| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Allen Sharp (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Boyer (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds inbounds the ball | 16-44 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-44 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez gets the rebound | 16-44 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Robert Sweet is hacked by Delbert Wilson - foul #1 on Delbert Wilson, team foul #1 | 16-44 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Allen Sharp knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jesse Maes and the foul's on Robert Boyer - foul #1 on Robert Boyer, team foul #2 | 18-44 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the free throw | 19-44 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is whistled for traveling | 19-44 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | James Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodolfo Hernandez | 22-44 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Brand | 22-47 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | The jumper by Rodolfo Hernandez is denied by Delbert Wilson | 22-47 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 22-47 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Ferdinand | 22-49 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Allen Sharp drills a turnaround from close range | 24-49 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-49 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez snags the defensive board | 24-49 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Donald Brand takes the ball from Allen Sharp | 24-49 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer is whistled for a carry | 24-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Robert Sweet, Allen Sharp, James Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG), Freddie Robinson (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Donald Brand, Jason Ferdinand, Robert Boyer, Delbert Wilson | |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Erik Hammonds blocks the jumper by Jesse Maes | 24-49 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 24-49 |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-49 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Clarence Staab snags the defensive board | 24-49 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Erick Hale (SF) Jesse Maes, Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF) Erik Hammonds | |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Anthony Lynch | 24-52 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Erick Hale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Allen Sharp (PF) Erick Hale, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Jason Ferdinand (SG), Delbert Wilson (C) Doug Moore, Joe Jacobs, Anthony Lynch | |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 24-52 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Robert Sweet snags the defensive board | 24-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | St. John's | Robert Sweet hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 24-52 |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson gets the rebound | 24-52 |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Ferdinand | 24-55 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-55 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Allen Sharp tips it back up and in | 26-55 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Delbert Wilson | 26-58 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), James Brown (C) Alfredo Gomez, Dario Gostowski, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF), Robert Boyer (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson, Delbert Wilson | |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Rodolfo Hernandez picks off the pass by Jason Ferdinand | 26-58 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | The short jumper by James Brown is denied by Robert Boyer | 26-58 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the offensive board | 26-58 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Robert Sweet clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Boyer - foul #2 on Robert Boyer, team foul #3 | 26-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Staab (PF) Allen Sharp | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG) Donald Brand, Jason Ferdinand | |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses the 1st free throw | 26-58 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 27-58 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is hacked by Rodolfo Hernandez - foul #2 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #1 | 27-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG) Robert Sweet | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Alfredo Gomez steals the ball from Anthony Lynch | 27-58 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Maes and the foul's on Robert Boyer - foul #3 on Robert Boyer, team foul #4 | 29-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson (C) Anthony Lynch | |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses the free throw | 29-58 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer pulls down the rebound | 29-58 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joe Jacobs | 29-60 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | James Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Delbert Wilson - foul #2 on Delbert Wilson, team foul #5 | 29-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (PF) Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Jason Ferdinand (SG) Doug Moore, Joe Jacobs | |
| 13:12 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 30-60 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-60 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Alfredo Gomez steals the ball from Robert Boyer | 31-60 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Delbert Wilson blocks the short jumper by Allen Sharp | 31-60 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | James Brown tips it back up and in | 33-60 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Brand and he's fouled by Allen Sharp - foul #2 on Allen Sharp, team foul #2 | 33-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Erick Hale (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Alfredo Gomez, Jesse Maes, Rodolfo Hernandez, James Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF) Erik Hammonds, Robert Boyer | |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson makes the free throw | 33-63 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Delbert Wilson blocks the jumper by Erick Hale | 33-63 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson gets the rebound | 33-63 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Donald Brand | 33-66 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Erick Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Delbert Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Robert Sweet scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dario Gostowski | 36-66 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-66 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson tips it back up and in | 36-68 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski travels with the ball | 36-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), Clarence Staab (C) Dario Gostowski, Erick Hale, Allen Sharp | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Anthony Lynch (C) Donald Brand, Jason Ferdinand, Shane Callas, Delbert Wilson | |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-68 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Rodolfo Hernandez | 36-68 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-68 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch can't finish the layup | 39-68 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch tips it but misses | 39-68 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds tips it home | 39-70 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Clarence Staab is called for traveling | 39-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), James Brown (C) Robert Sweet, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer (PF) Freddie Robinson | |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 39-70 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs travels with the ball | 39-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (SG) Joe Jacobs | |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-70 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand pulls down the rebound | 39-70 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Boyer | 39-73 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Jesse Maes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-73 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-73 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Rodolfo Hernandez - foul #3 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #4 | 39-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | Wade Mandeville (SG), Dario Gostowski (SF), Erick Hale (PF), Lee Saavedra (C) Jesse Maes, Rodolfo Hernandez, Clarence Staab, James Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG) Doug Moore | |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 1st free throw | 39-74 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 2nd free throw | 39-75 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Robert Boyer picks off the pass by Wade Mandeville | 39-75 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds lays it up and in set up by Robert Boyer | 39-77 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses the shot from the right side | 39-77 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer gets the rebound | 39-77 |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch can't throw it down | 39-77 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Erick Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 39-77 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wade Mandeville (fresh) SF - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Erick Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Saavedra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Robert Boyer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Jason Ferdinand steals the ball from Dario Gostowski | 39-77 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds lays it in set up by Jason Ferdinand | 39-79 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Robert Boyer is called for the reach on Erick Hale - foul #4 on Robert Boyer, team foul #6 | 39-79 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Alfredo Gomez, Lee Saavedra | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Delbert Wilson (C) Jason Ferdinand, Erik Hammonds, Robert Boyer, Anthony Lynch | |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Erick Hale misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-79 |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson pulls down the rebound | 39-79 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson lays it in on a great pass from Joe Jacobs | 39-81 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 39-81 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas grabs the defensive rebound | 39-81 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Freddie Robinson | 39-83 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Freddie Robinson takes the ball from Clarence Staab | 39-83 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-83 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Clarence Staab | 39-83 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-83 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Clarence Staab snags the offensive board | 39-83 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Shane Callas steps in front of the Clarence Staab pass | 39-83 |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shane Callas | 39-85 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Clarence Staab misses the lay-in | 39-85 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Erick Hale grabs the offensive board | 39-85 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Clarence Staab misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-85 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-85 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson travels with the ball | 39-85 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Lee Saavedra (C) Erick Hale, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Jason Ferdinand (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Robert Boyer (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Donald Brand, Joe Jacobs, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson, Delbert Wilson | |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt's 3 pointer is rejected by Jason Ferdinand | 39-85 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Anthony Lynch | 39-85 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-85 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt pulls down the rebound | 39-85 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-85 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Wade Mandeville can't tip it in | 39-85 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-85 |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-85 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lincoln Bettencourt | 39-85 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wade Mandeville (fairly fresh) SF - Dario Gostowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lincoln Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Saavedra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Doug Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Robert Boyer (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Jason Ferdinand takes the ball from Alfredo Gomez | 39-85 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds hits a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Alfredo Gomez - foul #3 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #5 | 39-87 |
| Subs | St. John's | Erick Hale (SF) Wade Mandeville | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF), Delbert Wilson (C) Robert Boyer, Anthony Lynch | |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses the free throw | 39-87 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt pulls down the rebound | 39-87 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Lee Saavedra double dribbles | 39-87 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore is hacked by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #1 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #6 | 39-87 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Staab (C) Lee Saavedra | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF) Erik Hammonds | |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Delbert Wilson | 39-89 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-89 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson snags the defensive board | 39-89 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-89 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Clarence Staab snags the defensive board | 39-89 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Clarence Staab clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Delbert Wilson - foul #3 on Delbert Wilson, team foul #7 | 39-89 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Robert Boyer (PF) Doug Moore, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Clarence Staab makes the 1st free throw | 40-89 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Clarence Staab makes the 2nd free throw | 41-89 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Donald Brand | 41-92 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-92 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds pulls down the rebound | 41-92 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jason Ferdinand | 41-94 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt hits a jumper from the right wing | 43-94 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand runs out the clock | 43-94 |