| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Rick Denker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Landry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | George Landry inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Miami (OH) | Darrell Matthews misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | James Gibson grabs the board | 24-33 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Robert Sweet is hacked by Darrell Matthews - foul #3 on Darrell Matthews, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Howard Wilkerson (C) Darrell Matthews | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Robert Berlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-33 |
| 18:35 | Miami (OH) | John Daniels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-33 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | James Gibson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Sweet | 24-35 |
| 17:45 | Miami (OH) | Harry Johnson banks in the wide open layup set up by John Daniels | 26-35 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Allen Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy (PF) James Gibson | |
| 17:17 | Miami (OH) | Robert Berlin is called for the reach on Rick Denker - foul #1 on Robert Berlin, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 17:04 | Miami (OH) | John Daniels misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 17:02 | Miami (OH) | Harry Johnson tips it back up and in | 28-35 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Allen Sharp is hacked by George Landry - foul #1 on George Landry, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Allan Free (SG), Miles Allen (C) John Daniels, George Landry | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Robert Berlin hits a 3 from straight away | 28-38 |
| 16:09 | Miami (OH) | Miles Allen makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Allan Free | 30-38 |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Allen Sharp blows the dunk | 30-38 |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Robert Sweet snags the offensive board | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Rick Denker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allan Free (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Miles Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Berlin | 30-40 |
| 15:01 | Miami (OH) | Howard Wilkerson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-40 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | James Brown snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | James Brown buries a jumper near the basket set up by Robert Sweet and the foul's on Rick Denker - foul #3 on Rick Denker, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Daniels (SG), George Landry (SF), Darrell Matthews (C) Rick Denker, Howard Wilkerson, Harry Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Mark Harris (SG), James Gibson (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, Robert Berlin, Allen Sharp, Jonathan Kennedy | |
| 14:45 | St. John's | James Brown misses the free throw | 30-42 |
| 14:45 | Miami (OH) | Darrell Matthews pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 14:26 | Miami (OH) | Allan Free misses long on a jumper from the right side | 30-42 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | James Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Terry Burman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 13:54 | Miami (OH) | Darrell Matthews gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 13:41 | Miami (OH) | John Daniels misses short on a runner from close range | 30-42 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Gibson | 30-42 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | John Daniels is called for the reach on James Gibson - foul #1 on John Daniels, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gregory Pursel (PF) Miles Allen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG) James Brown | |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Robert Berlin misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-42 |
| 13:12 | Miami (OH) | Darrell Matthews snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 13:06 | Miami (OH) | Gregory Pursel hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Allan Free | 32-42 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kareem Brewer, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rick Denker (PG), Harry Johnson (PF) Allan Free, Gregory Pursel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Allen Sharp (SF) Mark Harris, Terry Burman | |
| 12:32 | Miami (OH) | John Daniels hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Robert Berlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 12:15 | Miami (OH) | Darrell Matthews pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 12:05 | Miami (OH) | George Landry misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Berlin - foul #2 on Robert Berlin, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Trumble (SG) John Daniels | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy (PF) James Gibson | |
| 12:05 | Miami (OH) | George Landry makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 12:05 | Miami (OH) | George Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer hits the finger roll and the foul's on William Trumble - foul #1 on William Trumble, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Howard Wilkerson (C) Darrell Matthews | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (SG) Robert Berlin | |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer misses the free throw | 37-44 |
| 11:48 | Miami (OH) | Howard Wilkerson snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 11:34 | Miami (OH) | Howard Wilkerson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-44 |
| 11:32 | Miami (OH) | George Landry pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Rick Denker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Trumble (fresh) SF - George Landry (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Wilkerson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Terry Burman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kareem Brewer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Miami (OH) | Harry Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-44 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Sweet | 39-47 |
| 10:36 | Miami (OH) | William Trumble misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 10:35 | Miami (OH) | William Trumble gets the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 10:17 | Miami (OH) | George Landry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Daniels (SG), Darrell Matthews (C) William Trumble, George Landry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG), James Gibson (PF), James Brown (C) Terry Burman, Jonathan Kennedy, Kareem Brewer | |
| 10:02 | St. John's | John Daniels steps in front of the Allen Sharp pass | 39-47 |
| 09:37 | Miami (OH) | Darrell Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Miles Allen (PF) Harry Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG) Robert Sweet | |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Miles Allen swats the layup by James Brown | 39-47 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | James Brown tips it back up and in | 39-49 |
| 09:02 | Miami (OH) | Howard Wilkerson is whistled for traveling | 39-49 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gregory Pursel (SF) Howard Wilkerson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG) Allen Sharp | |
| 08:37 | St. John's | James Gibson connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from James Brown | 39-51 |
| 08:14 | Miami (OH) | Rick Denker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 08:12 | Miami (OH) | Darrell Matthews grabs the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 07:59 | Miami (OH) | Darrell Matthews misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Allan Free (PG), George Landry (SF), Harry Johnson (PF) Rick Denker, Gregory Pursel, Miles Allen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Allen Sharp (SF), Jonathan Kennedy (PF) Mark Harris, Terry Burman, James Gibson | |
| 07:59 | Miami (OH) | Darrell Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 07:59 | Miami (OH) | Darrell Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-51 |
| 07:35 | Miami (OH) | Harry Johnson snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Allan Free (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Daniels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Landry (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Darrell Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Miami (OH) | Harry Johnson misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Robert Berlin - foul #3 on Robert Berlin, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Trumble (SG), Howard Wilkerson (C) John Daniels, Darrell Matthews | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:19 | Miami (OH) | Harry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 07:19 | Miami (OH) | Harry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy loses the dribble to Harry Johnson | 43-51 |
| 06:48 | Miami (OH) | Howard Wilkerson is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rick Denker (PG) William Trumble | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kareem Brewer (C) James Brown | |
| 06:30 | Miami (OH) | Allan Free misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Berlin - foul #4 on Robert Berlin, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (SG) Robert Berlin | |
| 06:30 | Miami (OH) | Allan Free misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:30 | Miami (OH) | Allan Free misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Terry Burman | 43-53 |
| 05:51 | Miami (OH) | 3 seconds is called on Allan Free | 43-53 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Daniels (SG) Allan Free | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PF), James Brown (C) Jonathan Kennedy, Kareem Brewer | |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Allen Sharp can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | James Brown hits the follow up shot | 43-55 |
| 04:58 | Miami (OH) | John Daniels buries a fadeaway in the lane | 45-55 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | James Gibson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 04:27 | Miami (OH) | John Daniels snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 04:07 | Miami (OH) | Harry Johnson misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 45-55 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Brown | 45-55 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | James Gibson misses the easy layup | 45-55 |
| 03:37 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to George Landry | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:20 | Miami (OH) | George Landry knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Rick Denker | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Rick Denker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Daniels (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Landry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Terry Burman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gibson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Terry Burman makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Sharp | 47-57 |
| 02:31 | Miami (OH) | Allen Sharp steps in front of the Harry Johnson pass | 47-57 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Robert Sweet throws it down on a nice dish by Allen Sharp | 47-59 |
| 02:05 | Miami (OH) | George Landry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-59 |
| 02:03 | Miami (OH) | George Landry tips it in | 49-59 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | James Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Burman | 49-62 |
| 01:26 | Miami (OH) | John Daniels slams it home on a great pass from Rick Denker and he's hacked by Terry Burman - foul #2 on Terry Burman, team foul #8 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Allan Free (PG), Gregory Pursel (SF), Miles Allen (C) Rick Denker, George Landry, Harry Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, James Gibson, James Brown | |
| 01:26 | Miami (OH) | John Daniels makes the free throw | 52-62 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Terry Burman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 01:05 | Miami (OH) | Howard Wilkerson grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 00:50 | Miami (OH) | Gregory Pursel connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Allan Free | 55-62 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rick Denker (PG), George Landry (SF), Harry Johnson (PF), Darrell Matthews (C) Allan Free, Gregory Pursel, Howard Wilkerson, Miles Allen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Robert Berlin (SG), James Gibson (PF), James Brown (C) Terry Burman, Mark Harris, Jonathan Kennedy, Kareem Brewer | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | James Brown is hacked by Rick Denker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rick Denker, team foul #6 | 55-62 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | James Brown is hacked by Darrell Matthews - foul #4 on Darrell Matthews, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:46 | Miami (OH) | Harry Johnson pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Miami (OH) | John Daniels clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 00:38 | Miami (OH) | Rick Denker grabs the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 00:35 | Miami (OH) | George Landry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Brown | 55-62 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | James Brown is hacked by John Daniels in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Daniels, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Miami (OH) | John Daniels makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Robert Berlin is fouled in the backcourt by Rick Denker - foul #5 on Rick Denker, team foul #9 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Allan Free (PG) Rick Denker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG) Robert Sweet | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Robert Berlin makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Robert Berlin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:13 | Miami (OH) | George Landry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-66 |
| 00:11 | Miami (OH) | Darrell Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 00:07 | Miami (OH) | Allan Free hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-66 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Allen Sharp gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Terry Burman runs out the clock | 58-66 |