| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roy Lebron (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Graham (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Daniel Miller (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Silvey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Symonds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Ducan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Thomas - foul #2 on James Thomas, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Daniel Graham scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Roy Lebron | 38-41 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan loses the dribble to Daniel Graham in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Daniel Miller lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Graham | 40-41 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan loses the dribble to Daniel Miller | 40-41 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | James Thomas connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SF) Allen Symonds | |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Daniel Miller misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Daniel Miller is whistled for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (PG), Phillip Cabana (SF), David Chandler (C) Trevor Stone, Leonard Silvey, Arthur Ward | |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Arthur Ducan, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds (PF) Arthur Ducan | |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Daniel Miller connects on the jump hook in the paint | 45-41 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | David Chandler misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Christopher Cheek - foul #2 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jess Stauffer (PF) James Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey (SG) Edward Chapman | |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | David Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | David Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Roy Lebron is hacked by Ruben Cooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ruben Cooper, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Daniel Graham hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Leonard Silvey - foul #3 on Leonard Silvey, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Arthur Ducan (PF) Leonard Silvey, Allen Symonds | |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Daniel Graham makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Daniel Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Roy Lebron picks off the pass by Phillip Cabana in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Daniel Graham misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Roy Lebron steals the ball from Trevor Stone in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Daniel Graham scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Roy Lebron | 49-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roy Lebron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Graham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Miller (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Jess Stauffer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Cheek (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Cabana (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Ducan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - David Chandler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper clanks a floater from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan grabs the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | David Chandler comes up short on the shot from the right block | 49-43 |
| 14:58 | Cincinnati | David Chandler grabs the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jess Stauffer - foul #3 on Jess Stauffer, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Simon Lee (PG), Darrell Rocker (SG), Anthony Verville (SF), James Thomas (PF), Ike Mitchell (C) Roy Lebron, Daniel Graham, Daniel Miller, Jess Stauffer, Christopher Cheek | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Leonard Silvey (SG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Arthur Ward (C) Trevor Stone, Ruben Cooper, Phillip Cabana, David Chandler | |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | James Thomas misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-45 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan blows the dunk | 49-45 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | James Thomas pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | James Thomas's floater is knocked away by Arthur Ducan | 49-45 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | James Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | Darrell Rocker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-45 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Anthony Verville pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | James Thomas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ike Mitchell | 51-45 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Fred Hatfield | 51-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Simon Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Darrell Rocker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Verville (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Thomas (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ike Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Silvey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Hatfield (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Arthur Ducan (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Arthur Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | St. John's | James Thomas double dribbles | 51-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Graham (SG), Daniel Miller (SF), Jess Stauffer (PF), Christopher Cheek (C) Darrell Rocker, Anthony Verville, James Thomas, Ike Mitchell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Ruben Cooper (SG), Allen Symonds (SF), David Chandler (PF), Michael Horne (C) Edward Chapman, Leonard Silvey, Fred Hatfield, Arthur Ducan, Arthur Ward | |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-48 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Jess Stauffer snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Daniel Miller clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ruben Cooper and he's fouled by Simon Lee - foul #4 on Simon Lee, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Lebron (PG) Simon Lee | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Daniel Graham is hacked by Allen Symonds - foul #1 on Allen Symonds, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Phillip Cabana (SF) David Chandler | |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Cheek - foul #3 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (SF) Daniel Miller | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey (SG), Arthur Ward (C) Ruben Cooper, Michael Horne | |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Roy Lebron misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek snags the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Daniel Graham makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Lebron | 55-53 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds is hacked by Jess Stauffer - foul #4 on Jess Stauffer, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Thomas (PF), Ike Mitchell (C) Jess Stauffer, Christopher Cheek | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (PG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Arthur Ducan (PF), David Chandler (C) Trevor Stone, Phillip Cabana, Allen Symonds, Arthur Ward | |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | David Chandler steps out of bounds on the baseline | 55-53 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Roy Lebron is fouled in the backcourt by Ruben Cooper - foul #2 on Ruben Cooper, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Darrell Rocker (SG), Daniel Miller (SF) Daniel Graham, Anthony Verville | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Ike Mitchell hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Darrell Rocker and he's hacked by Fred Hatfield - foul #4 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SG), Phillip Cabana (SF) Leonard Silvey, Fred Hatfield | |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Ike Mitchell makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | David Chandler connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Edward Chapman | 58-55 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | James Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | David Chandler snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 08:03 | Cincinnati | Roy Lebron is called for the reach on Ruben Cooper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Lebron, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Graham (SG), Christopher Cheek (C) Darrell Rocker, Ike Mitchell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Arthur Ward (C) Phillip Cabana, David Chandler | |
| 08:03 | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Christopher Cheek | 58-55 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Daniel Graham | 60-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roy Lebron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Graham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Miller (tiring) 9 pts. PF - James Thomas (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Cheek (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Ducan (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Chapman | 60-57 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Arthur Ward blocks the short jumper by Christopher Cheek | 60-57 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | James Thomas can't tip it in | 60-57 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek misses the tip | 60-57 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Daniel Graham tips it in | 62-57 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 62-57 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roy Lebron | 62-57 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | The short jumper by James Thomas is denied by Edward Chapman | 62-57 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Roy Lebron tips it but misses | 62-57 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Chapman | 62-59 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-59 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Arthur Ducan | 62-59 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Cheek - foul #4 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Simon Lee (PG), Darrell Rocker (SG), Anthony Verville (SF), Jess Stauffer (PF), Ike Mitchell (C) Roy Lebron, Daniel Graham, Daniel Miller, James Thomas, Christopher Cheek | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey (SG), Fred Hatfield (SF), David Chandler (C) Ruben Cooper, Edward Chapman, Arthur Ward | |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Jess Stauffer grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Leonard Silvey takes the ball from Ike Mitchell | 62-60 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield's pass is intercepted by Anthony Verville | 62-60 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Darrell Rocker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Verville | 64-60 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-60 |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan tips it back up and in | 64-62 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Simon Lee buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Jess Stauffer | 66-62 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Anthony Verville steals it from Fred Hatfield | 66-62 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Anthony Verville banks in the layup | 68-62 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | David Chandler blows the layup | 68-62 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Ike Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Anthony Verville clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Simon Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Darrell Rocker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Verville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jess Stauffer (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ike Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Silvey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Hatfield (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Arthur Ducan (tired) 15 pts. 13 reb. C - David Chandler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Cincinnati | David Chandler hits a shot from the right block | 68-64 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Simon Lee misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-64 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Jess Stauffer tips it back up and in | 70-64 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-64 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Jess Stauffer pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Graham (SG), Daniel Miller (SF), Christopher Cheek (C) Darrell Rocker, Anthony Verville, Ike Mitchell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (PG), Allen Symonds (PF), Arthur Ward (C) Trevor Stone, Arthur Ducan, David Chandler | |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Daniel Miller hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Simon Lee | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-67 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Daniel Graham double dribbles | 73-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SF) Fred Hatfield | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds double dribbles in the backcourt | 73-67 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek scores on a runner from the left block | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-67 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Christopher Cheek grabs the board | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Daniel Miller misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ruben Cooper - foul #3 on Ruben Cooper, team foul #7 | 75-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Thomas (PF) Jess Stauffer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Arthur Ducan (PF) Ruben Cooper, Edward Chapman, Allen Symonds | |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Daniel Miller misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Daniel Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan snags the defensive board | 75-67 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 75-67 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Christopher Cheek | 75-67 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Simon Lee misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 75-67 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Arthur Ducan | 75-67 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey's pass is intercepted by Daniel Miller | 75-67 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Simon Lee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-67 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward snags the defensive board | 75-67 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-67 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Daniel Miller pulls down the rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Leonard Silvey is called for the reach on Daniel Miller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Silvey, team foul #8 | 75-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jess Stauffer (C) Christopher Cheek | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Daniel Miller misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | James Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 75-67 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Arthur Ducan is called for the reach on James Thomas - foul #2 on Arthur Ducan, team foul #9 | 75-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (SF) Daniel Miller | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward snags the defensive board | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is fouled in the backcourt by Simon Lee - foul #5 on Simon Lee, team foul #9 | 75-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Lebron (PG), Daniel Miller (SF), Christopher Cheek (C) Simon Lee, Anthony Verville, Jess Stauffer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Roy Lebron is fouled in the backcourt by Trevor Stone - foul #1 on Trevor Stone, team foul #10 | 75-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (SF), Jess Stauffer (C) Daniel Miller, Christopher Cheek | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Roy Lebron makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Roy Lebron makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 3 from the left corner | 77-72 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-72 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Anthony Verville is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Silvey - foul #5 on Leonard Silvey, team foul #11 | 77-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SG) Leonard Silvey | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Anthony Verville makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Anthony Verville misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan grabs the board | 78-72 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman double dribbles | 78-72 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Daniel Graham is hacked by Edward Chapman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Chapman, team foul #12 | 78-72 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Daniel Graham makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Daniel Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan gets the rebound | 79-72 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Anthony Verville steals the ball from Trevor Stone in the backcourt | 79-72 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-72 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Anthony Verville is hacked by Edward Chapman - foul #2 on Edward Chapman, team foul #13 | 79-72 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Anthony Verville makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Anthony Verville makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-75 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | James Thomas is hacked by Edward Chapman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Chapman, team foul #14 | 81-75 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan loses the ball out of bounds | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Roy Lebron runs out the clock | 83-75 |