| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Carlino (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Sullivan | 36-39 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Michael Alexander is called for the reach on Claudio Rossi - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Michael Clevenger (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Albert Sims, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Reginald Hutson | 39-39 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Van Isler evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 39-42 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Van Isler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Clevenger | 39-42 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson is hacked by Michael Curtis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Curtis, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Reginald Hutson, Andrew Parker, Michael Clevenger, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | George Carlino pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Van Isler makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Sullivan | 39-45 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway is hacked by Van Isler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Van Isler, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ivan Zausch (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken (C) Michael Alexander | |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-45 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses short on a floater from close range | 39-45 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-45 |
| 17:20 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Van Isler is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Parker (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (PG) Van Isler | |
| 16:52 | St. John's | Michael Curtis is called for the reach on Albert Sims - foul #2 on Michael Curtis, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Albert Sims comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway tips it in | 41-45 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Claudio Rossi - foul #1 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Michael Clevenger (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Albert Sims, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander (C) Darrell Gerken | |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Claudio Rossi (C) Reginald Hutson, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG) Michael Curtis | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joshua Pettaway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Van Isler evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | The jump hook by Joshua Pettaway is blocked by George Carlino | 41-49 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Albert Sims is called for the reach on George Carlino - foul #2 on Albert Sims, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Albert Sims, Andrew Parker, Michael Clevenger, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SF), Darrell Gerken (PF) James Sullivan, George Carlino | |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave lays it up and in set up by Van Isler | 41-51 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Ivan Zausch | 44-51 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Darrell Gerken | 44-53 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Leif Taberski is fouled on the floor by Colin Musgrave - foul #3 on Colin Musgrave, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (PG), Andrew Parker (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Reginald Hutson, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG), Warren Witherspoon (C) Darren McGann, Michael Alexander | |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Van Isler picks off the pass by Michael Clevenger | 44-53 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave is hacked by Andrew Parker - foul #2 on Andrew Parker, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Claudio Rossi (C) Joshua Pettaway, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (SF), George Carlino (PF) Van Isler, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Reginald Hutson | 44-53 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Darrell Gerken is called for the reach on Albert Sims - foul #2 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF) Albert Sims, Andrew Parker, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander (C) Darrell Gerken | |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi gets the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi lays it up and in and he's hacked by James Sullivan - foul #2 on James Sullivan, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Andrew Parker (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) Joshua Pettaway, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG) Colin Musgrave | |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the free throw | 46-53 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | George Carlino gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses the easy layup | 46-53 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to James Sullivan | 46-53 |
| 12:04 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses long on a shot from the left block | 46-53 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Van Isler grabs the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Ordonez - foul #2 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Michael Clevenger (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Reginald Hutson, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (SG), Darren McGann (SF), Darrell Gerken (C) Michael Curtis, James Sullivan, Michael Alexander | |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Sims (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Pettaway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren McGann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Carlino (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Andrew Parker is fouled on the floor by Jason Fleming - foul #1 on Jason Fleming, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon (C) George Carlino | |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming connects on the open runner in the paint | 48-57 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Darrell Gerken - foul #3 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #9 | 48-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Donald Ordonez (PF) Albert Sims, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG), Colin Musgrave (SF) Jason Fleming, Darren McGann | |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darrell Gerken | 49-57 |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken misses long on an open jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Donald Ordonez - foul #3 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Claudio Rossi (C) Joshua Pettaway, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Andrew Parker misses badly on a shot from the right block | 49-57 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi gets the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Andrew Parker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez tips it but misses | 49-57 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken jams it | 49-59 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Andrew Parker scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Albert Sims | 52-59 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon is whistled for traveling | 52-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Reginald Hutson, Andrew Parker, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (PG), James Sullivan (SF), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Van Isler, Colin Musgrave, Darrell Gerken, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi is whistled for a carry | 52-59 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Albert Sims - foul #3 on Albert Sims, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Ivan Zausch (C) Albert Sims, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the offensive board | 52-60 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | George Carlino connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 52-62 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | George Carlino can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Aldo Rossi - foul #2 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Andrew Parker (SF), Michael Clevenger (C) Reginald Hutson, Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (SG) Michael Curtis | |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Albert Sims buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Michael Clevenger picks off the pass by George Carlino | 58-64 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joshua Pettaway (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Darren McGann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Carlino (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Parker | 60-64 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander banks in the layup | 60-66 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger hits the finger roll set up by Albert Sims | 62-66 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | George Carlino scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Alexander | 62-68 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-68 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Albert Sims, Andrew Parker, Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), Michael Curtis (SG), Colin Musgrave (SF), Darrell Gerken (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) Darren McGann, Jason Fleming, James Sullivan, George Carlino, Michael Alexander | |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Michael Curtis | 65-70 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-70 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis grabs the board | 65-70 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis is hacked by Joshua Pettaway - foul #2 on Joshua Pettaway, team foul #8 | 65-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Andrew Parker (SF), Ivan Zausch (C) Joshua Pettaway, Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Andrew Parker misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-72 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Van Isler grabs the board | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Andrew Parker is called for the reach on Colin Musgrave - foul #3 on Andrew Parker, team foul #9 | 65-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Albert Sims, Andrew Parker, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (SF), Michael Alexander (C) Van Isler, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi gets the rebound | 65-73 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is whistled for a carry | 65-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Andrew Parker (SF), Ivan Zausch (C) Joshua Pettaway, Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), George Carlino (PF) Colin Musgrave, Darrell Gerken | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Andrew Parker is called for the reach on Van Isler - foul #4 on Andrew Parker, team foul #10 | 65-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Michael Clevenger (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Albert Sims, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Van Isler makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Pettaway (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-74 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger tips it home | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-74 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 67-74 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Andrew Parker travels with the ball | 67-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Reginald Hutson, Andrew Parker, Michael Clevenger, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SF), Darrell Gerken (PF) James Sullivan, George Carlino | |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (SF), George Carlino (PF) Colin Musgrave, Darrell Gerken | |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses the wide open shot from the left side | 67-74 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Ordonez | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Curtis - foul #3 on Michael Curtis, team foul #10 | 67-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Andrew Parker (SF), Michael Clevenger (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Joshua Pettaway, Leif Taberski, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Albert Sims makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Albert Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Albert Sims makes the 3rd free throw | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Van Isler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-74 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Clevenger | 70-74 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Albert Sims knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Reginald Hutson | 73-74 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Albert Sims picks off the pass by Michael Alexander | 73-74 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Albert Sims lays it in | 75-74 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander is fouled on the floor by Claudio Rossi - foul #2 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #11 | 75-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF) Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses the floater from the free throw line | 75-75 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson grabs the offensive board | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses short on a floater near the basket | 75-75 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan travels with the ball | 75-75 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 25 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Van Isler | 75-75 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Sullivan | 75-77 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses long on a shot from the right wing | 75-77 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the defensive rebound | 75-77 |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | Albert Sims is called for the reach on Van Isler - foul #4 on Albert Sims, team foul #12 | 75-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Reginald Hutson, Andrew Parker, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SF), Darrell Gerken (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) James Sullivan, George Carlino, Michael Alexander | |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | Van Isler makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-78 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses the tip | 75-78 |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Van Isler | 75-78 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis loses the dribble to Aldo Rossi | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Albert Sims comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-78 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken gets the rebound | 75-78 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Michael Clevenger (PF) Albert Sims, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (SF), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Colin Musgrave, Darrell Gerken, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Van Isler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-78 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway hits a floater from the free throw line | 77-78 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis lays it in on a great pass from Van Isler | 77-80 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-80 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 77-80 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | George Carlino connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Van Isler | 77-82 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 77-82 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the board | 77-82 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Van Isler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 77-82 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan tips it but misses | 77-82 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | George Carlino gets the offensive rebound | 77-82 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses the 3 from the left corner | 77-82 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Alexander | 77-82 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | George Carlino can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 77-82 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch grabs the board | 77-82 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joshua Pettaway (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) PF - Michael Clevenger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Sullivan (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - George Carlino (tiring) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | George Carlino is called for the reach on Michael Clevenger - foul #1 on George Carlino, team foul #11 | 77-82 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Andrew Parker (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) Joshua Pettaway, Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger makes the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger misses the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander snags the defensive board | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander is hacked by Reginald Hutson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Reginald Hutson, team foul #13 | 78-82 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claudio Rossi (C) Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Andrew Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 78-83 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson is fouled on the floor by Michael Alexander - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #12 | 78-83 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Reginald Hutson is called for the reach on Michael Alexander in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reginald Hutson, team foul #14 | 79-83 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Andrew Parker misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 79-85 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander gets the rebound | 79-85 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Reginald Hutson is called for the reach on Michael Alexander in the backcourt - foul #4 on Reginald Hutson, team foul #15 | 79-85 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SF) James Sullivan | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Albert Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 79-85 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-85 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | George Carlino pulls down the rebound | 79-85 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | George Carlino is hacked by Reginald Hutson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Reginald Hutson, team foul #16 | 79-85 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG) Reginald Hutson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 79-86 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 2nd free throw | 79-87 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Albert Sims connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Donald Ordonez | 82-87 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Joshua Pettaway is called for the reach on Darren McGann in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Pettaway, team foul #17 | 82-87 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 1st free throw | 82-88 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 2nd free throw | 82-89 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Albert Sims's pass is intercepted by Van Isler | 82-89 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Van Isler runs out the clock | 82-89 |