| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lance Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Boyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Lewis Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer inbounds the ball | 25-20 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-20 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Robert Berlin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | William Gray hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-20 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer grabs the offensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-20 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | William Gray can't tip it in | 25-20 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | James Brown snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Allen Sharp hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Robert Boyer - foul #1 on Robert Boyer, team foul #1 | 25-20 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | William Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams connects on the floater from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | James Brown can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Robert Sweet tips it home | 27-23 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Lance Williams | 29-23 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Robert Berlin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lance Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Boyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lewis Frazier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Gibson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | William Gray banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Boyer out of a doubleteam | 31-23 |
| 15:16 | St. John's | Robert Berlin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Allen Sharp tips it back up and in | 31-25 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | William Gray is whistled for a carry | 31-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Ryan Langan (SG), Garland Hipps (C) Christopher Harrison, Lance Williams, Lewis Frazier | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG), Terry Burman (SF), Jonathan Kennedy (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, Allen Sharp, James Gibson, James Brown | |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Langan - foul #2 on Ryan Langan, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand grabs the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand's pass is intercepted by Robert Berlin | 31-27 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Robert Berlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-27 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-27 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Boyer | 36-29 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Robert Berlin makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Langan (fresh) SF - Robert Boyer (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Gray (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Garland Hipps (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Harris (fresh) SG - Robert Berlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Terry Burman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Robert Berlin scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-34 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Garland Hipps | 39-34 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Mark Harris double dribbles | 39-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison (PG), Lance Williams (SG), Lewis Frazier (C) Donald Brand, Ryan Langan, William Gray | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Allen Sharp (SF), James Gibson (PF), James Brown (C) Mark Harris, Terry Burman, Jonathan Kennedy, Kareem Brewer | |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Lance Williams and the foul's on James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Christopher Harrison takes the ball from Allen Sharp | 42-34 |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier is hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (SF) Robert Boyer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 42-34 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | James Gibson pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | Lewis Frazier is called for the reach on Allen Sharp - foul #2 on Lewis Frazier, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Gray (PF) Garland Hipps | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (SG) Robert Berlin | |
| 08:19 | St. John's | James Gibson connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Robert Sweet | 42-36 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Christopher Harrison | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lance Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Brand (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Gray (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lewis Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Burman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Gibson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | James Brown dunks the ball and he's fouled by Christopher Harrison - foul #1 on Christopher Harrison, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ryan Langan (SF) Christopher Harrison | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy (PF) James Gibson | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | James Brown makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier misses long on an open floater in the paint | 45-39 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Sweet | 45-39 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Allen Sharp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Brand - foul #1 on Donald Brand, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps (PF) William Gray | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG), Kareem Brewer (C) Terry Burman, James Brown | |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams misses the tip | 45-40 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Ryan Langan tips it in | 47-40 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jonathan Kennedy | 47-40 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Lance Williams - foul #2 on Lance Williams, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison (PG), Robert Boyer (SF) Donald Brand, Lance Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Robert Berlin (SG), James Brown (SF) Robert Sweet, Mark Harris, Allen Sharp | |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Garland Hipps | 47-41 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 47-41 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer tips it in | 49-41 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Robert Berlin's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Robert Boyer | 49-41 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Garland Hipps | 49-41 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (SG), William Gray (PF) Ryan Langan, Garland Hipps | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG), James Gibson (PF) Jonathan Kennedy, Kareem Brewer | |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the board | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Brand (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Boyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lewis Frazier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Harris (fresh) SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Terry Burman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | St. John's | James Gibson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Gibson, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Allen Sharp (SF) Mark Harris, Terry Burman | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-41 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | James Brown snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Robert Berlin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | James Brown tips it back up and in | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer travels with the ball | 50-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lance Williams (SG), Garland Hipps (C) Robert Boyer, Lewis Frazier | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Garland Hipps picks off the pass by Allen Sharp | 50-43 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Gray | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Robert Sweet hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Lance Williams - foul #3 on Lance Williams, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer (SF), Lewis Frazier (C) Donald Brand, Garland Hipps | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Robert Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Berlin - foul #2 on Robert Berlin, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (SG) Lance Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer is hacked by James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer is hacked by James Brown - foul #5 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kareem Brewer (C) James Brown | |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Lewis Frazier blocks the short jumper by James Gibson | 54-45 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Sweet is called for the reach on Robert Boyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Sweet, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Lewis Frazier swats the layup by Allen Sharp | 56-45 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lewis Frazier | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Harrison | 58-45 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | William Gray steals the ball from Allen Sharp | 58-45 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison runs out the clock | 58-45 |