| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Hough inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is hacked by David Rhodes - foul #3 on David Rhodes, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:54 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Jimmy Finke and the foul's on James Hough - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| 18:54 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Ernest Gibbs blocks the jumper by David Rhodes | 29-29 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 18:18 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines is hacked by James Hough - foul #3 on James Hough, team foul #3 | 29-29 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jimmy Finke | 29-32 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jimmy Finke - foul #2 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Quinn | 31-34 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Anderson | 31-37 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant's floater is tipped away by Ernest Gibbs | 31-37 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Stephen Little gets the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Little | 33-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hough (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Quinn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Oliphant - foul #2 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG), Thomas Powell (SF), Steven Wiens (C) Stephen Little, James Hough, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG), Kelly Taylor (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF) Donald Quinn, Allen Sines, Ralph Anderson | |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | John Hart misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 33-38 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | David Rhodes tips it but misses | 33-38 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ernest Gibbs | 33-38 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Thomas Powell gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Ernest Gibbs blocks the short jumper by David Rhodes | 33-38 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum is fouled on the floor by John Hart - foul #2 on John Hart, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), James Hough (SF), Paul Oliphant (C) John Hart, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Allen Sines (SF), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | David Rhodes snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Chris Foster travels with the ball | 33-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF) Kelly Taylor, Jesse Ricca | |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn lays it up and in set up by Edgar Davis and he's fouled by Chris Foster - foul #2 on Chris Foster, team foul #6 | 33-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG) Carl Plum | |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Edgar Davis - foul #2 on Edgar Davis, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Steven Wiens (PF) Chris Foster, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) Edgar Davis | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | James Hough is called for the reach on Allen Sines - foul #4 on James Hough, team foul #7 | 35-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SF) James Hough | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (PF) Ralph Anderson | |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | John Hart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-40 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Steven Wiens grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Stephen Little comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Steven Wiens tips it in | 37-40 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-40 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | John Hart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits the follow up shot | 39-40 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Gibbs | 39-43 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Stephen Little connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG), James Hough (SF), David Rhodes (PF) Stephen Little, Steven Wiens, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Kelly Taylor (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Donald Quinn, Allen Sines, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 07:23 | St. John's | John Hart is hacked by Edgar Davis - foul #3 on Edgar Davis, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe (C) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Samuel Marson (SG) Jesse Ricca | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Marson (fresh) SF - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Samuel Marson steps in front of the Garland O'Keefe pass | 42-43 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Samuel Marson lays it up and in | 42-45 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Ralph Anderson steps in front of the James Hough pass | 42-45 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the turnaround from the right block | 42-45 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Carl Plum | 42-47 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Kelly Taylor steals the ball from John Hart | 42-47 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), Paul Oliphant (C) John Hart, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Samuel Marson, Kelly Taylor, Edgar Davis | |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-47 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 42-47 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines is fouled on the floor by Paul Oliphant - foul #3 on Paul Oliphant, team foul #8 | 42-47 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Rhodes | 42-47 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ralph Anderson - foul #2 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG) Chris Foster | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Quinn | 43-50 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | John Hart hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Paul Oliphant out of the doubleteam | 46-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Stephen Little takes the ball from Allen Sines | 46-50 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | David Rhodes hits the follow up shot | 48-50 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson tips it back up and in | 48-52 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | John Hart clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | James Hough is called for the reach on Jimmy Finke - foul #5 on James Hough, team foul #9 | 48-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SF) James Hough | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | David Rhodes buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Little | 50-54 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines can't finish the layup | 50-54 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson tips it home | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Stephen Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Little - foul #1 on Stephen Little, team foul #10 | 50-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG), Edgar Davis (PF) Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson | |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Stephen Little is fouled on the floor by Allen Sines - foul #1 on Allen Sines, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF) Carl Plum, Edgar Davis | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Stephen Little clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | John Hart gets the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Oliphant | 53-58 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Stephen Little is called for the reach on Allen Sines in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Little, team foul #11 | 53-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Stephen Little can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (PF) Jesse Ricca | |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | John Hart is called for the reach on Jimmy Finke in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Hart, team foul #12 | 53-60 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Stephen Little is called for traveling | 53-62 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Little - foul #3 on Stephen Little, team foul #13 | 53-62 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant snags the defensive board | 53-63 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant blows the layup | 53-63 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke runs out the clock | 53-63 |