| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Duane Russell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Russell Byrd inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Howard Spencer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joshua Parks - foul #2 on Joshua Parks, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Howard Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Howard Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 19:27 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 41-39 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Howard Spencer grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Howard Spencer tips it in | 41-41 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews blows the layup | 41-41 |
| 19:01 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews tips it in | 43-41 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Howard Spencer jams it on a nice dish by Reid Simpson | 43-43 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Reid Simpson is called for the reach on Trevor Stone - foul #2 on Reid Simpson, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (PF) Al Burris | |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Russell Byrd gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Reid Simpson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Antwan Harris tips it but misses | 43-43 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Russell Byrd - foul #2 on Russell Byrd, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Wayne Wright (PF) Trevor Stone, Duane Russell, Joshua Parks | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Russell Byrd connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Marvin Hughes and the foul's on Wayne Wright - foul #2 on Wayne Wright, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG) Edward Chapman | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Russell Byrd makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is hacked by Reid Simpson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reid Simpson, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (SG) Reid Simpson | |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright tips it back up and in | 47-46 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Howard Spencer is whistled for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks (PF) Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF), Al Burris (PF) Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris | |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Howard Spencer - foul #3 on Howard Spencer, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jay Grier (C) Howard Spencer | |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Jay Grier is hacked by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SG), Edward Chapman (SF) Trevor Stone, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG) Marvin Hughes | |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Jay Grier hits a runner from close range | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Duane Russell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Parks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Verville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Berdy Winkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) PF - Al Burris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Grier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Jay Grier grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Berdy Winkowski is called for the reach on Duane Russell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Berdy Winkowski, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Frank Matthews (C) Donnie Nelson, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Antwan Harris (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Berdy Winkowski, Al Burris, Jay Grier | |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Howard Spencer grabs the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge is fouled on the floor by Frank Matthews - foul #1 on Frank Matthews, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG), Richard Smith (SF) Duane Russell, Edward Chapman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Russell Byrd (SF) Anthony Verville, Steven Selvidge | |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Russell Byrd is whistled for traveling | 51-50 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Parks | 57-53 |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Reid Simpson scores on a 3 from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith loses the dribble to Marvin Hughes | 57-56 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Trevor Stone takes the ball from Russell Byrd | 57-56 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson slams it home set up by Trevor Stone | 59-56 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Trevor Stone steals the ball from Reid Simpson | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donnie Nelson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Parks (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Matthews (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Byrd (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Antwan Harris (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Spencer (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is fouled on the floor by Reid Simpson - foul #4 on Reid Simpson, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SG), Edward Chapman (SF), Wayne Wright (PF) Donnie Nelson, Richard Smith, Joshua Parks | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Al Burris (PF), Jay Grier (C) Marvin Hughes, Reid Simpson, Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris, Howard Spencer | |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Wayne Wright | 62-56 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge is denied on a layup by Wayne Wright | 62-56 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Al Burris steps in front of the Trevor Stone pass | 62-56 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Verville | 62-59 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Anthony Verville can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge can't tip it in | 65-59 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Wayne Wright | 67-59 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski is fouled on the floor by Wayne Wright - foul #3 on Wayne Wright, team foul #5 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Joshua Parks (PF) Trevor Stone, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove (PF) Al Burris | |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove banks in the layup set up by Jay Grier | 67-61 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Jay Grier is hacked by Duane Russell - foul #1 on Duane Russell, team foul #6 | 67-61 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Anthony Verville can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-61 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 67-61 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Anthony Verville grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Anthony Verville misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-61 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove slams it home on a nice dish by Anthony Verville | 67-63 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks is open but comes up short on the floater from the left block | 67-63 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the tip | 67-63 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Jay Grier gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Anthony Verville misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wayne Wright - foul #4 on Wayne Wright, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Frank Matthews (C) Donnie Nelson, Edward Chapman, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Al Burris (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Berdy Winkowski, Steven Selvidge, Jay Grier | |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Anthony Verville makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Anthony Verville makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Hughes - foul #3 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG) Anthony Verville | |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Frank Matthews takes the ball from Marvin Hughes | 69-65 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Russell (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Parks (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Matthews (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Berdy Winkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cosgrove (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Spencer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Al Burris snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Al Burris is fouled on the floor by Joshua Parks - foul #3 on Joshua Parks, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG), Wayne Wright (PF) Duane Russell, Joshua Parks | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Russell Byrd (SF) Berdy Winkowski, Robert Cosgrove | |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Trevor Stone | 72-66 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-66 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is hacked by Marvin Hughes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SF) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Antwan Harris (PF), Jay Grier (C) Marvin Hughes, Al Burris, Howard Spencer | |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Antwan Harris | 72-66 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-66 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright is hacked by Reid Simpson - foul #5 on Reid Simpson, team foul #9 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SG) Trevor Stone | |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF) Reid Simpson, Russell Byrd | |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-66 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Steven Selvidge steals it from Edward Chapman in the backcourt | 74-66 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Howard Spencer (C) Jeremy Tarango, Jay Grier | |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 74-66 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright hits the follow up shot | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-66 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Antwan Harris | 76-66 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes clanks a floater from the right side | 76-66 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Antwan Harris hits the follow up shot | 76-68 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Joshua Parks (PF) Duane Russell, Edward Chapman, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Anthony Verville (SG), Russell Byrd (SF), Al Burris (PF), Jay Grier (C) Marvin Hughes, Berdy Winkowski, Steven Selvidge, Antwan Harris, Howard Spencer | |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Richard Smith steals the ball from Anthony Verville | 76-68 |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is hacked by Anthony Verville in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Verville, team foul #10 | 76-68 |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Donnie Nelson steps in front of the Jeremy Tarango pass | 78-68 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donnie Nelson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Parks (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Wright (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jeremy Tarango (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Verville (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Byrd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SG), Frank Matthews (C) Donnie Nelson, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Jay Grier can't finish the layup but the foul's on Frank Matthews - foul #2 on Frank Matthews, team foul #9 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Robert Cosgrove (SF) Jeremy Tarango, Russell Byrd | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Jay Grier makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Jay Grier misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell snags the defensive board | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Berdy Winkowski steps in front of the Duane Russell pass in the backcourt | 78-69 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Russell Byrd (SF), Howard Spencer (C) Berdy Winkowski, Robert Cosgrove, Jay Grier | |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Howard Spencer blows the layup | 78-69 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 78-69 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell's pass is intercepted by Anthony Verville in the backcourt | 78-69 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 78-71 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith is hacked by Anthony Verville in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Verville, team foul #11 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SF) Duane Russell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes clanks a jumper from the right side | 80-71 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Russell Byrd pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Howard Spencer connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Marvin Hughes and the foul's on Frank Matthews - foul #3 on Frank Matthews, team foul #10 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF) Russell Byrd | |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Howard Spencer makes the free throw | 80-74 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman drills a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Steven Selvidge - foul #2 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #12 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF) Steven Selvidge | |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman makes the free throw | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Joshua Parks is called for the reach on Marvin Hughes - foul #4 on Joshua Parks, team foul #11 | 83-74 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Trevor Stone | 85-76 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 85-76 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Russell Byrd pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-76 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 85-76 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Howard Spencer pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-76 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Spencer | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Marvin Hughes is called for the reach on Trevor Stone in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #13 | 85-79 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG) Marvin Hughes | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-79 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski makes the 3 from the left wing | 87-82 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks is fouled in the backcourt by Berdy Winkowski - foul #2 on Berdy Winkowski, team foul #14 | 87-82 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks makes the 1st free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 89-82 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Anthony Verville is called for traveling | 89-82 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is hacked by Berdy Winkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Berdy Winkowski, team foul #15 | 89-82 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 1st free throw | 90-82 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 90-82 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the board | 90-82 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski misses the 3 from the left corner | 90-82 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Edward Chapman | 90-82 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Verville - foul #3 on Anthony Verville, team foul #16 | 90-82 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Al Burris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 92-82 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews gets the rebound | 92-82 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone runs out the clock | 92-82 |