| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Everett Fields (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) 5 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Danny Davenport inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa is called for traveling | 33-40 |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Everett Fields, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa is hacked by Everett Fields - foul #2 on Everett Fields, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Danny Davenport misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 33-40 |
| 19:02 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa grabs the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Michael Jackson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Roderick Hasegawa | 33-43 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Danny Davenport steals it from Ernest Gibbs | 33-43 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Everett Fields picks off the pass by Danny Davenport | 33-43 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is by himself and knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Nicholas Gregory | 35-43 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Edgar Davis denies the turnaround by Danny Davenport | 35-43 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa grabs the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro clanks a turnaround from the left block | 35-43 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Danny Davenport tips it back up and in | 35-45 |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Everett Fields is denied by Roderick Hasegawa | 35-45 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roderick Hasegawa | 35-45 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 35-47 |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 35-47 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Nicholas Gregory is called for the reach on Roderick Hasegawa - foul #2 on Nicholas Gregory, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Kelly Taylor (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF), Joseph Neth (C) Jimmy Finke, Nicholas Gregory, Everett Fields, Ernest Gibbs, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), John Hart (SG), Chris Foster (SF), Steven Wiens (PF) Robert Ribeiro, Michael Jackson, Danny Davenport, Roderick Hasegawa | |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Allen Sines steals it from Chris Foster | 35-47 |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum banks in the layup on a great pass from Allen Sines | 37-47 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Carl Plum steals the ball from Stephen Little | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Neth (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines is whistled for a carry | 37-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG) Carl Plum | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa's floater is knocked away by Jesse Ricca | 37-47 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 14:46 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines can't connect on a floater from the right side | 37-47 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Chris Foster | 37-47 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Stephen Little buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Chris Foster | 37-49 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth is fouled on the floor by Brian Espinosa - foul #1 on Brian Espinosa, team foul #1 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (SG), Everett Fields (SF), Ernest Gibbs (PF) Kelly Taylor, Allen Sines, Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Danny Davenport (SF), Roderick Hasegawa (PF) Stephen Little, John Hart, Chris Foster, Steven Wiens | |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-49 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Jimmy Finke is called for the reach on Robert Ribeiro - foul #3 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Joseph Neth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Wiens (C) Brian Espinosa | |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-49 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Ribeiro is called for the reach on Nicholas Gregory - foul #1 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Steven Wiens swats the layup by Edgar Davis | 37-49 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Danny Davenport snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Steven Wiens buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 37-51 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from close range | 37-51 |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields hits the follow up shot | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Everett Fields (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Ernest Gibbs picks off the pass by Michael Jackson | 39-51 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Carl Plum (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF), Joseph Neth (C) Nicholas Gregory, Kelly Taylor, Everett Fields, Ernest Gibbs, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), John Hart (SG), Chris Foster (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Robert Ribeiro, Michael Jackson, Danny Davenport, Roderick Hasegawa, Steven Wiens | |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Brian Espinosa denies the turnaround by Allen Sines | 39-51 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-51 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Thomas Powell snags the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-51 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Stephen Little grabs the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Stephen Little hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Powell and he's fouled by Joseph Neth - foul #2 on Joseph Neth, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Chris Foster - foul #2 on Chris Foster, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG) Carl Plum | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), Michael Jackson (SG) Stephen Little, John Hart | |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (SG), Everett Fields (SF) Kelly Taylor, Allen Sines | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Wiens (PF) Thomas Powell | |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-54 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth grabs the offensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 42-54 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | Michael Jackson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Ribeiro | 42-56 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jimmy Finke and he's hacked by Steven Wiens - foul #1 on Steven Wiens, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Jesse Ricca, Joseph Neth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Danny Davenport (SF), Roderick Hasegawa (PF) Chris Foster, Steven Wiens | |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields misses the free throw | 44-56 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Danny Davenport is open and scores on a floater from close range set up by Robert Ribeiro | 44-58 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Roderick Hasegawa steals it from Everett Fields out of a doubleteam | 44-58 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Danny Davenport drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Ribeiro and he's fouled by Edgar Davis - foul #3 on Edgar Davis, team foul #6 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Allen Sines (SF) Nicholas Gregory, Everett Fields | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), Chris Foster (SG) Robert Ribeiro, Michael Jackson | |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Danny Davenport misses the free throw | 44-60 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ernest Gibbs | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #7 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG) Jimmy Finke | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Wiens (C) Brian Espinosa | |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Danny Davenport is called for the reach on Carl Plum - foul #4 on Danny Davenport, team foul #5 | 44-60 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Kelly Taylor | 46-60 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Ernest Gibbs swats the short shot by Danny Davenport | 46-60 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-60 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Steven Wiens gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Kelly Taylor steals the ball from Stephen Little in the backcourt | 46-60 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Kelly Taylor | 48-60 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Chris Foster can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Nicholas Gregory (SG), Everett Fields (SF), Joseph Neth (C) Carl Plum, Kelly Taylor, Allen Sines, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Brian Espinosa (C) Stephen Little, Chris Foster, Steven Wiens | |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-60 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory tips it but misses | 48-60 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs tips it back up and in | 50-60 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Danny Davenport can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa tips it but misses | 50-60 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the offensive board | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields loses the dribble to Robert Ribeiro | 50-60 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro lays it in | 50-62 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jimmy Finke | 53-62 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Danny Davenport scores on a shot from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-64 |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the tip | 53-64 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Everett Fields (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Neth (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fairly fresh) 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Michael Jackson and the foul's on Jimmy Finke - foul #5 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #8 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Everett Fields, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF), Steven Wiens (PF) Danny Davenport, Roderick Hasegawa | |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the free throw | 53-67 |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-67 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Steven Wiens grabs the board | 53-67 |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Joseph Neth steals the ball from Robert Ribeiro | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-67 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Fields (SF) Allen Sines | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa (PF) Steven Wiens | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Edgar Davis blocks the jumper by Michael Jackson | 55-67 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth can't connect on a floater from the left side | 55-67 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa gets the rebound | 55-67 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa hits a wide open shot near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 55-69 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis is whistled for a carry | 55-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (PF) Joseph Neth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Danny Davenport (SF) Chris Foster | |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Danny Davenport misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-69 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor snags the defensive board | 55-69 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Nicholas Gregory and the foul's on Brian Espinosa - foul #2 on Brian Espinosa, team foul #6 | 57-69 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields grabs the offensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line | 57-69 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Gibbs | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the left block | 57-69 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Danny Davenport is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-69 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Kelly Taylor | 59-69 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro runs out the clock | 59-69 |