| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Silver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Starr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Terry Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Burris (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Justin Niemi inbounds the ball | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Terry Bennett can't connect on a shot near the basket | 30-45 |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-45 |
| 19:33 | St. John's | Robert Matney grabs the board | 30-45 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Matney | 30-47 |
| 19:08 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-47 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Robert Jordan is called for the reach on Justin Niemi - foul #2 on Robert Jordan, team foul #1 | 30-47 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Calvin Malone loses the ball out of bounds | 30-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) John Starr | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is fouled on the floor by Terry Bennett - foul #2 on Terry Bennett, team foul #1 | 30-47 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | William Phan scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-47 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Steven Silver takes the ball from Robert Matney | 32-47 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver hits the finger roll set up by William Phan | 34-47 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Calvin Malone lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry Bennett | 34-49 |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer is hacked by Calvin Malone - foul #3 on Calvin Malone, team foul #2 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Starr (C) William Phan | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG) Calvin Malone | |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Justin Niemi - foul #1 on Justin Niemi, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (SG) Jimmy Kifer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | John Starr makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | John Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Robert Matney comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 36-49 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | John Starr is fouled on the floor by Mark Spiro - foul #3 on Mark Spiro, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (SF) Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Lammers (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF) Robert Matney, Mark Spiro, Terry Bennett | |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | John Starr knocks in the floater in the lane | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Starr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lammers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Peterman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | John Starr takes the ball from Al Burris | 38-49 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), Gus Duca (SF), William Phan (C) Edward Simmons, Steven Silver, John Starr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (C) James Jones, James Lammers, Al Burris | |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Dan Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-49 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Tony Gillis gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-49 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson drills a jumper from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Justin Niemi knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Samuel Peterman | 40-52 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Peterman | 40-52 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Justin Niemi clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | William Phan snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-52 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer snags the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 40-52 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | William Phan tips it but misses | 40-52 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Samuel Peterman | 40-52 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Calvin Malone blows the layup but he's fouled by Jimmy Kifer - foul #1 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #2 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), Steven Silver (PF), John Starr (C) Jimmy Kifer, Gus Duca, Patrick Rowley, William Phan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Mark Spiro (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Samuel Peterman, Tony Gillis | |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Calvin Malone is called for the reach on Edward Simmons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Calvin Malone, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG) Calvin Malone | |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Al Burris snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Mark Spiro hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Matney | 40-56 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-56 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Edward Simmons is called for the reach on Robert Matney - foul #2 on Edward Simmons, team foul #3 | 40-56 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Terry Bennett can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 40-56 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Al Burris snags the offensive board | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Starr (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Robert Matney travels with the ball | 40-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG) Timothy Thompson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Matney steps in front of the Robert Jordan pass in the backcourt | 40-56 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Robert Matney dunks the ball | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:21 | Cincinnati | James Jones picks off the pass by Louis Choe in the backcourt | 40-58 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-58 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Jordan | 40-58 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #6 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) John Starr | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Al Burris knocks in the floater from the right block | 42-60 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | James Jones is called for the reach on Louis Choe in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #7 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG) Edward Simmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (PF) Terry Bennett | |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Al Burris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-60 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Robert Matney hits the follow up shot | 44-62 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #4 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), Gus Duca (SF), John Starr (C) Louis Choe, Robert Jordan, William Phan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Lammers (SG), Justin Niemi (SF) Robert Matney, James Jones, Mark Spiro | |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Lammers | 44-65 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-65 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Justin Niemi snags the defensive board | 44-65 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-65 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver snags the defensive board | 44-65 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer drills a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Samuel Peterman - foul #2 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #8 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (PF), William Phan (C) Steven Silver, John Starr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), James Jones (SG), Terry Bennett (PF), Tony Gillis (C) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Samuel Peterman, Al Burris | |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses the free throw | 46-65 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Rowley | 46-65 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Tony Gillis steals it from Gus Duca | 46-65 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | James Lammers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-65 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Tony Gillis hits the follow up shot | 46-67 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | William Phan knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 48-67 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Robert Matney is whistled for a carry | 48-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Edward Simmons (SG), Robert Jordan (SF) Timothy Thompson, Jimmy Kifer, Gus Duca | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) James Jones | |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 48-67 |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | William Phan can't tip it in | 48-67 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Bennett | 48-67 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Phan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Mark Spiro hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 48-67 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Mark Spiro grabs the offensive board | 48-67 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Mark Spiro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Jordan - foul #3 on Robert Jordan, team foul #5 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (PF), John Starr (C) Patrick Rowley, William Phan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Calvin Malone (SG) Robert Matney, James Lammers | |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Mark Spiro makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver gets the rebound | 48-68 |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Tony Gillis steals the ball from Steven Silver | 48-68 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Mark Spiro's fadeaway is rejected by John Starr | 48-68 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Mark Spiro gets the offensive rebound | 48-68 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-68 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Tony Gillis snags the offensive board | 48-68 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Tony Gillis is fouled on the floor by John Starr - foul #2 on John Starr, team foul #6 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Jimmy Kifer (SG) Louis Choe, Edward Simmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Al Burris (C) Mark Spiro, Terry Bennett, Tony Gillis | |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Calvin Malone drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Niemi | 48-70 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Calvin Malone picks off the pass by Jimmy Kifer in the backcourt | 48-70 |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Justin Niemi, team foul #9 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (PF) Peter Aronson | |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | John Starr is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Starr, team foul #7 | 48-70 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Justin Niemi comes up short on the floater from the left side | 48-70 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the offensive board | 48-70 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Calvin Malone buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dan Carter and he's hacked by Jimmy Kifer - foul #2 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #8 | 48-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Patrick Rowley (SF), William Phan (C) Jimmy Kifer, Robert Jordan, John Starr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), James Lammers (SF) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi | |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the free throw | 48-73 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-73 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley hits the follow up shot | 50-73 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Robert Matney hits a shot from the left side | 50-75 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca knocks in the floater from the left side | 52-75 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Patrick Rowley is called for the reach on James Lammers - foul #2 on Patrick Rowley, team foul #9 | 52-75 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Edward Simmons (SG) Timothy Thompson, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Samuel Peterman | |
| 05:20 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the 1st free throw | 52-75 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley gets the rebound | 52-75 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the lane | 52-75 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Peter Aronson | 52-75 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Calvin Malone buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Lammers | 52-78 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe is fouled in the backcourt by James Lammers - foul #3 on James Lammers, team foul #10 | 52-78 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF), John Starr (C) Gus Duca, William Phan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Tony Gillis (C) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, James Lammers, Al Burris | |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe misses the 1st free throw | 52-78 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe makes the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Dan Carter's pass is intercepted by Louis Choe | 53-78 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | John Starr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-78 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley grabs the offensive board | 53-78 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-78 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Peter Aronson snags the defensive board | 53-78 |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-78 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan snags the defensive board | 53-78 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | John Starr can't connect on a floater from the right side | 53-78 |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley gets the offensive rebound | 53-78 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Jordan (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Rowley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Starr (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Spiro (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Aronson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons is alone and drills a jumper near the basket set up by Louis Choe | 55-78 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Dan Carter knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tony Gillis | 55-80 |
| 03:19 | Cincinnati | John Starr's pass is intercepted by Tony Gillis | 55-80 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | James Jones is fouled on the floor by Robert Jordan - foul #4 on Robert Jordan, team foul #10 | 55-80 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Jimmy Kifer (SG), Gus Duca (SF), Steven Silver (PF), William Phan (C) Louis Choe, Edward Simmons, Robert Jordan, Patrick Rowley, John Starr | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF) Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-81 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | James Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 55-81 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver grabs the defensive rebound | 55-81 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer travels in the backcourt | 55-81 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-81 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver snags the defensive board | 55-81 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-81 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | James Lammers comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-81 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | James Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-81 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Tony Gillis knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Dan Carter | 57-83 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | William Phan's pass is intercepted by James Lammers | 57-83 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Dan Carter clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-83 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Steven Silver | 57-83 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is called for 10 seconds | 57-83 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF), John Starr (C) Gus Duca, William Phan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) James Lammers | |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Dan Carter clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Thompson - foul #3 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #11 | 57-83 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 1st free throw | 57-84 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-85 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver loses the ball out of bounds | 57-85 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Mark Spiro is hacked by Robert Jordan - foul #5 on Robert Jordan, team foul #12 | 57-85 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (SF) Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses the 1st free throw | 57-85 |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses the 2nd free throw | 57-85 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver grabs the defensive rebound | 57-85 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-85 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Mark Spiro can't connect on a floater from the right side | 57-85 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the board | 57-85 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses short on a fullcourt shot | 57-85 |