| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Carlino (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | George Carlino comes up short on the floater from close range | 29-32 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | James McCurren loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Ordonez - foul #3 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Aldo Rossi (PF) Donald Ordonez | |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse is fouled on the floor by Darren McGann - foul #1 on Darren McGann, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | James Zipp's floater is tipped away by George Carlino | 31-32 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to George Carlino | 31-32 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Howse - foul #3 on Kenneth Howse, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (SG) Kenneth Howse | |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | James McCurren misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by James Sullivan - foul #2 on James Sullivan, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Darren McGann | 35-34 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Vernon Gray drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James McCurren | 35-37 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Vernon Gray steps in front of the George Carlino pass | 35-37 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Vernon Gray drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James McCurren | 35-40 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | George Carlino hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Darren McGann | 37-40 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | James McCurren is fouled in the backcourt by James Sullivan - foul #3 on James Sullivan, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG), Colin Musgrave (SG), Felton Robillard (SF), Warren Witherspoon (PF), Darrell Gerken (C) James Sullivan, Darren McGann, Gary Tellez, George Carlino, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Michael Clevenger (PF) James McCurren, Aldo Rossi | |
| 16:36 | St. John's | James Zipp banks in the layup set up by Allen Durfee and he's fouled by Darrell Gerken - foul #2 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | James Zipp makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | James Zipp is called for the reach on Warren Witherspoon - foul #2 on James Zipp, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) Vernon Gray | |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Ortegon | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Felton Robillard (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Warren Witherspoon (fresh) 6 reb. C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Allen Durfee is called for the reach on Jesse Ortegon - foul #1 on Allen Durfee, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (PG), Charles Taranto (SF) Jesse Ortegon, Felton Robillard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) James Zipp, Michael Clevenger | |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave's floater is knocked away by Claudio Rossi | 39-43 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Colin Musgrave - foul #2 on Colin Musgrave, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ivan Zausch (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Taranto | 42-45 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Leif Taberski dunks the ball on a great pass from Kenneth Howse | 42-47 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-47 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kenneth Howse | 42-47 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 42-47 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leif Taberski - foul #3 on Leif Taberski, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Darren McGann, Warren Witherspoon, Darrell Gerken | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), James Zipp (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave is fouled on the floor by Claudio Rossi - foul #2 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (SG) Colin Musgrave | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-47 |
| 13:05 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | James Zipp tips it back up and in | 43-49 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 43-49 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the tip | 43-49 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | George Carlino takes the ball from Claudio Rossi | 43-49 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto comes up short on the shot in the lane | 43-49 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Taranto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Zipp (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Claudio Rossi (tiring) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:45 | St. John's | James Sullivan takes the ball from James Zipp | 43-49 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 11:19 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander lays it in set up by George Carlino and he's hacked by Claudio Rossi - foul #3 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG), Darren McGann (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), Warren Witherspoon (PF) James Sullivan, Felton Robillard, Charles Taranto, George Carlino | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Vernon Gray (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) James McCurren, Kenneth Howse, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Allen Durfee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG), Darrell Gerken (C) Jesse Ortegon, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-49 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Colin Musgrave | 48-49 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Vernon Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Warren Witherspoon | 48-49 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Vernon Gray knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Allen Durfee | 48-52 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-52 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi hits a jumper from the left block | 50-54 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Aldo Rossi - foul #1 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Felton Robillard (SG), Charles Taranto (SF), George Carlino (PF) Darren McGann, Colin Musgrave, Gary Tellez, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG), Kenneth Howse (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, Vernon Gray, Aldo Rossi, Ivan Zausch | |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-54 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi hits the follow up shot | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Taranto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Carlino (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Howse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leif Taberski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken hits the finger roll and the foul's on Leif Taberski - foul #4 on Leif Taberski, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF) Leif Taberski | |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken misses the free throw | 52-56 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is hacked by Charles Taranto - foul #4 on Charles Taranto, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SG), Michael Alexander (C) Felton Robillard, Darrell Gerken | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-58 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander can't connect on a floater from the right side | 52-58 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Kenneth Howse grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | James Sullivan is called for the reach on James McCurren - foul #4 on James Sullivan, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | George Carlino snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-58 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is denied on a layup by Charles Taranto | 52-58 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 05:45 | St. John's | James McCurren can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | George Carlino pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan is fouled on the floor by James McCurren - foul #1 on James McCurren, team foul #10 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), Darrell Gerken (PF) Darren McGann, Charles Taranto, George Carlino | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) James McCurren, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi gets the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 53-58 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG), Warren Witherspoon (PF) James Sullivan, Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (SG), Ivan Zausch (C) Kenneth Howse, Michael Clevenger | |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Leif Taberski loses the dribble to Jesse Ortegon | 53-58 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jesse Ortegon | 55-58 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Allen Durfee and the foul's on Jesse Ortegon - foul #1 on Jesse Ortegon, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SG), Charles Taranto (SF), George Carlino (PF) Colin Musgrave, Gary Tellez, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (PG) Allen Durfee | |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch misses the free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-60 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Taranto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - George Carlino (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leif Taberski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Aldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Darren McGann - foul #2 on Darren McGann, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander (C) Darrell Gerken | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Howse (SG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Vernon Gray, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Ivan Zausch | |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Michael Alexander steps in front of the James McCurren pass | 55-60 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | George Carlino tips it back up and in | 57-60 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | James Zipp misses the dunk attempt | 57-60 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | George Carlino hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander hits the follow up shot | 59-60 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | James Zipp clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Alexander | 59-60 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Jesse Ortegon takes the ball from James McCurren in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann lays it in on a great pass from Jesse Ortegon | 61-60 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-60 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James McCurren | 61-60 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | James Zipp hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Darren McGann out of a doubleteam | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is fouled on the floor by Michael Alexander - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #10 | 63-63 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon clanks a halfcourt shot | 63-65 |