| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James McCurren (fresh) SF - James Zipp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Monks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | George Monks inbounds the ball | 17-23 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann loses the ball out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Aldo Rossi (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Vernon Gray, James McCurren, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Paul Lehmann, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Allen Durfee | 19-23 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 19-26 |
| 18:52 | St. John's | James Zipp grabs the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 19-26 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Willis Williams is hacked by Allen Durfee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Durfee, team foul #1 | 19-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), James McCurren (SG) Allen Durfee, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF), Paul Lehmann (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) George Monks, Robert Gibbens, Mark Curry | |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Claud Zagen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-26 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski hits the follow up shot | 19-28 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Claud Zagen - foul #2 on Claud Zagen, team foul #1 | 19-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG) Vernon Gray | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF), Mark Curry (C) Claud Zagen, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 18:07 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Monks | 21-30 |
| 17:21 | St. John's | James McCurren loses the dribble to Willis Williams | 21-30 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Willis Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-30 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski tips it but misses | 21-30 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Mark Curry snags the offensive board | 21-30 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James McCurren - foul #1 on James McCurren, team foul #2 | 21-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Ivan Zausch (C) Allen Durfee, James Zipp, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) George Monks, Mark Curry | |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Claud Zagen is called for the reach on Leif Taberski - foul #3 on Claud Zagen, team foul #2 | 21-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Aldo Rossi (PF) James McCurren, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi loses the dribble to Matthew Wolfram | 21-32 |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram is denied on a dunk by Leif Taberski | 21-32 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 21-32 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Claud Zagen (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Leif Taberski is whistled for traveling | 21-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), James Zipp (SF), Michael Clevenger (C) Allen Durfee, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF) Claud Zagen | |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann hits the follow up shot | 21-34 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Vernon Gray buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James McCurren | 24-34 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses long on a floater from the left side | 24-34 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | James Zipp can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 24-34 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski travels with the ball | 24-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) James McCurren, James Zipp, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG), Claud Zagen (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Willis Williams, George Monks, Paul Lehmann, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Leif Taberski's pass is intercepted by Richard Stiltner | 24-34 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Donald Ordonez is called for the reach on Robert Gibbens - foul #3 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #3 | 24-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG) Vernon Gray | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), George Monks (SF), Paul Lehmann (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Richard Stiltner, Claud Zagen, Robert Gibbens, Mark Curry | |
| 13:16 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann's floater is tipped away by Donald Ordonez | 24-34 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann tips it back up and in | 24-36 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-36 |
| 13:05 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the offensive board | 24-36 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Willis Williams steals the ball from Claudio Rossi | 24-36 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Willis Williams blows the dunk | 24-36 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Ordonez | 24-36 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Leif Taberski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-36 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi hits the follow up shot | 26-36 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses the 3 from straight away | 26-36 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Matthew Wolfram - foul #1 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), James Zipp (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF) Allen Durfee, Leif Taberski, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) George Monks, Paul Lehmann, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the 3 from the left wing | 29-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James McCurren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Radomil Lakowski (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Claud Zagen (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Gibbens (fresh) C - Mark Curry (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Vernon Gray and the foul's on Willis Williams - foul #2 on Willis Williams, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Donald Ordonez (PF) James McCurren, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG), George Monks (SF), Paul Lehmann (PF) Willis Williams, Claud Zagen, Robert Gibbens | |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Richard Stiltner | 32-42 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Vernon Gray is blocked by Mark Curry | 32-42 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi tips it back up and in | 34-42 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner is hacked by Allen Durfee - foul #2 on Allen Durfee, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Aldo Rossi (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Allen Durfee, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Claud Zagen (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Richard Stiltner, George Monks, Mark Curry | |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 09:39 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Claud Zagen | 34-42 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Ivan Zausch is called for the reach on Matthew Wolfram - foul #2 on Ivan Zausch, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Vernon Gray, James McCurren, Aldo Rossi, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF) Claud Zagen | |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram can't throw it down | 34-42 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Leif Taberski | 34-42 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | James Zipp clanks a floater from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Willis Williams | 34-42 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Willis Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | George Monks pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the dunk | 34-42 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski tips it in | 34-44 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | James Zipp can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Leif Taberski | 34-44 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew Wolfram - foul #2 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), James McCurren (SG), Aldo Rossi (PF) Allen Durfee, Leif Taberski, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) George Monks, Paul Lehmann, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski is called for a backcourt violation | 35-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) James Zipp, Aldo Rossi, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF), Paul Lehmann (PF) Claud Zagen, Robert Gibbens | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McCurren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Radomil Lakowski (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Curry (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Willis Williams - foul #3 on Willis Williams, team foul #6 | 35-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Vernon Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF) James Zipp, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) George Monks, Mark Curry | |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Claud Zagen is called for the reach on James McCurren - foul #4 on Claud Zagen, team foul #7 | 36-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Vernon Gray, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF) Claud Zagen | |
| 06:40 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | George Monks makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Matthew Wolfram | 38-46 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch is whistled for a carry | 38-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Allen Durfee, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF), Mark Curry (C) George Monks, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann snags the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Claud Zagen can't tip it in | 38-46 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Mark Curry snags the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann blows the dunk but he's fouled by Leif Taberski - foul #2 on Leif Taberski, team foul #6 | 38-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), James Zipp (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) Vernon Gray, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG), George Monks (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Willis Williams, Claud Zagen, Mark Curry | |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez knocks in the jumper in the lane | 40-47 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | James Zipp is called for the reach on Matthew Wolfram - foul #1 on James Zipp, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), Michael Clevenger (C) Allen Durfee, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Robert Gibbens (PF) Richard Stiltner, Paul Lehmann | |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Vernon Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses the jumper from the left side | 40-49 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | James McCurren grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-49 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | James Zipp pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McCurren (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Radomil Lakowski (tired) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Gibbens (fresh) C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Matthew Wolfram is called for the reach on Vernon Gray - foul #3 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #8 | 40-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) James McCurren, James Zipp, Donald Ordonez, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF), Paul Lehmann (PF), Mark Curry (C) George Monks, Robert Gibbens, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Vernon Gray misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Mark Curry snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski loses the ball out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF) Vernon Gray, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG), George Monks (SF) Willis Williams, Claud Zagen | |
| 02:39 | St. John's | James McCurren knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Leif Taberski | 42-49 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Claudio Rossi picks off the pass by Richard Stiltner | 42-49 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi banks in the layup on a great pass from James McCurren | 44-49 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | James McCurren drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Allen Durfee | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann scores on a jump hook from the left block | 46-51 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 46-51 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez gets the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Leif Taberski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Leif Taberski | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Leif Taberski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Allen Durfee | 52-51 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), James Zipp (SF), Michael Clevenger (C) Allen Durfee, Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Matthew Wolfram (C) Richard Stiltner, Mark Curry | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | James McCurren is fouled in the backcourt by Radomil Lakowski - foul #4 on Radomil Lakowski, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Willis Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James McCurren misses short on a fullcourt shot | 54-54 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McCurren (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Radomil Lakowski (tired) 18 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger wins the tip | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Willis Williams steps in front of the Vernon Gray pass in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Willis Williams hits the finger roll | 54-56 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Vernon Gray | 56-56 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | James Zipp steals the ball from Paul Lehmann | 56-56 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | James Zipp hits the finger roll | 58-56 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Willis Williams is hacked by Michael Clevenger - foul #1 on Michael Clevenger, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Aldo Rossi (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) James McCurren, Donald Ordonez, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG), Claud Zagen (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF) Radomil Lakowski, George Monks, Paul Lehmann | |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Robert Gibbens is called for the reach on Allen Durfee - foul #1 on Robert Gibbens, team foul #10 | 58-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claudio Rossi (C) Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG), Paul Lehmann (PF) Benjamin Byram, Robert Gibbens | |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Allen Durfee makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Allen Durfee misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-58 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 59-58 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Claud Zagen pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | James Zipp steals the ball from Matthew Wolfram | 59-58 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Allen Durfee hits the finger roll set up by James Zipp | 61-58 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram buries a floater from close range set up by Willis Williams | 61-60 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | James Zipp misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Willis Williams pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Willis Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Claud Zagen | 61-63 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | Vernon Gray drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Allen Durfee | 63-63 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | James Zipp denies the turnaround by Radomil Lakowski | 63-63 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi grabs the board | 63-63 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vernon Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Zipp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Aldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Radomil Lakowski (tired) 18 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Claud Zagen (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Matthew Wolfram denies the turnaround by Claudio Rossi | 63-63 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | James McCurren (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Allen Durfee, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger loses the dribble to Matthew Wolfram | 63-63 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vernon Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James McCurren (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Zipp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Radomil Lakowski (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Monks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Vernon Gray | 65-63 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Willis Williams loses the dribble to Donald Ordonez | 65-63 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | James McCurren hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to George Monks | 65-63 |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Willis Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-63 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Ordonez | 65-63 |
| 03:13 | St. John's | James McCurren is hacked by George Monks - foul #2 on George Monks, team foul #11 | 65-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Durfee (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Ivan Zausch (C) Vernon Gray, James Zipp, Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Radomil Lakowski, Paul Lehmann, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 03:13 | St. John's | James McCurren misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:13 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Willis Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Allen Durfee and he's fouled by Robert Gibbens - foul #2 on Robert Gibbens, team foul #12 | 68-63 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the free throw | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Willis Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Leif Taberski snags the defensive board | 69-63 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Mark Curry is called for the reach on Leif Taberski - foul #1 on Mark Curry, team foul #13 | 69-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claudio Rossi (C) Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Leif Taberski misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Mark Curry pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Byram | 69-66 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi scores on a floater near the basket | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens can't finish the layup | 71-66 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James McCurren | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 71-66 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Claudio Rossi swats the short shot by Mark Curry | 71-66 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Leif Taberski gets the rebound | 71-66 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Allen Durfee hits a shot from the free throw line | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Allen Durfee (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - James McCurren (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Byram (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Curry (fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Willis Williams is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Willis Williams, team foul #14 | 73-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vernon Gray (PG), James Zipp (SF), Michael Clevenger (C) Allen Durfee, Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG), Paul Lehmann (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Benjamin Byram, Robert Gibbens, Mark Curry | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | James McCurren is hacked by Radomil Lakowski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Radomil Lakowski, team foul #15 | 73-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) James Zipp | |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG) Radomil Lakowski | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | James McCurren makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Willis Williams misses short on a 3 from straight away | 75-66 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez snags the defensive board | 75-66 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is hacked by Benjamin Byram in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benjamin Byram, team foul #16 | 75-66 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez misses the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram grabs the defensive rebound | 76-66 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Willis Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Gray - foul #3 on Vernon Gray, team foul #9 | 76-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zipp (SF) Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Vernon Gray is hacked by Willis Williams in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willis Williams, team foul #17 | 76-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) James Zipp | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG) Willis Williams | |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Vernon Gray makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:35 | St. John's | Vernon Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | George Monks misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 78-68 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Vernon Gray pulls down the rebound | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Vernon Gray runs out the clock | 78-68 |