| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Larry Oliveri (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Melton (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Orlando Ogren (fresh) PF - Donald Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Byron Berry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Nussbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Melton | 27-29 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Donald Nguyen - foul #4 on Donald Nguyen, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael McCarvy (PF) Donald Nguyen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Byron Berry snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Michael McCarvy gets the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Byron Berry makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Melton | 29-29 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Byron Berry can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Robert Shannon - foul #3 on Robert Shannon, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Haun (PF) Robert Shannon | |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Byron Berry misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Byron Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum lays it in | 29-34 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Byron Berry lays it up and in on a nice dish by Orlando Ogren | 31-34 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun blows the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Melton - foul #2 on Christopher Melton, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock (C) Martin Nussbaum | |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Byron Berry gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Byron Berry scores on a floater from the baseline | 33-35 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarvy steals it from David Wild | 33-35 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Byron Berry misses the lay-in | 33-35 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Michael McCarvy tips it back up and in | 35-35 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright tips it home | 35-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Larry Oliveri (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Melton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orlando Ogren (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael McCarvy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Byron Berry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Quinton Majors (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Haun (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Michael McCarvy knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Larry Oliveri | 37-37 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Byron Berry is called for the reach on Nicholas Bullock - foul #3 on Byron Berry, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Roberts (PF) Michael McCarvy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Robert Shannon (PF), Martin Nussbaum (C) David Wild, Quinton Majors, Jason Wright, Robert Haun, Nicholas Bullock | |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 14:58 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to George Lewis | 37-37 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | George Lewis is fouled on the floor by Orlando Ogren - foul #1 on Orlando Ogren, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Roberts - foul #2 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:35 | St. John's | Anthony Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:19 | St. John's | Christopher Melton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-38 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri snags the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Byron Berry misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Anthony Roberts tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Anthony Roberts denies the turnaround by Martin Nussbaum | 39-38 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 13:28 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri is denied on a layup by Martin Nussbaum | 39-38 |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon hits the finger roll set up by Freddy Hensen | 39-40 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Byron Berry | 42-40 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | George Lewis drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Freddy Hensen | 42-43 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Anthony Roberts misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Freddy Hensen - foul #2 on Freddy Hensen, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Craig (PG), Randy Fuller (SG), Stephen Richey (SF), Donald Nguyen (PF) Larry Oliveri, Christopher Melton, Orlando Ogren, Byron Berry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Quinton Majors (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Haun (C) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Thad Bernoski, Martin Nussbaum | |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Anthony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Anthony Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Corey Craig | 46-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Richey (fresh) PF - Donald Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Anthony Roberts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Shannon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Haun (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Stephen Richey misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Wright - foul #2 on Jason Wright, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (PG), Byron Berry (C) Randy Fuller, Anthony Roberts | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum (C) Robert Shannon | |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Stephen Richey makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Stephen Richey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Byron Berry - foul #4 on Byron Berry, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Melton (SG) Corey Craig | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen is called for traveling | 48-49 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum tips it back up and in | 48-51 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Stephen Richey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Orlando Ogren (SF) Stephen Richey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright hits the finger roll set up by David Wild and the foul's on Orlando Ogren - foul #2 on Orlando Ogren, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon (PF) Robert Haun | |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright misses the free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Byron Berry pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Christopher Melton misses long on a floater from the right block | 48-53 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | David Wild pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon is whistled for a carry | 48-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Craig (PG), Randy Fuller (SG), Michael McCarvy (C) Larry Oliveri, Christopher Melton, Byron Berry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Nicholas Bullock (C) David Wild, Quinton Majors, Jason Wright, Martin Nussbaum | |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Michael McCarvy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock's pass is intercepted by Corey Craig | 48-53 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Fuller | 50-53 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | George Lewis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Randy Fuller misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Corey Craig grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orlando Ogren (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Nguyen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Michael McCarvy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Bernoski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Shannon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Randy Fuller buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Corey Craig | 53-53 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen is fouled on the floor by Randy Fuller - foul #1 on Randy Fuller, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (PG), Christopher Melton (SG), Stephen Richey (SF), Byron Berry (C) Corey Craig, Randy Fuller, Orlando Ogren, Michael McCarvy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Haun (PF), Martin Nussbaum (C) George Lewis, Thad Bernoski, Robert Shannon, Nicholas Bullock | |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG) Freddy Hensen | |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 55-55 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | The refs have stopped play. Robert Haun is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 55-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Long (PF) Robert Haun | |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 55-55 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen misses long on a floater in the lane | 55-55 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright is hacked by Stephen Richey - foul #1 on Stephen Richey, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Orlando Ogren (SF), Michael McCarvy (PF) Stephen Richey, Donald Nguyen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon (PF) Gregory Long | |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Michael McCarvy pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Jason Wright blocks the short jumper by Orlando Ogren | 55-55 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | David Wild snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Michael McCarvy gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren loses the dribble to Martin Nussbaum | 55-55 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Quinton Majors | 55-57 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jason Wright - foul #3 on Jason Wright, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Craig (SG), Donald Nguyen (PF), Anthony Roberts (C) Christopher Melton, Michael McCarvy, Byron Berry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG), Nicholas Bullock (C) Quinton Majors, Martin Nussbaum | |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | George Lewis drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jason Wright | 57-60 |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen is whistled for a carry | 57-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Fuller (SG), Stephen Richey (SF) Larry Oliveri, Orlando Ogren | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Gregory Long (PF) David Wild, Jason Wright, Robert Shannon | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Corey Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Richey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Nguyen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Bernoski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Long (fresh) C - Nicholas Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Thad Bernoski | 57-62 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (PG), Christopher Melton (SG), Orlando Ogren (SF), Byron Berry (C) Corey Craig, Randy Fuller, Stephen Richey, Anthony Roberts | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Quinton Majors (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Shannon (PF), Martin Nussbaum (C) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Thad Bernoski, Gregory Long, Nicholas Bullock | |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-62 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen gets the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Orlando Ogren steals the ball from Martin Nussbaum | 57-62 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Christopher Melton throws it down on a nice dish by Orlando Ogren | 59-62 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright lays it in on a nice dish by Quinton Majors | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren is whistled for a carry | 59-64 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Wright | 59-67 |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Christopher Melton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | David Wild grabs the board | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | David Wild is hacked by Larry Oliveri in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Oliveri, team foul #10 | 59-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Haun (C) Martin Nussbaum | |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | David Wild makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | David Wild makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri is hacked by Jason Wright - foul #4 on Jason Wright, team foul #5 | 59-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Craig (PG), Randy Fuller (SG), Stephen Richey (SF), Michael McCarvy (PF), Anthony Roberts (C) Larry Oliveri, Christopher Melton, Orlando Ogren, Donald Nguyen, Byron Berry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum (C) Robert Haun | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Randy Fuller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG), Robert Haun (C) David Wild, Martin Nussbaum | |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Randy Fuller is called for the reach on Robert Haun in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Fuller, team foul #11 | 59-69 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Robert Haun blocks the jumper by Randy Fuller | 59-71 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Shannon | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | George Lewis misses short on an open jumper in the lane | 59-71 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Michael McCarvy pulls down the rebound | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael McCarvy can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 59-71 |