| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) SG - David Butner (fresh) SF - John Lawrence (fresh) PF - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (fresh) SG - Dean Smith (fresh) SF - Anthony Stanley (fresh) PF - James Elkins (fresh) C - Henry Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler hits a runner from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Justin Britt is fouled in the backcourt by James Elkins - foul #1 on James Elkins, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden blows the dunk but the foul's on Henry Williams - foul #1 on Henry Williams, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith can't throw it down | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | John Lawrence is fouled in the backcourt by Dean Smith - foul #1 on Dean Smith, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | David Butner can't connect on a shot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | John Lawrence tips it home | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Lawrence | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | David Butner is called for the reach on James Elkins - foul #1 on David Butner, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Shawn Tatro (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Ronald Davis (C) Jerry Kessler, Anthony Stanley, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | John Lawrence grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Shawn Tatro picks off the pass by David Butner | 4-2 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | John Lawrence takes the ball from Dean Smith | 4-2 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield scores on a floater from the right side | 6-2 |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang throws it down | 6-4 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) SG - David Butner (fresh) SF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) SG - Dean Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Shawn Tatro (fresh) PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield misses the shot from the right side | 6-4 |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Shawn Tatro | 6-6 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Justin Britt is called for 10 seconds | 6-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (PG), Corey Ulrich (SF), Jason Newman (C) Justin Britt, John Lawrence, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Anthony Stanley (SF), James Elkins (PF), Henry Williams (C) Robert Jackson, Dean Smith, Cheng-Gong Wang, Ronald Davis | |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Jason Newman grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Jason Newman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jason Newman, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Robert Callahan (C) Anthony Stanley, Henry Williams | |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Arthur Porterfield - foul #1 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), John Lawrence (SF) David Butner, Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (SF) Robert Jackson | |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | John Lawrence comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 6-8 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | James Elkins snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Callahan | 6-8 |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-8 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler grabs the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses long on a floater from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Jason Newman hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Corey Ulrich is called for the reach on Jerry Kessler - foul #1 on Corey Ulrich, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), Arthur Porterfield (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) Vincent Young, Corey Ulrich, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Dean Smith (SG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Henry Williams (C) Jerry Kessler, Anthony Stanley, James Elkins, Robert Callahan | |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-8 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | John Lawrence loses the dribble to Cheng-Gong Wang in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Justin Britt is called for the reach on Cheng-Gong Wang - foul #1 on Justin Britt, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (SG), James Elkins (PF) Dean Smith, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Oden swats the short shot by James Elkins | 8-8 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Justin Britt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (SG) Robert Jackson | |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro is called for traveling | 8-8 |
| 11:36 | St. John's | David Butner buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Justin Britt | 10-8 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (tiring) 1 ast. SG - David Butner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Lawrence (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dean Smith (fresh) SF - Shawn Tatro (tiring) 1 ast. PF - James Elkins (fairly fresh) C - Henry Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Kessler | 10-11 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | David Butner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Elkins - foul #2 on James Elkins, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (PG), Corey Ulrich (SF) Justin Britt, John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Anthony Stanley (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Ronald Davis (C) Jerry Kessler, Shawn Tatro, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 11:05 | St. John's | David Butner misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | David Butner makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Butner - foul #2 on David Butner, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG) David Butner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Henry Williams (C) Ronald Davis | |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Henry Williams | 11-13 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith snags the offensive board | 11-13 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-13 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield buries a shot from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson is hacked by Justin Britt - foul #2 on Justin Britt, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), John Lawrence (SF), Jason Newman (C) Justin Britt, Corey Ulrich, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (SG), Shawn Tatro (SF), Robert Callahan (PF), Ronald Davis (C) Dean Smith, Anthony Stanley, Cheng-Gong Wang, Henry Williams | |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Vincent Young can't connect on a floater near the basket | 13-15 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield snags the offensive board | 13-15 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | John Lawrence comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | John Lawrence is called for the reach on Robert Callahan - foul #1 on John Lawrence, team foul #8 | 13-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Ulrich (PF) Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (SG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF) Robert Jackson, Ronald Davis | |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jason Newman | 13-16 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Jason Newman is hacked by Shawn Tatro - foul #1 on Shawn Tatro, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (SF), Henry Williams (C) Dean Smith, Robert Callahan | |
| 07:42 | St. John's | David Butner's floater is tipped away by Cheng-Gong Wang | 13-16 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 07:23 | St. John's | Jason Newman connects on the open shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Lawrence | 15-16 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vincent Young (fairly fresh) SG - David Butner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Lawrence (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Ulrich (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Newman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Tatro (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Stanley (fairly fresh) PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Kessler | 15-19 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | John Lawrence's pass is intercepted by Anthony Stanley in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang lays it in on a great pass from Jerry Kessler | 15-21 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Jerry Kessler steals the ball from John Lawrence | 15-21 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley clanks a 3 from straight away | 15-21 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | John Lawrence connects on the floater from the right block | 17-21 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang is whistled for traveling | 17-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Arthur Porterfield (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) David Butner, John Lawrence, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Dean Smith (SG), Robert Callahan (PF), Ronald Davis (C) Jerry Kessler, Anthony Stanley, Cheng-Gong Wang, Henry Williams | |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Justin Britt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG) Robert Jackson | |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dean Smith | 17-24 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Vincent Young is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Vincent Young, team foul #9 | 17-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SF) Corey Ulrich | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Anthony Stanley (SF) Jerry Kessler, Shawn Tatro | |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith is hacked by John Lawrence - foul #2 on John Lawrence, team foul #10 | 17-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Ulrich (SF) John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SF) Anthony Stanley | |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Vincent Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG) Justin Britt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Anthony Stanley (SF) Robert Jackson, Shawn Tatro | |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-26 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | David Butner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), John Lawrence (SF) Vincent Young, Corey Ulrich | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SF), James Elkins (PF), Henry Williams (C) Anthony Stanley, Robert Callahan, Ronald Davis | |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 17-29 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Butner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Lawrence (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Tatro (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Elkins (fresh) C - Henry Williams (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Henry Williams - foul #2 on Henry Williams, team foul #6 | 17-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Anthony Stanley (SF), Robert Callahan (C) Jerry Kessler, Shawn Tatro, Henry Williams | |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield misses the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-29 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | James Elkins tips it home | 18-31 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | James Elkins steals the ball from David Butner in the backcourt | 18-31 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Oden steps in front of the James Elkins pass | 18-31 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Anthony Stanley is called for the reach on Justin Britt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Stanley, team foul #7 | 18-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Shawn Tatro (SF), Ronald Davis (C) Robert Jackson, Anthony Stanley, Robert Callahan | |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Justin Britt makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Justin Britt misses the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden gets the offensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | John Lawrence hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Britt | 21-31 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-31 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden pulls down the rebound | 21-31 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | John Lawrence clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 21-31 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden grabs the defensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | John Lawrence makes the wide open turnaround from close range on a great pass from Justin Britt | 23-31 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler double dribbles | 23-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Ulrich (SF) John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Anthony Stanley (SF), Henry Williams (C) Jerry Kessler, Shawn Tatro, Ronald Davis | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses the easy layup | 23-31 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | James Elkins snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley's pass is intercepted by Corey Ulrich | 23-31 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Corey Ulrich | 23-31 |