| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Cory Dyar inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Kyle Olson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Raymond Adams gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Michael Jones knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Douglas Sailor | 29-22 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Kyle Olson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 29-22 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Jerry Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-22 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Raymond Adams snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Raymond Adams is hacked by Charles Raff - foul #1 on Charles Raff, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Kyle Olson picks off the pass by Douglas Sailor | 31-22 |
| 17:30 | Louisville | Kyle Olson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 17:28 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave gets the offensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Cory Dyar hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 31-22 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Michael Jones hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Sailor | 33-22 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Larry Gray misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | Jerry Smith loses the dribble to Lance Hargrave | 33-22 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Kyle Olson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Ronald Carr knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Douglas Sailor and the foul's on Cory Dyar - foul #1 on Cory Dyar, team foul #2 | 35-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Richard Urena (SG), Arnold Walker (C) Douglas Sailor, Jerry Smith, Raymond Adams | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Timothy Hooser (SG), Michael Dennis (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Larry Gray, Kyle Olson, Cory Dyar, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Ronald Carr makes the free throw | 36-22 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Arnold Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Curtis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Saxon (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Mike Curtis lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Hooser | 36-24 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Richard Urena works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-24 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Michael Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Ronald Carr gets the rebound | 36-24 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Ronald Carr works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-24 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | William Rayford snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Mike Curtis is called for traveling | 36-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Jerry Smith (SG), Raymond Adams (C) Richard Urena, Ronald Carr, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Kyle Olson (SG), Cory Dyar (SF), Charles Raff (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) William Rayford, Timothy Hooser, Michael Dennis, Mike Curtis, Richard Saxon | |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Jerry Smith misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Gray - foul #3 on Larry Gray, team foul #3 | 36-24 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Jerry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Jerry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Cory Dyar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-24 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | James Laplant can't finish the layup | 37-24 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Larry Gray | 37-24 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | Douglas Sailor steals the ball from Kyle Olson | 37-24 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | Jerry Smith is called for traveling | 37-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Carr (SF), Michael Jones (PF) James Laplant, Arnold Walker | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Charles Raff drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Larry Gray | 37-26 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Michael Jones tips it in | 39-26 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Cory Dyar comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-26 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Charles Raff hits the follow up shot | 39-28 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Charles Raff is called for the reach on Michael Jones - foul #2 on Charles Raff, team foul #4 | 39-28 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Jerry Smith can't connect on an uncontested floater from close range | 39-28 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Kyle Olson buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Gray | 39-31 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Larry Gray - foul #4 on Larry Gray, team foul #5 | 39-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Walker (C) Raymond Adams | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Michael Dennis (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Larry Gray, Cory Dyar, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 10:15 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | William Rayford misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-31 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Jerry Smith makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Sailor | 43-31 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Kyle Olson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Dennis | 43-34 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Ronald Carr connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-34 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | William Rayford is hacked by Arnold Walker - foul #1 on Arnold Walker, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Richard Urena (SG), Raymond Adams (C) Douglas Sailor, Jerry Smith, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (SG), Cory Dyar (SF), Charles Raff (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) Kyle Olson, Michael Dennis, Mike Curtis, Richard Saxon | |
| 08:13 | Louisville | William Rayford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Arnold Walker pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Charles Raff blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Richard Urena | 45-34 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | William Rayford grabs the board | 45-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arnold Walker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Charles Raff knocks in the shot from close range set up by Timothy Hooser | 45-36 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Ronald Carr evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Laplant | 48-36 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | William Rayford is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Jerry Smith (SG), Michael Jones (PF) Richard Urena, Ronald Carr, Arnold Walker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Kyle Olson (SG) William Rayford, Timothy Hooser | |
| 06:37 | St. John's | James Laplant scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Douglas Sailor | 50-36 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Kyle Olson knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 50-38 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Jerry Smith clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Kyle Olson - foul #1 on Kyle Olson, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Carr (SF) James Laplant | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Jerry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Jerry Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Charles Raff snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Kyle Olson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor scores on a shot from the right side set up by Michael Jones | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Larry Gray connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Cory Dyar | 53-41 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Michael Jones is hacked by Charles Raff - foul #3 on Charles Raff, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laplant (PG), Richard Urena (SG), Arnold Walker (C) Douglas Sailor, Jerry Smith, Raymond Adams | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (SG), Michael Dennis (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Kyle Olson, Cory Dyar, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mike Curtis | 53-41 |
| 04:09 | Louisville | Ronald Carr is called for the reach on Michael Dennis - foul #1 on Ronald Carr, team foul #2 | 53-41 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Larry Gray drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Michael Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laplant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Arnold Walker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Rayford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Saxon (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Louisville | William Rayford connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Richard Urena shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Mike Curtis pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Sailor (PG), Jerry Smith (SG), Raymond Adams (C) James Laplant, Richard Urena, Arnold Walker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (SG), Cory Dyar (SF), Charles Raff (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) William Rayford, Michael Dennis, Mike Curtis, Richard Saxon | |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Smith - foul #4 on Jerry Smith, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Ronald Carr misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Cory Dyar grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond Adams - foul #3 on Raymond Adams, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Raymond Adams grabs the board | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Larry Gray is called for the reach on Raymond Adams in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Gray, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG) Larry Gray | |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Raymond Adams misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | Michael Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Michael Jones is fouled on the floor by William Rayford - foul #2 on William Rayford, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Walker (C) Raymond Adams | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | William Rayford misses short on a jumper from the left side | 53-48 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Michael Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Olson - foul #2 on Kyle Olson, team foul #10 | 53-48 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Michael Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | Charles Raff snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Cory Dyar drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from William Rayford | 54-50 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Arnold Walker is hacked by Kyle Olson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kyle Olson, team foul #11 | 54-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Adams (C) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Arnold Walker misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Arnold Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Kyle Olson connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Cory Dyar steals the ball from Raymond Adams | 55-52 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | William Rayford misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Raymond Adams - foul #4 on Raymond Adams, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | William Rayford makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | William Rayford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor is fouled in the backcourt by William Rayford - foul #3 on William Rayford, team foul #12 | 55-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jones (PF) Arnold Walker | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Cory Dyar scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Rayford | 57-57 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Jerry Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Michael Jones can't tip it in | 57-57 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Kyle Olson gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Adams (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave wins the tip | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Charles Raff hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Jerry Smith - foul #5 on Jerry Smith, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Urena (SG) Jerry Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Charles Raff makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Charles Raff makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Michael Jones's layup is rejected by Cory Dyar | 57-59 |
| 04:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Cory Dyar | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Kyle Olson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 57-59 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Richard Urena shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Kyle Olson - foul #4 on Kyle Olson, team foul #13 | 57-59 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | William Rayford misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-59 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Raymond Adams is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Raymond Adams, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arnold Walker (C) Raymond Adams | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is fouled on the floor by Ronald Carr - foul #2 on Ronald Carr, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Richard Urena makes the contested 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Carr | 62-60 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 62-60 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave tips it home | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:10 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Michael Jones jams it | 64-62 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave misses the lay-in | 64-62 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the fadeaway from the left side | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Douglas Sailor (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Urena (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ronald Carr (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 17 reb. 2 blk. C - Arnold Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Louisville | William Rayford connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charles Raff | 66-65 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Douglas Sailor misses short on a shot from the right side | 66-65 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Michael Jones gets the offensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Charles Raff is called for the reach on Michael Jones - foul #4 on Charles Raff, team foul #14 | 66-65 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Louisville | William Rayford clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Arnold Walker grabs the board | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Arnold Walker is hacked by William Rayford in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Rayford, team foul #15 | 68-65 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Arnold Walker makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Arnold Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:02 | Louisville | William Rayford clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave grabs the offensive board | 70-65 |