| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) SF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Young (fresh) 7 pts. C - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Landis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Bryan White inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | The short jumper by Troy Jarboe is denied by David Young | 35-33 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | David Young blows the layup but he's fouled by David Landis - foul #3 on David Landis, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | David Young makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | David Young misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Derrick Volpe is called for the reach on Anthony Akers - foul #1 on Derrick Volpe, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Bryan White misses the jumper from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe can't tip it in | 39-35 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | David Landis gets the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | David Landis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal buries a runner from the left block set up by David Young | 41-35 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | David Landis's layup is rejected by Gregory Coronel | 41-35 |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | David Young snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Anthony Akers | 44-35 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Bryan White misses the easy layup but the foul's on Darell Carneal - foul #3 on Darell Carneal, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG), William Spears (SF), Craig Helzer (PF), Douglas Lowrey (C) Kenneth Posey, Darell Carneal, David Young, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (SG), Jack Sams (PF), John Edison (C) Steve Charles, David Landis, Derrick Volpe | |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Bryan White makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | Bryan White makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:40 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Anthony Akers | 46-37 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses the lay-in | 46-37 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | John Edison gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Spears (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Swims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - John Edison (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | St. John's | The jump hook by Jack Sams is blocked by Craig Helzer | 46-37 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele is whistled for traveling | 46-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG), Darell Carneal (SF), David Young (PF), Gregory Coronel (C) Andrew Eisele, William Spears, Craig Helzer, Douglas Lowrey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), Chad Walker (SF), David Landis (PF), Derrick Volpe (C) Troy Jarboe, Bryan White, Jack Sams, John Edison | |
| 15:20 | St. John's | James Swims can't finish the layup | 46-37 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Anthony Akers | 46-37 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Steve Charles grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Steve Charles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-37 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Derrick Volpe swats the shot by Anthony Akers | 46-37 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel snags the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by James Swims - foul #2 on James Swims, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG) Chad Walker | |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 13:41 | St. John's | James Swims misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-37 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | David Landis can't tip it in | 48-37 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Anthony Akers | 48-37 |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kenneth Posey, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), William Spears (SF), Craig Helzer (PF), Douglas Lowrey (C) Anthony Akers, Darell Carneal, David Young, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jack Sams (PF) David Landis | |
| 12:53 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 48-37 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Steve Charles hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Troy Jarboe | 48-40 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Jack Sams blocks the short jumper by Andrew Eisele | 48-40 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer grabs the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Posey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Spears (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Charles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Swims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Derrick Volpe (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Posey | 50-40 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Jack Sams connects on the shot from the free throw line | 50-42 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer slams it home set up by Kenneth Posey | 52-42 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Troy Jarboe | 52-44 |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Derrick Volpe picks off the pass by Craig Helzer | 52-44 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Steve Charles comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 52-44 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-44 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Jack Sams grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Craig Helzer - foul #2 on Craig Helzer, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), Darell Carneal (SF), David Young (PF), Gregory Coronel (C) Andrew Eisele, Kenneth Posey, Craig Helzer, Douglas Lowrey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SG), Bryan White (SF), David Landis (C) Troy Jarboe, Steve Charles, Derrick Volpe | |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Jack Sams makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Jack Sams misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darell Carneal | 52-45 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal is fouled on the floor by Bryan White - foul #3 on Bryan White, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Edison (C) Jack Sams | |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Akers | 55-45 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | James Swims is fouled on the floor by Darell Carneal - foul #4 on Darell Carneal, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG) Darell Carneal | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:31 | St. John's | James Swims knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bryan White | 55-48 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Posey | 57-48 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | David Young is called for the reach on Chad Walker - foul #2 on David Young, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG), Darell Carneal (SF) Kenneth Posey, William Spears | |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Jack Sams (PF) James Swims, John Edison | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Young (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Sams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Landis (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Bryan White makes the fadeaway near the basket | 57-50 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal snags the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Andrew Eisele | 59-50 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Bryan White buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jack Sams | 59-52 |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers misses short on a floater in the lane | 59-52 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses the tip | 59-52 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel tips it back up and in | 61-52 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Jack Sams connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Troy Jarboe and he's hacked by Darell Carneal - foul #5 on Darell Carneal, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SF), Craig Helzer (PF), Douglas Lowrey (C) Darell Carneal, David Young, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Charles (SG), James Swims (SF), Derrick Volpe (C) Chad Walker, Bryan White, David Landis | |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Jack Sams makes the free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Jack Sams is called for the reach on William Spears - foul #4 on Jack Sams, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:32 | St. John's | James Swims clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-55 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Jack Sams is called for the reach on Andrew Eisele - foul #5 on Jack Sams, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG) Andrew Eisele | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Edison (PF) Jack Sams | |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers is hacked by John Edison - foul #1 on John Edison, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Steve Charles clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-55 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Volpe | 63-55 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | James Swims connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Troy Jarboe | 63-58 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-58 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William Spears | 63-58 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | John Edison pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Spears (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Troy Jarboe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Charles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Swims (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Edison (fresh) 4 reb. C - Derrick Volpe (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe can't throw it down but he's fouled by Anthony Akers - foul #1 on Anthony Akers, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), David Young (PF), Gregory Coronel (C) Anthony Akers, Craig Helzer, Douglas Lowrey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bryan White (SF), David Landis (PF) James Swims, John Edison | |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey scores on a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Troy Jarboe - foul #2 on Troy Jarboe, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Swims (PG) Troy Jarboe | |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey makes the free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe loses the ball out of bounds | 66-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Walker (SG), John Edison (C) Steve Charles, Derrick Volpe | |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | David Young makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Eisele | 68-60 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG) Andrew Eisele | |
| Subs | St. John's | Troy Jarboe (PG), Steve Charles (SG), Derrick Volpe (C) James Swims, Chad Walker, John Edison | |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe is hacked by Gregory Coronel - foul #1 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #8 | 68-60 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | David Young snags the defensive board | 68-60 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Anthony Akers | 70-60 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Bryan White is hacked by David Young - foul #3 on David Young, team foul #9 | 70-60 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Bryan White makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Bryan White misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel is fouled on the floor by Derrick Volpe - foul #2 on Derrick Volpe, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | David Landis grabs the board | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe jams it | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey makes the jumper from the left side set up by William Spears | 72-63 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe blows the layup but he's hacked by Gregory Coronel - foul #2 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #10 | 72-63 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe misses the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Derrick Volpe makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey travels with the ball | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Bryan White connects on the 3 from straight away | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Troy Jarboe is called for the reach on William Spears in the backcourt - foul #3 on Troy Jarboe, team foul #10 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG) Kenneth Posey | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | William Spears makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | William Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Bryan White misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-67 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to David Landis | 74-67 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Bryan White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-67 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel grabs the board | 74-67 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Troy Jarboe is called for the reach on William Spears in the backcourt - foul #4 on Troy Jarboe, team foul #11 | 74-67 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | William Spears misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | William Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Bryan White connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Derrick Volpe | 75-70 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Steve Charles is called for the reach on Andrew Eisele in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Charles, team foul #12 | 75-70 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe is hacked by Anthony Akers - foul #2 on Anthony Akers, team foul #11 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG) Andrew Eisele | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Troy Jarboe makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | David Young is hacked by Steve Charles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steve Charles, team foul #13 | 77-72 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | David Young misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | David Young misses the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | David Landis gets the rebound | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | David Landis comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 77-72 |