| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Terrones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Corey Ulrich (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Haag (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Galligan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Elkins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Willie Byrum inbounds the ball | 20-34 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Henry Williams - foul #1 on Henry Williams, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Clinton Englund (SG), Timothy Miller (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Anthony Stanley, Fred Haag, Donald Galligan, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan gets the rebound | 20-34 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan is fouled on the floor by Corey Ulrich - foul #2 on Corey Ulrich, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson is fouled on the floor by Francis Watkins - foul #2 on Francis Watkins, team foul #2 | 20-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Haag (SG), James Elkins (PF), Henry Williams (C) Clinton Englund, Cheng-Gong Wang, Robert Callahan | |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Jackson | 20-37 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | Justin Britt scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Timothy Miller - foul #1 on Timothy Miller, team foul #2 | 22-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), Jason Newman (PF) Francis Watkins, James Terrones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Clinton Englund (SG), Donald Galligan (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Robert Jackson, Fred Haag, Timothy Miller, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 18:20 | St. John's | Justin Britt makes the free throw | 23-37 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Cheng-Gong Wang is blocked by Corey Ulrich | 23-37 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Willie Byrum pulls down the rebound | 23-37 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Justin Britt buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by David Butner | 25-37 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 25-37 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Cheng-Gong Wang is called for the reach on David Butner - foul #2 on Cheng-Gong Wang, team foul #3 | 25-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), William Taylor (SF), James Terrones (PF) Justin Britt, Willie Byrum, Corey Ulrich | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Fred Haag (SG), Timothy Miller (SF), James Elkins (PF), Henry Williams (C) Anthony Stanley, Clinton Englund, Donald Galligan, Cheng-Gong Wang, Robert Callahan | |
| 16:48 | St. John's | David Butner knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Watkins | 28-37 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Elkins | 28-39 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | David Butner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Corey Ulrich (C) David Butner, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Clinton Englund (SG), Donald Galligan (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF) Robert Jackson, Fred Haag, Timothy Miller, James Elkins | |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley is fouled on the floor by Justin Britt - foul #3 on Justin Britt, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (PG) Justin Britt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Haag (SG), James Elkins (PF) Clinton Englund, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley is hacked by David Butner - foul #3 on David Butner, team foul #4 | 28-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG) David Butner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Clinton Englund (SG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Anthony Stanley, Fred Haag, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Francis Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Taylor (fresh) PF - James Terrones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Corey Ulrich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Englund (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Galligan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Callahan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Callahan | 28-39 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson is fouled on the floor by Francis Watkins - foul #3 on Francis Watkins, team foul #5 | 28-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Byrum (SF) William Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Fred Haag (SG), Timothy Miller (SF), James Elkins (PF), Henry Williams (C) Robert Jackson, Clinton Englund, Donald Galligan, Cheng-Gong Wang, Robert Callahan | |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Willie Byrum gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Justin Britt is fouled in the backcourt by James Elkins - foul #1 on James Elkins, team foul #4 | 28-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Newman (C) Corey Ulrich | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Francis Watkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Willie Byrum grabs the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Francis Watkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-39 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley grabs the board | 28-39 |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Stanley | 28-41 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Jason Newman can't connect on a shot from the left side | 28-41 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Justin Britt steals it from Anthony Stanley | 28-41 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Francis Watkins makes the 3 from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), William Taylor (SF), Corey Ulrich (C) Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Clinton Englund (SG), Donald Galligan (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Anthony Stanley, Fred Haag, Timothy Miller, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Donald Galligan picks off the pass by William Taylor | 31-41 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan's pass is intercepted by William Taylor | 31-41 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | William Taylor lays it up and in | 33-41 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Jackson | 33-43 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich is open and buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Justin Britt | 35-43 |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 35-43 |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan can't tip it in | 35-43 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | James Terrones grabs the board | 35-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Butner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Terrones (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Corey Ulrich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Englund (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Galligan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Callahan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Justin Britt misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Justin Britt snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | David Butner clanks a floater from close range | 35-43 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | James Terrones tips it in | 37-43 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | David Butner is called for the reach on Clinton Englund - foul #4 on David Butner, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), Willie Byrum (SF), Jason Newman (PF) David Butner, William Taylor, James Terrones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Fred Haag (SG), Timothy Miller (SF), James Elkins (PF), Henry Williams (C) Robert Jackson, Clinton Englund, Donald Galligan, Cheng-Gong Wang, Robert Callahan | |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | James Elkins scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Stanley | 37-45 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | The jump hook by Francis Watkins is blocked by James Elkins | 37-45 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Fred Haag comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Jason Newman grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Fred Haag picks off the pass by Justin Britt in the backcourt | 37-45 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller lays it up and in on a nice dish by Fred Haag | 37-47 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Justin Britt loses the dribble to James Elkins in the backcourt | 37-47 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | James Elkins clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Willie Byrum gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | James Elkins steals the ball from Justin Britt in the backcourt | 37-47 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Willie Byrum picks off the pass by Henry Williams | 37-47 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Justin Britt connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jason Newman | 40-47 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Newman - foul #2 on Jason Newman, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), James Terrones (PF) Justin Britt, Corey Ulrich | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Clinton Englund (SG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Anthony Stanley, Fred Haag, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | William Taylor's pass is intercepted by Robert Jackson | 40-49 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson scores on a jump hook near the basket | 40-51 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Jason Newman can't connect on a runner near the basket | 40-51 |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Francis Watkins (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Byrum (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - James Terrones (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Newman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Englund (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Callahan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Jackson | 40-54 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | William Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-54 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Willie Byrum snags the offensive board | 40-54 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | James Terrones misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Callahan - foul #2 on Robert Callahan, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), David Butner (SG), Corey Ulrich (C) Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Fred Haag (SG), Donald Galligan (SF), James Elkins (PF), Henry Williams (C) Robert Jackson, Clinton Englund, Timothy Miller, Cheng-Gong Wang, Robert Callahan | |
| 06:34 | St. John's | James Terrones makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | James Terrones makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | David Butner gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich is wide open but clanks a floater in the lane | 42-54 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | William Taylor picks off the pass by Fred Haag | 42-54 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | William Taylor banks in the layup | 44-54 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | James Elkins misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by William Taylor - foul #2 on William Taylor, team foul #8 | 44-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Willie Byrum (SF), Jason Newman (PF) William Taylor, James Terrones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Clinton Englund (SG), Ronald Davis (C) Anthony Stanley, Fred Haag, Henry Williams | |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | James Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | James Elkins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich is whistled for traveling | 44-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Robert Callahan (C) James Elkins, Ronald Davis | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Jason Newman gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Jason Newman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Willie Byrum - foul #2 on Willie Byrum, team foul #9 | 44-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), William Taylor (SF), James Terrones (PF) Justin Britt, Willie Byrum, Corey Ulrich | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Fred Haag (SG), Henry Williams (C) Robert Jackson, Clinton Englund, Robert Callahan | |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang misses the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | David Butner connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Taylor | 47-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Butner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Francis Watkins (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Terrones (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Newman (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Haag (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Galligan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams lays it up and in | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Donald Galligan swats the shot by Francis Watkins | 47-59 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley clanks a floater from the left side | 47-59 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Jason Newman snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Francis Watkins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Butner | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams is hacked by David Butner in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Butner, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Willie Byrum (SF), Corey Ulrich (C) David Butner, William Taylor, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Elkins (PF) Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (SF), Jason Newman (PF) Willie Byrum, James Terrones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Clinton Englund (SG), Timothy Miller (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Anthony Stanley, Fred Haag, Donald Galligan, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Jason Newman is called for the reach on Cheng-Gong Wang - foul #3 on Jason Newman, team foul #11 | 50-61 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Robert Callahan picks off the pass by Francis Watkins | 50-62 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Watkins - foul #4 on Francis Watkins, team foul #12 | 50-62 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Justin Britt is whistled for a carry | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by William Taylor - foul #3 on William Taylor, team foul #13 | 50-63 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Timothy Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Francis Watkins loses the dribble to Robert Callahan in the backcourt | 50-65 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson runs out the clock | 50-65 |