| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) PF - George Hui (fresh) C - Eugene Witz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Zorya Zupancic (fresh) SG - Barry Ginsburg (fresh) SF - Edward Campanelli (fresh) PF - Michael Haldeman (fresh) C - Terry Reeves (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Eugene Witz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo scores on a shot from the right block set up by Randall Tallent and he's fouled by Michael Haldeman - foul #1 on Michael Haldeman, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman is fouled on the floor by George Hui - foul #1 on George Hui, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg connects on the shot from the left side set up by Zorya Zupancic and he's fouled by Randall Tallent - foul #1 on Randall Tallent, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses the wide open jump hook from close range | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Barry Ginsburg | 3-5 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Randall Tallent | 5-5 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Zorya Zupancic | 5-7 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Campanelli - foul #1 on Edward Campanelli, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (SG), Chen Wang (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Peter Terrazas (C) Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Randall Tallent | 8-7 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg buries a runner in the lane | 8-9 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Chen Wang is whistled for a carry | 8-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Richards (PG), Ryan McGarvie (SG), Boris Skov (PF), Joshua Hoffman (C) Zorya Zupancic, Barry Ginsburg, Michael Haldeman, Terry Reeves | |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Boris Skov loses the dribble to Peter Terrazas | 8-9 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-9 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | John Richards hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lanny Mumford, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Thomas (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Lanny Mumford, Chen Wang, Peter Terrazas, Bert Lagerberg, Matthew Stoneking | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic (PG), Michael Haldeman (PF) Edward Campanelli, Joshua Hoffman | |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 8-9 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | Boris Skov tips it in | 8-11 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Hui (fresh) C - Eugene Witz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Zorya Zupancic (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan McGarvie (fresh) SF - John Richards (fresh) PF - Michael Haldeman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Boris Skov (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-11 |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo gets the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | George Hui is fouled on the floor by Ryan McGarvie - foul #1 on Ryan McGarvie, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Lanny Mumford (SG) Ernest Thomas, Todd Griffin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg (SG), Edward Campanelli (SF), Terry Reeves (C) Ryan McGarvie, John Richards, Boris Skov | |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | George Hui tips it in | 10-11 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman snags the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo is hacked by Edward Campanelli in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Campanelli, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Lanny Mumford, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Richards (SF), Joshua Hoffman (C) Edward Campanelli, Terry Reeves | |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Barry Ginsburg steals it from Peter Terrazas | 10-11 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Barry Ginsburg | 10-13 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-13 |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas can't tip it in | 10-13 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Peter Terrazas is called for the reach on John Richards - foul #1 on Peter Terrazas, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF) Chen Wang, Peter Terrazas, Matthew Stoneking | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ryan McGarvie (SG), Boris Skov (PF) Barry Ginsburg, Michael Haldeman | |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | John Richards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Eugene Witz (C) Randall Tallent, Bert Lagerberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Angel Arredondo and the foul's on Ryan McGarvie - foul #2 on Ryan McGarvie, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg (SG), Terry Reeves (C) Ryan McGarvie, Joshua Hoffman | |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford misses the free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Richards | 12-13 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic loses the dribble to Eugene Witz | 12-13 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Eugene Witz drills a fadeaway from close range | 14-13 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | George Hui grabs the board | 14-13 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) SF - Angel Arredondo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Hui (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Zorya Zupancic (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Ginsburg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Richards (fairly fresh) PF - Boris Skov (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Reeves (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | St. John's | George Hui misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | George Hui is called for the reach on John Richards - foul #2 on George Hui, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Chen Wang (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Lanny Mumford, Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman (PF) Boris Skov | |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Michael Haldeman is blocked by Bert Lagerberg | 14-13 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves tips it in | 14-15 |
| 10:50 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg's fadeaway is rejected by John Richards | 14-15 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Chen Wang pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Randall Tallent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Ginsburg | 14-18 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | John Richards pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | John Richards scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Zorya Zupancic and he's fouled by Matthew Stoneking - foul #1 on Matthew Stoneking, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), Eugene Witz (C) Chen Wang, Peter Terrazas, Matthew Stoneking | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Hoffman (C) Terry Reeves | |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | John Richards makes the free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo hits a wide open floater from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Tallent | 16-21 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Zorya Zupancic, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG) Randall Tallent | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Boris Skov (PF) Michael Haldeman | |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo blows the layup | 16-21 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Boris Skov | 16-21 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-21 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford is hacked by Zorya Zupancic in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zorya Zupancic, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG), Henry Hill (SF), Peter Terrazas (PF) Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo, Bert Lagerberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli (SF) Zorya Zupancic | |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Joshua Hoffman gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Boris Skov blows the layup but he's hacked by Peter Terrazas - foul #2 on Peter Terrazas, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG) Peter Terrazas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman (PF), Terry Reeves (C) Edward Campanelli, Joshua Hoffman | |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Boris Skov misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Boris Skov makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Chen Wang scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Randall Tallent | 19-22 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Hill (fresh) PF - Chen Wang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Witz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Richards (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Barry Ginsburg (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Boris Skov (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Haldeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Reeves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg is called for a charge - foul #1 on Barry Ginsburg, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Angel Arredondo (SF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Henry Hill, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli (SF) Boris Skov | |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Edward Campanelli steps in front of the Randall Tallent pass | 19-22 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | John Richards misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Randall Tallent - foul #2 on Randall Tallent, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Thomas (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Bert Lagerberg (PF) Randall Tallent, Lanny Mumford, Chen Wang | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | John Richards misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | John Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Richards - foul #1 on John Richards, team foul #9 | 19-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Witz (C) Matthew Stoneking | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Hoffman (C) Terry Reeves | |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Todd Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Todd Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Barry Ginsburg, team foul #10 | 21-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ryan McGarvie (SG) Barry Ginsburg | |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo hits a wide open driving attempt from the baseline set up by Bert Lagerberg | 23-23 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Eugene Witz - foul #1 on Eugene Witz, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Hill (SF) Angel Arredondo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Boris Skov (PF), Terry Reeves (C) Michael Haldeman, Joshua Hoffman | |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Henry Hill | 25-23 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | John Richards is called for the reach on Todd Griffin - foul #2 on John Richards, team foul #11 | 25-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Chen Wang (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Ernest Thomas, Bert Lagerberg, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic (PG) John Richards | |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Boris Skov pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves is whistled for a carry | 25-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Angel Arredondo (SF) Todd Griffin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman (PF) Terry Reeves | |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford is hacked by Zorya Zupancic in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zorya Zupancic, team foul #12 | 25-26 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Ryan McGarvie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Angel Arredondo | 27-26 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Zorya Zupancic is called for the reach on Angel Arredondo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Zorya Zupancic, team foul #13 | 27-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), George Hui (PF), Peter Terrazas (C) Lanny Mumford, Henry Hill, Matthew Stoneking | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Richards (PG), Joshua Hoffman (C) Zorya Zupancic, Boris Skov | |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman is hacked by George Hui - foul #3 on George Hui, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (SG) George Hui | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chen Wang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Terrazas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Richards (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ryan McGarvie (fairly fresh) SF - Edward Campanelli (tiring) PF - Michael Haldeman (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Hoffman (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Randall Tallent | 31-28 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | John Richards loses the dribble to Lanny Mumford in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas banks in the layup set up by Lanny Mumford | 33-28 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Ryan McGarvie misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 02:40 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Chen Wang is hacked by Ryan McGarvie - foul #3 on Ryan McGarvie, team foul #14 | 33-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG), Eugene Witz (C) Lanny Mumford, Angel Arredondo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg (SG), Boris Skov (PF), Terry Reeves (C) Ryan McGarvie, Michael Haldeman, Joshua Hoffman | |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Chen Wang makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Chen Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Boris Skov grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Todd Griffin - foul #1 on Todd Griffin, team foul #11 | 34-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Hill (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF) Chen Wang, Peter Terrazas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Randall Tallent and the foul's on Boris Skov - foul #1 on Boris Skov, team foul #15 | 36-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Thomas (PG) Randall Tallent | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Boris Skov connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Richards | 37-32 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Edward Campanelli is called for the reach on Ernest Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Campanelli, team foul #16 | 37-32 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Ernest Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Ernest Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | John Richards misses the jumpshot from the right side | 37-32 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Ernest Thomas gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg loses the dribble to Barry Ginsburg | 37-32 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves's pass is intercepted by Ernest Thomas | 37-32 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Henry Hill banks in the layup set up by Ernest Thomas | 39-32 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Chen Wang (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), Peter Terrazas (PF) Ernest Thomas, Todd Griffin, Henry Hill, Bert Lagerberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman (PF), Joshua Hoffman (C) Boris Skov, Terry Reeves | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | John Richards loses the dribble to Angel Arredondo | 39-32 |