| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Jones (fresh) SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mathew Weigel (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Starr (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan inbounds the ball | 38-38 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | John Starr tips it back up and in | 38-40 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Starr | 38-40 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 38-40 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | James Jones steals the ball from Timothy Thompson | 38-40 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Justin Niemi lays it in on a great pass from James Jones | 40-40 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer is alone and drills a shot from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | John Starr pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Justin Niemi snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | James Jones is whistled for a carry | 40-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (C) Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Gus Duca (SG), Steven Silver (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF) Timothy Thompson, Jimmy Kifer, Robert Jordan, Seth Watkins | |
| 16:46 | Cincinnati | Calvin Malone steals the ball from Steven Silver | 40-42 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Tony Gillis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Spiro (SG), Terry Bennett (SF), Peter Aronson (PF) Calvin Malone, James Jones, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | James Lammers takes the ball from John Starr | 40-42 |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Mathew Weigel (C) Terry Bennett, Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Edward Simmons (SG), Seth Watkins (PF), William Phan (C) Louis Choe, Gus Duca, Patrick Rowley, John Starr | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dan Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Spiro (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Mathew Weigel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Simmons (fresh) SF - Steven Silver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Phan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | William Phan is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Spiro - foul #1 on Mark Spiro, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins is open and scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Timothy Thompson | 40-44 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Steven Silver - foul #1 on Steven Silver, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) James Lammers, Mark Spiro, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF) Steven Silver | |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | William Phan pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Calvin Malone | 41-44 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Seth Watkins - foul #1 on Seth Watkins, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (C) Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Gus Duca (SG), Patrick Rowley (PF) Timothy Thompson, Edward Simmons, Seth Watkins | |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Tony Gillis makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Tony Gillis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Samuel Peterman swats the layup by Gus Duca | 43-44 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Dan Carter pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Choe - foul #2 on Louis Choe, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Starr (C) William Phan | |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Justin Niemi knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Tony Gillis steals it from Gus Duca | 46-44 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Dan Carter is hacked by Gus Duca - foul #1 on Gus Duca, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Spiro (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Jimmy Kifer (SG), Steven Silver (SF), Seth Watkins (PF) Louis Choe, Gus Duca, Robert Jordan, Patrick Rowley | |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Peter Aronson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Starr - foul #1 on John Starr, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Peter Aronson misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Peter Aronson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Dan Carter steps in front of the Steven Silver pass in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Dan Carter banks in the layup | 49-44 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Peter Aronson | 49-44 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Peter Aronson pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Dan Carter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 11:48 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses the wide open jumper from close range | 49-44 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver hits the follow up shot | 49-46 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Dan Carter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-46 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dan Carter (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Peter Aronson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Seth Watkins (tiring) 5 pts. C - John Starr (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Dan Carter buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Lammers | 52-46 |
| 11:13 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver loses the dribble to Peter Aronson in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | James Lammers is fouled on the floor by Steven Silver - foul #2 on Steven Silver, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Lammers, Dan Carter, Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Gus Duca (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF), William Phan (C) Timothy Thompson, Jimmy Kifer, Steven Silver, Seth Watkins, John Starr | |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from James Jones | 54-46 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe is called for 5 seconds | 54-46 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel scores on a jump hook near the basket | 56-46 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Jordan | 56-48 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel's floater is tipped away by William Phan | 56-48 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | James Jones snags the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | James Jones clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | William Phan pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Tony Gillis - foul #2 on Tony Gillis, team foul #3 | 56-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (C) Calvin Malone, James Jones, Justin Niemi, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Steven Silver (PF) Gus Duca, Patrick Rowley | |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by William Phan - foul #4 on William Phan, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (C) Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (SG), John Starr (C) Louis Choe, William Phan | |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Jordan | 57-50 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Samuel Peterman - foul #4 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins (PF) Robert Jordan | |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | John Starr gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver lays it up and in on a nice dish by Seth Watkins | 57-54 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by John Starr - foul #2 on John Starr, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) Dan Carter, Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), William Phan (C) Edward Simmons, John Starr | |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | William Phan snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Kifer | 57-57 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Bennett - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Mathew Weigel (C) James Lammers, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (SF) Seth Watkins | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Jones (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Mathew Weigel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - William Phan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Niemi | 57-57 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Tony Gillis snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Justin Niemi connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Tony Gillis | 60-57 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | James Jones is called for the reach on Jimmy Kifer - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF), Terry Bennett (C) James Jones, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Gus Duca (SG), Robert Jordan (SF) Timothy Thompson, Jimmy Kifer, Steven Silver | |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca is fouled on the floor by Dan Carter - foul #4 on Dan Carter, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG) Calvin Malone | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins (PF), John Starr (C) Patrick Rowley, William Phan | |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Dan Carter clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-59 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | John Starr pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca lays it in and he's hacked by Mark Spiro - foul #2 on Mark Spiro, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Mathew Weigel (C) Dan Carter, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (PF) Seth Watkins | |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 60-62 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | John Starr pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca is called for 10 seconds | 60-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) James Lammers, Mark Spiro, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), William Phan (C) Louis Choe, John Starr | |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the runner near the basket | 62-62 |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson tips it in | 62-64 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Justin Niemi | 64-64 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca is hacked by Calvin Malone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Malone, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (C) Calvin Malone, James Jones, Justin Niemi, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (SF), Seth Watkins (PF) Robert Jordan, Steven Silver | |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Patrick Rowley steals it from Dan Carter | 64-65 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley blows the layup | 64-65 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins's pass is intercepted by James Lammers | 64-65 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | James Lammers can't finish the layup | 64-65 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | William Phan grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | William Phan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Justin Niemi (SF), Terry Bennett (C) James Lammers, Mark Spiro, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Jimmy Kifer (SG), Steven Silver (PF), John Starr (C) Timothy Thompson, Gus Duca, Seth Watkins, William Phan | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Terry Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Steven Silver (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Starr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Dan Carter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-65 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Samuel Peterman swats the layup by Steven Silver | 64-65 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mathew Weigel (C) Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG) Louis Choe | |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 64-65 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 64-65 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Justin Niemi grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is fouled on the floor by Patrick Rowley - foul #2 on Patrick Rowley, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF) Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson throws it down and the foul's on Tony Gillis - foul #3 on Tony Gillis, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF), Seth Watkins (PF) Steven Silver, Patrick Rowley | |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Tony Gillis can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Mathew Weigel steals it from Robert Jordan in the backcourt | 64-68 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Dan Carter drills a 3 from straight away | 67-68 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses long on a floater from the right side | 67-68 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses the tip | 67-68 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by John Starr - foul #3 on John Starr, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | John Starr snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-68 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mathew Weigel - foul #2 on Mathew Weigel, team foul #11 | 68-68 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Justin Niemi can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 68-70 |