| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Joseph Hart inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Hadley | 28-26 |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey's pass is intercepted by Jesse Maes | 28-26 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | Jesse Maes lays it in | 28-28 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 28-28 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Joseph Hart snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-28 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hadley is called for the reach on Anthony Lynch - foul #1 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey hits a driving attempt in the paint | 30-28 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jesse Maes | 30-30 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Lincoln Bettencourt blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Clayton Ellis | 30-30 |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch tips it in | 32-30 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley hits a floater from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Joseph Hart is called for the reach on Erik Hammonds - foul #2 on Joseph Hart, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF) Joe Jacobs, Erik Hammonds, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SF), James Brown (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Andrew Hadley, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Clayton Ellis | 35-32 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-32 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Jesse Maes grabs the board | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. C - Sean Starkey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Maes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dario Gostowski (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Staab (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Clarence Staab is hacked by Shane Callas - foul #1 on Shane Callas, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF) Clayton Ellis, Shane Callas, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF) Jesse Maes, Dario Gostowski, Clarence Staab | |
| 15:19 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Dikembe Adi is blocked by Anthony Lynch | 35-32 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hadley picks off the pass by Freddie Robinson | 35-32 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley lays it up and in | 35-34 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs is whistled for a carry | 35-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (C) James Brown | |
| 13:58 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Andrew Hadley | 35-36 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi tips it back up and in | 35-38 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Doug Moore | 37-38 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt blows the layup but he's fouled by Freddie Robinson - foul #3 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Doug Moore, Erik Hammonds, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), James Brown (PF) Andrew Hadley, Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi | |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Clayton Ellis and the foul's on Rodolfo Hernandez - foul #1 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski double dribbles | 40-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Staab (C) Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fairly fresh) SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Lynch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Staab (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dario Gostowski - foul #2 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG) Rodolfo Hernandez | |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley double dribbles | 42-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF) Joe Jacobs, Shane Callas, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF) Dario Gostowski, James Brown | |
| 10:57 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson's pass is intercepted by Joseph Hart | 42-40 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | The jumper by Dikembe Adi is denied by Freddie Robinson | 42-40 |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Joseph Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is whistled for a carry | 42-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Clarence Staab | |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Hadley - foul #2 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses long on a jump hook from close range | 44-40 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Doug Moore is called for the reach on Jesse Maes - foul #2 on Doug Moore, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF) Erik Hammonds | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes | |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi double dribbles | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Anthony Lynch (PF) Clayton Ellis, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez (SF), James Brown (PF) Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi | |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Dario Gostowski is called for the reach on Joe Jacobs - foul #3 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Rodolfo Hernandez - foul #2 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #7 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF) Shane Callas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Clarence Staab (C) Rodolfo Hernandez, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | A charge is called on Dario Gostowski - foul #4 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #8 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (C) Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Dikembe Adi (PF) Dario Gostowski, Clarence Staab | |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds snags the offensive board | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Doug Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Lynch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Alfredo Gomez - foul #1 on Alfredo Gomez, team foul #9 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Shane Callas (SG) Doug Moore, Joe Jacobs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Alfredo Gomez, James Brown | |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt clanks a jumper near the basket | 51-40 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Lynch - foul #2 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Sean Starkey (C) Erik Hammonds, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Allen Sharp (PF) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Dikembe Adi | |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Joseph Hart makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Joseph Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sean Starkey | 54-42 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 54-42 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch snags the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clayton Ellis | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Shane Callas is called for the reach on Joseph Hart - foul #2 on Shane Callas, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF) Joe Jacobs, Shane Callas, Anthony Lynch | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Dikembe Adi (PF), James Brown (C) Alfredo Gomez, Dario Gostowski, Allen Sharp, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 56-42 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson tips it in | 58-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Sean Starkey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 58-42 |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds grabs the board | 58-42 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses the easy layup | 58-42 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey tips it in | 60-42 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Erik Hammonds - foul #1 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #6 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG) Clayton Ellis | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Clarence Staab (C) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Dikembe Adi | |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Joseph Hart misses the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Joseph Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey is whistled for a carry | 60-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Rodolfo Hernandez (SF) Joseph Hart | |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez travels with the ball | 60-43 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Rodolfo Hernandez - foul #3 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #10 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Anthony Lynch (PF) Doug Moore, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Clarence Staab misses the lay-in | 61-43 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Dario Gostowski - foul #5 on Dario Gostowski, team foul #11 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (SG) Dario Gostowski | |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez is hacked by Clayton Ellis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #7 | 63-43 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez misses the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joe Jacobs | 63-44 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Erik Hammonds | 65-44 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Robert Sweet knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey is called for traveling | 65-47 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-50 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis runs out the clock | 65-50 |