| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Hardy inbounds the ball | 28-20 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Carl Plum - foul #1 on Carl Plum, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | David Colby is denied on a layup by Martin Arsenault | 30-20 |
| 19:21 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson lays it up and in on a great pass from Carl Plum and he's hacked by Martin Arsenault - foul #3 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the free throw | 30-22 |
| 19:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Martin Arsenault | 30-22 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Robert Hardy | 32-22 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-22 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the board | 32-22 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Davis and he's fouled by David Colby - foul #2 on David Colby, team foul #2 | 34-22 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the free throw | 34-22 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 34-22 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Scott Davis - foul #3 on Scott Davis, team foul #2 | 34-22 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Scott Davis is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Scott Davis, team foul #3 | 34-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG) Scott Davis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | David Hollie is hacked by Robert Hardy - foul #2 on Robert Hardy, team foul #4 | 34-24 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Gibbs | 34-26 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | David Hollie swats the short shot by Paul Oliphant | 34-26 |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | David Hollie grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs drills a floater from the right wing set up by David Hollie | 34-28 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is hacked by David Colby - foul #3 on David Colby, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (PG), Louis Taylor (C) John Hart, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), James Bowers (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Carl Plum, David Colby, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Hough (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hardy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Martin Arsenault (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bowers (fresh) SF - David Hollie (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Donald Quinn steals it from David Rhodes | 34-28 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (PF) David Hollie | |
| 15:00 | St. John's | James Hough connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Martin Arsenault | 37-28 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ralph Anderson | 37-30 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | David Rhodes knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-30 |
| 14:00 | Cincinnati | James Bowers is fouled on the floor by James Hough - foul #1 on James Hough, team foul #5 | 39-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG), Thomas Powell (SG), Paul Oliphant (C) James Hough, Martin Arsenault, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), David Colby (SG), Ernest Gibbs (C) Donald Quinn, James Bowers, Ralph Anderson | |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-30 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs tips it but misses | 39-30 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Rhodes | 39-30 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 39-30 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Edgar Davis | 39-30 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Hardy - foul #3 on Robert Hardy, team foul #6 | 39-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Woodrow Shapiro (SF), Louis Taylor (PF) Thomas Powell, Robert Hardy, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF) Edgar Davis | |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Louis Taylor buries a jumper in the paint | 41-32 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum comes up short on the shot from the left side | 41-32 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | David Colby hits the follow up shot | 41-34 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Ernest Gibbs blocks the short jumper by Paul Oliphant | 41-34 |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Colby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 41-34 |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | David Hollie is called for the reach on Scott Davis - foul #2 on David Hollie, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF), Martin Arsenault (PF) Woodrow Shapiro, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF) David Colby, Jesse Ricca | |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Scott Davis travels with the ball | 41-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis (SF) David Hollie | |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Edgar Davis | 41-34 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Martin Arsenault - foul #4 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #7 | 41-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (PG), James Hough (SG) Scott Davis, John Hart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | David Rhodes hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Paul Oliphant | 43-36 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis can't finish the layup | 43-36 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Robert Hardy gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Edgar Davis is called for the reach on Robert Hardy - foul #2 on Edgar Davis, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Louis Taylor (C) Robert Hardy, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), David Hollie (SF) Carl Plum, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 08:49 | St. John's | James Hough comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis dunks the ball on a great pass from Ralph Anderson | 43-38 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | David Rhodes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 43-38 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | David Hollie grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | David Colby can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Hough - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #8 | 43-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Robert Hardy (SF), Paul Oliphant (C) James Hough, Martin Arsenault, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Jesse Ricca (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson, Edgar Davis | |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | David Colby makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | David Colby makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:23 | St. John's | John Hart drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | David Colby makes the wide open 3 from the right corner set up by Ernest Gibbs | 46-43 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is hacked by Ernest Gibbs - foul #1 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Louis Taylor (PF) John Hart, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bowers (SG) David Colby | |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Jesse Ricca picks off the pass by Paul Oliphant out of a doubleteam | 46-43 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses the lay-in | 46-43 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | David Hollie snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Scott Davis - foul #5 on Scott Davis, team foul #9 | 46-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG), Thomas Powell (SG), David Rhodes (PF) Scott Davis, Robert Hardy, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF) James Bowers, David Hollie | |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | David Rhodes is denied on a layup by Ralph Anderson | 46-45 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca is whistled for a carry | 46-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (PF), Louis Taylor (C) Thomas Powell, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis (C) Ernest Gibbs | |
| 04:35 | St. John's | John Hart misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-45 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right side | 46-45 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | David Rhodes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Edgar Davis - foul #3 on Edgar Davis, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF), Paul Oliphant (C) James Hough, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), David Hollie (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Jesse Ricca, Edgar Davis | |
| 03:50 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson is denied on a layup by Paul Oliphant | 47-45 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | John Hart snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Martin Arsenault (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Colby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Quinn - foul #1 on Donald Quinn, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG) David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bowers (SG) David Colby | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Bowers | 49-48 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-48 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Thomas Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Thomas Powell is whistled for a carry | 49-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Taylor (PF) Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Jesse Ricca (PF) James Bowers, Ralph Anderson | |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), David Rhodes (PF) Thomas Powell, Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF) Donald Quinn, Jesse Ricca | |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | David Colby hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Hollie | 49-51 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (PF) David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:58 | St. John's | James Hough hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson hits the finger roll set up by David Colby | 52-53 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Ernest Gibbs is called for the reach on Paul Oliphant - foul #2 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses long on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 52-53 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right block | 52-53 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | David Colby grabs the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | James Hough is called for the reach on David Colby - foul #3 on James Hough, team foul #10 | 52-53 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | David Colby makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is denied on a layup by Ernest Gibbs | 52-54 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault can't tip it in | 52-54 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | James Hough snags the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | John Hart is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-54 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses short on a halfcourt shot | 55-54 |