| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken inbounds the ball | 45-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Paul Dunneback | 45-43 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Stephen Kay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly is fouled on the floor by Robert Christian - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is hacked by James Rollo - foul #2 on James Rollo, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback buries a floater from the left block set up by Paul Daly | 45-45 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 18:02 | Cincinnati | The 3pt attempt by Paul Daly is denied by Ronald Spangler | 45-45 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robin Williams | 45-45 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Stephen Kay travels with the ball | 45-45 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Stephen Kay steals the ball from Paul Dunneback | 45-45 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Robin Williams knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by George Smathers | 47-45 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Stephen Kay - foul #1 on Stephen Kay, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ariel Rizzo (C) Stephen Kay, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Robert Zentz, Maurice Lokken, Paul Dunneback | |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 3rd free throw | 47-47 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | James Rollo knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ariel Rizzo | 49-47 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the easy layup | 49-47 |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly tips it in | 49-49 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Israel Zambrana | 49-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randy Blanchette (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Israel Zambrana | 49-52 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #1 | 49-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Gary Heppner (PF), Robin Williams (C) Ronald Spangler, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Paul Daly, Israel Zambrana, Dean Canterbury | |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits a floater near the basket set up by Robert Zentz | 50-54 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Gary Heppner hits a runner from the left block | 52-54 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 52-56 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Christian is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #4 on Robert Christian, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Ronald Spangler (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Randy Blanchette, Robert Christian, Ariel Rizzo, Gary Heppner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Walter Bettis, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 13:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Stephen Kay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-56 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 52-56 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Robin Williams gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | George Smathers loses the ball out of bounds | 52-56 |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly is hacked by Ronald Spangler - foul #1 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (C) Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 52-56 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits the follow up shot | 52-58 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo is whistled for a carry | 52-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Israel Zambrana (SF) Robert Zentz, Maurice Lokken | |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 52-60 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Randy Blanchette (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-60 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 52-60 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-60 |
| 11:34 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdullah is called for the reach on Stephen Kay - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #2 | 52-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Paul Daly | |
| 11:00 | St. John's | George Smathers hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Blanchette | 54-60 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the lay-in but the foul's on Randy Blanchette - foul #1 on Randy Blanchette, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Gary Heppner (PF) Randy Blanchette, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (C) Bojan Wolinski, Israel Zambrana, Dean Canterbury | |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Stephen Kay lays it in on a nice dish by George Smathers | 56-62 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 56-62 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz tips it but misses | 56-62 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Stephen Kay | 56-62 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | George Smathers clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Robin Williams gets the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Gary Heppner misses short on a floater in the lane | 56-62 |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 56-64 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Gary Heppner misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-64 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 56-64 |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | George Smathers takes the ball from Maurice Lokken | 56-64 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Stephen Kay banks in the layup on a great pass from George Smathers | 58-64 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gary Heppner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdullah (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the easy layup but the foul's on George Smathers - foul #2 on George Smathers, team foul #7 | 58-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Robert Christian (SG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), James Rollo (PF), Cecil Reed (C) Stephen Kay, Ronald Spangler, George Smathers, Gary Heppner, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Robert Zentz, Dikembe Abdullah, Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis | |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Cecil Reed snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Bojan Wolinski takes the ball from Randy Blanchette in the backcourt | 58-65 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the easy layup | 58-65 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo connects on the floater from the left side | 60-65 |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana's pass is intercepted by Randy Blanchette | 60-65 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette blows the layup | 60-65 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Rollo - foul #3 on James Rollo, team foul #8 | 60-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF) Cecil Reed | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Maurice Lokken (SF) Bojan Wolinski, Israel Zambrana | |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | James Rollo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-66 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly grabs the board | 60-66 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Paul Daly | 60-68 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 60-68 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it home | 62-68 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits the finger roll set up by Paul Daly | 62-70 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | James Rollo comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 62-70 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-70 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the offensive board | 62-70 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Daly | 62-72 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-72 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Robin Williams (C) Randy Blanchette, Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-72 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 62-72 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:55 | St. John's | Stephen Kay hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Rollo | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Zentz and he's fouled by Robin Williams - foul #1 on Robin Williams, team foul #9 | 64-76 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the free throw | 64-77 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | The short jumper by Robin Williams is denied by Walter Bettis | 64-77 |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 64-77 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-77 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the defensive rebound | 64-77 |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-77 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | George Smathers snags the offensive board | 64-77 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | James Rollo knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Kay | 66-77 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen Kay - foul #2 on Stephen Kay, team foul #10 | 66-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 66-77 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses the 3 from straight away | 66-77 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it but misses | 66-77 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the defensive rebound | 66-77 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-77 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis gets the offensive rebound | 66-77 |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-80 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | George Smathers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-80 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 66-80 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Walter Bettis is called for the reach on George Smathers - foul #1 on Walter Bettis, team foul #3 | 66-80 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Gary Heppner (PF), Cecil Reed (C) Stephen Kay, George Smathers, James Rollo, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken, Dean Canterbury | |
| 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 and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Gary Heppner makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Randy Blanchette | 68-80 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Spangler - foul #2 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #11 | 68-80 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 1st free throw | 68-81 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-82 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-82 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the defensive rebound | 68-82 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski runs out the clock | 68-82 |