| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | James Wilson inbounds the ball | 20-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Eric Lee drills a fadeaway from the right block | 22-31 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Michael Jackson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Powell | 22-34 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | James Wilson scores on a floater from the right side | 24-34 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro drills a 3 from the left wing | 24-37 |
| 18:09 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is hacked by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | The jump hook by Steven Wiens is blocked by Marcus Stradford | 26-37 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Robert Fusco grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Robert Fusco loses the ball out of bounds | 26-37 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Robert Fusco - foul #2 on Robert Fusco, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Eric Lee, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SF) Steven Wiens | |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | James Wilson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #3 | 26-39 |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Michael Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-39 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Robert Fusco comes up short on the floater in the lane | 26-39 |
| 15:30 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Michael Jackson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Powell | 26-41 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:51 | Louisville | James Wilson is hacked by Thomas Powell - foul #4 on Thomas Powell, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), Chris Foster (SG), Steven Wiens (C) Michael Jackson, Robert Ribeiro, Thomas Powell | |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-41 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Steven Wiens snags the defensive board | 26-41 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | Stephen Little clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-41 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Nicholas Yarnell | 26-41 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell hits a turnaround from the left block | 28-41 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Stephen Little drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-43 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson is hacked by James Hough - foul #1 on James Hough, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Robert Ribeiro (SG), Thomas Powell (SF) Stephen Little, Chris Foster, James Hough | |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Robert Fusco connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 31-43 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses short on a shot from the baseline | 31-43 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | Thomas Powell grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Harris (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SF) Steven Wiens | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Powell (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Robert Fusco tips it home | 33-43 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Eric Lee takes the ball from James Hough | 33-43 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Robert Fusco can't finish the layup | 33-43 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | James Hough pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Thomas Powell loses the dribble to James Wilson | 33-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Paul Oliphant denies the turnaround by James Wilson | 33-43 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | James Hough snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Michael Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 33-43 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | James Wilson denies the turnaround by James Hough | 33-43 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-43 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Harris | 33-43 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Vernon Harris gets the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | James Wilson travels with the ball | 33-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Ernest Copeland (C) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Vernon Harris, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), Steven Wiens (C) Robert Ribeiro, James Hough | |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Stephen Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-43 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Michael Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Michael Jackson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Little | 33-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Steven Wiens grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Copeland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Paul Oliphant (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ernest Copeland | 33-46 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky hits the finger roll | 35-46 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Stephen Little comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Michael Jackson steps in front of the Raymond Reid pass | 35-46 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Michael Jackson loses the dribble to Zlatko Zukowsky in the backcourt | 35-46 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Ernest Copeland | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SG) Stephen Little | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Thomas Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-46 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Eric Lee is hacked by Robert Ribeiro - foul #2 on Robert Ribeiro, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford tips it home | 37-46 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Yarnell - foul #1 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Michael Jackson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-46 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Eric Lee grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 37-46 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | James Wilson tips it back up and in | 39-46 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | Michael Jackson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Ribeiro | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Oliphant (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Wiens (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Eric Lee | 41-49 |
| 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) | |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Michael Jackson hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Powell | 41-52 |
| 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) | |
| 02:21 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford is whistled for a carry | 41-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF), Ernest Copeland (C) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Nicholas Yarnell, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG), James Hough (SF), Brian Espinosa (C) Michael Jackson, Thomas Powell, Steven Wiens | |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Little | 41-54 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-54 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Ribeiro | 41-54 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-54 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | James Hough gets the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hough | 41-57 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-57 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the board | 41-57 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is hacked by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #2 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #5 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Thomas Powell (SF), Steven Wiens (C) Stephen Little, James Hough, Brian Espinosa | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Michael Jackson runs out the clock | 41-57 |