| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-26 |
| 19:45 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jeffry Dickman | 32-26 |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Adam Little misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 32-26 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | Michael White snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | Anthony Baden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Troy Barrie is hacked by Patrick Thibodeau - foul #1 on Patrick Thibodeau, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Troy Barrie is fouled on the floor by Clarence Roberts - foul #3 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SF) Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses the shot from just outside the lane | 32-26 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Carr | 32-26 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Paul Carr hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Baden | 34-26 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Robert Beers loses the dribble to Patrick Thibodeau | 34-26 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Baden | 36-26 |
| 17:28 | Louisville | Troy Barrie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 17:26 | Louisville | Robert Beers pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman double dribbles | 36-26 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Paul Carr | 38-26 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 38-26 |
| 16:31 | Louisville | Adam Little tips it back up and in | 38-28 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Paul Carr loses the dribble to Robert Beers | 38-28 |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Adam Little's layup is rejected by Patrick Thibodeau | 38-28 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman tips it home | 38-30 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Charles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Little (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Beers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffry Dickman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Adam Little | 41-32 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Michael White double dribbles | 41-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF) Paul Carr | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Troy Barrie, Donald Charles, Adam Little, Robert Beers, Jeffry Dickman | |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Patrick Thibodeau swats the short shot by Rickey Parsley | 41-32 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Patrick Thibodeau | 41-32 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Irvin Foster hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Clarence Roberts | 43-32 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Ramon Benavidez denies the turnaround by Patrick Thibodeau | 43-32 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase travels with the ball | 43-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Paul Carr (PF) Michael White, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Clarence Roberts, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Jeffry Dickman (C) Dikembe Adi, Ramon Benavidez | |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-32 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Irvin Foster comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Rickey Parsley - foul #1 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF) Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung | |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | Adam Little clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman tips it back up and in | 45-34 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Donald Charles steals it from Raymond Stephens | 45-34 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Adam Little is fouled on the floor by Paul Carr - foul #3 on Paul Carr, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Anthony Baden, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Donald Charles knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Little and he's hacked by Michael White - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Donald Charles makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Roland Nieman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Michael White misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-37 |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Roland Nieman snags the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Troy Barrie is called for the reach on Paul Carr - foul #2 on Troy Barrie, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG) Donald Charles | |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau tips it back up and in | 47-37 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-37 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Troy Barrie - foul #3 on Troy Barrie, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Irvin Foster (PF) Raymond Stephens, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Troy Barrie, Adam Little, Robert Beers, Jeffry Dickman | |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Donald Charles can't finish the layup | 47-37 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Paul Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Paul Carr clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Jeffrey Yeung - foul #1 on Jeffrey Yeung, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Roland Nieman (C) Michael White, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Anthony Baden steals the ball from Donald Charles in the backcourt | 49-37 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Anthony Baden lays it in | 51-37 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Raymond Stephens steals it from Jeffrey Yeung | 51-37 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Ramon Benavidez is called for the reach on Roland Nieman - foul #2 on Ramon Benavidez, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung, Ramon Benavidez | |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | Irvin Foster steals the ball from Robert Beers | 51-37 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Paul Carr clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 51-37 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Irvin Foster | 51-37 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Anthony Baden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Adam Little pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the dunk attempt | 51-37 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Roland Nieman pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Carr (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Irvin Foster (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Charles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 19 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Roland Nieman is denied on a layup by Jeffry Dickman | 51-37 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Adam Little misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Carr - foul #4 on Paul Carr, team foul #6 | 51-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG) Troy Barrie, Donald Charles | |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Adam Little misses the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roland Nieman | 51-38 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau is fouled on the floor by Jeffry Dickman - foul #1 on Jeffry Dickman, team foul #6 | 51-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (PG) Anthony Baden | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Adam Little, Robert Beers | |
| 06:21 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts double dribbles | 51-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez (C) Jeffry Dickman | |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez tips it in | 51-40 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Michael White misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ramon Benavidez - foul #3 on Ramon Benavidez, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG) Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG) Dikembe Adi | |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Michael White misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Michael White - foul #3 on Michael White, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Adam Little (SF) Rickey Parsley | |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Anthony Baden double dribbles | 52-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (SG), Robert Beers (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Ronald Dibiase, Jeffrey Yeung, Ramon Benavidez | |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-42 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Charles - foul #2 on Donald Charles, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Anthony Baden | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Robert Beers grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Robert Beers clanks a shot from the left block | 53-42 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman grabs the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Clarence Roberts steals the ball from Jeffry Dickman | 53-42 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens blows the layup | 53-42 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Donald Charles makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Troy Barrie | 53-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Stephens (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Little (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 19 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | St. John's | The short jumper by Irvin Foster is denied by Adam Little | 53-45 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Donald Charles - foul #3 on Donald Charles, team foul #9 | 53-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Paul Carr (SG), Roland Nieman (PF) Raymond Stephens, Michael White, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Troy Barrie, Donald Charles, Adam Little, Jeffry Dickman | |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts dunks the ball on a great pass from Anthony Baden | 55-45 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Roland Nieman steps in front of the Dikembe Adi pass | 55-45 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi steps in front of the Roland Nieman pass | 55-45 |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi blows the layup | 55-45 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Carr | 55-45 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Rickey Parsley - foul #2 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #10 | 55-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Donald Charles (SG), Adam Little (SF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Dikembe Adi, Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Ramon Benavidez | |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Paul Carr makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Robert Beers gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Irvin Foster gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Donald Charles steals it from Clarence Roberts | 56-45 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Anthony Baden runs out the clock | 56-45 |