| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Thomas Noble tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Thomas Noble, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Mark Swoope swats the layup by Antonio Walker | 27-22 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joshua Clarke | 27-22 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife is whistled for traveling | 27-22 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Daniel Beaudoin swats the short shot by Marvin Wyse | 27-22 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joshua Clarke | 27-22 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Thomas Noble evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Antonio Walker | 27-22 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | John Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-22 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Mark Swoope is fouled on the floor by Antonio Walker - foul #1 on Antonio Walker, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Antonio Walker steps in front of the Joshua Clarke pass | 27-22 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Joshua Clarke - foul #4 on Joshua Clarke, team foul #2 | 27-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (SF) Joshua Clarke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Marvin Wyse - foul #1 on Marvin Wyse, team foul #2 | 27-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Hiram Mraz (C) Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Seitz (C) Mark Swoope | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Dennis Jones (C) John Wright, Kenneth Holt, Antonio Walker, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Thomas Noble shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Scaife | 31-23 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse buries a runner in the paint | 31-25 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Scaife (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Platt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz blows the layup but the foul's on Raymond Rolon - foul #2 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #3 | 31-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin (C) Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Marvin Wyse, Jeffery Lowrance, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker jams it set up by Manuel Coughlan and he's fouled by James King - foul #1 on James King, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Swoope (PF) Hiram Mraz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | John Wright is called for the reach on Thomas Noble - foul #1 on John Wright, team foul #4 | 31-28 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin loses the dribble to Michael Platt | 31-28 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Mark Swoope steals it from Michael Platt | 31-28 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Thomas Noble | 33-28 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt is whistled for a carry | 33-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF) James King | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG) Michael Platt | |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Antonio Walker swats the layup by Daniel Beaudoin | 33-28 |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Scaife steals it from Antonio Walker | 33-28 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife lays it in | 35-28 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Antonio Walker | 35-30 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Clarke (SF), Hiram Mraz (C) Richard Hearn, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Dennis Jones (C) John Wright, Kenneth Holt, Antonio Walker, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Scaife - foul #2 on Kenneth Scaife, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (SG) Thomas Noble | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG) Stephen Heal | |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | James King is fouled on the floor by Dennis Jones - foul #2 on Dennis Jones, team foul #5 | 35-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Seitz (C) Mark Swoope | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:10 | St. John's | James King is hacked by Raymond Rolon - foul #3 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #6 | 35-31 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | James King connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Scaife (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Platt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 3 pf. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse can't throw it down | 38-31 |
| 11:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kenneth Scaife | 38-31 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | James King makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Steve Seitz | 41-31 |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-31 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the tip | 41-31 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | James King misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke tips it in | 43-31 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones's pass is intercepted by Steve Seitz | 43-31 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the dunk attempt | 43-31 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Steve Seitz swats the short shot by Michael Platt | 43-31 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | James King drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Scaife | 45-31 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses badly on a runner in the lane | 45-31 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse tips it in | 45-33 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | James King is hacked by Raymond Rolon - foul #4 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #7 | 45-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Noble (PG), Mark Swoope (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Kenneth Scaife, Hiram Mraz, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Stephen Heal (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Marvin Wyse, Michael Platt, Jeffery Lowrance, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| 08:22 | St. John's | James King makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan blows the layup but the foul's on Daniel Beaudoin - foul #2 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #5 | 47-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG) James King | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Clarke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mark Swoope (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Heal (fresh) SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Mark Swoope misses short on a floater from the baseline | 47-34 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin tips it back up and in | 49-34 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Mark Swoope - foul #1 on Mark Swoope, team foul #6 | 49-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG) Stephen Heal | |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan makes the free throw | 49-37 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Thomas Noble is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | John Wright drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Marvin Wyse and the foul's on Joshua Clarke - foul #5 on Joshua Clarke, team foul #7 | 49-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife (SG), Richard Hearn (SF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Joshua Clarke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | John Wright misses the free throw | 49-39 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Mark Swoope pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Antonio Walker - foul #2 on Antonio Walker, team foul #8 | 49-39 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Swoope | 49-39 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Kenneth Scaife connects on the floater from the right side set up by Thomas Noble | 51-39 |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Mark Swoope | 51-39 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | John Wright steals it from Thomas Noble out of a doubleteam | 51-39 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt is hacked by Mark Swoope - foul #2 on Mark Swoope, team foul #8 | 51-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF), Steve Seitz (C) Richard Hearn, Mark Swoope, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SG), Raymond Rolon (PF), Dennis Jones (C) John Wright, Antonio Walker, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | James King buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Noble | 54-41 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Hiram Mraz is called for the reach on Michael Platt - foul #1 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #9 | 54-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF) Kenneth Scaife | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt | |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Richard Hearn gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Thomas Noble evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Richard Hearn tips it but misses | 54-41 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance misses the lay-in | 54-41 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Steve Seitz gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Thomas Noble works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James King | 57-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Thomas Noble (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - James King (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Seitz (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Heal (fresh) SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | 3 seconds is called on Stephen Heal | 57-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG) Thomas Noble | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Antonio Walker (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Stephen Heal, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| 03:16 | St. John's | The jump hook by Hiram Mraz is blocked by Manuel Coughlan | 57-41 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | John Wright grabs the board | 57-41 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | John Wright can't finish the layup | 57-41 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Steve Seitz snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:38 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James King | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SF) Michael Platt, Jeffery Lowrance | |
| 01:58 | St. John's | James King clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-41 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker pulls down the rebound | 59-41 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-41 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker grabs the offensive board | 59-41 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #1 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #10 | 59-41 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Wright - foul #2 on John Wright, team foul #9 | 59-43 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-43 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James King can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-43 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Seitz | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-43 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Wright | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | John Wright blows the dunk but he's hacked by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #2 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #11 | 61-43 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James King runs out the clock | 61-45 |