| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Self (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse connects on the runner from the baseline | 30-34 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-34 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen is hacked by Kenneth Scaife - foul #1 on Kenneth Scaife, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Mark Swoope is called for the reach on Manuel Coughlan - foul #2 on Mark Swoope, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Marvin Wyse steals the ball from Daniel Beaudoin | 32-34 |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 32-34 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Mark Swoope is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Kenneth Scaife | 34-34 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt is hacked by Daniel Beaudoin - foul #4 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF), Joshua Clarke (C) Thomas Noble, Ryan Self, Mark Swoope, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Stephen Ayers (SG), Ernest Edmonson (PF), David Claunch (C) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Antonio Walker, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Earl Parks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Scaife (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Parks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Ayers (fresh) SF - Robert Olsen (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - Ernest Edmonson (fresh) C - David Claunch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Scaife takes the ball from John Wright | 34-37 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Robert Olsen takes the ball from Richard Hearn | 34-37 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Richard Hearn steps in front of the Robert Olsen pass | 34-37 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 34-37 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | David Claunch comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 34-37 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 13:59 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson is whistled for a carry | 36-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), James King (SG), Ryan Self (SF), Mark Swoope (PF) Kenneth Scaife, Earl Parks, Richard Hearn, Joshua Clarke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) John Wright, Stephen Ayers, Robert Olsen, Ernest Edmonson, David Claunch | |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Thomas Noble shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-37 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Mark Swoope grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Ryan Self buries a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Antonio Walker - foul #3 on Antonio Walker, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin (C) Hiram Mraz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Ryan Self makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse drills a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Thomas Noble - foul #1 on Thomas Noble, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (SG) James King | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Mark Swoope clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Antonio Walker | 39-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Parks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Self (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (SG) Earl Parks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen (SF) Jeffery Lowrance | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Antonio Walker - foul #4 on Antonio Walker, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson (PF) Antonio Walker | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse clanks a floater in the paint | 40-39 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Thomas Noble pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Thomas Noble shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ryan Self | 43-39 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Thomas Noble steals it from Manuel Coughlan | 43-39 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 43-39 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Manuel Coughlan | 43-39 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse knocks in the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Ryan Self - foul #1 on Ryan Self, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (PG), James King (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF), Joshua Clarke (C) Thomas Noble, Kenneth Scaife, Ryan Self, Mark Swoope, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (SG), David Claunch (C) Kenneth Holt, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | David Claunch steps in front of the Joshua Clarke pass | 43-42 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | John Wright comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-42 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | James King gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke lays it in | 45-42 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | David Claunch misses the lay-in | 45-42 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | David Claunch gets the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Hearn - foul #1 on Richard Hearn, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (PG), Daniel Beaudoin (C) James King, Richard Hearn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Marvin Wyse, Robert Olsen, David Claunch | |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses the easy layup | 45-44 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Earl Parks gets the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Parks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Ayers (fresh) SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) PF - Ernest Edmonson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Earl Parks | 48-44 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Stephen Ayers picks off the pass by Daniel Beaudoin | 48-44 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-44 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke can't connect on a shot from close range | 48-44 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Ryan Self (SF), Mark Swoope (PF) Earl Parks, Joshua Clarke, Hiram Mraz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Robert Olsen (SF), Antonio Walker (PF) John Wright, Stephen Ayers, Jeffery Lowrance, Ernest Edmonson | |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is fouled on the floor by Thomas Noble - foul #2 on Thomas Noble, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Thomas Noble misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Mark Swoope pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Ryan Self misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses the tip | 48-44 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan hits a floater near the basket | 48-46 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Ryan Self is fouled on the floor by Antonio Walker - foul #5 on Antonio Walker, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Hiram Mraz (C) Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF), David Claunch (C) Antonio Walker, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Ryan Self scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Hiram Mraz | 50-46 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is whistled for a carry | 50-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson (PF) Jeffery Lowrance | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Self (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Edmonson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Claunch (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Mark Swoope is hacked by Ernest Edmonson - foul #3 on Ernest Edmonson, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Joshua Clarke (C) Thomas Noble, Ryan Self, Mark Swoope | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (SG), Manuel Coughlan (C) Kenneth Holt, David Claunch | |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Ryan Self (SF), Mark Swoope (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Earl Parks, Richard Hearn, Hiram Mraz, Joshua Clarke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG) John Wright | |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan comes up short on the runner from the right block | 50-46 |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson hits the follow up shot | 50-48 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Ryan Self clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Beaudoin | 50-48 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | Mark Swoope is hacked by Ernest Edmonson - foul #4 on Ernest Edmonson, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Kenneth Holt steals it from Daniel Beaudoin out of a doubleteam | 50-48 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen tips it home | 50-50 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Ryan Self is hacked by Robert Olsen - foul #1 on Robert Olsen, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife banks in the layup on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Thomas Noble | 52-50 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Scaife is called for the reach on Ernest Edmonson - foul #2 on Kenneth Scaife, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Mark Swoope snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Marvin Wyse takes the ball from Daniel Beaudoin | 52-50 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse jams it | 52-52 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses the jumper from the right side | 52-52 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Swoope | 52-52 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Self (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Edmonson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan wins the tip | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Daniel Beaudoin - foul #5 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Hiram Mraz (C) Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Mark Swoope grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Holt - foul #1 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson is denied on a layup by Mark Swoope | 54-53 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Thomas Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Ryan Self loses the dribble to Ernest Edmonson | 54-53 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Mark Swoope is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Ryan Self | 56-53 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Hiram Mraz swats the short shot by Marvin Wyse | 56-53 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Mark Swoope pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Mark Swoope misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 56-53 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Hiram Mraz swats the shot by Ernest Edmonson | 56-53 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan snags the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 56-55 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Mark Swoope makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Noble | 58-55 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the lay-in | 58-55 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen can't tip it in | 58-55 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Mark Swoope blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Robert Olsen | 58-55 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Self (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mark Swoope (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Hiram Mraz (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Holt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Olsen (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Edmonson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Manuel Coughlan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the lay-in | 58-55 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mark Swoope | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Mark Swoope is hacked by Kenneth Holt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Parks (SG) Kenneth Scaife | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Mark Swoope makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Mark Swoope makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF), Joshua Clarke (C) Ryan Self, Hiram Mraz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Kenneth Holt is called for the reach on Mark Swoope in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Mark Swoope makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Mark Swoope misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen clanks a 3 from the left corner | 61-55 |