| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Bueche (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Albert (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Langley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bradley Foster (fresh) SG - Donald Glover (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Josh Blackmon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Fitzgerald (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Hooper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Nicholas Gregory inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:34 | St. John's | William Langley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-28 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper grabs the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 18:54 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 27-28 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Christopher Albert grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | David Bueche double dribbles | 27-28 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by David Bueche - foul #1 on David Bueche, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | David Bueche buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Dwyer | 29-29 |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper grabs the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 29-29 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Christopher Albert grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Christopher Albert is fouled on the floor by Leonard Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Leonard Fitzgerald, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Espinosa (C) William Langley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Bradley Foster steps in front of the David Bueche pass | 29-29 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover banks in the layup set up by Bradley Foster | 29-31 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | David Bueche can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Bueche (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Gregory (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Albert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bradley Foster (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Glover (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Josh Blackmon (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Hooper (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Donald Glover | 29-33 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | David Dwyer clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald comes up short on the shot from the right side | 29-33 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Christopher Albert | 29-33 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | David Dwyer makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Bueche | 32-33 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Foster | 32-33 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald lays it in on a great pass from Bradley Foster | 32-35 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | David Dwyer is whistled for a carry | 32-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Scott (SG), Roderick Hasegawa (PF), William Langley (C) David Bueche, Christopher Albert, Brian Espinosa | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Griffin (PG), Douglas Melchor (SG), Joseph Neth (PF), Dennis Stovall (C) Bradley Foster, Donald Glover, Leonard Fitzgerald, Tim Hooper | |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon buries a jumper from the left block | 32-37 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | William Langley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Stovall - foul #2 on Dennis Stovall, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (SG) Josh Blackmon | |
| 12:18 | St. John's | William Langley makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | William Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 11:55 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Griffin | 34-40 |
| 11:33 | St. John's | David Dwyer makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Gregory (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) C - William Langley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Glover (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Neth (fresh) C - Dennis Stovall (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Albert (PF) Roderick Hasegawa | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper (C) Dennis Stovall | |
| 10:43 | St. John's | William Langley can't throw it down | 37-40 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Nicholas Gregory grabs the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | David Dwyer is hacked by Richard Griffin - foul #1 on Richard Griffin, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Bueche (SG) Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster (PG), Josh Blackmon (SF), Leonard Fitzgerald (PF) Richard Griffin, Donald Glover, Joseph Neth | |
| 09:52 | St. John's | David Dwyer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | William Langley tips it in | 39-40 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor double dribbles | 39-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Scott (PG), Brian Espinosa (C) David Dwyer, William Langley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Nicholas Gregory is called for traveling | 39-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (SG) Douglas Melchor | |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bradley Foster and he's hacked by David Bueche - foul #2 on David Bueche, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa (C) Christopher Albert | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Nicholas Gregory can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover misses the lay-in | 39-43 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald misses the tip | 39-43 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Robert Scott gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Robert Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Dwyer (PG), Christopher Albert (PF), William Langley (C) David Bueche, Brian Espinosa, Roderick Hasegawa | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth (C) Tim Hooper | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Gregory (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Albert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Langley (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bradley Foster (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Glover (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josh Blackmon (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leonard Fitzgerald (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Neth (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Albert | 39-43 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Robert Scott pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | David Dwyer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | William Langley pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | David Dwyer buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Scott | 42-43 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bradley Foster | 42-45 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Nicholas Gregory misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | Christopher Albert is called for the reach on Bradley Foster - foul #2 on Christopher Albert, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Bueche (SG) Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Griffin (PG), Douglas Melchor (SG), Tim Hooper (C) Bradley Foster, Donald Glover, Leonard Fitzgerald | |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon slams it home on a great pass from Douglas Melchor | 42-47 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | William Langley can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Tim Hooper - foul #2 on Tim Hooper, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (SG) Josh Blackmon | |
| 05:03 | St. John's | William Langley makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | William Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 04:42 | St. John's | William Langley gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | David Dwyer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Griffin | 44-50 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | David Dwyer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster (PG), Josh Blackmon (SF), Leonard Fitzgerald (PF) Richard Griffin, Douglas Melchor, Joseph Neth | |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald misses the jumpshot from the left side | 44-50 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald tips it back up and in | 44-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Bueche (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nicholas Gregory (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Albert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Langley (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bradley Foster (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Donald Glover (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josh Blackmon (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leonard Fitzgerald (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Hooper (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Nicholas Gregory double dribbles | 44-52 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover grabs the offensive board | 44-52 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon connects on the floater from the left block and the foul's on David Bueche - foul #3 on David Bueche, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon misses the free throw | 44-54 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Christopher Albert pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:34 | St. John's | A charge is called on Nicholas Gregory - foul #4 on Nicholas Gregory, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nicholas Gregory - foul #5 on Nicholas Gregory, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Danny Davenport (SF) Nicholas Gregory | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Christopher Albert grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | David Bueche clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Danny Davenport tips it home | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | David Dwyer is called for the reach on Josh Blackmon in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Dwyer, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG) Bradley Foster | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Josh Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | David Dwyer misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | William Langley grabs the offensive board | 46-56 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | David Dwyer hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Bueche | 49-56 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | David Dwyer is called for the reach on Douglas Melchor in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Dwyer, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Scott (PG) David Dwyer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Christopher Albert snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | David Bueche misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Douglas Melchor - foul #1 on Douglas Melchor, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster (PG) Douglas Melchor | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | David Bueche makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | David Bueche makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | David Bueche makes the 3rd free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper is fouled in the backcourt by David Bueche - foul #4 on David Bueche, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG) Bradley Foster | |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster (PG) Douglas Melchor | |
| 00:18 | St. John's | David Bueche buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Scott | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald is fouled in the backcourt by David Bueche - foul #5 on David Bueche, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Norman Lever (SG) David Bueche | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG) Bradley Foster | |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Leonard Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bradley Foster (PG) Douglas Melchor | |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Norman Lever misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper grabs the board | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper is hacked by Norman Lever in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Lever, team foul #11 | 55-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG) Bradley Foster | |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Tim Hooper makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | William Langley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-62 |