| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) SG - Reid Simpson (fresh) SF - Russell Byrd (fresh) PF - Antwan Harris (fresh) C - Howard Spencer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) SG - James Carlson (fresh) SF - Douglas Wright (fresh) PF - John Conklin (fresh) C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Louisville | Reid Simpson steps in front of the James Carlson pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Reid Simpson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Antwan Harris denies the turnaround by Kevin Regina | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | Russell Byrd pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Douglas Wright | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | John Conklin is hacked by Marvin Hughes - foul #1 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | James Carlson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Reid Simpson loses the dribble to Nathan Bullock | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | James Carlson is called for 5 seconds | 3-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG), Edward Drayton (SG), Jeffery Golinski (SF), Frank Reppert (PF), Carl Crouch (C) Kevin Regina, James Carlson, Douglas Wright, John Conklin, Nathan Bullock | |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Russell Byrd is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Golinski - foul #1 on Jeffery Golinski, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Reid Simpson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | James Bohon grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Russell Byrd swats the layup by Frank Reppert | 3-2 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | James Bohon tips it but misses | 3-2 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Frank Reppert swats the layup by Russell Byrd | 3-2 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | James Bohon is hacked by Howard Spencer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Spencer, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Antwan Harris pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Reid Simpson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-2 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | James Bohon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-2 |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Edward Drayton hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tiring) SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Russell Byrd (tiring) PF - Antwan Harris (tiring) 2 reb. C - Howard Spencer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Bohon (fairly fresh) SG - Edward Drayton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Golinski (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Reppert (fairly fresh) C - Carl Crouch (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Reid Simpson drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Marvin Hughes | 8-4 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Drayton | 8-6 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Russell Byrd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG), Berdy Winkowski (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Al Burris (PF), Jay Grier (C) Marvin Hughes, Reid Simpson, Russell Byrd, Antwan Harris, Howard Spencer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), James Carlson (SG), Douglas Wright (SF), John Conklin (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) James Bohon, Edward Drayton, Jeffery Golinski, Frank Reppert, Carl Crouch | |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Douglas Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Anthony Verville scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Selvidge | 10-6 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | John Conklin is open and lays it up and in set up by Kevin Regina | 10-8 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Anthony Verville buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Berdy Winkowski | 12-8 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | James Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Howard Spencer (C) Berdy Winkowski, Jay Grier | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Anthony Verville hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Reid Simpson | 15-8 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by James Carlson | 15-10 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | Reid Simpson can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | James Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG) Anthony Verville | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG), Carl Crouch (C) Kevin Regina, Nathan Bullock | |
| 13:01 | St. John's | James Carlson steps in front of the Marvin Hughes pass | 15-10 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Reid Simpson is called for the reach on Douglas Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Reid Simpson, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (SG), Antwan Harris (PF) Reid Simpson, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (SG) James Carlson | |
| 12:45 | Louisville | James Bohon buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Drayton | 15-13 |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Howard Spencer tips it home | 17-13 |
| 12:25 | Louisville | James Bohon is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Hughes - foul #2 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Jay Grier (C) Marvin Hughes, Howard Spencer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski (SF), Frank Reppert (PF) Douglas Wright, John Conklin | |
| 12:07 | Louisville | The short jumper by Jeffery Golinski is denied by Steven Selvidge | 17-13 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Jay Grier misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-13 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski lays it in set up by Edward Drayton | 17-15 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Verville (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Berdy Winkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (tiring) PF - Antwan Harris (tiring) 3 reb. C - Jay Grier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Bohon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Drayton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Golinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Reppert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Crouch (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Carl Crouch - foul #1 on Carl Crouch, team foul #2 | 17-15 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Russell Byrd (SF), Al Burris (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Anthony Verville, Steven Selvidge, Antwan Harris, Jay Grier | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), James Carlson (SG), Douglas Wright (SF), John Conklin (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) James Bohon, Edward Drayton, Jeffery Golinski, Frank Reppert, Carl Crouch | |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:48 | Louisville | James Carlson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Al Burris clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Conklin - foul #1 on John Conklin, team foul #3 | 19-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG) Berdy Winkowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 10:05 | Louisville | John Conklin connects on the open driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Carlson | 20-20 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Reid Simpson comes up short on the shot from the right side | 20-20 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Russell Byrd snags the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Douglas Wright blocks the jumper by Reid Simpson | 20-20 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango tips it in | 22-20 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Kevin Regina can't connect on a floater from the right side | 22-20 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Reid Simpson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Douglas Wright - foul #1 on Douglas Wright, team foul #4 | 22-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Jay Grier (C) Jeremy Tarango, Russell Byrd, Howard Spencer | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG), Jeffery Golinski (SF), Frank Reppert (PF) Kevin Regina, Douglas Wright, John Conklin | |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Reppert | 23-20 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Carlson | 23-22 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Al Burris clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffery Golinski - foul #2 on Jeffery Golinski, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (SG), Douglas Wright (SF), Carl Crouch (C) James Carlson, Jeffery Golinski, Nathan Bullock | |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Anthony Verville steals the ball from Douglas Wright in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Drayton - foul #1 on Edward Drayton, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Antwan Harris (PF) Anthony Verville, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Douglas Wright buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from James Bohon | 26-24 |
| 07:45 | St. John's | Reid Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Robert Cosgrove (SF) Reid Simpson, Steven Selvidge | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), John Conklin (PF) James Bohon, Frank Reppert | |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Carl Crouch loses the dribble to Jeremy Tarango | 26-24 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jeremy Tarango (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Berdy Winkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cosgrove (fresh) PF - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Drayton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Wright (tiring) 2 pts. PF - John Conklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Crouch (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Antwan Harris double dribbles | 26-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG), Al Burris (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Jeremy Tarango, Antwan Harris, Jay Grier | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SG), Nathan Bullock (C) Edward Drayton, Carl Crouch | |
| 06:49 | Louisville | James Carlson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-24 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Anthony Verville makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Cosgrove | 29-24 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | John Conklin misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Al Burris - foul #1 on Al Burris, team foul #5 | 29-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeremy Tarango (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Russell Byrd (SF) Anthony Verville, Berdy Winkowski, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG) Kevin Regina | |
| 06:19 | Louisville | John Conklin makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | John Conklin misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Cosgrove | 29-25 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Reid Simpson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Russell Byrd | 32-25 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Douglas Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Byrd - foul #1 on Russell Byrd, team foul #6 | 32-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Reppert (PF) John Conklin | |
| 05:51 | Louisville | Douglas Wright drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Carlson | 32-27 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Reid Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Douglas Wright gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Frank Reppert misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Howard Spencer - foul #2 on Howard Spencer, team foul #7 | 32-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Verville (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Antwan Harris (PF), Jay Grier (C) Jeremy Tarango, Russell Byrd, Robert Cosgrove, Howard Spencer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (SG), Carl Crouch (C) James Carlson, Nathan Bullock | |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Frank Reppert misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Jay Grier is fouled on the floor by Carl Crouch - foul #2 on Carl Crouch, team foul #7 | 32-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG) Reid Simpson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), John Conklin (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) James Bohon, Frank Reppert, Carl Crouch | |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Jay Grier misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | John Conklin pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Edward Drayton tips it in | 32-30 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge connects on the shot from close range | 34-30 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Steven Selvidge takes the ball from Edward Drayton | 34-30 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Antwan Harris gets the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Anthony Verville loses the ball out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Robert Cosgrove (SF), Al Burris (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Anthony Verville, Berdy Winkowski, Steven Selvidge, Antwan Harris, Jay Grier | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG), James Carlson (SG), Jeffery Golinski (SF), Carl Crouch (C) Kevin Regina, Edward Drayton, Douglas Wright, Nathan Bullock | |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Reid Simpson - foul #2 on Reid Simpson, team foul #8 | 34-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Byrd (SF) Robert Cosgrove | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Reppert (PF) John Conklin | |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Bohon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Carlson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffery Golinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Reppert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Crouch (fresh) | |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-31 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Carl Crouch pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | James Bohon knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Howard Spencer - foul #3 on Howard Spencer, team foul #9 | 34-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jay Grier (C) Howard Spencer | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:45 | Louisville | James Bohon makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Reid Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Carl Crouch snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Frank Reppert double dribbles | 34-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove (SF) Russell Byrd | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG) James Bohon | |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Reid Simpson drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jay Grier | 37-34 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Reid Simpson takes the ball from James Carlson in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Marvin Hughes | 39-34 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Frank Reppert is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Berdy Winkowski (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Antwan Harris (PF) Reid Simpson, Robert Cosgrove, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (SG), John Conklin (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) James Carlson, Frank Reppert, Carl Crouch | |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Jay Grier's fadeaway is rejected by John Conklin | 39-34 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Edward Drayton snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | The short jumper by Jeffery Golinski is denied by Antwan Harris | 39-34 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Conklin | 39-36 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Edward Drayton loses the ball out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Russell Byrd (SF), Al Burris (PF) Berdy Winkowski, Steven Selvidge, Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG), James Carlson (SG), Douglas Wright (SF), Carl Crouch (C) Kevin Regina, Edward Drayton, Jeffery Golinski, Nathan Bullock | |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Carl Crouch blocks the short jumper by Al Burris | 39-36 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Douglas Wright snags the defensive board | 39-36 |