| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) SG - Erik Hammonds (fresh) SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) C - James Lucas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) SG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) SF - Jesse Maes (fresh) PF - Terry Sacks (fresh) C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses badly on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Terry Sacks pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Terry Sacks hits a shot from the left wing set up by Andrew Hadley | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Lynch | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Lynch - foul #1 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | James Lucas snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Sacks | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Hadley | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Willie Longacre and he's fouled by Andrew Hadley - foul #1 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Doug Moore (SG), Freddie Robinson (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Willie Longacre, Erik Hammonds, Anthony Lynch, James Lucas | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno's fadeaway is rejected by Sean Starkey | 5-4 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Terry Sacks denies the turnaround by Sean Starkey | 5-4 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Soucy | 7-6 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Lazaro Bruno blocks the short jumper by Sean Starkey | 7-6 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Terry Sacks pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Doug Moore steals the ball from Lazaro Bruno | 7-6 |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses the lay-in | 7-6 |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb tips it in | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) C - Sean Starkey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jesse Maes (fresh) PF - Terry Sacks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Terry Sacks loses the dribble to Sean Starkey | 9-6 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Terry Sacks picks off the pass by Freddie Robinson | 9-6 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Doug Moore - foul #1 on Doug Moore, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Erik Hammonds (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF), James Lucas (C) Clayton Ellis, Doug Moore, Andrew Cobb, Freddie Robinson, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Terry Sacks, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Erik Hammonds | 12-8 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 12-8 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Willie Longacre - foul #1 on Willie Longacre, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF) Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG) Ronald Soucy | |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez clanks a jumper from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Lucas | 15-8 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Joseph Hart knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 15-10 |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Lucas | 17-10 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez's pass is intercepted by James Lucas | 17-10 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Shane Callas, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Andrew Cobb (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Willie Longacre, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson, James Lucas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Andrew Hadley (SG), Jesse Maes (SF), Terry Sacks (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Alfredo Gomez, Dario Gostowski, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Jesse Maes drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Soucy | 17-12 |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jesse Maes - foul #1 on Jesse Maes, team foul #2 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), James Lucas (C) Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Hammonds (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) C - James Lucas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jesse Maes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-12 |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Jesse Maes grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Soucy | 19-14 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Willie Longacre | 21-14 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Lucas - foul #1 on James Lucas, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Willie Longacre, Andrew Cobb, James Lucas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Adi (C) Terry Sacks | |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Jesse Maes is called for the reach on Sean Starkey - foul #2 on Jesse Maes, team foul #3 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), James Lucas (C) Clayton Ellis, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Jesse Maes, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 21-15 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey can't tip it in | 21-15 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds tips it home | 23-15 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the lay-in | 23-15 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | James Lucas snags the defensive board | 23-15 |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds double dribbles | 23-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Andrew Cobb (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF) Willie Longacre, Shane Callas, James Lucas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Lazaro Bruno (PF) Ronald Soucy, Andrew Hadley, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Joseph Hart lays it in | 23-17 |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alfredo Gomez - foul #1 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #4 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF), James Lucas (C) Anthony Lynch, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Terry Sacks (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Dikembe Adi | |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski misses the jumper from the right wing | 25-17 |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Freddie Robinson | 25-17 |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-17 |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds tips it in | 27-17 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Erik Hammonds (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Lucas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the jump hook near the basket | 27-19 |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | James Lucas misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-19 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Sacks | 27-19 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Joseph Hart loses the dribble to Andrew Cobb | 27-19 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is fouled on the floor by Lazaro Bruno - foul #1 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #5 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Clayton Ellis, Andrew Cobb, Freddie Robinson, James Lucas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (SG), Dikembe Adi (C) Joseph Hart, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses long on a shot from the left block | 27-19 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi is hacked by Sean Starkey - foul #1 on Sean Starkey, team foul #6 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF), James Lucas (C) Shane Callas, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Terry Sacks | |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski blows the layup | 27-19 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Andrew Cobb | 29-19 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy's pass is intercepted by Andrew Cobb | 29-19 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Willie Longacre and he's hacked by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #1 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #6 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Andrew Cobb, Anthony Lynch, James Lucas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Joseph Hart (SF), Lazaro Bruno (PF) Ronald Soucy, Dario Gostowski, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the free throw | 32-19 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno scores on a shot from the left block | 32-21 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is hacked by Andrew Hadley - foul #2 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #7 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF), James Lucas (C) Clayton Ellis, Freddie Robinson, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SF), Terry Sacks (PF) Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi | |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lazaro Bruno | 32-21 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 32-21 |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-21 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Jesse Maes drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Sacks | 32-23 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Lazaro Bruno takes the ball from Andrew Cobb | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erik Hammonds (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Lynch (fairly fresh) C - James Lucas (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) SG - Andrew Hadley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jesse Maes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Willie Longacre picks off the pass by Jesse Maes | 32-23 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb clanks a 3 from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Terry Sacks is hacked by Anthony Lynch - foul #2 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #7 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Willie Longacre, Andrew Cobb, Anthony Lynch, James Lucas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Dikembe Adi (C) Alfredo Gomez, Andrew Hadley, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Dario Gostowski steps in front of the Clayton Ellis pass | 32-25 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Freddie Robinson - foul #1 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #8 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Terry Sacks | |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis clanks a floater in the lane | 32-26 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ronald Soucy | 32-26 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt is called for traveling | 32-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Andrew Cobb (SF), James Lucas (C) Clayton Ellis, Shane Callas, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF) Jesse Maes | |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-26 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Adi | 32-28 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 32-28 |