| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wade Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Larry Oliveri (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Byron Berry (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Spears (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Larry Oliveri - foul #1 on Larry Oliveri, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 19:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Byron Berry comes up short on the floater near the basket | 34-24 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Byron Berry - foul #2 on Byron Berry, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Michael Walsh is fouled on the floor by Jason Wright - foul #1 on Jason Wright, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Michael Walsh hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wade Springer - foul #1 on Wade Springer, team foul #2 | 36-24 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Michael Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | Michael Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer misses the floater from the right side | 36-26 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Henry Spears can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 36-26 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Henry Spears tips it back up and in | 36-28 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer loses the dribble to Larry Oliveri | 36-28 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Nguyen | 36-31 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jason Wright | 39-31 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Henry Spears splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Michael Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Jones (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jason Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Shannon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wade Springer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Larry Oliveri (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Walsh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Nguyen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Byron Berry (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Spears (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 39-31 |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Michael Walsh grabs the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | The short jumper by Byron Berry is denied by Robert Shannon | 39-31 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Michael Walsh steals it from Robert Shannon | 39-31 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | Michael Walsh clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-31 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-31 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Henry Spears | 39-31 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Michael Walsh hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 39-31 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Shannon | 39-31 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Donald Nguyen is called for the reach on Jason Wright - foul #1 on Donald Nguyen, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), George Lewis (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Robert Haun (PF), Nicholas Bullock (C) Freddy Hensen, Joe Jones, Jason Wright, Robert Shannon, Wade Springer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Melton (PG), Corey Craig (SG), Michael Hoots (SF), Richard Cummings (PF) Larry Oliveri, Michael Walsh, Donald Nguyen, Byron Berry | |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | George Lewis is fouled on the floor by Corey Craig - foul #1 on Corey Craig, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | George Lewis is hacked by Christopher Melton - foul #2 on Christopher Melton, team foul #5 | 39-31 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Henry Spears pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Christopher Melton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Quinton Majors - foul #4 on Quinton Majors, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Townley (PG) Quinton Majors | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Christopher Melton makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Christopher Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | George Lewis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun tips it back up and in | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Townley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thad Bernoski (fresh) PF - Robert Haun (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Bullock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Melton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Corey Craig (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hoots (fresh) PF - Richard Cummings (fresh) C - Henry Spears (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Michael Hoots's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Bullock | 41-32 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Richard Cummings tips it back up and in | 41-34 |
| 11:19 | Cincinnati | Timothy Townley's pass is intercepted by Richard Cummings | 41-34 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Christopher Melton hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Cummings | 41-36 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | George Lewis drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Townley and he's hacked by Corey Craig - foul #2 on Corey Craig, team foul #6 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Wright (SF), Wade Springer (C) Thad Bernoski, Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Walsh (SG) Henry Spears | |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | George Lewis misses the free throw | 43-36 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Corey Craig grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Michael Walsh comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Michael Hoots misses the tip | 43-36 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | Corey Craig steps in front of the Timothy Townley pass | 43-36 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Christopher Melton drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | George Lewis misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Wade Springer, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jones (SG), Robert Shannon (PF) George Lewis, Robert Haun | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (PG), Donald Nguyen (SF), Byron Berry (PF), Henry Spears (C) Christopher Melton, Corey Craig, Richard Cummings, Michael Hoots | |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Henry Spears lays it in on a nice dish by Larry Oliveri | 43-41 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG) Timothy Townley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Michael Walsh connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Nguyen | 43-44 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses the floater from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon hits the follow up shot | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jason Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Wade Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Larry Oliveri (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Walsh (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Donald Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Byron Berry (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Spears (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen loses the dribble to Freddy Hensen | 45-44 |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen lays it up and in | 47-44 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Byron Berry connects on the jump hook from the left block | 47-46 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones misses long on a shot from the left side | 47-46 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Walsh | 47-46 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Michael Walsh scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-48 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Byron Berry picks off the pass by Robert Shannon | 47-48 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Michael Walsh clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Joe Jones and he's hacked by Henry Spears - foul #1 on Henry Spears, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), George Lewis (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Robert Haun (PF) Freddy Hensen, Joe Jones, Jason Wright, Robert Shannon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Melton (PG), Randy Fuller (SG), Corey Craig (SF), Richard Cummings (PF), Michael Hoots (C) Larry Oliveri, Michael Walsh, Donald Nguyen, Byron Berry, Henry Spears | |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer misses the free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Richard Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Richard Cummings is whistled for a carry | 49-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock (C) Wade Springer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Christopher Melton is called for the reach on George Lewis - foul #3 on Christopher Melton, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | George Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | George Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Corey Craig buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Melton | 51-50 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Quinton Majors | 53-50 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Randy Fuller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Michael Hoots grabs the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thad Bernoski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Haun (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Bullock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Melton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Corey Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hoots (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Randy Fuller can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Richard Cummings snags the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jones (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Shannon (PF), Wade Springer (C) George Lewis, Thad Bernoski, Robert Haun, Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (PG), Michael Walsh (SG), Donald Nguyen (SF), Byron Berry (PF), Henry Spears (C) Christopher Melton, Randy Fuller, Corey Craig, Richard Cummings, Michael Hoots | |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Wade Springer blocks the jumper by Michael Walsh | 53-50 |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wade Springer | 53-50 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon buries a jumper in the lane | 55-50 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Michael Walsh drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-52 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Byron Berry steals the ball from Quinton Majors | 55-52 |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Wade Springer steals it from Larry Oliveri | 55-52 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Quinton Majors | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri hits a floater from the right side | 57-54 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe Jones and the foul's on Henry Spears - foul #2 on Henry Spears, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Byron Berry misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Byron Berry gets the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Henry Spears misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Wade Springer - foul #3 on Wade Springer, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Henry Spears makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Henry Spears misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Oliveri - foul #2 on Larry Oliveri, team foul #10 | 60-55 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 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) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Byron Berry | 61-58 |
| 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 a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer misses long on a floater from the left block | 61-58 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Michael Walsh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer gets the rebound | 61-58 |