| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dean Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnnie Wicks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Larson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lester Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Paul (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Barry Baugher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Barnhart (fresh) PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson inbounds the ball | 20-19 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Andrew Paul misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jason Barnhart - foul #2 on Jason Barnhart, team foul #1 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (SG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF) Johnnie Wicks, Lester Roberts | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Andrew Paul misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Andrew Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart loses the dribble to Henry Larson | 21-19 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson jams it | 23-19 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Dean Smith is called for the reach on William Binder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dean Smith, team foul #1 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks (SG), Lester Roberts (PF) Dean Smith, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jason Barnhart | 23-22 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Oden steals the ball from Johnnie Wicks | 23-22 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Barry Baugher is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Binder | 23-25 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Gary Gaddis (C) Johnnie Wicks, Lester Roberts, Andrew Paul | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield (PF) Lawrence Cuadra | |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden loses the dribble to Jerry Kessler in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro throws it down on a great pass from Jerry Kessler | 25-25 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | William Binder drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jason Barnhart | 25-28 |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-28 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks (SG), Lester Roberts (PF), Andrew Paul (C) Shawn Tatro, Cheng-Gong Wang, Gary Gaddis | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG), John Lawrence (SF), Lawrence Cuadra (PF) William Binder, Barry Baugher, Jason Barnhart | |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jerry Kessler | 28-28 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Henry Larson picks off the pass by James Plummer in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Kessler | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnnie Wicks (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Henry Larson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lester Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Paul (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Plummer (fresh) SG - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden blows the layup | 30-28 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield tips it back up and in | 30-30 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jerry Kessler | 33-30 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Jerry Kessler - foul #1 on Jerry Kessler, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (PG), Shawn Tatro (SF), Gary Gaddis (C) Jerry Kessler, Henry Larson, Andrew Paul | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG), Jason Barnhart (SF) James Plummer, Benjamin Oden | |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-33 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart misses the wide open runner from the right block | 33-33 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 33-33 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts tips it back up and in | 35-33 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra connects on the shot from close range | 35-35 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Gaddis | 37-35 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | William Binder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Gary Gaddis is called for the reach on William Binder - foul #1 on Gary Gaddis, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Henry Larson (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Andrew Paul (C) Shawn Tatro, Lester Roberts, Gary Gaddis | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG), Barry Baugher (SG), Benjamin Oden (C) William Binder, John Lawrence, Arthur Porterfield | |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-35 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith banks in the layup and he's hacked by Benjamin Oden - foul #2 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SG) Johnnie Wicks | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dean Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Tatro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Larson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) C - Andrew Paul (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Plummer (fresh) SG - Barry Baugher (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Barnhart (fairly fresh) PF - Lawrence Cuadra (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses long on a floater from the baseline | 43-35 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro is whistled for traveling | 43-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks (SG), Lester Roberts (PF) Shawn Tatro, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by James Plummer | 43-37 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Lawrence Cuadra - foul #1 on Lawrence Cuadra, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF) Johnnie Wicks, Lester Roberts | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG) James Plummer | |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Barry Baugher is open and scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Binder | 44-39 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Barry Baugher is called for the reach on Shawn Tatro - foul #3 on Barry Baugher, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks (SG), Jerry Kessler (SF), Lester Roberts (PF), Gary Gaddis (C) Shawn Tatro, Henry Larson, Cheng-Gong Wang, Andrew Paul | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield (PF) Lawrence Cuadra | |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Jason Barnhart - foul #3 on Jason Barnhart, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Henry Larson (SF), Andrew Paul (C) Johnnie Wicks, Gary Gaddis | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SF) Jason Barnhart | |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Barry Baugher jams it set up by William Binder and he's fouled by Jerry Kessler - foul #2 on Jerry Kessler, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SG), Gary Gaddis (C) Jerry Kessler, Andrew Paul | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 46-42 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts tips it but misses | 46-42 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson grabs the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-42 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | John Lawrence grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 07:26 | St. John's | William Binder misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dean Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Tatro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Larson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lester Roberts (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Gaddis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Baugher (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Porterfield (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 46-42 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Henry Larson steps in front of the Arthur Porterfield pass | 46-42 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts drills a runner in the lane set up by Dean Smith | 48-42 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Lester Roberts swats the dunk try by William Binder | 48-42 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Baugher | 48-42 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Barry Baugher buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-45 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks (SG), Jerry Kessler (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Andrew Paul (C) Shawn Tatro, Henry Larson, Lester Roberts, Gary Gaddis | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG), Jason Barnhart (SF), Lawrence Cuadra (PF) William Binder, John Lawrence, Arthur Porterfield | |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Barry Baugher misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Cheng-Gong Wang - foul #1 on Cheng-Gong Wang, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Henry Larson (SF), Lester Roberts (PF) Jerry Kessler, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG) James Plummer | |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Barry Baugher grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dean Smith (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnnie Wicks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Henry Larson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Lester Roberts (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Paul (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Baugher (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Barnhart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden drills a driving attempt from close range set up by William Binder and the foul's on Andrew Paul - foul #3 on Andrew Paul, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SF) Henry Larson | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SG) Barry Baugher | |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses the free throw | 48-51 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | William Binder double dribbles | 48-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Henry Larson (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Gary Gaddis (C) Shawn Tatro, Lester Roberts, Andrew Paul | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield (C) Benjamin Oden | |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-51 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Cheng-Gong Wang | 48-51 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson misses the lay-in | 48-51 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | William Binder snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | William Binder misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Porterfield | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | William Binder misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dean Smith - foul #4 on Dean Smith, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts (PF), Andrew Paul (C) Cheng-Gong Wang, Gary Gaddis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Barry Baugher (SG), Benjamin Oden (C) John Lawrence, Lawrence Cuadra | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | William Binder misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | William Binder makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson grabs the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts makes the 3 from the right wing | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Dean Smith is called for the reach on Jason Barnhart in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dean Smith, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG) Dean Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra (PF) Arthur Porterfield | |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts misses short on a fullcourt shot | 51-52 |