| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbur Howard (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Laguna (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund inbounds the ball | 20-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-28 |
| 19:48 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Wilbur Howard | 20-28 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Kevin Richardson picks off the pass by Mike Anderson | 20-28 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson slams it home on a nice dish by Dima Czaplinski | 22-28 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Wicklund, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF), Lee Kinnard (C) Maurice Beaudet, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Charles Wilson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 18:00 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard misses the turnaround from the baseline | 22-28 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Scott Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman grabs the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Wilson and he's hacked by Mike Anderson - foul #2 on Mike Anderson, team foul #2 | 24-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet (SF), Kevin Richardson (C) Dikembe Abdelrahman, Lee Kinnard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | David Laguna is hacked by Dima Czaplinski - foul #2 on Dima Czaplinski, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 16:40 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Wicklund | 25-30 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson drills a shot from close range | 27-30 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Wilbur Howard | 27-33 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the fadeaway from the left block | 29-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbur Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Laguna (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 29-33 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Scott Wood | 32-33 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Simmons | 32-36 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Scott Wood clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Wicklund | 32-39 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses the lay-in | 32-39 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski tips it home | 34-39 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Scott Wood steps in front of the Thomas Simmons pass in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | David Laguna pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | David Laguna grabs the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Charles Wilson and the foul's on David Laguna - foul #1 on David Laguna, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Charles Wilson, Maurice Beaudet | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Albert Moore (PG), James Vernon (SF), Ryan Lucas (C) Thomas Simmons, Robert Wicklund, Mike Anderson | |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Scott Wood takes the ball from Ryan Lucas | 37-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) PF - Dima Czaplinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Albert Moore (fresh) SG - Wilbur Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Laguna (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses the easy layup | 37-42 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson grabs the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | James Vernon steps in front of the Sean Bunting pass | 37-42 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | James Vernon lays it in | 37-44 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Scott Wood is hacked by Albert Moore - foul #3 on Albert Moore, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Maurice Beaudet (PF) Scott Wood, Dima Czaplinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund (SF), Mike Anderson (C) Wilbur Howard, David Laguna | |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Richardson | 40-44 |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson buries a floater from the right block | 40-46 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Dima Czaplinski (PF), Lee Kinnard (C) Charles Wilson, Maurice Beaudet, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (PG) Albert Moore | |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-46 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | James Vernon comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Sean Bunting - foul #4 on Sean Bunting, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Maurice Beaudet (PF), Kevin Richardson (C) Sean Bunting, Dima Czaplinski, Lee Kinnard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard (SG), David Laguna (PF) Robert Wicklund, Mike Anderson | |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | James Vernon makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | James Vernon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Scott Wood travels with the ball | 40-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG) Scott Wood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund (SF) James Vernon | |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Sean Bunting grabs the board | 40-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) PF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 14 pts. C - Kevin Richardson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Laguna (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Charles Wilson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-48 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Sean Bunting, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Dima Czaplinski (PF) Sean Bunting, Maurice Beaudet | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SF), Mike Anderson (C) Robert Wicklund, Ryan Lucas | |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons hits a jumper from the left block set up by Wilbur Howard and he's hacked by Dima Czaplinski - foul #3 on Dima Czaplinski, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet (SF) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons misses the free throw | 40-50 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Maurice Beaudet | 40-50 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Maurice Beaudet | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-50 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses long on a jumper from the right side | 40-50 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Charles Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | James Vernon steps in front of the Kevin Richardson pass | 40-50 |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet (SF), Lee Kinnard (C) Dikembe Abdelrahman, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Albert Moore (PG), Robert Wicklund (SF), Ryan Lucas (PF) Thomas Simmons, Wilbur Howard, David Laguna | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Scott Wood clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski tips it but misses | 40-50 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Lucas | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Lee Kinnard hits the follow up shot | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Wilson (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Kinnard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Albert Moore (fresh) 3 pf. SG - James Vernon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ryan Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Anderson (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Lee Kinnard is called for the reach on Ryan Lucas - foul #1 on Lee Kinnard, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kevin Richardson (C) Lee Kinnard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Laguna (PF) Mike Anderson | |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas grabs the offensive board | 42-53 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | James Vernon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-53 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Charles Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson is hacked by Ryan Lucas - foul #1 on Ryan Lucas, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Maurice Beaudet | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Wood | 44-53 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet (PF) Dima Czaplinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (PG), Wilbur Howard (SG) Albert Moore, James Vernon | |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas banks in the layup set up by Wilbur Howard and the foul's on Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #6 | 44-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski (PF) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Albert Moore (PG), James Vernon (SG) Thomas Simmons, Wilbur Howard | |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas makes the free throw | 44-56 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet scores on a 3 from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (PG), Wilbur Howard (SG), Mike Anderson (C) Albert Moore, James Vernon, Ryan Lucas | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Laguna | 47-59 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-59 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson tips it in | 49-59 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons is hacked by Dima Czaplinski - foul #4 on Dima Czaplinski, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Albert Moore (PG), James Vernon (SF), Ryan Lucas (PF) Wilbur Howard, Robert Wicklund, David Laguna | |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Scott Wood scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Charles Wilson | 52-61 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard (SG), Robert Wicklund (SF), David Laguna (PF) Albert Moore, James Vernon, Ryan Lucas | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Scott Wood is called for the reach on Thomas Simmons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Wood, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Scott Wood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-63 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | David Laguna makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Wilbur Howard | 52-65 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski can't connect on a shot from the right side | 52-65 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | David Laguna pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons runs out the clock | 52-65 |