| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) SG - Robert Christian (fresh) SF - George Smathers (fresh) PF - James Rollo (fresh) C - Robin Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) SG - Paul Daly (fresh) SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robin Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Stephen Kay clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on George Smathers - foul #1 on George Smathers, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | George Smathers clanks a floater from the right side | 0-1 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-1 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Robin Williams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robin Williams, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Christian is called for the reach on Paul Daly - foul #1 on Robert Christian, team foul #3 | 0-1 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Daly and the foul's on Robin Williams - foul #2 on Robin Williams, team foul #4 | 0-3 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (C) Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback can't throw it down but he's fouled by Ariel Rizzo - foul #1 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #5 | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 0-5 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | George Smathers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-5 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Israel Zambrana | 0-5 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Daly | 0-7 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | George Smathers comes up short on the floater from the left block | 0-7 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Stephen Kay snags the offensive board | 0-7 |
| 16:33 | St. John's | Robert Zentz steps in front of the Ariel Rizzo pass | 0-7 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits the finger roll | 0-9 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | James Rollo buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Christian | 3-9 |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Israel Zambrana | 3-12 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | James Rollo misses badly on a floater from the right side | 3-12 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the offensive rebound | 3-12 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Stephen Kay clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 3-12 |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 3-12 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Christian - foul #2 on Robert Christian, team foul #6 | 3-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ronald Spangler (SG), Vasily Losiewski (SF), Gary Heppner (PF), Cecil Reed (C) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, George Smathers, James Rollo, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Paul Daly, Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback, Dean Canterbury | |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 3-13 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 3-14 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Cecil Reed's fadeaway is rejected by Wilfredo Molina | 3-14 |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina pulls down the rebound | 3-14 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Cecil Reed - foul #1 on Cecil Reed, team foul #7 | 3-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Robert Zentz | |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the free throw | 3-17 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Cecil Reed connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Ronald Spangler | 6-17 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis is fouled on the floor by Vasily Losiewski - foul #1 on Vasily Losiewski, team foul #8 | 6-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF), Ariel Rizzo (C) Randy Blanchette, Vasily Losiewski, Gary Heppner, Cecil Reed | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 1st free throw | 6-18 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 6-19 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | James Rollo's pass is intercepted by Dean Canterbury | 6-19 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly is hacked by Ariel Rizzo - foul #2 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #9 | 6-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Heppner (C) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (SF) Maurice Lokken | |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 1st free throw | 6-20 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the 2nd free throw | 6-20 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the board | 6-20 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Walter Bettis steals the ball from Gary Heppner | 6-20 |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is whistled for a carry | 6-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Walter Bettis | |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Gary Heppner is hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #1 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #1 | 6-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:48 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 3 from the right wing | 6-20 |
| 11:46 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the tip | 6-20 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Gary Heppner tips it but misses | 6-20 |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz pulls down the rebound | 6-20 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) SG - Randy Blanchette (fresh) SF - George Smathers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Heppner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury is hacked by Stephen Kay - foul #1 on Stephen Kay, team foul #10 | 6-20 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 6-21 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 6-22 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | A charge is called on George Smathers - foul #2 on George Smathers, team foul #11 | 6-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Vasily Losiewski (SF), Cecil Reed (C) Stephen Kay, George Smathers, Gary Heppner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 6-22 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the board | 6-22 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski is called for traveling | 6-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Israel Zambrana, Dean Canterbury | |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | James Rollo steals the ball from Walter Bettis | 6-22 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Wilfredo Molina blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Ronald Spangler | 6-22 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Molina | 6-22 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis lays it up and in set up by Maurice Lokken | 6-24 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Randy Blanchette | 8-24 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bojan Wolinski | 8-27 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler drills a floater from the left side set up by Randy Blanchette | 10-27 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 10-27 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken hits the follow up shot | 10-29 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is hacked by Wilfredo Molina - foul #1 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #2 | 10-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Gary Heppner (C) Randy Blanchette, Cecil Reed | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Dikembe Abdullah, Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Israel Zambrana - foul #1 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #3 | 10-29 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 11-29 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 12-29 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) SG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vasily Losiewski (fairly fresh) PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Heppner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the easy layup | 12-29 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Gary Heppner grabs the board | 12-29 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | James Rollo banks in the layup | 14-29 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback loses the ball out of bounds | 14-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Cecil Reed (C) James Rollo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is hacked by Robert Zentz - foul #1 on Robert Zentz, team foul #4 | 14-29 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-29 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the rebound | 14-29 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-29 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski gets the rebound | 14-29 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski is denied on a layup by Paul Dunneback | 14-29 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the board | 14-29 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-29 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback can't tip it in | 14-29 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it in | 14-31 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Gary Heppner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (SG), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Cecil Reed | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Israel Zambrana, Paul Dunneback | |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly loses the ball out of bounds | 14-31 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | James Rollo scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 16-31 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Bettis | 16-33 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) SG - Randy Blanchette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vasily Losiewski (fairly fresh) PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Heppner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Daly (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis lays it up and in set up by Maurice Lokken | 19-35 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski's floater is tipped away by Maurice Lokken | 19-35 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the rebound | 19-35 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gary Heppner - foul #1 on Gary Heppner, team foul #12 | 19-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), George Smathers (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF), Robin Williams (C) Randy Blanchette, Vasily Losiewski, James Rollo, Gary Heppner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken, Dean Canterbury | |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-37 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (C) Walter Bettis | |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-37 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 19-37 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Robert Christian - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #13 | 19-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ronald Spangler (SG) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the free throw | 19-40 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo's layup is rejected by Paul Dunneback | 19-40 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Molina | 19-40 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah loses the ball out of bounds | 19-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Wilfredo Molina | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | The jump hook by George Smathers is blocked by Dean Canterbury | 19-40 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the offensive rebound | 19-40 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | George Smathers hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Randy Blanchette | 22-40 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback drills a fadeaway from close range | 22-42 |