| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) PF - Cory Dyar (fresh) C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Michael Dennis inbounds the ball | 22-25 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Kyle Olson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Cory Dyar tips it but misses | 22-25 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jerry Smith | 22-25 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Carr | 24-25 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave lays it up and in | 24-27 |
| 18:30 | St. John's | Jerry Smith can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-27 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Michael Jones gets the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Raymond Adams | 26-27 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Douglas Sailor is called for the reach on Kyle Olson - foul #1 on Douglas Sailor, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Cory Dyar grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Michael Dennis hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Gray | 26-29 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Ronald Carr hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Michael Dennis can't throw it down but he's hacked by Ronald Carr - foul #1 on Ronald Carr, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Urena (SG), Arnold Walker (C) Jerry Smith, Raymond Adams | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Charles Raff (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Larry Gray, Cory Dyar, Lance Hargrave | |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Michael Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Michael Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arnold Walker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Dennis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Saxon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on William Rayford - foul #1 on William Rayford, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kyle Welke (C) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (SG) Kyle Olson | |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Charles Raff grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Urena - foul #3 on Richard Urena, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Jerry Smith (SG) Douglas Sailor, Ronald Carr | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | James Laplant hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Smith | 31-32 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | William Rayford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Hooser | 31-35 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Richard Urena hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Charles Raff drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Timothy Hooser | 34-37 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | James Laplant hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Smith | 36-37 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 36-37 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Richard Saxon grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | William Rayford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kyle Welke | 36-37 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jerry Smith | 39-37 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Michael Dennis is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Dennis, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Ronald Carr (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Raymond Adams (C) James Laplant, Jerry Smith, Arnold Walker, Kyle Welke | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Kyle Olson (SF), Cory Dyar (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) William Rayford, Michael Dennis, Charles Raff, Richard Saxon | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Michael Jones lays it up and in against a doubleteam and the foul's on Kyle Olson - foul #1 on Kyle Olson, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ryan Fauntleroy (SG) Richard Urena | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mike Curtis (PF) Timothy Hooser | |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses the free throw | 41-37 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Cory Dyar grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Kyle Olson's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Adams | 41-37 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 41-37 |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Michael Jones hits the follow up shot | 43-37 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Kyle Olson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Cory Dyar | 43-40 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Michael Jones evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 43-40 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Michael Jones tips it back up and in | 45-40 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Kyle Olson clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-40 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor is whistled for traveling | 45-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jerry Smith (SG) Ryan Fauntleroy | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (SG) Mike Curtis | |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave snags the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Kyle Olson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lance Hargrave | 45-43 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor can't throw it down | 45-43 |
| 07:12 | Louisville | William Rayford gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Rayford (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kyle Olson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lance Hargrave (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Cory Dyar scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Jerry Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Richard Urena (SF), Arnold Walker (PF), Kyle Welke (C) Douglas Sailor, Ronald Carr, Michael Jones, Raymond Adams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (SG), Michael Dennis (SF), Charles Raff (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Larry Gray, Kyle Olson, Cory Dyar, Lance Hargrave | |
| 06:08 | Louisville | Charles Raff buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Timothy Hooser | 45-48 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Richard Urena clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Richard Saxon grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:19 | Louisville | William Rayford misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Dennis | 45-48 |
| 04:49 | Louisville | William Rayford misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Arnold Walker grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Ronald Carr (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Raymond Adams (C) James Laplant, Richard Urena, Arnold Walker, Kyle Welke | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Kyle Olson (SG), Cory Dyar (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) William Rayford, Timothy Hooser, Charles Raff, Richard Saxon | |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Larry Gray is called for the reach on Douglas Sailor - foul #3 on Larry Gray, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Jerry Smith drills a shot from the right side | 47-48 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Larry Gray hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Cory Dyar | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Dennis - foul #2 on Michael Dennis, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 03:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Lance Hargrave | 47-51 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Cory Dyar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Michael Jones is fouled on the floor by Cory Dyar - foul #2 on Cory Dyar, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor is hacked by Larry Gray - foul #4 on Larry Gray, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Kyle Olson clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 49-51 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave tips it home | 49-53 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Ronald Carr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Kyle Olson pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Kyle Olson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Kyle Olson makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Kyle Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerry Smith | 51-55 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Larry Gray is hacked by Raymond Adams - foul #2 on Raymond Adams, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Ronald Carr steals the ball from Michael Dennis | 51-55 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Kyle Olson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 53-55 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Kyle Olson grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Kyle Olson is fouled on the floor by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave is hacked by Ronald Carr - foul #2 on Ronald Carr, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Ronald Carr clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Michael Jones gets the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Kyle Olson steals it from Ronald Carr | 53-57 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Smith - foul #2 on Jerry Smith, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Timothy Hooser (SG) Larry Gray, Michael Dennis | |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Ronald Carr knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Douglas Sailor | 56-59 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Douglas Sailor is called for the reach on Lance Hargrave in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Sailor, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-61 |