| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) SF - James Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Carlino (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis is fouled on the floor by Donald Ordonez - foul #3 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF) Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Michael Alexander is denied by Andrew Parker | 33-30 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Aldo Rossi | 33-30 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Albert Sims connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Reginald Hutson | 36-30 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Andrew Parker picks off the pass by Michael Curtis | 36-30 |
| 19:02 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 19:01 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan hits a floater from the right wing set up by Michael Curtis | 36-32 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi comes up short on the floater in the paint | 36-32 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Andrew Parker snags the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Albert Sims hits a 3 from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Van Isler knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Curtis | 39-35 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Aldo Rossi is called for the reach on Van Isler - foul #1 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clevenger (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken (C) Michael Alexander | |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan clanks a shot from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-35 |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Michael Curtis is denied by Michael Clevenger | 39-35 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Albert Sims and the foul's on George Carlino - foul #3 on George Carlino, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (PG), Warren Witherspoon (C) Van Isler, George Carlino | |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses the free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave drills a shot from the right side | 41-37 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Andrew Parker clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Andrew Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Andrew Parker's pass is intercepted by Michael Curtis | 41-37 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-37 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Curtis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Darrell Gerken (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Warren Witherspoon (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Andrew Parker buries a shot in the paint and he's fouled by James Sullivan - foul #1 on James Sullivan, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Michael Curtis, Darrell Gerken, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Andrew Parker | 44-37 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson makes the fadeaway from the left block | 46-37 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Van Isler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | George Carlino tips it but misses | 46-37 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Albert Sims clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-37 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Reginald Hutson - foul #3 on Reginald Hutson, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG), Darren McGann (SF) Van Isler, James Sullivan | |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Andrew Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG) Reginald Hutson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken (C) Michael Alexander | |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Joshua Pettaway is called for the reach on George Carlino - foul #3 on Joshua Pettaway, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Parker | 49-39 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken misses the lay-in | 49-39 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Andrew Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 49-39 |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Claudio Rossi blocks the short jumper by George Carlino | 49-39 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 11:48 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-39 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Pettaway (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Parker (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Colin Musgrave (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darren McGann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Carlino (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Donald Ordonez | 52-39 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Ordonez - foul #4 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Albert Sims, Andrew Parker, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), James Sullivan (SF), Harvey Sellers (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Colin Musgrave, Darren McGann, George Carlino, Darrell Gerken | |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 54-40 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Van Isler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan tips it but misses | 54-40 |
| 10:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander can't tip it in | 54-40 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Harvey Sellers tips it back up and in | 54-42 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Harvey Sellers blocks the short jumper by Aldo Rossi | 54-42 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Van Isler grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Van Isler hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Sullivan | 54-44 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Leif Taberski is hacked by James Sullivan - foul #2 on James Sullivan, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG) Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (SG), Darrell Gerken (PF) Michael Curtis, Harvey Sellers | |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darrell Gerken | 54-44 |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | Van Isler connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 54-47 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Albert Sims is whistled for a carry | 54-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Parker (SF) Joshua Pettaway | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG) Jason Fleming | |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from James Sullivan and he's hacked by Michael Clevenger - foul #2 on Michael Clevenger, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG) Colin Musgrave | |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Albert Sims drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Reginald Hutson | 57-50 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Albert Sims takes the ball from Darrell Gerken | 57-50 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Albert Sims hits the finger roll | 59-50 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis knocks in the jumper from the left side and the foul's on Albert Sims - foul #1 on Albert Sims, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claudio Rossi (C) Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (PG), Darren McGann (SF), George Carlino (PF) Van Isler, James Sullivan, Michael Alexander | |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Colin Musgrave (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren McGann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses the fadeaway from the right block | 59-53 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Claudio Rossi | 59-53 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by George Carlino - foul #4 on George Carlino, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) Reginald Hutson, Andrew Parker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (SG), Warren Witherspoon (C) Michael Curtis, Darrell Gerken | |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG) Jason Fleming | |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Albert Sims scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Pettaway | 63-56 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Van Isler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Warren Witherspoon takes the ball from Leif Taberski | 63-56 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave is fouled on the floor by Leif Taberski - foul #1 on Leif Taberski, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Andrew Parker (SF), Michael Clevenger (C) Albert Sims, Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG), James Sullivan (SF), Darrell Gerken (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Van Isler, Darren McGann, George Carlino, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-56 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken hits the finger roll set up by Michael Alexander | 63-58 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darrell Gerken | 63-58 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken misses long on a jumper from the left side | 63-58 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | The jump hook by Michael Clevenger is blocked by Darrell Gerken | 63-58 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-58 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joshua Pettaway | 63-58 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darrell Gerken | 63-58 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-58 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Claudio Rossi (C) Joshua Pettaway, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Van Isler (PG), George Carlino (PF) Colin Musgrave, Darrell Gerken | |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 63-58 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis drills a floater from the free throw line set up by James Sullivan | 63-60 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Van Isler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by George Carlino - foul #5 on George Carlino, team foul #5 | 63-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken (PF) George Carlino | |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Van Isler is whistled for a carry | 65-60 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Andrew Parker buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Albert Sims | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Van Isler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG) Reginald Hutson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SF), Warren Witherspoon (C) James Sullivan, Michael Alexander | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Andrew Parker scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Albert Sims | 71-60 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG) Joshua Pettaway | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (SF), Michael Alexander (C) Darren McGann, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Reginald Hutson picks off the pass by James Sullivan | 71-60 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 71-60 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Curtis | 71-60 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Van Isler connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Sullivan | 71-63 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits the finger roll on a great pass from Reginald Hutson | 73-63 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Van Isler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-63 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Alexander | 73-63 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Van Isler knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Darrell Gerken | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 73-66 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken tips it in | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Andrew Parker misses the lay-in but the foul's on Darrell Gerken - foul #1 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #6 | 73-68 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Andrew Parker misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Van Isler drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Sullivan | 74-71 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Andrew Parker drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Reginald Hutson | 76-71 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis is whistled for a carry | 76-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG) Reginald Hutson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Curtis - foul #3 on Michael Curtis, team foul #7 | 76-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG) Albert Sims | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken gets the rebound | 77-71 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Joshua Pettaway takes the ball from James Sullivan | 77-71 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Van Isler is called for the reach on Andrew Parker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Van Isler, team foul #8 | 77-71 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Andrew Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 79-71 |