| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fresh) C - Brian Wickline (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Robert Christian is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 34-33 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams is fouled on the floor by Robert Christian - foul #1 on Robert Christian, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Strauss picks off the pass by Heath Somers | 34-33 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton dunks the ball set up by Benjamin Strauss | 34-35 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses the shot from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Heath Somers is called for the reach on Benjamin Strauss - foul #2 on Heath Somers, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Brian Wickline hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 34-35 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Nelson | 34-35 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-35 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter is whistled for traveling | 34-35 |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 34-35 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 34-37 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina loses the dribble to Brian Wickline | 34-37 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-37 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Brian Wickline grabs the offensive board | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Heath Somers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Glenn Williams | 37-37 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Emmanuel Broughton | 37-39 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses short on a jumper from the left side | 37-39 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Nelson | 37-39 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses short on a floater from the right side | 37-39 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Brian Wickline pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Benjamin Strauss is blocked by Heath Somers | 37-39 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Brian Wickline pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-39 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Robert Christian's pass is intercepted by David Anderson | 37-39 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | David Anderson's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Allan Ledbetter | 37-39 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Robert Christian shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-42 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | David Anderson is hacked by Benjamin Strauss - foul #1 on Benjamin Strauss, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Bryan Schultz (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Patrick Hake (PF) Glenn Williams, David Anderson, Heath Somers, Joseph Nelson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Issa Abdullah (SF), Steven Rose (PF) Allan Ledbetter, Benjamin Strauss, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina's floater is tipped away by Issa Abdullah | 37-42 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon gets the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 11:55 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina dunks the ball | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Hake (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Wickline (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF) Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF) Robert Christian | |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Steven Rose hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 10:54 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana hits a driving attempt near the basket | 41-44 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Ronald Spangler and the foul's on Bryan Schultz - foul #2 on Bryan Schultz, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (PG), David Anderson (SF) Charles Simon, Heath Somers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Steven Beaudette, Brian Wickline | |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Ronald Spangler steals the ball from Glenn Williams in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah is called for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson (PF) Patrick Hake | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from David Anderson and he's hacked by Emmanuel Broughton - foul #2 on Emmanuel Broughton, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 47-50 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses the tip | 47-50 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Steven Rose clanks a shot from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams is hacked by Steven Rose - foul #1 on Steven Rose, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF), Patrick Hake (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Bryan Schultz, Joseph Nelson, Israel Zambrana | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter (SG), Benjamin Strauss (SF) Ronald Spangler, Issa Abdullah | |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Rose - foul #2 on Steven Rose, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Wickline (C) Steven Rose | |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Hake (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allan Ledbetter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Wickline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Robert Christian is fouled on the floor by Patrick Hake - foul #1 on Patrick Hake, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | David Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Allan Ledbetter steals it from David Anderson | 47-50 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Robert Christian can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams is hacked by Benjamin Strauss - foul #2 on Benjamin Strauss, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz (SG), Joseph Nelson (PF), Israel Zambrana (C) Heath Somers, Patrick Hake, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Steven Rose (PF) Robert Christian, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 47-50 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Brian Wickline is hacked by Glenn Williams - foul #2 on Glenn Williams, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SG), Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Allan Ledbetter, Brian Wickline | |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Glenn Williams steals the ball from Steven Rose | 47-50 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson misses long on a runner in the lane | 47-50 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Israel Zambrana | 47-50 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Schultz | 49-50 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler scores on a 3 from the right wing | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bryan Schultz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Nelson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Benjamin Strauss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Emmanuel Broughton (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | David Anderson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Spangler - foul #2 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Patrick Hake (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Glenn Williams, Bryan Schultz, Joseph Nelson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG), Allan Ledbetter (SG), Brian Wickline (C) Ronald Spangler, Benjamin Strauss, Emmanuel Broughton | |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Steven Rose grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-53 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Brian Wickline grabs the offensive board | 49-53 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Allan Ledbetter misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah grabs the offensive board | 49-53 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Robert Christian is whistled for a carry | 49-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (SG), Heath Somers (SF) David Anderson, Israel Zambrana | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz (SG), Joseph Nelson (PF) Charles Simon, Patrick Hake | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Strauss (SF) Issa Abdullah | |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Brian Wickline pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Brian Wickline misses badly on a runner near the basket | 49-53 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Anderson (SG) Bryan Schultz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton (PF) Steven Rose | |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses the runner from the left block | 49-56 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Glenn Williams is called for the reach on Emmanuel Broughton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glenn Williams, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Robert Christian | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Wilfredo Molina is called for the reach on Allan Ledbetter - foul #2 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Glenn Williams is called for the reach on Ronald Spangler - foul #4 on Glenn Williams, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Wilfredo Molina | 49-58 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Brian Wickline pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Brian Wickline is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Williams - foul #5 on Glenn Williams, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG) Glenn Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Brian Wickline makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Brian Wickline makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | David Anderson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Emmanuel Broughton gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler runs out the clock | 49-60 |