| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Curtis Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bohl (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Chmura (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Florentino Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Powell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ty Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Joe Powell inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | St. John's | Joe Powell is hacked by James Bohl in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Bohl, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Terry Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 31-37 |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Terry Johnson tips it home | 31-39 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito hits the follow up shot | 33-39 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Joe Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Ty Houston can't tip it in | 33-39 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | George Birchfield tips it back up and in | 33-41 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Curtis Walters | 35-41 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | George Birchfield is hacked by Curtis Walters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Walters, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson (PF) Florentino Esposito | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Terry Johnson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ty Houston | 35-43 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on George Birchfield - foul #2 on George Birchfield, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette (SG), Ricky Situ (SF), Colin Yates (C) James Bohl, Paul Chmura, Ralph Eastman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Robert Ward (SF), Brad Rasco (PF), James Haas (C) George Birchfield, Nelson Clark, Joe Powell, Ty Houston, Terry Johnson | |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Robert Ward's pass is intercepted by Curtis Walters | 37-43 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson slams it home on a great pass from Lee Marquette | 39-43 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Colin Yates swats the layup by Brad Rasco | 39-43 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | James Haas pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Anthony Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman (PG), James Bohl (SG), Paul Chmura (SF), Florentino Esposito (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Curtis Walters, Lee Marquette, Ricky Situ, Clarence Closson, Colin Yates | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Nelson Clark (SG), Joe Powell (SF), Ty Houston (PF), Terry Johnson (C) Anthony Williams, Jesse Stone, Robert Ward, Brad Rasco, James Haas | |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | George Birchfield is called for the reach on James Bohl - foul #3 on George Birchfield, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG) George Birchfield | |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Terry Johnson picks off the pass by Paul Chmura | 39-43 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Anthony Williams loses the dribble to Ralph Eastman in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Ty Houston blocks the short jumper by Florentino Esposito | 39-43 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito misses the tip | 39-43 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Ty Houston gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Joe Powell misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Matthew Coleman (fresh) 2 stl. SG - James Bohl (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Chmura (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Florentino Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Nelson Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Powell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ty Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ (SF), Lawrence Newton (C) Paul Chmura, Ralph Eastman | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Newton Brewer (PF), Brad Rasco (C) Anthony Williams, Ty Houston, Terry Johnson | |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Nelson Clark is hacked by Matthew Coleman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Coleman, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | George Birchfield is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Florentino Esposito | 39-43 |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | James Bohl snags the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton buries a driving attempt from close range | 41-43 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | George Birchfield drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Nelson Clark | 41-46 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | George Birchfield grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | George Birchfield loses the dribble to James Bohl in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | James Bohl banks in the layup | 43-46 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | George Birchfield misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ricky Situ - foul #1 on Ricky Situ, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters (PG), Lee Marquette (SG), Paul Chmura (SF), Colin Yates (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Matthew Coleman, James Bohl, Ricky Situ, Florentino Esposito, Lawrence Newton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ward (SG), Anthony Williams (SF), Ty Houston (PF), James Haas (C) Nelson Clark, Joe Powell, Newton Brewer, Brad Rasco | |
| 14:04 | St. John's | George Birchfield misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman's fadeaway is rejected by James Haas | 43-47 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Robert Ward pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Robert Ward comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Lee Marquette | 46-47 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Colin Yates is called for the reach on Ty Houston - foul #3 on Colin Yates, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Parkerson (PG), James Bohl (SG), Lawrence Newton (SF), Clarence Closson (PF) Curtis Walters, Lee Marquette, Paul Chmura, Colin Yates | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (PG), Nelson Clark (SG), Joe Powell (SF), Newton Brewer (PF), Terry Johnson (C) George Birchfield, Robert Ward, Anthony Williams, Ty Houston, James Haas | |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Newton Brewer buries a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Gene Parkerson - foul #1 on Gene Parkerson, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman (PG), Ricky Situ (SF) Gene Parkerson, Ralph Eastman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brad Rasco (SF) Joe Powell | |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Newton Brewer misses the free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson misses the easy layup | 46-49 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton tips it home | 48-49 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Terry Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Nelson Clark | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Matthew Coleman (fresh) 2 stl. SG - James Bohl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ricky Situ (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Closson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Newton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jesse Stone (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nelson Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brad Rasco (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Newton Brewer pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Brad Rasco is called for traveling | 48-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters (PG), Lee Marquette (SG), Paul Chmura (SF), Florentino Esposito (PF) Matthew Coleman, James Bohl, Ricky Situ, Clarence Closson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG), Robert Ward (SG), Joe Powell (SF), Ty Houston (PF) Jesse Stone, Nelson Clark, Brad Rasco, Newton Brewer | |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Terry Johnson - foul #2 on Terry Johnson, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman (C) Lawrence Newton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Newton Brewer (PF) Terry Johnson | |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura misses the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito snags the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Curtis Walters, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Joe Powell can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman clanks a jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman tips it but misses | 49-51 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Joe Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | Joe Powell makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Ward | 49-53 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ralph Eastman, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman (PG), James Bohl (SG), Ricky Situ (SF), Clarence Closson (PF), Colin Yates (C) Curtis Walters, Lee Marquette, Paul Chmura, Florentino Esposito, Ralph Eastman | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Brad Rasco (C) Anthony Williams, Robert Ward, Ty Houston | |
| 08:39 | St. John's | Jesse Stone double dribbles | 49-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Johnson (C) Newton Brewer | |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Ricky Situ | 51-53 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Brad Rasco hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Coleman - foul #3 on Matthew Coleman, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton (SF), Florentino Esposito (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Ricky Situ, Clarence Closson, Colin Yates | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Clark (SG), Anthony Williams (SF), Newton Brewer (PF) Jesse Stone, Joe Powell, Terry Johnson | |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Brad Rasco makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Brad Rasco makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton scores on a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by George Birchfield - foul #4 on George Birchfield, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters (PG) James Bohl | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Haas (C) Brad Rasco | |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton misses the free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Newton Brewer gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Curtis Walters (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Coleman (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Newton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Florentino Esposito (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nelson Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Newton Brewer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Haas (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Nelson Clark can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton misses the easy layup but the foul's on Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bohl (SG), Paul Chmura (SF) Matthew Coleman, Ralph Eastman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Powell (SF), Ty Houston (PF) George Birchfield, Newton Brewer | |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Nelson Clark is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Bohl | 57-55 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Anthony Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Powell | 57-55 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | James Haas scores on a turnaround near the basket | 57-57 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Williams - foul #2 on Anthony Williams, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman (PG), Lee Marquette (SG), Ricky Situ (SF), Clarence Closson (C) Curtis Walters, James Bohl, Paul Chmura, Lawrence Newton | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Robert Ward (SF), Brad Rasco (PF), Terry Johnson (C) Anthony Williams, Nelson Clark, Joe Powell, Ty Houston, James Haas | |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Jesse Stone can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Ricky Situ can't connect on a floater in the paint | 59-57 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Brad Rasco gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Lee Marquette steps in front of the Jesse Stone pass | 59-57 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito lays it in on a nice dish by Lee Marquette | 61-57 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | George Birchfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Yates (PF), Ralph Eastman (C) Florentino Esposito, Clarence Closson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Newton Brewer (PF) George Birchfield | |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette is called for a charge - foul #2 on Lee Marquette, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Jesse Stone hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Newton Brewer | 61-60 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brad Rasco - foul #3 on Brad Rasco, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bohl (SG), Paul Chmura (SF), Lawrence Newton (C) Matthew Coleman, Ricky Situ, Ralph Eastman | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Nelson Clark (SG), Joe Powell (SF), Ty Houston (PF) Jesse Stone, Robert Ward, Brad Rasco, Newton Brewer | |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lee Marquette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Bohl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Chmura (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colin Yates (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Newton (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nelson Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Powell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ty Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | George Birchfield is fouled on the floor by Lee Marquette - foul #3 on Lee Marquette, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters (PG), Clarence Closson (PF) Lee Marquette, Colin Yates | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (SG) Nelson Clark | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | George Birchfield misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Newton misses the lay-in | 63-61 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Ty Houston gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman (C) Lawrence Newton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brad Rasco (SF), Newton Brewer (PF) Joe Powell, Terry Johnson | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | George Birchfield comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-61 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 63-61 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman tips it home | 65-61 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Clark (SG), Joe Powell (SF), Terry Johnson (C) Anthony Williams, Brad Rasco, Ty Houston | |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Newton Brewer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joe Powell | 65-63 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-63 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Newton Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Terry Johnson buries a 3 from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | James Bohl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito (PF) Clarence Closson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | The jump hook by Newton Brewer is blocked by Paul Chmura | 65-66 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Terry Johnson tips it home | 65-68 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura scores on a runner from the baseline | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Nelson Clark is fouled in the backcourt by James Bohl - foul #2 on James Bohl, team foul #12 | 67-68 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Nelson Clark makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Nelson Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters hits a floater from the left side set up by Ralph Eastman | 69-69 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Joe Powell misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Curtis Walters (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Bohl (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Chmura (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Florentino Esposito (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nelson Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Powell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Terry Johnson wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:40 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Newton Brewer | 69-71 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters double dribbles | 69-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Closson (PF) Florentino Esposito | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:22 | St. John's | George Birchfield is hacked by Curtis Walters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis Walters, team foul #13 | 69-71 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Bohl | 71-73 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Paul Chmura is called for the reach on Newton Brewer - foul #2 on Paul Chmura, team foul #14 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ty Houston (C) Terry Johnson | |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Newton Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Newton Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Chmura | 73-74 |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Ty Houston's floater is tipped away by Clarence Closson | 73-74 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | George Birchfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-74 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | George Birchfield is hacked by Curtis Walters - foul #4 on Curtis Walters, team foul #15 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Coleman (PG), Lee Marquette (SG), Lawrence Newton (SF), Ricky Situ (PF), Colin Yates (C) Curtis Walters, James Bohl, Paul Chmura, Clarence Closson, Ralph Eastman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ward (SG), Anthony Williams (SF), Brad Rasco (C) Nelson Clark, Joe Powell, Newton Brewer | |
| 03:10 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | George Birchfield misses the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Ty Houston grabs the offensive rebound | 73-75 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | George Birchfield misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Lawrence Newton - foul #2 on Lawrence Newton, team foul #16 | 73-75 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters (PG), James Bohl (SG), Paul Chmura (SF), Florentino Esposito (PF), Clarence Closson (C) Matthew Coleman, Lee Marquette, Lawrence Newton, Ricky Situ, Colin Yates | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Powell (SF), Newton Brewer (PF), Terry Johnson (C) Anthony Williams, Ty Houston, Brad Rasco | |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | James Bohl comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Newton Brewer - foul #4 on Newton Brewer, team foul #8 | 73-77 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman (C) Clarence Closson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Clark (SG) Robert Ward | |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | James Bohl misses the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | James Bohl makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Paul Chmura picks off the pass by Newton Brewer | 74-77 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters is fouled on the floor by Terry Johnson - foul #3 on Terry Johnson, team foul #9 | 74-77 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Curtis Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Nelson Clark is blocked by Paul Chmura | 76-77 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Bohl | 76-77 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman comes up short on the shot from the left block | 76-77 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Newton Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 76-77 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Curtis Walters is called for the reach on George Birchfield in the backcourt - foul #5 on Curtis Walters, team foul #17 | 76-77 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette (PG) Curtis Walters | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:05 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | George Birchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Paul Chmura makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 78-79 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lee Marquette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Bohl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Chmura (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Florentino Esposito (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Ralph Eastman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nelson Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Powell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Newton Brewer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Terry Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Joe Powell is hacked by Paul Chmura in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Chmura, team foul #18 | 78-79 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Joe Powell makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Joe Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Ralph Eastman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Florentino Esposito | 80-81 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Joe Powell is fouled in the backcourt by James Bohl - foul #3 on James Bohl, team foul #19 | 80-81 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Joe Powell makes the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Joe Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Lee Marquette misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 80-83 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Joe Powell pulls down the rebound | 80-83 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Joe Powell is hacked by Lee Marquette in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lee Marquette, team foul #20 | 80-83 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG) George Birchfield | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Joe Powell misses the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Joe Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Florentino Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 80-83 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 80-83 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | James Bohl misses the halfcourt shot | 80-83 |