| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | George Smathers inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:34 | St. John's | James Rollo loses the ball out of bounds | 24-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (PF) James Rollo | |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang is fouled on the floor by George Smathers - foul #2 on George Smathers, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | George Smathers is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #3 on George Smathers, team foul #2 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darren Greene (SF) George Smathers | |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dean Canterbury | 27-37 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 27-37 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ariel Rizzo - foul #1 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #3 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Donald Depuy | |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 28-37 |
| 17:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ariel Rizzo | 28-37 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Dean Canterbury is called for the reach on Scott Wood - foul #2 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is fouled on the floor by Robert Zentz - foul #1 on Robert Zentz, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (C) James Rollo | |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Scott Wood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | Sean Bunting tips it home | 28-39 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is fouled on the floor by Darren Greene - foul #1 on Darren Greene, team foul #4 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Darren Greene, Donald Depuy | |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 30-39 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is fouled on the floor by Ariel Rizzo - foul #2 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #5 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), James Vernon (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Xiaoping Huang, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (C) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (PF) James Rollo | |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Robert Zentz is called for the reach on Donald Depuy - foul #2 on Robert Zentz, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-42 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 30-42 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Bojan Wolinski | 32-42 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | James Vernon steals the ball from Scott Wood | 32-42 |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Vernon | 34-42 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the fadeaway from the right side | 34-42 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | James Vernon grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | James Vernon is fouled on the floor by George Smathers - foul #4 on George Smathers, team foul #6 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Darren Greene (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 36-42 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the shot from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Donald Depuy grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darren Greene (fresh) PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Charles Wilson connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Ariel Rizzo | 36-45 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | James Vernon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ariel Rizzo | 36-45 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Maurice Lokken is called for the reach on Stephen Kay - foul #1 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) James Vernon, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, Donald Depuy | |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Scott Wood is whistled for a carry | 36-45 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Depuy (C) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Donald Depuy travels with the ball | 36-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF) Darren Greene | |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Sean Bunting steals the ball from Xiaoping Huang | 36-45 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Sean Bunting lays it up and in | 36-47 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdullah | 36-47 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by George Smathers - foul #5 on George Smathers, team foul #7 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SF) Xiaoping Huang | |
| Subs | St. John's | Darren Greene (SF), Ariel Rizzo (C) George Smathers, Donald Depuy | |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Darren Greene is hacked by James Vernon - foul #1 on James Vernon, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Maurice Lokken (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Scott Wood can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | James Rollo pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Darren Greene (fresh) PF - James Rollo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Darren Greene misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | James Rollo hits the follow up shot | 37-49 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-49 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bojan Wolinski and the foul's on Sean Bunting - foul #1 on Sean Bunting, team foul #8 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Paul Dunneback steps in front of the Donald Depuy pass | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang drills a runner from the left block | 42-49 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 05:18 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it home | 42-51 |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | James Vernon comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback tips it back up and in | 44-51 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Donald Depuy misses badly on a shot in the lane | 44-51 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | James Vernon banks in the layup | 46-51 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) James Vernon, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, James Rollo | |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Scott Wood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Zentz | 46-51 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang clanks a jump hook near the basket | 46-51 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Scott Wood buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Bunting | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 20 pts. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Darren Greene (fairly fresh) PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-54 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Scott Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Scott Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo tips it back up and in | 46-56 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Sean Bunting clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Sean Bunting steals it from Dikembe Abdullah in the backcourt | 49-56 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Darren Greene misses the easy layup | 49-56 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken snags the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Dean Canterbury | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Darren Greene is hacked by Robert Zentz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Zentz, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Robert Zentz is called for the reach on Sean Bunting - foul #4 on Robert Zentz, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Donald Depuy grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Donald Depuy is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the offensive board | 51-59 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Donald Depuy takes the ball from Dikembe Abdullah | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is hacked by Dikembe Abdullah in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits a turnaround from the right block | 53-61 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #5 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #10 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback buries a jump hook near the basket | 55-63 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Bojan Wolinski is called for the reach on Scott Wood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #11 | 55-63 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bojan Wolinski | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Scott Wood is hacked by Bojan Wolinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #12 | 58-64 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang clanks a fullcourt shot | 58-66 |