymond Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 17:34 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 17:11 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Stephen Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Raymond Smith scores on a floater from the right side set up by Stephen Smith | 38-44 |
| 16:23 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 16:21 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons tips it but misses | 38-44 |
| 16:20 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons snags the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 16:08 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), Lawrence Messing (SG), Christopher Pickett (SF), Douglas Mah (PF), Robert Morning (C) Timmy King, Jamel Simmons, Willie Quinn, Jay Buch, Kevin Simmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Teems (PG), Ronald Soucy (SF), Paul Seabolt (C) Raymond Smith, Shaiming Chin, Noel Shake | |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant loses the dribble to Robert Morning | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Lopresti (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Messing (fresh) SF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) PF - Douglas Mah (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Morning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Wendell Teems (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Woodrow Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Cleveland State | Christopher Pickett makes the jump hook near the basket | 40-44 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Morning - foul #1 on Robert Morning, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Byrum (SG), Willie Quinn (SF) Lawrence Messing, Christopher Pickett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:03 | Cleveland State | David Byrum is called for traveling | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Smith (SG) Stephen Smith | |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons (C) Robert Morning | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:31 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn is called for traveling | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timmy King (PG), Jay Buch (PF) John Lopresti, Douglas Mah | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy clanks a shot in the paint | 40-46 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Raymond Smith buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Soucy | 40-49 |
| 13:36 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Raymond Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Wendell Teems | 40-51 |
| 12:53 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Wendell Teems grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 12:44 | St. John's | Raymond Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Wendell Teems | 40-54 |
| 12:28 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy gets the rebound | 40-54 |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Raymond Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-54 |
| 12:20 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 12:16 | Cleveland State | Timmy King clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-54 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt gets the rebound | 40-54 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Raymond Smith clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by David Byrum - foul #4 on David Byrum, team foul #2 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), Jamel Simmons (SG), Lawrence Messing (SF), Douglas Mah (PF), Robert Morning (C) Timmy King, David Byrum, Willie Quinn, Jay Buch, Kevin Simmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Smith (SG), Shaiming Chin (SF), Noel Shake (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Wendell Teems, Ronald Soucy, Woodrow Grant, Paul Seabolt | |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Raymond Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Raymond Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 11:52 | Cleveland State | Lawrence Messing steps out of bounds on the sideline | 40-56 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Noel Shake banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Smith and he's fouled by Douglas Mah - foul #1 on Douglas Mah, team foul #3 | 40-58 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Noel Shake makes the free throw | 40-59 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Lopresti (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jamel Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lawrence Messing (fresh) PF - Douglas Mah (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Morning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Smith (fairly fresh) 32 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Noel Shake (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:09 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-59 |
| 11:07 | Cleveland State | Lawrence Messing snags the offensive board | 40-59 |
| 10:59 | Cleveland State | Lawrence Messing can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-59 |
| 10:58 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Mah | 40-59 |
| 10:39 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timmy King (PG), Willie Quinn (SF), Jay Buch (PF), Kevin Simmons (C) John Lopresti, Lawrence Messing, Douglas Mah, Robert Morning | |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Teems (PG) Raymond Smith | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Noel Shake banks in the layup on a great pass from Shaiming Chin | 40-61 |
| 10:04 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn clanks a shot from the left block | 40-61 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Noel Shake gets the rebound | 40-61 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Wendell Teems comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 40-61 |
| 09:52 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 09:36 | Cleveland State | Timmy King drills a 3 from straight away set up by Jay Buch | 43-61 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Stephen Smith misses the shot in the paint | 43-61 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Noel Shake tips it in | 43-63 |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-63 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Noel Shake pulls down the rebound | 43-63 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Stephen Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-63 |
| 08:39 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn pulls down the rebound | 43-63 |
| 08:30 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn can't connect on a floater from the right block | 43-63 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Noel Shake grabs the board | 43-63 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin is whistled for a carry | 43-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), Lawrence Messing (SG), Douglas Mah (PF), Robert Morning (C) Timmy King, Jamel Simmons, Jay Buch, Kevin Simmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Smith (PG), Ronald Soucy (SF), Woodrow Grant (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Wendell Teems, Shaiming Chin, Noel Shake, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 07:45 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah buries a jump hook from close range set up by John Lopresti | 45-63 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy lays it in on a nice dish by Raymond Smith | 45-65 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Lopresti (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Messing (fresh) SF - Willie Quinn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Mah (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Morning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 32 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Woodrow Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 45-65 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt gets the rebound | 45-65 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-65 |
| 06:48 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Douglas Mah | 45-65 |
| 06:29 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-65 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn gets the offensive rebound | 45-65 |
| 06:20 | Cleveland State | Ronald Soucy steals it from Douglas Mah | 45-65 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Raymond Smith jams it on a nice dish by Ronald Soucy | 45-67 |
| 06:05 | Cleveland State | Lawrence Messing misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-67 |
| 06:04 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Mah | 45-67 |
| 05:53 | Cleveland State | Lawrence Messing misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-67 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt gets the rebound | 45-67 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Raymond Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-67 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Soucy | 45-67 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Raymond Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-67 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt tips it in | 45-69 |
| 05:13 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-69 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant gets the rebound | 45-69 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Raymond Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-69 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt tips it home | 45-71 |
| 04:26 | Cleveland State | Robert Morning clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 45-71 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Woodrow Grant grabs the board | 45-71 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Stephen Smith knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond Smith and he's fouled by Lawrence Messing - foul #1 on Lawrence Messing, team foul #4 | 45-73 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons (SG), Christopher Pickett (PF) Willie Quinn, Robert Morning | |
| Subs | St. John's | Wendell Teems (PG), Shaiming Chin (SF), Noel Shake (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Raymond Smith, Ronald Soucy, Woodrow Grant, Paul Seabolt | |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Stephen Smith misses the free throw | 45-73 |
| 04:00 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons pulls down the rebound | 45-73 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:50 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons loses the dribble to Lazaro Bruno | 45-73 |
| 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 triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Stephen Smith comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jamel Simmons - foul #1 on Jamel Simmons, team foul #5 | 45-73 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Stephen Smith misses the 1st free throw | 45-73 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Stephen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-74 |
| 03:23 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-74 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin gets the rebound | 45-74 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Lawrence Messing is called for the reach on Shaiming Chin - foul #2 on Lawrence Messing, team foul #6 | 45-74 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Morning (C) Lawrence Messing | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Smith (SG) Stephen Smith | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Lopresti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamel Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Mah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Morning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Wendell Teems (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Smith (fresh) 34 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Noel Shake (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno connects on the floater in the paint set up by Wendell Teems | 45-76 |
| 02:47 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Lopresti | 48-76 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Noel Shake misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Morning - foul #2 on Robert Morning, team foul #7 | 48-76 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (SG), Woodrow Grant (PF) Wendell Teems, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Noel Shake misses the 1st free throw | 48-76 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Noel Shake makes the 2nd free throw | 48-77 |
| 02:15 | Cleveland State | Ronald Soucy steps in front of the Christopher Pickett pass | 48-77 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Raymond Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ronald Soucy | 48-80 |
| 01:46 | Cleveland State | Raymond Smith steals the ball from Douglas Mah | 48-80 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Douglas Mah steals it from Noel Shake | 48-80 |
| 01:14 | Cleveland State | Robert Morning misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-80 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-80 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Christopher Pickett is called for the reach on Shaiming Chin - foul #1 on Christopher Pickett, team foul #8 | 48-80 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lawrence Messing (SF) Christopher Pickett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Smith (SG) Ronald Soucy | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 1st free throw | 48-81 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-82 |
| 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 triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-82 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Woodrow Grant | 48-82 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Stephen Smith misses short on a shot in the paint | 48-82 |
| 00:14 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti grabs the board | 48-82 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-82 |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Robert Morning misses the tip | 48-82 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons can't tip it in | 48-82 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Woodrow Grant | 48-82 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Raymond Smith runs out the clock | 48-82 |