| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joshua Carter (fresh) SG - William Klein (fresh) SF - Mark Smith (fresh) PF - James Touchstone (fresh) C - Charles Wayt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Self (fresh) SG - Johnny Robinson (fresh) SF - Duncan Lewis (fresh) PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) C - Leonard Love (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Thomas Self | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Mark Smith misses the 3 from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Thomas Self | 0-6 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Mark Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Carter | 3-6 |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Leonard Love | 3-9 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Mark Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mark Smith, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-12 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | William Klein misses the floater from just outside the lane | 3-12 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson gets the rebound | 3-12 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson loses the dribble to Joshua Carter | 3-12 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Mark Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joshua Carter | 5-12 |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self is called for traveling | 5-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (SG), Denny Clarke (SF) Duncan Lewis, Robert Stewart | |
| 16:38 | St. John's | William Klein can't connect on a shot from the left side | 5-12 |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love pulls down the rebound | 5-12 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Love | 5-15 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Mark Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-15 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller snags the defensive board | 5-15 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joshua Carter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Klein (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Touchstone (fairly fresh) C - Charles Wayt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Self (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Miller (fresh) SF - Denny Clarke (fresh) PF - Johnny Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Love (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 5-15 |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-15 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 5-15 |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love hits the follow up shot | 5-17 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | Joshua Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Hansen (SG), Jesse Palmer (SF), Leonard Paille (PF), Joseph Marcum (C) William Klein, Mark Smith, James Touchstone, Charles Wayt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark O'Harroll (SF), Robert Stewart (PF), Duncan Lewis (C) Thomas Self, Johnny Robinson, Leonard Love | |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis is hacked by Jesse Palmer - foul #1 on Jesse Palmer, team foul #2 | 5-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Self (PG) Lawrence Miller | |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Marcum - foul #1 on Joseph Marcum, team foul #3 | 5-17 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 5-17 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-18 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Joshua Carter hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 5-18 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Leonard Paille pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-18 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Jesse Palmer scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Hansen | 7-18 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Smith (SF) Jesse Palmer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson (SG) Denny Clarke | |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Joshua Carter steps out of bounds on the baseline | 7-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (PG) Thomas Self | |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 7-18 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 7-18 |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-18 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson tips it back up and in | 7-20 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Robert Stewart is called for the reach on Leonard Paille - foul #1 on Robert Stewart, team foul #1 | 7-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Klein (PG), James Touchstone (PF), Charles Wayt (C) Joshua Carter, Leonard Paille, Joseph Marcum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (SG), Leonard Love (C) Johnny Robinson, Mark O'Harroll | |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Mark Hansen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Mark Smith | 10-20 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Hansen - foul #1 on Mark Hansen, team foul #4 | 10-20 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Klein (fresh) SG - Mark Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Touchstone (fresh) C - Charles Wayt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lawrence Miller (fresh) SG - Denny Clarke (fresh) SF - Duncan Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) C - Leonard Love (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | St. John's | Mark Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-22 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Carter (PG) Mark Hansen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Self (PG), Mark O'Harroll (SF) Lawrence Miller, Duncan Lewis | |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Joshua Carter comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Thomas Self - foul #1 on Thomas Self, team foul #2 | 13-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marcum (C) James Touchstone | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson (SG) Mark O'Harroll | |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Joshua Carter makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Joshua Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson lays it in set up by Robert Stewart | 15-24 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Joseph Marcum is called for 5 seconds | 15-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Palmer (SF) Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-24 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Jesse Palmer grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Charles Wayt misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Leonard Love - foul #1 on Leonard Love, team foul #3 | 15-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Hansen (SG), James Touchstone (PF) William Klein, Joseph Marcum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (SG), Mark O'Harroll (SF) Denny Clarke, Robert Stewart | |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Charles Wayt makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Charles Wayt makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Leonard Love is denied by Charles Wayt | 17-24 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Charles Wayt grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Mark Hansen misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Charles Wayt grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Charles Wayt misses the dunk | 17-24 |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Leonard Love | 17-24 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | James Touchstone takes the ball from Mark O'Harroll | 17-24 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Joshua Carter misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joshua Carter (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Touchstone (fairly fresh) C - Charles Wayt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Self (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Miller (fairly fresh) SF - Mark O'Harroll (fresh) PF - Johnny Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Love (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Mark O'Harroll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Klein (SG), Mark Smith (SF), Leonard Paille (PF), Joseph Marcum (C) Mark Hansen, Jesse Palmer, James Touchstone, Charles Wayt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (SG), Robert Stewart (PF), Duncan Lewis (C) Lawrence Miller, Johnny Robinson, Leonard Love | |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Duncan Lewis blocks the short jumper by Joseph Marcum | 17-24 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-24 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Mark Smith snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | William Klein scores on a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Denny Clarke - foul #1 on Denny Clarke, team foul #4 | 19-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson (SG) Mark O'Harroll | |
| 06:20 | St. John's | William Klein misses the free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis double dribbles | 19-24 |
| 05:57 | St. John's | Joseph Marcum clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 19-24 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self is hacked by Leonard Paille - foul #1 on Leonard Paille, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Hansen (SG) Joshua Carter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke is hacked by Mark Smith - foul #2 on Mark Smith, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Palmer (SF) Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (PG) Thomas Self | |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Leonard Paille - foul #2 on Leonard Paille, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Touchstone (PF) Leonard Paille | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Love (C) Johnny Robinson | |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | William Klein misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lawrence Miller - foul #1 on Lawrence Miller, team foul #5 | 19-26 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | William Klein makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | William Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Marcum - foul #2 on Joseph Marcum, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Rene Ricci (C) Joseph Marcum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Jesse Palmer misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 21-28 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Rene Ricci | 21-28 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Denny Clarke steps in front of the Mark Hansen pass | 21-28 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke misses the easy layup | 21-28 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart grabs the offensive board | 21-28 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Leonard Love is whistled for traveling | 21-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Carter (PG), Mark Smith (SF), Charles Wayt (C) Mark Hansen, Jesse Palmer, Rene Ricci | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Self (PG), Mark O'Harroll (SF) Lawrence Miller, Duncan Lewis | |
| 03:47 | St. John's | William Klein is hacked by Robert Stewart - foul #2 on Robert Stewart, team foul #6 | 21-28 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | James Touchstone banks in the layup set up by Joshua Carter and he's fouled by Mark O'Harroll - foul #1 on Mark O'Harroll, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | James Touchstone misses the free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart clanks a fadeaway from close range | 23-28 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Charles Wayt grabs the board | 23-28 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joshua Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Klein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Touchstone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Wayt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Self (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Denny Clarke (fairly fresh) SF - Mark O'Harroll (fresh) PF - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Love (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:47 | St. John's | William Klein loses the ball out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Hansen (SG), Joseph Marcum (C) William Klein, James Touchstone | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller (SG), Johnny Robinson (PF) Denny Clarke, Robert Stewart | |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Miller tips it home | 23-30 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Joseph Marcum banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Hansen and he's hacked by Leonard Love - foul #2 on Leonard Love, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis (C) Leonard Love | |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Joseph Marcum makes the free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis misses the dunk attempt | 26-30 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joseph Marcum | 26-30 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Mark Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Joseph Marcum tips it in | 28-30 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self is hacked by Joshua Carter - foul #1 on Joshua Carter, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Klein (SG), James Touchstone (PF) Mark Hansen, Charles Wayt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Denny Clarke (SF), Robert Stewart (PF) Lawrence Miller, Mark O'Harroll | |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James Touchstone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Johnny Robinson - foul #1 on Johnny Robinson, team foul #9 | 28-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Rene Ricci (C) Joseph Marcum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James Touchstone makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James Touchstone makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-32 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | William Klein grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | James Touchstone is whistled for traveling | 30-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Palmer (SF) Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Denny Clarke | 30-34 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Jesse Palmer misses the halfcourt shot | 30-34 |