| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerald Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rudy Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gene Dycus (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| 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 man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Ray and he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | Matthew Jones is hacked by Stephen Thomas - foul #1 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Paul Carr, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Irvin Foster and the foul's on Stephen Thomas - foul #2 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the free throw | 37-27 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Anthony Baden buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Roberts | 40-27 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Roberts | 42-27 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas banks in the layup | 42-29 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Roland Nieman connects on the shot from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray misses the lay-in | 44-29 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens pulls down the rebound | 44-29 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray gets the rebound | 44-29 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-29 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | Paul Carr pulls down the rebound | 44-29 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Roland Nieman drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond Stephens | 46-29 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rudy Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gene Dycus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Paul Carr swats the short shot by Gene Dycus | 46-29 |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus tips it but misses | 46-29 |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus tips it home | 46-31 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-31 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-34 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | Paul Carr drills a floater from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Paul Carr is called for the reach on Stephen Thomas - foul #2 on Paul Carr, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Anthony Baden, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), Casey Landis (SF), David Gunn (PF), John Jones (C) Gerald Greene, Stephen Thomas, Rudy Spencer, Gene Dycus | |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray hits a jumper from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 48-36 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | John Johnson tips it but misses | 48-36 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Casey Landis | 48-36 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | David Gunn grabs the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by John Jones is blocked by John Johnson | 48-36 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | David Gunn loses the dribble to Gustavo Bruno | 48-36 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno misses the easy layup | 48-36 |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Musso | 48-39 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | John Johnson is hacked by David Gunn - foul #1 on David Gunn, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Matthew Jones (C) Raymond Stephens, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG) Charles Ray | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Musso (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gunn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is fouled on the floor by Thomas Musso - foul #1 on Thomas Musso, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-39 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis knocks in the floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Clarence Roberts - foul #1 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Gustavo Bruno | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus (C) John Jones | |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses the free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Irvin Foster | 48-41 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is called for traveling | 48-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), John Johnson (C) Raymond Stephens, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF) Thomas Musso, Casey Landis, David Gunn | |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus double dribbles | 48-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (SF) Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:08 | St. John's | John Johnson is open and scores on a shot from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 50-41 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Irvin Foster knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Gustavo Bruno | 52-41 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 52-41 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus grabs the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus clanks a shot near the basket | 52-41 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Stephen Thomas | 52-41 |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Thomas | 52-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Nieman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Greene (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rudy Spencer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gene Dycus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Matthew Jones (C) Gustavo Bruno, Roland Nieman, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), Casey Landis (SF), David Gunn (PF), John Jones (C) Gerald Greene, Stephen Thomas, Rudy Spencer, Gene Dycus | |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | David Gunn is fouled on the floor by Irvin Foster - foul #1 on Irvin Foster, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Matthew Jones gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Thomas Musso is called for the reach on Clarence Roberts - foul #2 on Thomas Musso, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Irvin Foster, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Ray - foul #3 on Charles Ray, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG) Charles Ray | |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-43 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Paul Carr connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Anthony Baden | 56-43 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | David Gunn is hacked by Paul Carr - foul #3 on Paul Carr, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Irvin Foster (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Anthony Baden, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Greene | 56-45 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | Matthew Jones misses the driving attempt from the right block | 56-45 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno grabs the offensive board | 56-45 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Thomas Musso steps in front of the Matthew Jones pass | 56-45 |
| 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 man to man (-2) | |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from David Gunn | 56-47 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Irvin Foster's floater is tipped away by David Gunn | 56-47 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | John Jones grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Gustavo Bruno, Irvin Foster, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF), Gene Dycus (C) Gerald Greene, Casey Landis, David Gunn, John Jones | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Musso (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rudy Spencer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gene Dycus (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Roland Nieman picks off the pass by Gene Dycus | 56-47 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Roland Nieman | 58-47 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus grabs the offensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray loses the ball out of bounds | 58-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Jones (PG), Casey Landis (SF), David Gunn (PF), John Jones (C) Charles Ray, Stephen Thomas, Rudy Spencer, Gene Dycus | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:53 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is fouled on the floor by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Michael Jones is hacked by Clarence Roberts - foul #2 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Michael Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-47 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 60-47 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | David Gunn snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #8 | 60-47 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Anthony Baden is called for the reach on Thomas Musso - foul #2 on Anthony Baden, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Anthony Baden evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | John Johnson can't tip it in | 61-47 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 61-47 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | David Gunn comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 61-47 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Anthony Baden runs out the clock | 61-47 |