| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Troutman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Will Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Danforth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Claude Spence | 30-29 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Will Johnson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Greg Henry steals the ball from Jimmy Wooldridge | 30-31 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | James Troutman can't finish the layup | 30-31 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | Will Johnson hits the follow up shot | 30-33 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Joshua Danforth - foul #3 on Joshua Danforth, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Power (C) Joshua Danforth | |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Jimmy Wooldridge steps in front of the James Troutman pass | 32-33 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | William Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | James Troutman knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Edmund Robbs and the foul's on Carl Ambler - foul #1 on Carl Ambler, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | James Troutman makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 32-36 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence tips it back up and in | 34-36 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Greg Henry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | William Power tips it but misses | 34-36 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jimmy Wooldridge | 34-36 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 34-36 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Will Johnson | 34-36 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | James Troutman misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Will Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Greg Henry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Troutman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Will Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - William Power (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Leroy Jackson (SG), James Shrum (SF), Fred Papas (PF), John Johnson (C) Carl Ambler, William Harris, Claude Spence, Jimmy Wooldridge, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG), Alfred Haile (SG), Dan Whelchel (SF), Johnnie Fleming (PF), Joshua Danforth (C) Edmund Robbs, Greg Henry, James Troutman, Will Johnson, William Power | |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Christopher Hack is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Fred Papas | 34-39 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | John Johnson knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 36-39 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Alfred Haile hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Alfred Haile steals the ball from Leroy Jackson | 36-39 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Christopher Hack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), William Harris (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Dale Harbert, Leroy Jackson, James Shrum, Fred Papas, John Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), Greg Henry (SG), Will Johnson (PF) Christopher Hack, Alfred Haile, Johnnie Fleming | |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jimmy Wooldridge | 38-39 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Will Johnson snags the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Greg Henry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-39 |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Greg Henry buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edmund Robbs | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dan Whelchel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Will Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Joshua Danforth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Danforth | 38-41 |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Will Johnson snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Will Johnson | 38-43 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence hits a runner from the left block | 40-43 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Greg Henry tips it in | 40-45 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | Will Johnson denies the turnaround by Carl Ambler | 40-45 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Claude Spence, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Leroy Jackson (SG), James Shrum (SF), Fred Papas (PF) Carl Ambler, William Harris, Claude Spence, Jimmy Wooldridge | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (SG), James Troutman (SF), William Power (C) Greg Henry, Will Johnson, Joshua Danforth | |
| 09:14 | St. John's | James Troutman buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Edmund Robbs and he's fouled by Nicholas Rogers - foul #3 on Nicholas Rogers, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | James Troutman makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses badly on a shot from the right block | 40-48 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Dan Whelchel | 42-50 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | William Power takes the ball from James Shrum | 42-50 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Dan Whelchel makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Edmund Robbs | 42-53 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Leroy Jackson | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leroy Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Shrum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Papas (fresh) 4 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Christopher Hack (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Troutman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Whelchel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - William Power (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | St. John's | William Power knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Hack | 44-55 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson is hacked by Christopher Hack - foul #2 on Christopher Hack, team foul #2 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), William Harris (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF) Dale Harbert, Leroy Jackson, James Shrum, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Greg Henry (SG), Alfred Haile (SF), Will Johnson (PF), Joshua Danforth (C) Edmund Robbs, James Troutman, Dan Whelchel, William Power | |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-55 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Greg Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Will Johnson makes the floater from the right side set up by Christopher Hack | 44-57 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge can't finish the layup | 44-57 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas tips it in | 46-57 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Will Johnson is whistled for traveling | 46-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Johnson (C) Fred Papas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Whelchel (SF) Alfred Haile | |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | William Harris misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-57 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge tips it home | 48-57 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Will Johnson makes the turnaround from the left block | 48-59 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence banks in the layup on a great pass from William Harris | 50-59 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers (C) John Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), James Troutman (SF) Christopher Hack, Dan Whelchel | |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Claude Spence steals the ball from Joshua Danforth | 50-59 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | William Harris lays it up and in on a great pass from Claude Spence | 52-59 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Greg Henry connects on the 3 from straight away | 52-62 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Troutman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Will Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Joshua Danforth (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Claude Spence | 54-62 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | James Troutman scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Ambler | 56-64 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Joshua Danforth | 56-67 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Will Johnson picks off the pass by William Harris | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Harris - foul #3 on William Harris, team foul #5 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Leroy Jackson (SG), James Shrum (SF), Fred Papas (PF), John Johnson (C) Carl Ambler, William Harris, Claude Spence, Jimmy Wooldridge, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth misses the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth misses the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | James Shrum misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-67 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to James Shrum | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert clanks a floater from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Greg Henry | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Will Johnson clanks a jumper in the lane | 56-67 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | James Shrum snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Will Johnson - foul #3 on Will Johnson, team foul #3 | 56-67 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Leroy Jackson is called for the reach on Greg Henry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leroy Jackson, team foul #6 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), William Harris (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Dale Harbert, Leroy Jackson, James Shrum, Fred Papas, John Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (SF) James Troutman | |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Nicholas Rogers is called for the reach on Joshua Danforth - foul #4 on Nicholas Rogers, team foul #7 | 58-67 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Joshua Danforth makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler is hacked by Edmund Robbs - foul #2 on Edmund Robbs, team foul #4 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Leroy Jackson (SG), James Shrum (SF), Fred Papas (PF), John Johnson (C) Carl Ambler, William Harris, Claude Spence, Jimmy Wooldridge, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Troutman (SF) Christopher Hack | |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert banks in the layup set up by Fred Papas | 60-69 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Greg Henry is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Jackson - foul #4 on Leroy Jackson, team foul #8 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), William Harris (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Dale Harbert, Leroy Jackson, James Shrum, Fred Papas, John Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (SF) James Troutman | |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Greg Henry makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Greg Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler is denied on a layup by Joshua Danforth | 60-70 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Will Johnson snags the defensive board | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Will Johnson runs out the clock | 60-70 |