| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Thayer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) PF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | George Smathers inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Scott Wood is hacked by Michael Thayer - foul #2 on Michael Thayer, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Scott Wood buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ariel Rizzo | 40-37 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Michael Thayer can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 40-37 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Scott Wood is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Scott Wood, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting | |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas is hacked by Donald Depuy - foul #3 on Donald Depuy, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, Donald Depuy | |
| 18:24 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley travels with the ball | 40-37 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Sean Bunting buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Wood | 40-40 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas tips it home | 42-40 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eddie Thomas - foul #2 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Whittle (SF), Donald Stark (PF) William Wallace, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting | |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Donald Stark misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Kay - foul #2 on Stephen Kay, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Donald Stark makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Donald Stark misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 16:43 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Rollo | 43-42 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | William Lavoie steps in front of the James Rollo pass | 43-42 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas's pass is intercepted by Ariel Rizzo | 43-42 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Stephen Kay's pass is intercepted by Eddie Thomas | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Lawley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Stark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) PF - James Rollo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ariel Rizzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Louisville | William Lavoie travels with the ball | 43-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Luis Williams (SG), William Wallace (SF), Michael Thayer (PF), Lamont Mallory (C) William Lavoie, Jesse Lawley, Robert Whittle, Donald Stark, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Sean Bunting hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | William Wallace gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by William Wallace and he's hacked by James Rollo - foul #4 on James Rollo, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (PF) James Rollo | |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Scott Wood buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Bunting | 46-44 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Luis Williams clanks a jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Michael Thayer tips it back up and in | 48-44 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Scott Wood connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Bunting | 48-47 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Warren Schneider is fouled on the floor by George Smathers - foul #3 on George Smathers, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Jesse Lawley (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Donald Stark (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) Warren Schneider, Luis Williams, William Wallace, Michael Thayer, Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Darren Greene (SF) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, George Smathers | |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Robert Whittle misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo scores on a floater from the left block | 48-49 |
| 12:38 | Louisville | William Lavoie knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Donald Depuy can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | Robert Whittle snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Charles Wilson steals it from Donald Stark | 50-49 |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Stephen Kay scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charles Wilson | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Stark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Greene (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ariel Rizzo (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Robert Whittle misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Ariel Rizzo - foul #2 on Ariel Rizzo, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Thayer (PF) Donald Stark | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, Darren Greene, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Robert Whittle makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Robert Whittle misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | James Rollo pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Sean Bunting comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | William Lavoie grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | William Lavoie hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-52 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Robert Whittle is called for the reach on George Smathers - foul #1 on Robert Whittle, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Luis Williams (SG), William Wallace (SF) William Lavoie, Jesse Lawley, Robert Whittle | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:05 | St. John's | Scott Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamont Mallory (C) Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (PF) James Rollo | |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Luis Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| 09:43 | St. John's | George Smathers comes up short on the shot from the right side | 53-52 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Michael Thayer | 53-52 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Sean Bunting steals it from Michael Thayer | 53-52 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the tip | 53-52 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it back up and in | 53-54 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Warren Schneider | 55-54 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Scott Wood drills a runner near the basket | 55-56 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Donald Depuy - foul #4 on Donald Depuy, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Jesse Lawley (SG), Donald Stark (PF) Warren Schneider, Luis Williams, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Rollo | 56-56 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Sean Bunting hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Wallace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Stark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lamont Mallory (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Depuy (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Stark | 58-59 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Sean Bunting buries a 3 from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Sean Bunting steals it from Jesse Lawley | 58-62 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-62 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Scott Wood tips it home | 58-64 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | James Rollo is called for the reach on Jesse Lawley - foul #5 on James Rollo, team foul #8 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Whittle (SF), Michael Thayer (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) William Wallace, Donald Stark, Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Darren Greene (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Charles Wilson double dribbles | 60-64 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Robert Whittle scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Lavoie | 62-64 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Darren Greene is fouled on the floor by Robert Whittle - foul #2 on Robert Whittle, team foul #4 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), George Smathers (SF) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, Darren Greene | |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Sean Bunting misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-64 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Eddie Thomas | 62-64 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley is hacked by Sean Bunting - foul #1 on Sean Bunting, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG) William Lavoie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Darren Greene (SF) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, George Smathers | |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Donald Depuy snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Whittle - foul #3 on Robert Whittle, team foul #5 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG) Jesse Lawley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), George Smathers (SF) Charles Wilson, Darren Greene, Donald Depuy | |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 63-66 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the board | 63-66 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Thayer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Kay (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. C - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Michael Thayer is called for the reach on George Smathers - foul #3 on Michael Thayer, team foul #6 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), William Wallace (SF), Donald Stark (PF) Warren Schneider, Robert Whittle, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Darren Greene (SF), Donald Depuy (C) Scott Wood, Sean Bunting, George Smathers | |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo is hacked by Donald Stark - foul #1 on Donald Stark, team foul #7 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (SG) Luis Williams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Sean Bunting (SG), George Smathers (SF) Stephen Kay, Charles Wilson, Darren Greene | |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas comes up short on the floater near the basket | 63-68 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the board | 63-68 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo is whistled for traveling | 63-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Thayer (PF) Donald Stark | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Lavoie | 66-68 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | George Smathers is fouled on the floor by William Wallace - foul #1 on William Wallace, team foul #8 | 66-68 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Lavoie | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Scott Wood clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by William Lavoie - foul #1 on William Lavoie, team foul #9 | 68-70 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Scott Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-71 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Michael Thayer can't tip it in | 68-71 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Sean Bunting gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Sean Bunting is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Lawley - foul #1 on Jesse Lawley, team foul #10 | 68-71 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Sean Bunting makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:15 | Louisville | William Lavoie clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | George Smathers snags the defensive board | 68-73 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | George Smathers is hacked by William Lavoie in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Lavoie, team foul #11 | 68-73 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | William Lavoie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-75 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Michael Thayer grabs the offensive rebound | 68-75 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | William Lavoie misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-75 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Scott Wood pulls down the rebound | 68-75 |