| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steven Beaudette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Robin Williams - foul #3 on Robin Williams, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Paul Dunneback steals the ball from Steven Rose | 23-27 |
| 18:59 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Williams | 23-27 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-27 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robin Williams | 23-27 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Christian | 26-27 |
| 18:00 | Cincinnati | Robin Williams denies the turnaround by Glenn Williams | 26-27 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Robin Williams splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Rose | 28-27 |
| 17:20 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the contested shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Glenn Williams and the foul's on Steven Rose - foul #3 on Steven Rose, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SG) Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:20 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the free throw | 28-29 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Steven Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Spangler | 31-29 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams is hacked by Issa Abdullah - foul #2 on Issa Abdullah, team foul #3 | 31-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Issa Abdullah | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Charles Simon, Heath Somers, Paul Dunneback | |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana is hacked by Ronald Spangler - foul #2 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #4 | 31-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF) Steven Beaudette | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG) Glenn Williams | |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 16:01 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Steven Rose (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Steven Rose misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-29 |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 31-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF) Issa Abdullah | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Glenn Williams (SG) Bojan Wolinski, Walter Bettis | |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Zentz | 31-29 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Glenn Williams | 31-31 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Steven Rose hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Beaudette and he's fouled by Wilfredo Molina - foul #1 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SG) Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF), Paul Dunneback (C) Robert Zentz, Israel Zambrana | |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Steven Rose misses the free throw | 33-31 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Molina | 33-31 |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Simon | 33-33 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Robin Williams clanks a runner from the left block | 33-33 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-33 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina snags the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback clanks a jumper from the baseline | 33-33 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Spangler | 35-33 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is whistled for a carry | 35-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG), Gary Heppner (C) Ronald Spangler, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Charles Simon, Glenn Williams, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 35-33 |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Steven Beaudette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Heppner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Walter Bettis is denied by Steven Rose | 35-33 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-33 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Walter Bettis out of the doubleteam | 35-36 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Bettis | 35-36 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Robert Zentz is blocked by Gary Heppner | 35-36 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers tips it back up and in | 35-38 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Gary Heppner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-38 |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 35-38 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Gary Heppner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Bojan Wolinski takes the ball from Issa Abdullah | 35-38 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski banks in the layup | 35-40 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Robert Christian scores on a 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 38-43 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Robert Christian knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 41-43 |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Steven Rose snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Issa Abdullah (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven Beaudette (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Rose (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Heppner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Heath Somers (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Robert Christian drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Beaudette | 44-43 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Rose - foul #4 on Steven Rose, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Robin Williams (C) Steven Beaudette, Gary Heppner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Glenn Williams (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz, Heath Somers, Paul Dunneback | |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-44 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana can't tip it in | 44-44 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Steven Rose grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Walter Bettis steps in front of the Ronald Spangler pass | 44-44 |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Walter Bettis | 44-46 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler clanks a 3 from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Charles Simon and he's fouled by Steven Rose - foul #5 on Steven Rose, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF), Gary Heppner (PF) Robert Christian, Steven Rose | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SF) Walter Bettis | |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana misses the free throw | 44-48 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Robin Williams tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina is open and scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Robert Zentz out of a doubleteam | 46-50 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robin Williams out of the doubleteam | 49-50 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana is alone and throws it down set up by Charles Simon | 49-52 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Robin Williams scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Steven Beaudette | 51-52 |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Issa Abdullah | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF), Walter Bettis (PF), Paul Dunneback (C) Robert Zentz, Israel Zambrana, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Beaudette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gary Heppner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-54 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 51-54 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Robert Christian drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-54 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is fouled on the floor by Steven Beaudette - foul #2 on Steven Beaudette, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-56 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Gary Heppner gets the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Glenn Williams steals it from Robert Christian | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Gary Heppner - foul #1 on Gary Heppner, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Anderson (PG), Robert Zentz (SG) Charles Simon, Glenn Williams | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ronald Spangler | 55-57 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Glenn Williams (SG) David Anderson, Robert Zentz | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Christian - foul #2 on Robert Christian, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-59 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Christian - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #10 | 55-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Anderson (PG), Robert Zentz (SG) Charles Simon, Glenn Williams | |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler's pass is intercepted by David Anderson in the backcourt | 55-60 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (SG) Heath Somers | |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is hacked by Steven Beaudette - foul #3 on Steven Beaudette, team foul #11 | 55-60 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steven Beaudette | 55-61 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Gary Heppner grabs the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF) Glenn Williams | |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Christian is called for the reach on David Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Christian, team foul #12 | 58-61 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the fullcourt shot | 58-62 |