| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Read (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Worth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Allan Philson inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses long on a turnaround from close range | 22-29 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne gets the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne lays it in on a great pass from George Frost | 24-29 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Jan Franks swats the short shot by Paul Read | 24-29 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG), Donny Green (SF), Boyce Usher (PF), Roderick McKeown (C) Sam Kelley, Paul Read, Daniel Hammond, Roy Worth | |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Jan Franks blocks the short jumper by Roderick McKeown | 24-29 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon can't tip it in | 24-29 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown hits the follow up shot | 24-31 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | George Frost misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Roderick McKeown | 24-31 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ian Froehlich - foul #1 on Ian Froehlich, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (SF), Roy Worth (C) Donny Green, Roderick McKeown | |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Allan Philson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Jan Franks is called for the reach on Roy Worth - foul #4 on Jan Franks, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), John Pelzer (SF), Michael Richardson (PF), Mark Rowland (C) George Frost, Allan Philson, Eric Lavigne, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Donny Green (SF), Kevin Ward (PF), Roderick McKeown (C) Shawn Runyon, Paul Read, Boyce Usher, Roy Worth | |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Donny Green | 26-35 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Sam Kelley steals it from Ian Froehlich | 26-35 |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward banks in the layup set up by Sam Kelley | 26-37 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Kevin Ward steps in front of the Joseph Maez pass | 26-37 |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 26-37 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Joseph Maez gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Maez (fresh) SG - Ian Froehlich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pelzer (fresh) PF - Michael Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Rowland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donny Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Roderick McKeown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | St. John's | The jump hook by Mark Rowland is blocked by Roderick McKeown | 26-37 |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Rowland - foul #1 on Mark Rowland, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Allan Philson (SG), Eric Lavigne (PF) Joseph Maez, Ian Froehlich, Michael Richardson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (PG), Shawn Runyon (SG), Paul Read (SF), Roy Worth (C) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Donny Green, Kevin Ward | |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the dunk | 26-38 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-38 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne gets the rebound | 26-38 |
| 14:13 | St. John's | Allan Philson's pass is intercepted by Roy Worth | 26-38 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Mark Rowland gets the rebound | 26-38 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne makes the shot from the left block set up by George Frost and the foul's on Roderick McKeown - foul #2 on Roderick McKeown, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zermeno (SG), Michael Richardson (C) John Pelzer, Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Donny Green (SG), Kevin Ward (PF) Clifford Henderson, Shawn Runyon, Roderick McKeown | |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne makes the free throw | 29-38 |
| 13:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Read buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roy Worth and he's hacked by Eric Lavigne - foul #2 on Eric Lavigne, team foul #4 | 29-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jan Franks (C) Michael Richardson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond (PF) Kevin Ward | |
| 13:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the free throw | 29-41 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Jan Franks buries a jumper near the basket set up by George Frost out of the doubleteam | 31-41 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donny Green | 31-43 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Jan Franks can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses the 3 from straight away | 31-43 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Jan Franks pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | James Zermeno is hacked by Roy Worth - foul #3 on Roy Worth, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), Ian Froehlich (SG), Michael Richardson (PF) George Frost, Allan Philson, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Kevin Ward (PF) Donny Green, Daniel Hammond | |
| 11:40 | St. John's | James Zermeno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG), Boyce Usher (C) Sam Kelley, Roy Worth | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Maez (fresh) SG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zermeno (fresh) PF - Michael Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Runyon (fresh) SF - Paul Read (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Boyce Usher (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Read can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-43 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Michael Richardson grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich travels with the ball | 31-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Allan Philson (SF) Joseph Maez, James Zermeno | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Donny Green (SF), Roy Worth (C) Joaquin Jensen, Shawn Runyon, Paul Read, Boyce Usher | |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward gets the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward jams it | 31-45 |
| 09:49 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Lavigne (PF), Mark Rowland (C) Michael Richardson, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SF), Daniel Hammond (PF), Roderick McKeown (C) Clifford Henderson, Sam Kelley, Kevin Ward, Roy Worth | |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Mark Rowland - foul #2 on Mark Rowland, team foul #5 | 31-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Kevin Ward (PF) Donny Green, Daniel Hammond | |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses long on a turnaround from close range | 31-47 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne gets the offensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Roderick McKeown | 31-47 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-47 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-47 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne tips it in | 33-47 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ian Froehlich - foul #2 on Ian Froehlich, team foul #6 | 33-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), James Zermeno (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Jan Franks (C) George Frost, Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson, Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (PG), Donny Green (SF), Daniel Hammond (PF), Roy Worth (C) Joaquin Jensen, Paul Read, Kevin Ward, Roderick McKeown | |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roy Worth - foul #4 on Roy Worth, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Richardson (PF) Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG), Paul Read (SF) Sam Kelley, Donny Green | |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Jan Franks makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Jan Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Maez (fresh) SG - James Zermeno (fresh) SF - John Pelzer (fresh) PF - Michael Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Runyon (fresh) SF - Paul Read (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Worth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth makes the runner near the basket | 35-50 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | John Pelzer connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Zermeno | 38-50 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond misses the tip | 38-50 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-50 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Michael Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:55 | St. John's | John Pelzer comes up short on the runner near the basket | 38-50 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | James Zermeno is called for the reach on Shawn Runyon - foul #2 on James Zermeno, team foul #7 | 38-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Ian Froehlich (SG), Allan Philson (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF) Joseph Maez, James Zermeno, John Pelzer, Michael Richardson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Donny Green (SF), Kevin Ward (PF) Clifford Henderson, Paul Read, Daniel Hammond | |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon misses the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Jan Franks pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Allan Philson scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Eric Lavigne | 40-50 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen is fouled on the floor by Eric Lavigne - foul #3 on Eric Lavigne, team foul #8 | 40-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG) Shawn Runyon | |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Jan Franks comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Roy Worth - foul #5 on Roy Worth, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (SF), Boyce Usher (C) Sam Kelley, Roy Worth | |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kevin Ward | 40-52 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher makes the floater from the left block | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:07 | St. John's | George Frost evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Paul Read knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Donny Green | 42-57 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 42-57 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Paul Read snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Philson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Jan Franks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Paul Read (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Boyce Usher (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | George Frost takes the ball from Paul Read | 42-57 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | George Frost misses the easy layup | 42-57 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Donny Green grabs the board | 42-57 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Allan Philson steals it from Kevin Ward | 42-57 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Allan Philson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 42-57 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Allan Philson is called for the reach on Paul Read - foul #2 on Allan Philson, team foul #9 | 42-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), James Zermeno (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Michael Richardson (PF), Mark Rowland (C) George Frost, Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson, Eric Lavigne, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Daniel Hammond (PF), Roderick McKeown (C) Donny Green, Kevin Ward, Boyce Usher | |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Joseph Maez loses the dribble to Sam Kelley | 42-59 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses the lay-in | 42-59 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Mark Rowland snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | James Zermeno comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-59 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Read | 42-59 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-59 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | James Zermeno misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-59 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Paul Read snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sam Kelley | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Joseph Maez misses badly on a shot in the paint | 42-61 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Roderick McKeown | 42-61 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen runs out the clock | 42-61 |