| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) SG - Reid Simpson (fresh) SF - Russell Byrd (fresh) PF - Al Burris (fresh) C - Howard Spencer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) SG - James Carlson (fresh) SF - Douglas Wright (fresh) PF - Frank Reppert (fresh) C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Howard Spencer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Douglas Wright steals it from Reid Simpson | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Douglas Wright jams it | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Douglas Wright picks off the pass by Russell Byrd | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Kevin Regina can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Douglas Wright drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is hacked by James Carlson - foul #1 on James Carlson, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Russell Byrd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-4 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Frank Reppert pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | James Carlson is hacked by Russell Byrd - foul #1 on Russell Byrd, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (PF) Al Burris | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (SG), John Conklin (PF) James Carlson, Frank Reppert | |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Douglas Wright misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Russell Byrd - foul #2 on Russell Byrd, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF) Russell Byrd | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG), Carl Crouch (C) Kevin Regina, Nathan Bullock | |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Douglas Wright makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Douglas Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Antwan Harris pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Reid Simpson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Edward Drayton's pass is intercepted by Steven Selvidge in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Reid Simpson knocks in the shot from the right side | 5-5 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | James Bohon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Selvidge - foul #1 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SG), Jeffery Golinski (SF), Frank Reppert (PF) Edward Drayton, Douglas Wright, John Conklin | |
| 16:11 | Louisville | James Bohon makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | James Bohon makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Reid Simpson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Carl Crouch grabs the board | 5-7 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tiring) SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) PF - Antwan Harris (fresh) C - Howard Spencer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Bohon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Carlson (fresh) SF - Jeffery Golinski (fresh) PF - Frank Reppert (fresh) C - Carl Crouch (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Louisville | James Carlson hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jeffery Golinski | 5-9 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Frank Reppert takes the ball from Steven Selvidge | 5-9 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Frank Reppert can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski snags the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Reid Simpson - foul #1 on Reid Simpson, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG), Al Burris (PF), Jay Grier (C) Marvin Hughes, Reid Simpson, Antwan Harris, Howard Spencer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), Edward Drayton (SG), John Conklin (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) James Bohon, James Carlson, Frank Reppert, Carl Crouch | |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge makes the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Jeffery Golinski - foul #1 on Jeffery Golinski, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Douglas Wright (SF) Jeffery Golinski | |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge makes the free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:54 | Louisville | John Conklin misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 8-11 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Al Burris | 8-11 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Jay Grier slams it home and he's hacked by Edward Drayton - foul #1 on Edward Drayton, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove (SF) Steven Selvidge | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Jay Grier makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock hits a shot from the left block | 11-13 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Anthony Verville hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Berdy Winkowski | 13-13 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Douglas Wright drills a shot from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Anthony Verville is fouled on the floor by Nathan Bullock - foul #1 on Nathan Bullock, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Antwan Harris (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Berdy Winkowski, Robert Cosgrove, Al Burris, Jay Grier | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG), James Carlson (SG), Jeffery Golinski (SF), Frank Reppert (PF), Carl Crouch (C) Kevin Regina, Edward Drayton, Douglas Wright, John Conklin, Nathan Bullock | |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Antwan Harris drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Selvidge and he's fouled by James Bohon - foul #1 on James Bohon, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Frank Reppert gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Carl Crouch makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Jeffery Golinski | 15-17 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Verville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Selvidge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Spencer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Bohon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Golinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Reppert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Anthony Verville misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Antwan Harris hits the follow up shot | 17-17 |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Howard Spencer is called for the reach on James Bohon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Spencer, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG) Anthony Verville | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:16 | Louisville | James Bohon misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Marvin Hughes - foul #1 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Robert Cosgrove (SF) Reid Simpson, Steven Selvidge | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Conklin (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) Frank Reppert, Carl Crouch | |
| 11:16 | Louisville | James Bohon makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | James Bohon misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Antwan Harris | 17-18 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Howard Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jay Grier (C) Howard Spencer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG) James Bohon | |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski makes the wide open floater from the free throw line set up by James Carlson | 17-20 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-20 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove grabs the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | James Carlson is called for the reach on Berdy Winkowski - foul #2 on James Carlson, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Al Burris (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Marvin Hughes, Berdy Winkowski, Antwan Harris, Jay Grier | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (SG), Douglas Wright (SF) James Carlson, Jeffery Golinski | |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Howard Spencer misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by John Conklin - foul #1 on John Conklin, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Reppert (PF) John Conklin | |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Howard Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Howard Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Reppert | 18-20 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Howard Spencer takes the ball from Kevin Regina | 18-20 |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-20 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Reid Simpson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Howard Spencer is called for the reach on Kevin Regina in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Spencer, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Antwan Harris (PF), Jay Grier (C) Reid Simpson, Robert Cosgrove, Al Burris, Howard Spencer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Crouch (C) Nathan Bullock | |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Carl Crouch - foul #1 on Carl Crouch, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG) Anthony Verville | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG), John Conklin (PF) Kevin Regina, Frank Reppert | |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge makes the free throw | 24-22 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Edward Drayton loses the dribble to Steven Selvidge in the backcourt | 24-22 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Selvidge | 26-22 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Carl Crouch misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 26-22 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Carl Crouch hits the follow up shot | 26-24 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Drayton - foul #2 on Edward Drayton, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove (PF) Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SG), Jeffery Golinski (SF) Edward Drayton, Douglas Wright | |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | John Conklin gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | James Carlson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 27-24 |
| 08:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Cosgrove | 27-24 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | James Bohon steps in front of the Marvin Hughes pass | 27-24 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | John Conklin misses short on a floater near the basket | 27-24 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tiring) SG - Berdy Winkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Cosgrove (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Bohon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Golinski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Conklin (fairly fresh) C - Carl Crouch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Jay Grier misses long on a floater from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 07:32 | Louisville | John Conklin grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | James Bohon is hacked by Marvin Hughes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Al Burris (PF) Marvin Hughes, Berdy Winkowski, Steven Selvidge | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), Douglas Wright (SF), Frank Reppert (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) James Carlson, Jeffery Golinski, John Conklin, Carl Crouch | |
| 07:29 | Louisville | James Bohon makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | James Bohon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Reid Simpson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Reid Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Douglas Wright pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | James Bohon clanks a 3 from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Anthony Verville pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Anthony Verville is whistled for a carry | 27-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF) Robert Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SG) James Bohon | |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Douglas Wright misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Selvidge - foul #2 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Robert Cosgrove (SF) Anthony Verville, Steven Selvidge | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski (SF), John Conklin (PF) James Carlson, Frank Reppert | |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Douglas Wright misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Douglas Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Douglas Wright picks off the pass by Jeremy Tarango | 27-27 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock makes the floater from the baseline set up by Douglas Wright | 27-29 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Reid Simpson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Kevin Regina gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Jeremy Tarango is called for the reach on Douglas Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #10 | 27-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Antwan Harris (PF) Reid Simpson, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Crouch (C) Nathan Bullock | |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Douglas Wright makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Douglas Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | Jay Grier snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Carl Crouch swats the short shot by Robert Cosgrove | 27-30 |
| 05:29 | St. John's | Antwan Harris tips it in | 29-30 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Kevin Regina is hacked by Jeremy Tarango in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Tarango, team foul #11 | 29-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG) Jeremy Tarango | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SG) Jeffery Golinski | |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | Antwan Harris's pass is intercepted by James Carlson | 29-32 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jay Grier - foul #1 on Jay Grier, team foul #12 | 29-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG) Berdy Winkowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG), Frank Reppert (PF) James Carlson, John Conklin | |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Jay Grier pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses the 3 from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Frank Reppert gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | James Bohon buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kevin Regina | 29-36 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-36 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Carl Crouch | 29-36 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | James Bohon's pass is intercepted by Antwan Harris | 29-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Verville (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Reid Simpson (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Robert Cosgrove (tired) 3 reb. PF - Antwan Harris (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jay Grier (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Bohon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Regina (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wright (tiring) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Frank Reppert (fresh) 4 reb. C - Carl Crouch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Anthony Verville misses the 3 from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Douglas Wright pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 03:04 | Louisville | Kevin Regina is hacked by Reid Simpson - foul #2 on Reid Simpson, team foul #13 | 29-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG), Russell Byrd (SF), Al Burris (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Anthony Verville, Reid Simpson, Robert Cosgrove, Antwan Harris, Jay Grier | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SG), Jeffery Golinski (SF), John Conklin (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) James Bohon, Douglas Wright, Frank Reppert, Carl Crouch | |
| 03:04 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 03:04 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Howard Spencer pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | James Carlson steals the ball from Al Burris | 29-37 |
| 02:30 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Nathan Bullock, team foul #10 | 29-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG) Kevin Regina | |
| 02:15 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | James Carlson gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | James Carlson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | John Conklin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 29-37 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock tips it back up and in | 29-39 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses the 3 from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Berdy Winkowski - foul #1 on Berdy Winkowski, team foul #14 | 29-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Antwan Harris (PF) Berdy Winkowski, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), Edward Drayton (SG), Douglas Wright (SF), Frank Reppert (PF) James Bohon, James Carlson, Jeffery Golinski, John Conklin | |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-41 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Kevin Regina clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock tips it back up and in | 32-43 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Russell Byrd knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 34-43 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Douglas Wright misses short on a fullcourt shot | 34-43 |