| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) SG - Robert Germain (fresh) SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) C - Sean Starkey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Neil Anderson - foul #1 on Neil Anderson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Terry Sacks grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt is denied on a layup by Travis Brumbelow | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow buries a jumper from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses long on a floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt is fouled on the floor by Sean Starkey - foul #1 on Sean Starkey, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin buries a runner from the right block | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Terry Sacks gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Travis Brumbelow - foul #1 on Travis Brumbelow, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Freddie Robinson (C) Willie Longacre, Sean Starkey | |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Seabolt | 4-2 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF) Terry Sacks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Robert Germain, Clayton Ellis, Travis Brumbelow | |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt is hacked by Sean Starkey - foul #2 on Sean Starkey, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Neil Anderson, Shaiming Chin, Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow (PF) Sean Starkey | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) SG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) SF - Shane Callas (fresh) PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Freddie Robinson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 4-2 |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | The jump hook by Lazaro Bruno is blocked by Freddie Robinson | 4-2 |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | Ronald Soucy is called for the reach on Willie Longacre - foul #1 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG) Travis Brumbelow | |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Willie Longacre | 4-5 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | Shane Callas denies the turnaround by Dikembe Adi | 4-5 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Freddie Robinson | 4-7 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses long on a shot from the left block | 4-7 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy tips it back up and in | 6-7 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Neil Anderson (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Ronald Soucy, Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SF), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Andrew Cobb, Shane Callas | |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Robert Germain steps in front of the Paul Seabolt pass | 6-7 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain jams it | 6-9 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 6-9 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin tips it but misses | 6-9 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson loses the dribble to Neil Anderson | 6-9 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley lays it in on a great pass from Neil Anderson | 8-9 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Hadley - foul #1 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG) Andrew Hadley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Shane Callas (SG) Willie Longacre, Robert Germain | |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Terry Sacks grabs the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) SG - Shane Callas (fresh) SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddie Robinson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Travis Brumbelow swats the layup by Shaiming Chin | 8-10 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Neil Anderson | 10-10 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 10:25 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Cobb and he's hacked by Terry Sacks - foul #1 on Terry Sacks, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Neil Anderson, Terry Sacks, Shaiming Chin, Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG) Clayton Ellis | |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lazaro Bruno | 13-13 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Andrew Cobb | 13-15 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb loses the dribble to Alfredo Gomez in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Hart and the foul's on Freddie Robinson - foul #1 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Neil Anderson (SG), Shaiming Chin (PF) Ronald Soucy, Alfredo Gomez, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Clayton Ellis (SF) Andrew Cobb, Shane Callas | |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-15 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Neil Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley snags the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Joseph Hart is hacked by Freddie Robinson - foul #2 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Paul Seabolt (C) Andrew Hadley, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey (C) Freddie Robinson | |
| 07:50 | St. John's | Sean Starkey is called for the reach on Paul Seabolt - foul #3 on Sean Starkey, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Joseph Hart hits the follow up shot | 18-15 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Ronald Soucy is called for the reach on Robert Germain - foul #2 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Terry Sacks (SF) Ronald Soucy, Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF) Clayton Ellis | |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is whistled for a carry | 18-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF) Willie Longacre | |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin double dribbles | 18-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Alfredo Gomez (SG) Andrew Hadley, Neil Anderson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Adi (PF) Shaiming Chin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Travis Brumbelow | 18-15 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 18-15 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey tips it but misses | 18-15 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dikembe Adi | 18-15 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-15 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Shane Callas | 20-17 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Anderson (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Alfredo Gomez, Terry Sacks, Dikembe Adi, Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Freddie Robinson (C) Robert Germain, Shane Callas, Sean Starkey | |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Longacre | 20-17 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Ronald Soucy picks off the pass by Freddie Robinson | 20-17 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy lays it in | 22-17 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Shaiming Chin - foul #1 on Shaiming Chin, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Seabolt (C) Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG) Andrew Cobb | |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-19 |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Travis Brumbelow (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Freddie Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Soucy - foul #3 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG) Ronald Soucy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SG) Robert Germain | |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt hits the finger roll | 24-21 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Willie Longacre | 24-23 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Hadley | 26-23 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Neil Anderson, Joseph Hart, Shaiming Chin, Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Robert Germain (SG) Willie Longacre, Travis Brumbelow | |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Freddie Robinson steps in front of the Alfredo Gomez pass | 26-23 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Terry Sacks loses the dribble to Clayton Ellis | 26-23 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain drills a 3 from straight away set up by Clayton Ellis | 26-26 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno's pass is intercepted by Freddie Robinson | 26-26 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Germain and he's fouled by Andrew Hadley - foul #2 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Anderson (SG), Shaiming Chin (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Andrew Hadley, Dikembe Adi, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Andrew Cobb, Shane Callas | |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Clayton Ellis | 26-29 |