| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fresh) SG - Joshua Tucker (fresh) SF - Robert Ray (fresh) PF - Jordon Stebbins (fresh) C - William Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) SG - Jason Minaya (fresh) SF - Troy Blohm (fresh) PF - John Stock (fresh) C - Joshua Duffy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | William Walker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell blows the layup but the foul's on David Gary - foul #1 on David Gary, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins loses the ball out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy lays it in set up by Brent Caswell | 3-4 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | William Walker buries a floater from close range and the foul's on Joshua Duffy - foul #1 on Joshua Duffy, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | William Walker makes the free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Joshua Tucker - foul #1 on Joshua Tucker, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins loses the dribble to Joshua Duffy | 6-6 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy travels with the ball | 6-6 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | David Gary clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Ray | 6-6 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Duffy | 6-6 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to David Gary | 6-6 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | David Gary loses the dribble to John Stock | 6-6 |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | David Gary steals it from Brent Caswell in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Troy Blohm picks off the pass by Joshua Tucker | 6-6 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | John Stock is hacked by Robert Ray - foul #1 on Robert Ray, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb (SF), Marvin Irons (PF), Stanley Hudson (C) Troy Blohm, John Stock, Joshua Duffy | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fairly fresh) SG - Joshua Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) PF - Jordon Stebbins (fairly fresh) C - William Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Minaya (fresh) SF - Garry Holcomb (fresh) PF - Marvin Irons (fresh) C - Stanley Hudson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | William Walker misses the lay-in | 6-9 |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins grabs the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Robert Ray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Jason Minaya | 6-11 |
| 14:50 | St. John's | William Walker is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 6-11 |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (PG), Jared Cross (SG), John Stock (PF), Joshua Duffy (C) Brent Caswell, Jason Minaya, Garry Holcomb, Stanley Hudson | |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Gary | 9-11 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy can't connect on a shot from close range | 9-11 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Robert Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | William Walker scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Tucker | 11-11 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy's dunk attempt is rejected by Jordon Stebbins | 11-11 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | John Stock grabs the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy's pass is intercepted by Robert Ray | 11-11 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Gary | 13-11 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Matthew Harn | 13-13 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Robert Ray scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jordon Stebbins | 16-13 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Gary - foul #2 on David Gary, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Waldo Coop (SG), Jeffrey Beach (PF), Floyd Ward (C) David Gary, Joshua Tucker, Jordon Stebbins, William Walker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell (PG), Jason Minaya (SG), Troy Blohm (SF), Stanley Hudson (PF) Matthew Harn, Jared Cross, Marvin Irons, John Stock | |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Floyd Ward travels with the ball | 16-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Stock (PF) Joshua Duffy | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Moncayo (fresh) SG - Waldo Coop (fresh) SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Beach (fresh) C - Floyd Ward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Minaya (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Blohm (fresh) PF - John Stock (fairly fresh) C - Stanley Hudson (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Stock | 16-18 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach is called for traveling | 16-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Tucker (SG) Robert Ray | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Waldo Coop gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Waldo Coop drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Moncayo | 18-18 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell misses the 3 from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to John Stock | 18-18 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Beach - foul #1 on Jeffrey Beach, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ray (SF), Jordon Stebbins (C) Kenneth Moncayo, Floyd Ward | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy (C) John Stock | |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-19 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Joshua Duffy is denied by Jeffrey Beach | 20-19 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy tips it back up and in | 20-21 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Ray | 22-21 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Minaya and he's hacked by Jordon Stebbins - foul #1 on Jordon Stebbins, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG) Joshua Tucker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb (SF), Marvin Irons (PF) Troy Blohm, Stanley Hudson | |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell misses the free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins drills a floater from the left block | 24-23 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Minaya | 24-26 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Brent Caswell steals the ball from Robert Ray | 24-26 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Robert Ray pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Moncayo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Waldo Coop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Beach (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jordon Stebbins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Minaya (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Garry Holcomb (fresh) PF - Marvin Irons (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua Duffy (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Garry Holcomb - foul #1 on Garry Holcomb, team foul #2 | 24-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Bergen (PG), Joshua Tucker (SG), William Walker (C) Kenneth Moncayo, Robert Ray, Jordon Stebbins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (PG), Jared Cross (SG) Brent Caswell, Jason Minaya | |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn is hacked by James Bergen - foul #1 on James Bergen, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson (C) Joshua Duffy | |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Waldo Coop loses the dribble to Marvin Irons | 26-28 |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-28 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Marvin Irons picks off the pass by William Walker | 26-28 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson's floater is tipped away by William Walker | 26-28 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Garry Holcomb | 26-28 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn is fouled in the backcourt by James Bergen - foul #2 on James Bergen, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Robert Ray (SF), Jordon Stebbins (PF) James Bergen, Waldo Coop, Jeffrey Beach | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya (SG), Troy Blohm (SF), John Stock (PF), Joshua Duffy (C) Jared Cross, Garry Holcomb, Marvin Irons, Stanley Hudson | |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Jason Minaya - foul #1 on Jason Minaya, team foul #3 | 26-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell (PG) Matthew Harn | |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | The rebound goes to William Walker | 27-30 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | William Walker is open and lays it up and in | 29-30 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Robert Ray snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 04:17 | St. John's | William Walker misses the driving attempt from close range | 29-30 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | John Stock grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell is called for traveling | 29-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG), Waldo Coop (SG), Floyd Ward (C) Kenneth Moncayo, Joshua Tucker, William Walker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Joshua Duffy swats the short shot by Jordon Stebbins | 29-30 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Waldo Coop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jordon Stebbins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Floyd Ward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Minaya (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Troy Blohm (fresh) PF - John Stock (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joshua Duffy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Floyd Ward steals the ball from Jason Minaya | 29-30 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | John Stock swats the layup by Waldo Coop | 29-30 |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Floyd Ward pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Stock - foul #1 on John Stock, team foul #4 | 29-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Bergen (SG) Waldo Coop | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb (SF), Marvin Irons (PF), Stanley Hudson (C) Troy Blohm, John Stock, Joshua Duffy | |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jordon Stebbins | 31-30 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins's dunk attempt is rejected by Marvin Irons | 31-30 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Ward | 31-30 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Robert Ray misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya tips it but misses | 31-30 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | David Gary pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | James Bergen knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Robert Ray | 33-30 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson is fouled on the floor by Robert Ray - foul #2 on Robert Ray, team foul #9 | 33-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Tucker (SG), Waldo Coop (SF), Jeffrey Beach (PF), William Walker (C) James Bergen, Robert Ray, Jordon Stebbins, Floyd Ward | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (PG), Jared Cross (SG) Brent Caswell, Jason Minaya | |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Waldo Coop comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-32 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | William Walker tips it home | 35-32 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Beach - foul #2 on Jeffrey Beach, team foul #10 | 35-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm (PG), John Stock (PF), Joshua Duffy (C) Matthew Harn, Garry Holcomb, Stanley Hudson | |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | David Gary misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Marvin Irons - foul #1 on Marvin Irons, team foul #5 | 35-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell (PG) Marvin Irons | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | David Gary makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | David Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 37-35 |