| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | George Smathers inbounds the ball | 19-26 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Robert Christian drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Kay | 19-28 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback banks in the layup | 21-28 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | James Rollo's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdullah | 21-28 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback jams it on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 23-28 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Stephen Kay shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it in | 23-30 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Stephen Kay | 23-30 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the offensive board | 23-30 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Donald Depuy (C) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, Robin Williams | |
| 17:38 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback scores on a floater from the left block set up by Dikembe Abdullah | 25-32 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by George Smathers | 25-35 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-35 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is fouled on the floor by Paul Dunneback - foul #2 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Robin Williams (C) Ariel Rizzo, James Rollo | |
| 16:22 | St. John's | George Smathers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Robin Williams | |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken knocks in the jumper in the lane | 27-35 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury buries a jumper from the right block set up by Dikembe Abdullah and the foul's on Donald Depuy - foul #2 on Donald Depuy, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Robin Williams (C) Ronald Spangler, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the free throw | 29-35 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is hacked by Robert Christian - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), George Smathers (SF) Stephen Kay, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is fouled on the floor by George Smathers - foul #1 on George Smathers, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from George Smathers | 29-38 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Donald Depuy swats the layup by Walter Bettis | 29-38 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | George Smathers snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Robert Christian knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Kay | 29-41 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-41 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | George Smathers can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 31-41 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Walter Bettis and he's fouled by George Smathers - foul #2 on George Smathers, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Paul Daly (SF) Bojan Wolinski, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), James Rollo (PF) Robert Christian, George Smathers, Robin Williams | |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Stephen Kay splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-41 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo gets the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses short on a floater from the baseline | 34-41 |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Daly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Zentz - foul #1 on Robert Zentz, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Paul Dunneback (C) Robert Zentz, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), George Smathers (SF), Robin Williams (C) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo, Donald Depuy | |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is called for traveling | 34-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Bojan Wolinski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Donald Depuy (PF) Stephen Kay, James Rollo | |
| 10:29 | St. John's | A charge is called on Donald Depuy - foul #3 on Donald Depuy, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Donald Depuy | |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis lays it in on a great pass from Paul Daly | 36-42 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Robin Williams buries a jumper near the basket | 36-44 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | James Rollo picks off the pass by Maurice Lokken | 36-44 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Robin Williams drills a shot from the left wing set up by Robert Christian | 36-46 |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah and he's fouled by James Rollo - foul #2 on James Rollo, team foul #6 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Donald Depuy (PF) Stephen Kay, James Rollo | |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the turnaround from the left block | 39-48 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by George Smathers - foul #3 on George Smathers, team foul #7 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Walter Bettis (PF) Maurice Lokken, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Robin Williams | |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Donald Depuy buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | James Rollo is called for the reach on Walter Bettis - foul #3 on James Rollo, team foul #8 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Robin Williams (C) Robert Christian, James Rollo | |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Donald Depuy comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury can't connect on a shot from close range | 43-50 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Robin Williams gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | George Smathers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Spangler | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 46-53 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Donald Depuy misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-53 |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Depuy - foul #4 on Donald Depuy, team foul #9 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Paul Dunneback (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, George Smathers, Robin Williams | |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Donald Depuy grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #10 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Christian - foul #4 on Robert Christian, team foul #11 | 46-53 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 03:38 | St. John's | Stephen Kay drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bojan Wolinski | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Depuy (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is hacked by Paul Daly - foul #1 on Paul Daly, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Robert Zentz (SG) Bojan Wolinski, Paul Daly | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Robin Williams (C) Stephen Kay, George Smathers, Donald Depuy | |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Robert Christian is called for traveling | 50-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 50-55 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 52-55 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken blows the layup | 52-55 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits the follow up shot | 54-55 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Stephen Kay works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | James Rollo hits the follow up shot | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense 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) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdullah is called for the reach on George Smathers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | George Smathers is hacked by Walter Bettis - foul #4 on Walter Bettis, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Maurice Lokken is called for the reach on George Smathers - foul #1 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 58-59 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | George Smathers is hacked by Dikembe Abdullah in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Daly | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | St. John's | James Rollo can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 60-59 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis snags the defensive board | 60-59 |