| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) SG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) SG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) PF - James Lucas (fresh) C - Sean Starkey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | James Lucas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Clayton Ellis | 0-3 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses badly on a floater from the left side | 0-3 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Terry Sacks grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Andrew Cobb takes the ball from Ronald Soucy | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb lays it in | 0-5 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 2-5 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey hits the follow up shot | 2-7 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the easy layup | 2-7 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Longacre | 2-9 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the turnaround from the left block | 4-9 |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew Hadley - foul #1 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SG), Freddie Robinson (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Clayton Ellis, James Lucas, Sean Starkey | |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-11 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Adi steps in front of the Freddie Robinson pass | 4-11 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Anthony Lynch - foul #1 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF) Terry Sacks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Shane Callas (SF) Willie Longacre, Andrew Cobb | |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Hart - foul #1 on Joseph Hart, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Andrew Hadley, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Anthony Lynch - foul #2 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SG), Sean Starkey (C) Doug Moore, Anthony Lynch | |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF) Shane Callas | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fairly fresh) C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Erik Hammonds (fresh) SG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Jesse Maes scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Soucy | 9-13 |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Lincoln Bettencourt is called for the reach on Erik Hammonds - foul #1 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Terry Sacks (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Ronald Soucy, Dikembe Adi, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), James Lucas (PF) Erik Hammonds, Freddie Robinson | |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb tips it in | 9-15 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | James Lucas steps in front of the Joseph Hart pass | 9-15 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | James Lucas buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Andrew Cobb | 9-17 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Jesse Maes comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 9-17 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is hacked by Clayton Ellis - foul #1 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (SG), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Jesse Maes, Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SG), Freddie Robinson (PF), Herman Garnett (C) Clayton Ellis, James Lucas, Sean Starkey | |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses long on a jumper in the lane | 9-17 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Freddie Robinson | 9-17 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb's fadeaway is rejected by Lazaro Bruno | 9-17 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Erik Hammonds - foul #1 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #4 | 9-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF) Terry Sacks, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Shane Callas (SF) Willie Longacre, Andrew Cobb | |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson can't finish the layup | 11-17 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy drills a runner from the left block | 13-17 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF) Andrew Hadley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SG), Sean Starkey (C) Erik Hammonds, Herman Garnett | |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Jesse Maes comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Freddie Robinson - foul #1 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF), James Lucas (PF) Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey hits the follow up shot | 14-19 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | The jump hook by Ronald Soucy is blocked by Sean Starkey | 14-19 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Joseph Hart hits the follow up shot | 16-19 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey is called for traveling | 16-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Terry Sacks (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Ronald Soucy, Jesse Maes, Dikembe Adi, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG) Doug Moore | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Sacks (fresh) C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski travels with the ball | 16-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG) Alfredo Gomez | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Garnett (C) Sean Starkey | |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | James Lucas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-19 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lazaro Bruno | 16-19 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on James Lucas - foul #1 on James Lucas, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (SG), Dikembe Adi (PF) Dario Gostowski, Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF) Clayton Ellis, Andrew Cobb, James Lucas | |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Ronald Soucy steals it from Willie Longacre | 18-19 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 18-19 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Erik Hammonds | 18-22 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 18-22 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Erik Hammonds is called for the reach on Andrew Hadley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Terry Sacks, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SG), Andrew Cobb (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Erik Hammonds, Shane Callas, Herman Garnett | |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Adi is called for the reach on Andrew Cobb - foul #2 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #5 | 20-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Clarence Staab (C) Andrew Hadley, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), James Lucas (PF) Willie Longacre, Freddie Robinson | |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #2 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (PF) Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis makes the free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Clayton Ellis steals the ball from Ronald Soucy | 20-25 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis banks in the layup | 20-27 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Jesse Maes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Joseph Hart tips it in | 22-27 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Terry Sacks denies the turnaround by James Lucas | 22-27 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | James Lucas gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb loses the dribble to Ronald Soucy | 22-27 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Sacks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Staab (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Doug Moore (fresh) SG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Lucas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Doug Moore - foul #1 on Doug Moore, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Lazaro Bruno (C) Joseph Hart, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Freddie Robinson (PF) Clayton Ellis, James Lucas | |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Sean Starkey | 23-27 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses the tip | 23-27 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 23-27 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno tips it home | 25-27 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre buries a shot from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno's fadeaway is rejected by Freddie Robinson | 25-29 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno tips it home | 27-29 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Freddie Robinson | 27-32 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Jesse Maes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno tips it but misses | 27-32 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Lazaro Bruno denies the turnaround by Andrew Cobb | 27-32 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno is whistled for traveling | 27-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Clarence Staab (C) Andrew Hadley, Ronald Soucy, Jesse Maes, Terry Sacks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Amado Esposito (PG), Clayton Ellis (SG), Shane Callas (SF), James Lucas (PF), Herman Garnett (C) Willie Longacre, Doug Moore, Andrew Cobb, Freddie Robinson, Sean Starkey | |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | James Lucas misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Lazaro Bruno - foul #1 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #7 | 27-32 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | James Lucas misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | James Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 29-33 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Lazaro Bruno is called for the reach on James Lucas - foul #2 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #8 | 29-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Adi (PF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Lazaro Bruno, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (PG), Anthony Lynch (C) Amado Esposito, Herman Garnett | |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | James Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | James Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Lucas (fresh) 5 pts. C - Anthony Lynch (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez is hacked by Anthony Lynch - foul #3 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #9 | 29-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Garnett (C) Anthony Lynch | |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | James Lucas gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Erik Hammonds and the foul's on Alfredo Gomez - foul #1 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #9 | 30-37 |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas makes the free throw | 30-38 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski is denied on a layup by Herman Garnett | 30-38 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Herman Garnett | 30-38 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | James Lucas is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Adi - foul #3 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #10 | 30-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Clarence Staab (C) Alfredo Gomez, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Andrew Cobb (SF) Erik Hammonds, Shane Callas | |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | James Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | James Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Joseph Hart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Lucas - foul #2 on James Lucas, team foul #10 | 30-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG) Dario Gostowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF) James Lucas | |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Joseph Hart makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Joseph Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Cobb | 32-40 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Freddie Robinson | 32-42 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Jesse Maes loses the dribble to Freddie Robinson | 32-42 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Freddie Robinson picks off the pass by Lincoln Bettencourt | 32-42 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre is fouled on the floor by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #3 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #11 | 32-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Ronald Soucy (SG), Dario Gostowski (SF), Terry Sacks (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Joseph Hart, Lincoln Bettencourt, Clarence Staab | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SG), Shane Callas (SF), James Lucas (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Clayton Ellis, Andrew Cobb, Freddie Robinson, Herman Garnett | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the jumper in the lane | 34-44 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Dario Gostowski is called for the reach on Shane Callas - foul #1 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #12 | 34-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG) Willie Longacre | |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas misses the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 34-45 |