| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ryan Clark (fresh) SG - Phillip Fowler (fresh) SF - John Turco (fresh) PF - Dennis Hibbard (fresh) C - Thomas Dishman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) SG - Robert Christian (fresh) SF - George Smathers (fresh) PF - James Rollo (fresh) C - Robin Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robin Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Christian and the foul's on Dennis Hibbard - foul #1 on Dennis Hibbard, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | George Smathers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Stephen Kay scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Christian | 0-6 |
| 18:00 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-6 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Stephen Kay buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from George Smathers | 3-9 |
| 17:09 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark is whistled for traveling | 3-9 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (PF), Donald Depuy (C) Robert Christian, James Rollo, Robin Williams | |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Donald Depuy drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from George Smathers | 3-11 |
| 16:29 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dishman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-11 |
| 16:28 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark hits the follow up shot | 5-11 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Stephen Kay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Robin Williams (C) Stephen Kay, George Smathers | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ryan Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Phillip Fowler (fresh) SF - John Turco (fresh) PF - Dennis Hibbard (fresh) C - Thomas Dishman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) PF - Donald Depuy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Miami (OH) | John Turco misses the 3 from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 15:42 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ryan Clark - foul #1 on Ryan Clark, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty (SG), Terrence Worthington (SF), Zachary Leonard (C) Phillip Fowler, John Turco, Thomas Dishman | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SG), James Rollo (PF) Robert Christian, Robin Williams | |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 15:06 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by George Smathers - foul #1 on George Smathers, team foul #1 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gerald Zimmer (SG), James Coates (SF) Ryan Clark, Dennis Hibbard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) George Smathers | |
| 15:06 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty makes the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 15:06 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Donald Depuy blows the layup | 7-13 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | Donald Depuy tips it in | 7-15 |
| 14:23 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty is called for traveling in the backcourt | 7-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), George Smathers (SF), Robin Williams (C) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo, Donald Depuy | |
| 14:11 | St. John's | James Rollo knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Stephen Kay and he's fouled by Terrence Worthington - foul #1 on Terrence Worthington, team foul #3 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark (PG), Dennis Hibbard (PF) Gerald Zimmer, James Coates | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:11 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the free throw | 7-17 |
| 14:11 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard snags the defensive board | 7-17 |
| 14:06 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-17 |
| 14:05 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty grabs the offensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 13:47 | Miami (OH) | Robin Williams blocks the short jumper by Zachary Leonard | 7-17 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 7-17 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | George Smathers snags the offensive board | 7-17 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Robert Christian connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robin Williams | 7-20 |
| 13:11 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-20 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the board | 7-20 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Robin Williams is called for traveling | 7-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler (SG), John Turco (SF), Thomas Dishman (C) Timmy Prouty, Terrence Worthington, Zachary Leonard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Ariel Rizzo (PF), Donald Depuy (C) Stephen Kay, James Rollo, Robin Williams | |
| 12:39 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ryan Clark | 9-20 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Ryan Clark steps in front of the Ronald Spangler pass | 9-20 |
| 12:11 | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark can't finish the layup | 9-20 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the board | 9-20 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | George Smathers comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 9-20 |
| 11:41 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard gets the rebound | 9-20 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ryan Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Turco (fresh) PF - Dennis Hibbard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Dishman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Miami (OH) | John Turco misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by George Smathers - foul #2 on George Smathers, team foul #2 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty (PG), Terrence Worthington (PF) Ryan Clark, Dennis Hibbard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), James Rollo (PF), Robin Williams (C) Ronald Spangler, George Smathers, Donald Depuy | |
| 11:19 | Miami (OH) | John Turco misses the 1st free throw | 9-20 |
| 11:19 | Miami (OH) | John Turco makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 11:19 | Miami (OH) | John Turco makes the 3rd free throw | 11-20 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Thomas Dishman is called for the reach on Robin Williams - foul #1 on Thomas Dishman, team foul #4 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Robert Christian | |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Stephen Kay drills a 3 from straight away set up by Ronald Spangler | 11-23 |
| 10:31 | Miami (OH) | John Turco is whistled for a carry | 11-23 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Robin Williams banks in the layup | 11-25 |
| 09:38 | Miami (OH) | The pull-up jumper by Timmy Prouty is blocked by James Rollo | 11-25 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the defensive rebound | 11-25 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Robert Christian comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-25 |
| 09:10 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Timmy Prouty | 11-25 |
| 08:50 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington connects on the runner in the paint and he's fouled by James Rollo - foul #1 on James Rollo, team foul #3 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark (PG), Dennis Hibbard (PF), Zachary Leonard (C) Phillip Fowler, John Turco, Thomas Dishman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) Ronald Spangler, James Rollo | |
| 08:50 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington makes the free throw | 14-25 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Hibbard | 14-25 |
| 08:30 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard grabs the defensive rebound | 14-25 |
| 08:26 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty blows the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Kay - foul #1 on Stephen Kay, team foul #4 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Coates (SF) Terrence Worthington | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Robin Williams | |
| 08:26 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 08:26 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Donald Depuy misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Clark - foul #2 on Ryan Clark, team foul #5 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gerald Zimmer (SG) Ryan Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) Robert Christian | |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Donald Depuy misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 07:39 | Miami (OH) | James Coates drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Timmy Prouty (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerald Zimmer (fresh) SF - James Coates (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Hibbard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Zachary Leonard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Depuy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is called for traveling | 19-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler (SG) Timmy Prouty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) James Rollo | |
| 07:14 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Fowler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-26 |
| 07:12 | Miami (OH) | Zachary Leonard grabs the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 07:01 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Coates | 22-26 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo snags the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Robin Williams scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen Kay | 22-28 |
| 06:02 | Miami (OH) | Zachary Leonard buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Phillip Fowler | 25-28 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Dennis Hibbard blocks the short jumper by Robin Williams | 25-28 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Robin Williams gets the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Robin Williams comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Zachary Leonard - foul #1 on Zachary Leonard, team foul #6 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty (PG), John Turco (SF), Terrence Worthington (PF), Thomas Dishman (C) Phillip Fowler, James Coates, Dennis Hibbard, Zachary Leonard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), James Rollo (PF) Robert Christian, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:02 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington hits a floater from the left side and he's hacked by James Rollo - foul #2 on James Rollo, team foul #5 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SF) James Rollo | |
| 05:02 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Robin Williams is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dishman - foul #2 on Thomas Dishman, team foul #7 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Alva Ziegenhagen (PF) Thomas Dishman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:39 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Terrence Worthington | 28-30 |
| 04:24 | Miami (OH) | Robert Christian swats the shot by Alva Ziegenhagen | 28-30 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Stephen Kay comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Donald Depuy grabs the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Stephen Kay comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 03:31 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Timmy Prouty (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerald Zimmer (fairly fresh) SF - John Turco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alva Ziegenhagen (fresh) C - Terrence Worthington (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Christian (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Miami (OH) | John Turco misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Donald Depuy - foul #1 on Donald Depuy, team foul #6 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ryan Clark (PG), Phillip Fowler (SG), Dennis Hibbard (PF), Thomas Dishman (C) Timmy Prouty, Gerald Zimmer, Alva Ziegenhagen, Terrence Worthington | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Robin Williams | |
| 03:16 | Miami (OH) | John Turco makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:16 | Miami (OH) | John Turco misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Donald Depuy pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | George Smathers travels with the ball | 29-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Robert Christian | |
| 02:38 | Miami (OH) | Dennis Hibbard lays it up and in set up by Ryan Clark | 31-30 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Donald Depuy buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Stephen Kay | 31-32 |
| 01:58 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dishman hits the finger roll set up by Ryan Clark | 33-32 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Donald Depuy hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Clark - foul #3 on Ryan Clark, team foul #8 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty (PG), Terrence Worthington (SF) Ryan Clark, John Turco | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Donald Depuy misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:38 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dishman grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on George Smathers - foul #3 on George Smathers, team foul #7 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF) George Smathers | |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | James Rollo hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ariel Rizzo | 33-36 |
| 00:31 | Miami (OH) | Timmy Prouty clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo can't finish the layup | 33-36 |
| 00:01 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Terrence Worthington hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 33-36 |