| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Love (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Barrett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Michael Clark inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Robert Grammer can't connect on a shot from the right block | 25-21 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | Robert Grammer hits the follow up shot | 25-23 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 25-23 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski tips it back up and in | 27-23 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Howard Barrett is called for the reach on Michael Clark - foul #1 on Howard Barrett, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Allen Lankford (SF), Charles Wilton (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Robert Lundquist, Robert Grammer, Michael Clark, Jeffrey Genao, Fred Sluski | |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Thomas Kinard is called for the reach on Charles Wilton - foul #1 on Thomas Kinard, team foul #2 | 27-23 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Charles Wilton hits the finger roll set up by Mark Alexander | 27-25 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | Charles Wilton steals it from Frank Wright | 27-25 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Love - foul #2 on Dennis Love, team foul #3 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Robert Grammer (SG), Michael Clark (SF) Ante Banowski, Mark Alexander, Allen Lankford | |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-26 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Michael Clark can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 29-26 |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett misses short on a floater in the lane | 29-26 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski tips it back up and in | 31-26 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist double dribbles | 31-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Terry Kennedy (SF), Jermaine Scarborough (PF) Frank Wright, Dennis Love, Howard Barrett, Thomas Kinard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Fred Sluski (C) Robert Lundquist, Robert Grammer, Marin Lubelski | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jake Bechtol and he's hacked by Mark Alexander - foul #1 on Mark Alexander, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski makes the free throw | 34-26 |
| 15:28 | St. John's | Michael Clark can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jermaine Scarborough | 34-26 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fred Sluski | 34-26 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Charles Wilton lays it in set up by Ante Banowski | 34-28 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol hits the finger roll | 36-28 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Charles Wilton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Jermaine Scarborough - foul #2 on Jermaine Scarborough, team foul #4 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Howard Barrett (PF) Jake Bechtol, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Robert Grammer (SG), Allen Lankford (SF) Ante Banowski, Mark Alexander, Michael Clark | |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Charles Wilton misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Charles Wilton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses the 3 from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy snags the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 13:44 | Cincinnati | Charles Wilton steps in front of the Jeffrey Young pass | 36-29 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Robert Grammer hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Lundquist | 36-31 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-31 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Grammer | 39-31 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Charles Wilton clanks a turnaround from the left block | 39-31 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Charles Wilton tips it back up and in | 39-33 |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright is fouled on the floor by Robert Lundquist - foul #1 on Robert Lundquist, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Dennis Love (SG), Donald Hamann (SF), Thomas Kinard (PF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Frank Wright, Jeffrey Young, Terry Kennedy, Howard Barrett, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Michael Clark (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Robert Lundquist, Robert Grammer, Allen Lankford, Charles Wilton, Fred Sluski | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Love (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Hamann (fresh) PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) C - Marin Lubelski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Mark Alexander makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ante Banowski | 39-36 |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Clark | 39-38 |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Hamann | 41-38 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Mark Alexander misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Michael Clark misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 41-38 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol misses the dunk attempt | 43-38 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Michael Clark snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Love (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Hamann (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Kinard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Alexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marin Lubelski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski is denied on a layup by Nenad Sadowski | 43-38 |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Michael Clark connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Mark Alexander | 43-40 |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Kinard | 46-40 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the contested runner from close range | 46-42 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Terry Kennedy (SF), Howard Barrett (PF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Jake Bechtol, Dennis Love, Donald Hamann, Thomas Kinard, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Robert Grammer (SG), Allen Lankford (SF), Charles Wilton (PF), Fred Sluski (C) Ante Banowski, Mark Alexander, Michael Clark, Jeffrey Genao, Marin Lubelski | |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Robert Grammer - foul #2 on Robert Grammer, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Charles Wilton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 05:14 | St. John's | The short jumper by Fred Sluski is denied by Jermaine Scarborough | 47-42 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Howard Barrett | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Charles Wilton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jermaine Scarborough | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Howard Barrett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Lankford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy is whistled for a carry | 50-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (SG), Thomas Kinard (PF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Jeffrey Young, Howard Barrett, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clark (SF) Allen Lankford | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Kennedy | 53-45 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Fred Sluski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy loses the dribble to Robert Grammer | 53-45 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist is fouled on the floor by Frank Wright - foul #2 on Frank Wright, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Howard Barrett (SF) Frank Wright, Terry Kennedy | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Charles Wilton misses the floater from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Terry Kennedy (SF) Jake Bechtol, Howard Barrett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao (PF) Charles Wilton | |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Michael Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Terry Kennedy is called for the reach on Michael Clark - foul #4 on Terry Kennedy, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-47 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Fred Sluski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Robert Grammer hits a wide open jumper in the paint | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Lundquist is called for the reach on Nenad Sadowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Lundquist, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski is hacked by Fred Sluski - foul #2 on Fred Sluski, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett (PF) Thomas Kinard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright is hacked by Robert Lundquist - foul #3 on Robert Lundquist, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski is fouled on the floor by Fred Sluski - foul #3 on Fred Sluski, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Clark | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Sluski | 53-52 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Grammer - foul #3 on Robert Grammer, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard (PF) Howard Barrett | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Fred Sluski gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Robert Grammer is blocked by Terry Kennedy | 54-52 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Lundquist is called for the reach on Nenad Sadowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Lundquist, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-52 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |