| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Eugene Caulfield (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Peters (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Daniel Espinal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Edward (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Greenwood (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffery Corvin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Kehoe (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Harry Woody (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodger Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Daniel Espinal inbounds the ball | 45-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Daniel Espinal buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Caulfield | 48-37 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Steven Kehoe scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-39 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Rodger Shaw blocks the short jumper by Joey Hobbs | 48-39 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Eugene Caulfield | 48-39 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Eugene Caulfield is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Greenwood - foul #1 on Cory Greenwood, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon (SG), David Fearon (SF), Benjamin Davis (PF), Chris Matthews (C) Jeffery Corvin, Steven Kehoe, Harry Woody, Rodger Shaw | |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Eugene Caulfield drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Peters and he's hacked by Chris Matthews - foul #1 on Chris Matthews, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edward Nevitt (PF) Joey Hobbs | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Eugene Caulfield makes the free throw | 51-39 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Keith Jensen (C) Brian Edward | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Daniel Espinal lays it in set up by Eugene Caulfield and the foul's on Chris Matthews - foul #2 on Chris Matthews, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Daniel Espinal makes the free throw | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sol McCannon, team foul #4 | 54-39 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Eugene Caulfield misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews grabs the board | 54-39 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | David Fearon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Harris Blackburn (SG), Anthony Mahaffey (SF) Douglas Peters, Daniel Espinal | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin (SG), Steven Kehoe (SF), Harry Woody (PF), Marvin Dowell (C) Sol McCannon, David Fearon, Benjamin Davis, Chris Matthews | |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Eugene Caulfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn hits the follow up shot | 56-39 |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-39 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Keith Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Jeffery Corvin steps in front of the Anthony Mahaffey pass in the backcourt | 56-39 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-42 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Keith Jensen tips it back up and in | 58-42 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Steven Kehoe clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Mahaffey - foul #1 on Anthony Mahaffey, team foul #1 | 58-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Peters (SG), Daniel Espinal (SF), Joey Hobbs (PF), Brian Edward (C) Eugene Caulfield, Anthony Mahaffey, Edward Nevitt, Keith Jensen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis (PF), Chris Matthews (C) Harry Woody, Marvin Dowell | |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Steven Kehoe makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Steven Kehoe misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn's pass is intercepted by Chris Matthews | 58-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Harris Blackburn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Peters (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Espinal (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey Hobbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Edward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Greenwood (tired) 4 pts. SG - Jeffery Corvin (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steven Kehoe (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Matthews (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain (PG), Lawrence Davis (SG), David Fearon (SF), Rodger Shaw (C) Cory Greenwood, Jeffery Corvin, Steven Kehoe, Chris Matthews | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Daniel Espinal clanks a floater from the baseline | 58-43 |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lyle McClain | 58-43 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Rodger Shaw | 58-45 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-45 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lyle McClain | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Harris Blackburn is called for the reach on Lyle McClain in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harris Blackburn, team foul #2 | 58-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Straker (PG), Leroy Robinson (SG), Anthony Mahaffey (SF), Edward Nevitt (PF), Keith Jensen (C) Harris Blackburn, Douglas Peters, Daniel Espinal, Joey Hobbs, Brian Edward | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon (SF), Chris Matthews (PF) David Fearon, Benjamin Davis | |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lyle McClain | 58-47 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Chris Matthews is called for the reach on Anthony Mahaffey - foul #3 on Chris Matthews, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin (SG) Lawrence Davis | |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Sol McCannon - foul #3 on Sol McCannon, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harry Woody (PF) Rodger Shaw | |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon's pass is intercepted by Anthony Mahaffey | 59-47 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Harry Woody | 59-47 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody hits a 3 from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-50 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Anthony Mahaffey | 59-50 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Joseph Straker is hacked by Jeffery Corvin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Corvin, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Peters (SG), Daniel Espinal (SF), Joey Hobbs (PF), Brian Edward (C) Leroy Robinson, Anthony Mahaffey, Edward Nevitt, Keith Jensen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis (SG), David Fearon (SF), Benjamin Davis (PF), Marvin Dowell (C) Jeffery Corvin, Sol McCannon, Harry Woody, Chris Matthews | |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Joseph Straker makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | Joseph Straker misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Benjamin Davis | 60-50 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | David Fearon pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Straker - foul #1 on Joseph Straker, team foul #3 | 60-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Caulfield (PG) Joseph Straker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin (SG), Steven Kehoe (SF), Rodger Shaw (C) Lyle McClain, David Fearon, Marvin Dowell | |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Brian Edward pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Eugene Caulfield (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Douglas Peters (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Espinal (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey Hobbs (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Edward (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lawrence Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Corvin (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Kehoe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Benjamin Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodger Shaw (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Daniel Espinal misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Brian Edward pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Douglas Peters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Joey Hobbs hits the follow up shot | 62-51 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Douglas Peters steals the ball from Steven Kehoe | 62-51 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Eugene Caulfield knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin is fouled on the floor by Brian Edward - foul #1 on Brian Edward, team foul #4 | 65-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Harris Blackburn (SG), Roland Maddox (SF), Edward Nevitt (PF), Keith Jensen (C) Douglas Peters, Daniel Espinal, Joey Hobbs, Brian Edward | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain (PG), David Fearon (SF), Harry Woody (PF) Jeffery Corvin, Steven Kehoe, Benjamin Davis | |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Keith Jensen is hacked by Harry Woody - foul #1 on Harry Woody, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Dowell (C) Rodger Shaw | |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Keith Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Marvin Dowell | 65-54 |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody's pass is intercepted by Roland Maddox | 65-54 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Eugene Caulfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | Marvin Dowell gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Eugene Caulfield picks off the pass by Lyle McClain in the backcourt | 65-54 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Roland Maddox lays it in set up by Eugene Caulfield | 67-54 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Keith Jensen is open and scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Harris Blackburn | 69-56 |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on David Fearon - foul #1 on David Fearon, team foul #9 | 69-56 |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leroy Robinson (SG), Anthony Mahaffey (SF), Joey Hobbs (PF), Brian Edward (C) Eugene Caulfield, Roland Maddox, Edward Nevitt, Keith Jensen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood (PG), Jeffery Corvin (SG), Steven Kehoe (SF), Chris Matthews (PF), Rodger Shaw (C) Lyle McClain, Lawrence Davis, David Fearon, Harry Woody, Marvin Dowell | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Anthony Mahaffey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Leroy Robinson tips it but misses | 69-56 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Steven Kehoe | 69-56 |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Edward - foul #2 on Brian Edward, team foul #5 | 69-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Espinal (PF) Joey Hobbs | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon (SG) Jeffery Corvin | |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Brian Edward grabs the board | 69-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Harris Blackburn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Mahaffey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Espinal (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Edward (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Greenwood (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Sol McCannon (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Steven Kehoe (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Chris Matthews (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodger Shaw (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn is hacked by Chris Matthews - foul #4 on Chris Matthews, team foul #10 | 69-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Peters (SG) Leroy Robinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Fearon (SF), Benjamin Davis (C) Steven Kehoe, Rodger Shaw | |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Benjamin Davis is blocked by Daniel Espinal | 71-56 |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews tips it back up and in | 71-58 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Cory Greenwood - foul #2 on Cory Greenwood, team foul #11 | 71-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Maddox (SF), Edward Nevitt (PF), Keith Jensen (C) Anthony Mahaffey, Daniel Espinal, Brian Edward | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain (PG), Jeffery Corvin (SG), Harry Woody (PF) Cory Greenwood, Sol McCannon, Chris Matthews | |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 73-58 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt grabs the defensive rebound | 73-58 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roland Maddox | 75-58 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Roland Maddox steals it from Jeffery Corvin | 75-58 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn misses short on a shot from the right side | 75-58 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis pulls down the rebound | 75-58 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Douglas Peters takes the ball from Jeffery Corvin in the backcourt | 75-58 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt banks in the layup | 77-58 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Harris Blackburn steals the ball from Lyle McClain in the backcourt | 77-58 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn banks in the layup | 79-58 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain double dribbles | 79-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Caulfield (PG), Leroy Robinson (SG), Daniel Espinal (SF), Joey Hobbs (PF), Brian Edward (C) Harris Blackburn, Douglas Peters, Roland Maddox, Edward Nevitt, Keith Jensen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis (PG), Sol McCannon (SG), Steven Kehoe (SF), Marvin Dowell (PF), Rodger Shaw (C) Lyle McClain, Jeffery Corvin, David Fearon, Harry Woody, Benjamin Davis | |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Eugene Caulfield is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 82-58 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon is hacked by Brian Edward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Edward, team foul #6 | 82-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Peters (SG), Anthony Mahaffey (SF) Leroy Robinson, Brian Edward | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews (PF) Marvin Dowell | |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis buries a jumper from the left wing | 82-60 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Douglas Peters misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sol McCannon - foul #4 on Sol McCannon, team foul #12 | 82-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Edward (C) Daniel Espinal | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood (PG) Lawrence Davis | |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Douglas Peters makes the 1st free throw | 83-60 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Douglas Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 83-60 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Steven Kehoe grabs the board | 83-60 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 83-60 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw snags the offensive board | 83-60 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Joey Hobbs is called for the reach on Chris Matthews - foul #3 on Joey Hobbs, team foul #7 | 83-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Straker (PG), Harris Blackburn (SG), Roland Maddox (SF), Edward Nevitt (PF), Keith Jensen (C) Eugene Caulfield, Douglas Peters, Anthony Mahaffey, Joey Hobbs, Brian Edward | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis (SG), David Fearon (SF), Benjamin Davis (C) Sol McCannon, Steven Kehoe, Rodger Shaw | |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 83-61 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 83-62 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Joseph Straker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 83-62 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Keith Jensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-62 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 86-62 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Straker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harris Blackburn (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roland Maddox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Nevitt (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Jensen (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Greenwood (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Lawrence Davis (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Fearon (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Matthews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Benjamin Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | David Fearon connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 86-64 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Keith Jensen misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 86-64 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Keith Jensen can't tip it in | 86-64 |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis pulls down the rebound | 86-64 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood is hacked by Keith Jensen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Jensen, team foul #8 | 86-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leroy Robinson (SG), Anthony Mahaffey (SF) Harris Blackburn, Roland Maddox | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon (SG), Marvin Dowell (PF) Lawrence Davis, Benjamin Davis | |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood misses the 1st free throw | 86-64 |
| 03:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Leroy Robinson | 86-64 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Keith Jensen hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 86-64 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Marvin Dowell snags the defensive board | 86-64 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Leroy Robinson is called for the reach on Sol McCannon - foul #3 on Leroy Robinson, team foul #9 | 86-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis (PG), Benjamin Davis (C) David Fearon, Chris Matthews | |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon makes the 1st free throw | 86-65 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon makes the 2nd free throw | 86-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Marvin Dowell is called for the reach on Edward Nevitt - foul #1 on Marvin Dowell, team foul #13 | 86-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Harris Blackburn (SG) Leroy Robinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Fearon (SF), Chris Matthews (C) Cory Greenwood, Marvin Dowell | |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt misses the 1st free throw | 86-66 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt makes the 2nd free throw | 87-66 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line | 87-66 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews tips it home | 87-68 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt double dribbles | 87-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leroy Robinson (SG) Joseph Straker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood (SG) Sol McCannon | |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 87-68 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Keith Jensen | 87-68 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 89-68 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Harris Blackburn takes the ball from Lawrence Davis in the backcourt | 89-68 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn hits the finger roll | 91-68 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews lays it in | 91-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Chris Matthews steps in front of the Leroy Robinson pass in the backcourt | 91-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis misses badly on a shot from the left side | 91-70 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Matthews | 91-70 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 91-70 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 91-70 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt is hacked by Benjamin Davis - foul #2 on Benjamin Davis, team foul #14 | 91-70 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt makes the 1st free throw | 92-70 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Edward Nevitt makes the 2nd free throw | 93-70 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | David Fearon drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 93-72 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Harris Blackburn runs out the clock | 93-72 |