| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Stone (fresh) SG - Clarence Narvaez (fresh) SF - Theodore Smith (fresh) PF - Carlos Grinder (fresh) C - Marcus Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) SF - Douglas Sailor (fresh) PF - Michael Jones (fresh) C - Raymond Adams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Raymond Adams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor drills a shot from the left wing set up by Jerry Smith | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Carlos Grinder is denied by Douglas Sailor | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Central Michigan | William Stone tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Central Michigan | Theodore Smith tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Smith and he's fouled by Carlos Grinder - foul #1 on Carlos Grinder, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:56 | Central Michigan | Raymond Adams blocks the short jumper by Marcus Walker | 2-5 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Raymond Adams | 2-5 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Jerry Smith misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 18:42 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to William Stone | 2-5 |
| 18:27 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses the dunk attempt | 2-5 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor is hacked by Clarence Narvaez - foul #1 on Clarence Narvaez, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Michael Jones is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | Michael Jones picks off the pass by Marcus Walker | 2-5 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | William Stone is called for the reach on Douglas Sailor - foul #1 on William Stone, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Howard Peterson (C) Raymond Adams | |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Michael Jones drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Carr and he's hacked by Clarence Narvaez - foul #2 on Clarence Narvaez, team foul #4 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Mitchell (SG) Clarence Narvaez | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:12 | Central Michigan | Theodore Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (PG), James Laplant (SF), Steve Manners (C) Jerry Smith, Douglas Sailor, Michael Jones | |
| 16:57 | St. John's | Ronald Carr scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ervin Nelson | 2-11 |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | Theodore Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Howard Peterson - foul #1 on Howard Peterson, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wayne Schroeder (C) Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Urena (SG) Ronald Carr | |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | Theodore Smith makes the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | Theodore Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Steve Manners makes the turnaround in the paint | 4-13 |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | Ervin Nelson swats the layup by Mark Mitchell | 4-13 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Howard Peterson pulls down the rebound | 4-13 |
| 16:01 | St. John's | Richard Urena hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Howard Peterson | 4-15 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Stone (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Mitchell (fresh) SF - Theodore Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carlos Grinder (fairly fresh) C - Wayne Schroeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ervin Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Laplant (fresh) PF - Howard Peterson (fresh) C - Steve Manners (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Mark Mitchell is denied by Steve Manners | 4-15 |
| 15:35 | Central Michigan | Carlos Grinder gets the offensive rebound | 4-15 |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | Carlos Grinder misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Steve Manners - foul #1 on Steve Manners, team foul #3 | 4-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Hart (SG), Marcus Walker (C) William Stone, Theodore Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Douglas Sailor (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Raymond Adams (C) Ervin Nelson, Richard Urena, James Laplant, Howard Peterson, Steve Manners | |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | Carlos Grinder misses the 1st free throw | 4-15 |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | Carlos Grinder makes the 2nd free throw | 5-15 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Ronald Carr is hacked by Richard Hart - foul #1 on Richard Hart, team foul #5 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chris Miller (PF) Carlos Grinder | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Jerry Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-15 |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | Wayne Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 5-15 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Mark Mitchell makes the fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Jerry Smith - foul #1 on Jerry Smith, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Mark Mitchell misses the free throw | 7-15 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Raymond Adams gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Marcus Walker is called for the reach on Raymond Adams - foul #1 on Marcus Walker, team foul #6 | 7-15 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor lays it up and in | 7-17 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller's pass is intercepted by Ronald Carr | 7-17 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 7-17 |
| 13:58 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 13:36 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-17 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Raymond Adams snags the defensive board | 7-17 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Jerry Smith hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Carr | 7-19 |
| 13:04 | Central Michigan | Wayne Schroeder misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-19 |
| 13:02 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller grabs the offensive board | 7-19 |
| 12:56 | Central Michigan | Mark Mitchell knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wayne Schroeder | 9-19 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Mark Mitchell steals the ball from Douglas Sailor | 9-19 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Wayne Schroeder can't throw it down | 9-19 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Raymond Adams | 9-19 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Michael Jones clanks a jump hook in the paint | 9-19 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller snags the defensive board | 9-19 |
| 12:17 | Central Michigan | Wayne Schroeder is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Wayne Schroeder, team foul #7 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Stone (PG), Theodore Smith (SF), Carlos Grinder (PF), Adolfo Costa (C) Richard Hart, Wayne Schroeder, Chris Miller, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (PG), James Laplant (SF), Howard Peterson (PF), Steve Manners (C) Jerry Smith, Douglas Sailor, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Laplant | 9-21 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Stone (fresh) SG - Mark Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Theodore Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carlos Grinder (fresh) 1 pts. C - Adolfo Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ervin Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Laplant (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Howard Peterson (fresh) C - Steve Manners (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Central Michigan | Theodore Smith hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Adolfo Costa | 11-21 |
| 11:32 | St. John's | James Laplant is whistled for a carry | 11-21 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Urena (SG) Ronald Carr | |
| 11:20 | Central Michigan | William Stone misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Mark Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Carlos Grinder clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on James Laplant - foul #1 on James Laplant, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG), Douglas Sailor (SF) Richard Urena, James Laplant | |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Carlos Grinder makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 11:10 | Central Michigan | Carlos Grinder misses the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Howard Peterson grabs the board | 12-21 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Smith and he's hacked by Mark Mitchell - foul #1 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #8 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Hart (SG) Mark Mitchell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jones (PF) Steve Manners | |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses the free throw | 12-23 |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Hart | 12-23 |
| 10:30 | Central Michigan | Theodore Smith is hacked by Douglas Sailor - foul #1 on Douglas Sailor, team foul #6 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chris Miller (C) Adolfo Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Carr (SG), Raymond Adams (C) Ervin Nelson, Howard Peterson | |
| 10:06 | Central Michigan | Carlos Grinder loses the ball out of bounds | 12-23 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Ronald Carr can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 12-23 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Raymond Adams grabs the offensive board | 12-23 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Jerry Smith is hacked by William Stone - foul #2 on William Stone, team foul #9 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Mitchell (PG), Adolfo Costa (C) William Stone, Carlos Grinder | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (SF), Howard Peterson (PF) Douglas Sailor, Michael Jones | |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Jerry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Jerry Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 09:31 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa snags the defensive board | 12-24 |
| 09:20 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 12-24 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Howard Peterson snags the defensive board | 12-24 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Ronald Carr knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Laplant | 12-26 |
| 08:49 | Central Michigan | Mark Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 12-26 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Jerry Smith gets the rebound | 12-26 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Howard Peterson makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Ronald Carr | 12-28 |
| 08:14 | Central Michigan | Theodore Smith is denied on a layup by Raymond Adams | 12-28 |
| 08:13 | Central Michigan | Theodore Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-28 |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Theodore Smith misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Carr - foul #1 on Ronald Carr, team foul #7 | 12-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wayne Schroeder (PG), Carlos Grinder (PF), Marcus Walker (C) Richard Hart, Chris Miller, Adolfo Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (PG), Richard Urena (SG), Douglas Sailor (SF), Michael Jones (PF) Jerry Smith, Ronald Carr, James Laplant, Raymond Adams | |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Theodore Smith misses the 1st free throw | 12-28 |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Theodore Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 13-28 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Wayne Schroeder (fresh) SG - Mark Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Theodore Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Grinder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ervin Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Howard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Mark Mitchell is called for the reach on Michael Jones - foul #2 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #10 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Hart (SG) Mark Mitchell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 13-29 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 13-29 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | Carlos Grinder snags the defensive board | 13-29 |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Wayne Schroeder clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-29 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 13-29 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Howard Peterson clanks a driving attempt from close range | 13-29 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor gets the offensive rebound | 13-29 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Richard Urena hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Jones | 13-32 |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 13-32 |
| 06:50 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart gets the offensive rebound | 13-32 |
| 06:39 | Central Michigan | Carlos Grinder misses short on a turnaround from close range | 13-32 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 13-32 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Theodore Smith steps in front of the Ervin Nelson pass | 13-32 |
| 06:02 | Central Michigan | Carlos Grinder connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Hart | 15-32 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Richard Urena scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-35 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-35 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson gets the rebound | 15-35 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Howard Peterson | 15-38 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker connects on the runner in the lane and he's fouled by Howard Peterson - foul #2 on Howard Peterson, team foul #8 | 17-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chris Miller (PF) Carlos Grinder | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), James Laplant (SF), Raymond Adams (C) Ervin Nelson, Richard Urena, Douglas Sailor, Michael Jones | |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses the free throw | 17-38 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Raymond Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 17-38 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Howard Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa (C) Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:45 | Central Michigan | Theodore Smith is hacked by Howard Peterson - foul #3 on Howard Peterson, team foul #9 | 17-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Manners (PF) Howard Peterson | |
| 04:45 | Central Michigan | Theodore Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-38 |
| 04:45 | Central Michigan | Theodore Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-38 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Richard Hart steps in front of the James Laplant pass | 19-38 |
| 04:22 | Central Michigan | Theodore Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-38 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Ronald Carr pulls down the rebound | 19-38 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Ronald Carr is hacked by Adolfo Costa - foul #1 on Adolfo Costa, team foul #11 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (SF) James Laplant | |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses the 1st free throw | 19-38 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 19-39 |
| 03:49 | Central Michigan | Wayne Schroeder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-39 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Raymond Adams pulls down the rebound | 19-39 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Wayne Schroeder (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Hart (tiring) 2 reb. SF - Theodore Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Miller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adolfo Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Steve Manners (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses the 3 from the left corner | 19-39 |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | Theodore Smith grabs the board | 19-39 |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Theodore Smith | 22-39 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Chris Miller steals it from Douglas Sailor | 22-39 |
| 02:26 | Central Michigan | Adolfo Costa loses the dribble to Douglas Sailor | 22-39 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Jerry Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Douglas Sailor | 22-41 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Wayne Schroeder is denied by Steve Manners | 22-41 |
| 02:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Raymond Adams | 22-41 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Wayne Schroeder is called for the reach on Raymond Adams - foul #2 on Wayne Schroeder, team foul #12 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Stone (PG), Clarence Narvaez (SG), Carlos Grinder (PF), Marcus Walker (C) Wayne Schroeder, Richard Hart, Chris Miller, Adolfo Costa | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ervin Nelson (PG), Richard Urena (SG), James Laplant (SF), Michael Jones (PF) Jerry Smith, Ronald Carr, Douglas Sailor, Steve Manners | |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Raymond Adams misses the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Raymond Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| 01:44 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker buries a driving attempt in the paint | 24-42 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson is whistled for a carry | 24-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Walker (C) Raymond Adams | |
| 01:14 | Central Michigan | William Stone drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Narvaez | 27-42 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Arnold Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Carr (SG) Richard Urena | |
| 00:51 | Central Michigan | Ervin Nelson steals it from Clarence Narvaez | 27-42 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by William Stone - foul #3 on William Stone, team foul #13 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Mitchell (PG), Wayne Schroeder (SF) William Stone, Theodore Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (SF) James Laplant | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Ervin Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker knocks in the shot near the basket | 29-44 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 29-44 |