| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Loughran (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Troutman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - John Edison (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Bryan White inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Bryan White is hacked by Claude Spence - foul #2 on Claude Spence, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Bryan White comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Claude Spence - foul #3 on Claude Spence, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman (SF) Claude Spence | |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Bryan White misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Bryan White makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | James Troutman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs's pass is intercepted by Dale Harbert | 33-37 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Edmund Robbs steals it from Gregory Coronel | 33-37 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Bryan White clanks a runner in the paint | 33-37 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Edison - foul #2 on John Edison, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | James Troutman grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Bryan White hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 17:27 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 36-38 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel gets the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | John Edison steals it from Joseph Twyman | 36-38 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | John Edison misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 36-38 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dale Harbert | 36-38 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Loughran - foul #1 on Raymond Loughran, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Greg Henry (SG), David Landis (PF) Raymond Loughran, James Troutman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Gregory Coronel, Darrell Hand | |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | David Landis misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Twyman - foul #2 on Joseph Twyman, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG), Joshua Danforth (C) Edmund Robbs, John Edison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Richard Canada (SG), John Johnson (C) Dale Harbert, Cory Hondo, Joseph Twyman | |
| 16:03 | St. John's | David Landis makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:03 | St. John's | David Landis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) SF - Bryan White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Landis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joshua Danforth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Canada (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 38-40 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 15:28 | St. John's | Christopher Hack gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | The short jumper by David Landis is denied by John Johnson | 38-40 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Christopher Hack | 38-40 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | Christopher Hack knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada misses the driving attempt from close range | 40-40 |
| 14:00 | Cincinnati | John Johnson hits the follow up shot | 40-42 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Christopher Hack misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 13:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Nicholas Rogers | 40-42 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Kyle Nichols | 40-44 |
| 12:55 | St. John's | David Landis misses short on a runner from the right block | 40-44 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth gets the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Christopher Hack lays it in | 42-44 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Joshua Danforth takes the ball from Kyle Nichols | 42-44 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Christopher Hack connects on the jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Henry (fairly fresh) SF - Bryan White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Landis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Joshua Danforth (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Hamilton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Canada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | John Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada is fouled on the floor by Joshua Danforth - foul #1 on Joshua Danforth, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), Raymond Loughran (SG), James Troutman (PF), John Edison (C) Christopher Hack, Greg Henry, David Landis, Joshua Danforth | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Cory Hondo (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF), Darrell Hand (C) Michael Hamilton, Richard Canada, Kyle Nichols, Nicholas Rogers, John Johnson | |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Dale Harbert | 44-46 |
| 10:41 | St. John's | Bryan White can't connect on a runner from the right block | 44-46 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | John Edison is called for the reach on Dale Harbert - foul #3 on John Edison, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 44-46 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel tips it back up and in | 44-48 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-48 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | John Edison steals the ball from Darrell Hand | 44-48 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Bryan White double dribbles | 44-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Whelchel (SF) Bryan White | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | James Troutman swats the dunk try by Gregory Coronel | 44-48 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Gregory Coronel denies the turnaround by Edmund Robbs | 44-48 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Loughran - foul #2 on Raymond Loughran, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | John Edison misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Whelchel | 44-50 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-50 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel tips it in | 46-50 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand connects on the shot from the right block | 46-52 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel is hacked by Gregory Coronel - foul #1 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bryan White (SF), David Landis (PF) Dan Whelchel, James Troutman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman (SF), Nicholas Rogers (PF) Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel | |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-52 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Loughran (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Landis (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Edison (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Greg Henry (SG) Raymond Loughran | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Kyle Nichols (SF) Dale Harbert, Darrell Hand | |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Nicholas Rogers denies the turnaround by John Edison | 46-52 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 46-52 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | David Landis grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | Bryan White is whistled for traveling | 46-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG), James Troutman (PF) Edmund Robbs, John Edison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Richard Canada (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF) Michael Hamilton, Cory Hondo, Kyle Nichols, Joseph Twyman | |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence loses the ball out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Loughran (SG) Greg Henry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand (C) Nicholas Rogers | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:28 | St. John's | David Landis comes up short on the shot from the right side | 46-52 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert can't connect on a floater in the lane | 46-52 |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand gets the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Bryan White grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | David Landis is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on David Landis, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), John Edison (C) Christopher Hack, James Troutman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (SG) Richard Canada | |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dale Harbert | 46-54 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | David Landis is called for traveling | 46-54 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Cory Hondo | 46-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Loughran (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Landis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - John Edison (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | David Landis snags the offensive board | 46-56 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | The jump hook by John Edison is blocked by Gregory Coronel | 46-56 |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 46-56 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | John Edison grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Bryan White misses short on a jumper from the left side | 46-56 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence drills a jumper in the lane set up by Darrell Hand | 46-58 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | John Edison connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Edmund Robbs and the foul's on Darrell Hand - foul #3 on Darrell Hand, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Greg Henry (SG), Dan Whelchel (SF), James Troutman (PF) Raymond Loughran, Bryan White, David Landis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Richard Canada (SG), Kyle Nichols (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Dale Harbert, Cory Hondo, Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel, Darrell Hand | |
| 02:07 | St. John's | John Edison makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bryan White (SF) Dan Whelchel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (SG) Richard Canada | |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-58 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Bryan White snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Bryan White hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edmund Robbs | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Loughran (SG) Greg Henry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Claude Spence (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF), Darrell Hand (C) Michael Hamilton, Kyle Nichols, Joseph Twyman, Nicholas Rogers | |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Bryan White connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Raymond Loughran | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Raymond Loughran is called for the reach on Claude Spence - foul #3 on Raymond Loughran, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Edison | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Claude Spence steps in front of the John Edison pass | 53-58 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Loughran - foul #4 on Raymond Loughran, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | James Troutman scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Edmund Robbs | 55-60 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo is hacked by Edmund Robbs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edmund Robbs, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF) Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Bryan White pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Bryan White clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Claude Spence (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF) Kyle Nichols, Joseph Twyman | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand is fouled in the backcourt by Edmund Robbs - foul #2 on Edmund Robbs, team foul #10 | 55-62 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Edmund Robbs | 58-63 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert is hacked by Edmund Robbs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edmund Robbs, team foul #11 | 58-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF) Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Joseph Twyman is called for the reach on Raymond Loughran - foul #3 on Joseph Twyman, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Claude Spence (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF) Kyle Nichols, Joseph Twyman | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Bryan White scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Edmund Robbs | 61-65 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Raymond Loughran is called for the reach on Cory Hondo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Loughran, team foul #12 | 61-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Greg Henry (SG) Raymond Loughran | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF) Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel | |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | James Troutman grabs the board | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Troutman comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 61-66 |