| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman's layup is rejected by Timothy Fleming | 36-29 |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman tips it back up and in | 36-31 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming connects on the shot in the paint | 38-31 |
| 18:59 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 38-31 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Donald Holmes can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose can't finish the layup | 38-31 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming is whistled for traveling | 38-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (PG), Bob Savard (SF), Gary Wilson (C) Richard Kelly, Johnnie Loman, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG) Antonio Griffith | |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Aubrey Hampton | 38-33 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Bob Savard | 40-33 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Aubrey Hampton and the foul's on Timothy Fleming - foul #1 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (SG), Jerry Skalsky (SF), Gerald McCullough (C) Timothy Fleming, Bob Savard, Donald Holmes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Matthew Bigley (C) Joseph Mickle, Harold Weedman | |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | Gary Wilson snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Gerald McCullough drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Wilson | 42-35 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson is called for traveling | 42-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Robert Cobb, Jerry Skalsky, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Joseph Mickle (SG), Claude Davis (PF) Frank Wilson, Aubrey Hampton, Edward Rose | |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler loses the dribble to Antonio Griffith | 42-35 |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Richard Kelly picks off the pass by Matthew Bigley in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Richard Kelly drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by William Campbell and the foul's on Claude Davis - foul #3 on Claude Davis, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Rose (PF) Claude Davis | |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Richard Kelly makes the free throw | 45-35 |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle misses short on an open shot from the right block | 45-35 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose snags the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Manuel Wheeler denies the turnaround by Carlos Dupree | 45-35 |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Loman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gerald McCullough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Mickle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Carlos Dupree (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Edward Rose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | St. John's | Richard Kelly misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Mickle | 45-35 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Antonio Griffith | 45-37 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Richard Kelly misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Mickle - foul #1 on Joseph Mickle, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Gary Wilson (C) William Campbell, Johnnie Loman, Gerald McCullough, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Claude Davis (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Antonio Griffith, Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose, Matthew Bigley | |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Richard Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | Richard Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Gary Wilson - foul #1 on Gary Wilson, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bob Savard (SF) Richard Kelly | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Gary Wilson pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Harold Weedman - foul #2 on Harold Weedman, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 14:11 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman is whistled for a carry | 48-38 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Donald Holmes buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Fleming | 50-38 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Tanaka (PG), Manuel Wheeler (C) Robert Cobb, Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SF) Carlos Dupree | |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming can't finish the layup | 50-38 |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Mickle | 50-40 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Donald Holmes is whistled for traveling | 50-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (PG), Jerry Skalsky (SF) Bob Savard, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Carlos Dupree (SF), Edward Rose (PF) Aubrey Hampton, Shawn Saxton, Claude Davis | |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman drills a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Donald Holmes - foul #1 on Donald Holmes, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Wilson (PF) Donald Holmes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by William Campbell | 52-43 |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose buries a driving attempt from close range | 52-45 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 54-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Skalsky (fresh) PF - Gary Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Corey Tanaka (fairly fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mickle (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Carlos Dupree (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Edward Rose (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Weedman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson is fouled on the floor by Timothy Fleming - foul #2 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Robert Cobb (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Gerald McCullough (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) William Campbell, Timothy Fleming, Jerry Skalsky, Gary Wilson, Corey Tanaka | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Aubrey Hampton (SG), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Joseph Mickle, Harold Weedman | |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith is hacked by Johnnie Loman - foul #2 on Johnnie Loman, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Holmes (PF) Gerald McCullough | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Claude Davis (PF) Edward Rose | |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree makes the turnaround in the lane | 54-47 |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Donald Holmes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Cobb and he's hacked by Claude Davis - foul #4 on Claude Davis, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Edward Rose (PF) Aubrey Hampton, Carlos Dupree, Claude Davis | |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Donald Holmes makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Cobb steals it from Shawn Saxton in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Donald Holmes scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Robert Cobb - foul #1 on Robert Cobb, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Bob Savard (SF), Gerald McCullough (C) Robert Cobb, Johnnie Loman, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Donald Holmes gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Gerald McCullough's floater is knocked away by Matthew Bigley | 59-48 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | Donald Holmes steps in front of the Shawn Saxton pass in the backcourt | 59-48 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Donald Holmes clanks a turnaround in the paint | 59-48 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming tips it in | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose scores on a shot near the basket | 61-50 |
| 08:44 | St. John's | Donald Holmes buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-50 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Bob Savard takes the ball from Joseph Mickle in the backcourt | 63-50 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Bob Savard hits the finger roll | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the wide open floater from the right block and he's hacked by Donald Holmes - foul #2 on Donald Holmes, team foul #7 | 65-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cobb (PG), William Campbell (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Gary Wilson (PF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Richard Kelly, Timothy Fleming, Bob Savard, Donald Holmes, Gerald McCullough | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Aubrey Hampton (SG), Carlos Dupree (SF), Harold Weedman (C) Antonio Griffith, Shawn Saxton, Joseph Mickle, Matthew Bigley | |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-53 |
| 08:14 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman is open but misses the lay-in | 65-53 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 65-53 |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Loman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Wheeler (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Carlos Dupree (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Rose (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Weedman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Gary Wilson denies the turnaround by Edward Rose | 65-53 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman grabs the offensive board | 65-53 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Carlos Dupree is denied by Johnnie Loman | 65-53 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Manuel Wheeler | 65-53 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Johnnie Loman can't connect on a shot from the left block | 65-53 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | William Campbell hits the follow up shot | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman misses the driving attempt in the paint | 67-53 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gary Wilson | 67-53 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler clanks a jumper from the right side | 67-53 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Edward Rose | 67-53 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Manuel Wheeler - foul #2 on Manuel Wheeler, team foul #8 | 67-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Tanaka (PG), Timothy Fleming (SG), Jerry Skalsky (SF), Donald Holmes (PF), Gerald McCullough (C) Robert Cobb, William Campbell, Johnnie Loman, Gary Wilson, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Claude Davis (PF) Frank Wilson, Aubrey Hampton, Edward Rose | |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses short on a floater from the right block | 67-55 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Donald Holmes can't tip it in | 67-55 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Donald Holmes snags the offensive board | 67-55 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming can't throw it down but he's fouled by Shawn Saxton - foul #4 on Shawn Saxton, team foul #5 | 67-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bob Savard (SF) Jerry Skalsky | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SF), Matthew Bigley (C) Carlos Dupree, Harold Weedman | |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Gerald McCullough grabs the offensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Gerald McCullough steps out of bounds on the sideline | 67-55 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith is hacked by Corey Tanaka in the backcourt - foul #1 on Corey Tanaka, team foul #9 | 67-55 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Donald Holmes scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-57 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith's floater is tipped away by Donald Holmes | 69-57 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Claude Davis hits the follow up shot | 69-59 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Donald Holmes connects on the shot from the right block | 71-59 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith is hacked by Donald Holmes - foul #3 on Donald Holmes, team foul #10 | 71-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Kelly (PG), Jerry Skalsky (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) Corey Tanaka, Bob Savard, Gerald McCullough | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (SG), Harold Weedman (C) Shawn Saxton, Matthew Bigley | |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Skalsky (fresh) PF - Donald Holmes (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Wheeler (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Mickle (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Claude Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Harold Weedman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler is whistled for traveling | 71-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG) Antonio Griffith | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Skalsky - foul #3 on Jerry Skalsky, team foul #11 | 71-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (SG) Timothy Fleming | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG) William Campbell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley (C) Harold Weedman | |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Frank Wilson - foul #1 on Frank Wilson, team foul #6 | 71-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Johnnie Loman (SF), Gary Wilson (C) Jerry Skalsky, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Donald Holmes drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Fleming | 73-63 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler (C) Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Carlos Dupree (SF), Edward Rose (PF) Frank Wilson, Joseph Mickle, Claude Davis | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith travels in the backcourt | 73-63 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-63 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Donald Holmes comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 73-63 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Holmes | 73-63 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Donald Holmes gets the rebound | 73-63 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Timothy Fleming misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 73-63 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Matthew Bigley | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Antonio Griffith | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Donald Holmes is hacked by Aubrey Hampton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aubrey Hampton, team foul #7 | 73-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Corey Tanaka (C) Timothy Fleming, Johnnie Loman, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SG), Harold Weedman (C) Aubrey Hampton, Matthew Bigley | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman grabs the board | 73-65 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-65 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-65 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 73-65 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-65 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle's pass is intercepted by William Campbell | 73-65 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Richard Kelly misses the lay-in | 73-65 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Donald Holmes tips it home | 75-65 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle is hacked by Robert Cobb - foul #2 on Robert Cobb, team foul #12 | 75-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF), Manuel Wheeler (C) William Campbell, Robert Cobb, Corey Tanaka | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Joseph Mickle is called for the reach on Manuel Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Mickle, team foul #8 | 75-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (SG), Robert Cobb (SF) Timothy Fleming, Johnnie Loman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Manuel Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Kelly - foul #1 on Richard Kelly, team foul #13 | 77-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Fleming (SG), Johnnie Loman (SF) William Campbell, Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Donald Holmes is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Mickle - foul #3 on Joseph Mickle, team foul #9 | 77-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Campbell (SG), Robert Cobb (SF), Corey Tanaka (C) Timothy Fleming, Johnnie Loman, Manuel Wheeler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Donald Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Harold Weedman | 77-69 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Richard Kelly runs out the clock | 77-69 |