| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lado Arambula (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenny Coates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Talbot (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Hans Smialowski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephan Carr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Zane (fresh) PF - James Fodor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zane inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Stephan Carr buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Buddy Williams | 34-30 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 34-30 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula grabs the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kenny Coates | 37-30 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | James Fodor is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Stephan Carr tips it but misses | 37-30 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | James Fodor snags the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Buddy Williams and the foul's on Hans Smialowski - foul #1 on Hans Smialowski, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn (PG), Paul Thayer (SG), Olin Prosienski (SF), Timothy Moore (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Joel Talbot, Thomas Daniel, Hans Smialowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Baranski (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF) James Zane, James Fodor | |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Moore | 40-33 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Stephan Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Richard Morrison (SG), James Zane (SF) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr, Bradley Macklin | |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Roy Baranski snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Timothy Moore - foul #1 on Timothy Moore, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG) Paul Thayer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 17:29 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-35 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Roy Baranski pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Claude Coomes is hacked by Lado Arambula in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lado Arambula, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG), Thomas Daniel (PF) Michael Dunn, Timothy Moore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SF) Claude Coomes, James Zane | |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses the floater from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Thomas Daniel pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Daniel | 40-35 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Daniel | 43-35 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Kenny Coates steals the ball from Buddy Williams | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lado Arambula (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kenny Coates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Olin Prosienski (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Daniel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Carmelo Salazar (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Baranski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula misses short on a runner in the lane | 43-35 |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Buddy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Carmelo Salazar - foul #1 on Carmelo Salazar, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn (PG), Paul Thayer (SG), Joel Talbot (SF), Timothy Moore (PF), Hans Smialowski (C) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Olin Prosienski, Thomas Daniel, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Fodor (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Buddy Williams, Richard Morrison, Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson | |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Roy Baranski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | James Fodor pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 15:04 | St. John's | Travis Abbott's pass is intercepted by Michael Dunn in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Paul Thayer blows the layup | 43-35 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Roy Baranski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Travis Abbott comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Thayer - foul #1 on Paul Thayer, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF) Roy Baranski | |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Paul Thayer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski tips it but misses | 43-37 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Fodor | 43-37 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | James Zane is hacked by Joel Talbot - foul #3 on Joel Talbot, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Claude Coomes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-37 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Joel Talbot snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Claude Coomes steals it from Michael Dunn | 43-37 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Claude Coomes lays it up and in | 43-39 |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | Claude Coomes is called for the reach on Hans Smialowski - foul #1 on Claude Coomes, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Kenny Coates (SG), Thomas Daniel (PF) Michael Dunn, Paul Thayer, Timothy Moore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SG), Thomas Witt (SF), Harry Foutz (C) Claude Coomes, Travis Abbott, James Zane, Bradley Macklin | |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lado Arambula | 45-39 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Buddy Williams dunks the ball and the foul's on Thomas Daniel - foul #1 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #7 | 45-41 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | Buddy Williams misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Thomas Daniel misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Buddy Williams - foul #2 on Buddy Williams, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) James Fodor | |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Thomas Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Thomas Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Stephan Carr hits the easy wide open finger roll | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lado Arambula (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenny Coates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joel Talbot (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Daniel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Hans Smialowski (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Witt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephan Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Foutz (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Thomas Daniel misses the dunk | 47-43 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates gets the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 11:19 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Daniel | 50-43 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Harry Foutz misses the lay-in | 50-43 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Harry Foutz tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | Thomas Daniel comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-45 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Hans Smialowski | 50-45 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Thomas Daniel scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lado Arambula | 53-45 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Stephan Carr clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 53-45 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Buddy Williams | 53-45 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Thomas Witt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joel Talbot - foul #4 on Joel Talbot, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn (PG), Paul Thayer (SG), Olin Prosienski (SF), Timothy Moore (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Joel Talbot, Thomas Daniel, Hans Smialowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), James Zane (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Bradley Macklin (C) Buddy Williams, Travis Abbott, Stephan Carr, Harry Foutz | |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore is fouled on the floor by James Zane - foul #2 on James Zane, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Thomas Witt | |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Timothy Moore is denied by Thomas Jackson | 53-47 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Salazar - foul #2 on Carmelo Salazar, team foul #9 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF) Thomas Jackson | |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore can't finish the layup | 53-48 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Richard Morrison comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore is fouled on the floor by James Fodor - foul #1 on James Fodor, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner (PG), Kenny Coates (SG), Thomas Daniel (PF), Hans Smialowski (C) Michael Dunn, Paul Thayer, Olin Prosienski, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Jackson (PF), Roy Baranski (C) Richard Morrison, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Zane - foul #3 on James Zane, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Maynard Wagner (fresh) SG - Kenny Coates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Daniel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Hans Smialowski (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Travis Abbott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Baranski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | St. John's | James Zane misses the jumper from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Thomas Daniel connects on the shot from the baseline | 57-48 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | James Zane throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Joel Talbot (SF) Kenny Coates, Timothy Moore | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Stephan Carr (SG), Thomas Witt (SF) Claude Coomes, Travis Abbott, James Zane | |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Buddy Williams - foul #3 on Buddy Williams, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn (SG) Maynard Wagner | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Thomas Witt scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski is hacked by Stephan Carr - foul #1 on Stephan Carr, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Fodor (PF) Thomas Jackson | |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | James Fodor gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Thomas Witt's pass is intercepted by Michael Dunn | 58-51 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn lays it up and in | 60-51 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Stephan Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar (C) Hans Smialowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bradley Macklin (C) Roy Baranski | |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn is fouled on the floor by Stephan Carr - foul #2 on Stephan Carr, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maynard Wagner (PG), Paul Thayer (SF), Olin Prosienski (C) Lado Arambula, Joel Talbot, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Michael Dunn steals it from James Fodor | 62-51 |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn hits the finger roll | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Thomas Witt banks in the layup on a great pass from Bradley Macklin | 64-53 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-53 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Thomas Witt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 05:14 | St. John's | James Fodor tips it home | 64-55 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn misses long on a jumper from the right side | 64-55 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | James Fodor grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin misses long on a jump hook from close range | 64-55 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Thayer and he's hacked by James Fodor - foul #2 on James Fodor, team foul #9 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Kenny Coates (SG), Joel Talbot (SF), Timothy Moore (C) Maynard Wagner, Michael Dunn, Paul Thayer, Olin Prosienski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Zane (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Roy Baranski (C) Buddy Williams, Stephan Carr, Thomas Witt, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar makes the free throw | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Travis Abbott's pass is intercepted by Timothy Moore | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-55 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar snags the offensive board | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lado Arambula (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenny Coates (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joel Talbot (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Carmelo Salazar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Zane (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Roy Baranski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore hits a floater from the right block set up by Lado Arambula | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Travis Abbott can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Timothy Moore | 69-55 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Joel Talbot misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-55 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #10 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn (PG), Paul Thayer (SG), Olin Prosienski (SF) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Joel Talbot | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Thomas Witt (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), Harry Foutz (C) Richard Morrison, Travis Abbott, James Zane, Roy Baranski | |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Moore | 71-55 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Harry Foutz scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Claude Coomes | 71-57 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Thomas Witt | 71-57 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses long on a jumper from the left side | 71-57 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Harry Foutz pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Thomas Witt can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 71-57 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Thomas Witt pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Stephan Carr hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 71-57 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Claude Coomes - foul #2 on Claude Coomes, team foul #11 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Roy Baranski (C) Claude Coomes, Harry Foutz | |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Paul Thayer is called for the reach on Roy Baranski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Thayer, team foul #10 | 72-57 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Roy Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Roy Baranski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Timothy Moore misses the runner in the lane | 72-59 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn can't tip it in | 72-59 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski tips it but misses | 72-59 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson grabs the board | 72-59 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Michael Dunn steals the ball from Thomas Jackson in the backcourt | 72-59 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Thayer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Dunn | 74-59 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | The short jumper by Roy Baranski is denied by Carmelo Salazar | 74-59 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Carmelo Salazar | 74-59 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Dunn runs out the clock | 74-59 |