| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 10 pts. 4 stl. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Raymond Reid clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-35 |
| 19:30 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford tips it back up and in | 30-35 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro loses the ball out of bounds | 30-35 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Robert Fusco is hacked by Michael Jackson - foul #3 on Michael Jackson, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Raymond Reid | 32-35 |
| 18:10 | St. John's | Danny Davenport comes up short on the runner from the right block | 32-35 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | Raymond Reid grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Vernon Harris snags the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Raymond Reid - foul #2 on Raymond Reid, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa (PF) Danny Davenport | |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:02 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Robert Fusco comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-35 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Chris Foster snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Chris Foster can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa tips it in | 32-37 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Raymond Reid connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Fusco | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Vernon Harris pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the easy layup | 35-37 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Chris Foster clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Vernon Harris gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-37 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roderick Hasegawa | 35-37 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Theodore Robinson steals the ball from Michael Jackson | 35-37 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Raymond Reid can't finish the layup | 35-37 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Vernon Harris steals the ball from Michael Jackson | 35-37 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford is denied on a dunk by Roderick Hasegawa | 35-37 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Robert Fusco can't tip it in | 35-37 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 35-37 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Theodore Robinson | 35-37 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-37 |
| 12:36 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford tips it but misses | 35-37 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Michael Jackson snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Raymond Reid takes the ball from Robert Ribeiro | 35-37 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Robert Fusco can't finish the layup | 35-37 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Michael Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 11:56 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Marcus Stradford | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Raymond Reid (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (tiring) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ribeiro (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Foster (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Louisville | Robert Fusco is whistled for traveling | 35-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), Jeffery Maloney (SF), James Wilson (PF) Robert Fusco, Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), John Hart (SG), Danny Davenport (SF), Steven Wiens (PF), Max Henley (C) Michael Jackson, Robert Ribeiro, Chris Foster, Roderick Hasegawa, Brian Espinosa | |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Danny Davenport comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffery Maloney - foul #2 on Jeffery Maloney, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Danny Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Danny Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr is whistled for a carry | 35-39 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Stephen Little clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Steven Wiens tips it home | 35-41 |
| 10:24 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Steven Wiens takes the ball from Marcus Stradford | 35-41 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Danny Davenport knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Stephen Little | 35-43 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Raymond Reid knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Donald Fuhr | 38-43 |
| 09:14 | St. John's | Stephen Little is fouled on the floor by Marcus Stradford - foul #3 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), Vernon Harris (PF) Raymond Reid, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Espinosa (C) Max Henley | |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Stephen Little knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 08:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Hart | 38-46 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Danny Davenport comes up short on the floater from the right block | 38-46 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa hits the follow up shot | 38-48 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney misses the jump hook in the paint | 38-48 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Stephen Little snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Danny Davenport drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by John Hart | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Fuhr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jeffery Maloney (fairly fresh) PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Wiens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney lays it in | 40-50 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Danny Davenport connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 40-52 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Danny Davenport misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeffery Maloney - foul #3 on Jeffery Maloney, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Donald Fuhr, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Robert Ribeiro (SG), Chris Foster (SF), Roderick Hasegawa (C) Stephen Little, John Hart, Steven Wiens, Brian Espinosa | |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Danny Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Danny Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 06:08 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Danny Davenport misses the lay-in | 43-53 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:32 | Louisville | James Wilson blows the dunk | 43-53 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford gets the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-53 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 05:14 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 43-55 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | James Wilson knocks in the shot from the right block | 45-55 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Chris Foster clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG), Vernon Harris (PF) Jeffery Maloney, James Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Espinosa (C) Danny Davenport | |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford comes up short on the shot from the right side | 45-55 |
| 04:10 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson misses the shot from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | Chris Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is hacked by Theodore Robinson - foul #1 on Theodore Robinson, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Chris Foster clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-55 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Espinosa | 45-55 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Marcus Stradford - foul #4 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Raymond Reid is fouled on the floor by Roderick Hasegawa - foul #1 on Roderick Hasegawa, team foul #2 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), Jeffery Maloney (SF), James Wilson (PF) Robert Fusco, Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr gets the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Reid | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Michael Jackson hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Ribeiro | 47-60 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford is called for traveling | 47-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Danny Davenport (PF) Roderick Hasegawa | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Maloney - foul #4 on Jeffery Maloney, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-61 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Chris Foster - foul #1 on Chris Foster, team foul #3 | 47-61 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Michael Jackson buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Ribeiro | 48-63 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford scores on a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Danny Davenport - foul #1 on Danny Davenport, team foul #4 | 50-63 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Danny Davenport gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael Jackson runs out the clock | 50-63 |