| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Adam Little inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Henry Moritz misses the dunk attempt | 23-29 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Irvin Foster | 23-29 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Beers - foul #2 on Robert Beers, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Robert Beers grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Robert Beers comes up short on the shot in the lane | 24-29 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Raymond Stephens | 24-29 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Roland Nieman comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Henry Moritz snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Paul Carr is called for the reach on Henry Moritz - foul #2 on Paul Carr, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Irvin Foster (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Anthony Baden, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:09 | Louisville | Irvin Foster steps in front of the Adam Little pass | 24-29 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the easy layup | 24-29 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Henry Moritz | 24-29 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Adam Little's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Raymond Stephens, Irvin Foster, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-29 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Roland Nieman tips it home | 26-29 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase's pass is intercepted by Anthony Baden | 26-29 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Anthony Baden throws it down | 28-29 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Adam Little is hacked by Clarence Roberts - foul #1 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Gustavo Bruno, Clarence Roberts, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG), Dino Winski (PF), Rickey Parsley (C) Ronald Dibiase, Henry Moritz, Robert Beers | |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Dino Winski knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Adam Little | 28-31 |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Irvin Foster and the foul's on Rickey Parsley - foul #1 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF), Roland Nieman (C) Paul Carr, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Thomas Downs (SF) Troy Barrie, Adam Little | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Merrill Koga (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Downs (fresh) PF - Dino Winski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Anthony Baden steals the ball from Thomas Downs | 31-31 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses the dunk attempt | 31-31 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens tips it back up and in | 33-31 |
| 14:57 | Louisville | Dino Winski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dino Winski, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF), John Johnson (C) Irvin Foster, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG), Henry Moritz (PF), Robert Beers (C) Dikembe Adi, Thomas Downs, Rickey Parsley | |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Paul Carr scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Baden | 36-31 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Henry Moritz misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Clarence Roberts - foul #2 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Paul Carr, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Adam Little (SF) Merrill Koga, Dino Winski | |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Henry Moritz makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Henry Moritz misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 14:29 | St. John's | Roland Nieman pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Irvin Foster comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 36-32 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Roberts | 36-32 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (PG), Paul Carr (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Anthony Baden, Irvin Foster, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:24 | Louisville | Henry Moritz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Gustavo Bruno, Paul Carr, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:00 | St. John's | The jump hook by Raymond Stephens is blocked by Adam Little | 36-32 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Henry Moritz snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Troy Barrie drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Little | 36-35 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Dibiase - foul #2 on Ronald Dibiase, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Paul Carr (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Raymond Stephens, Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG), Rickey Parsley (PF) Ronald Dibiase, Henry Moritz | |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 12:14 | Louisville | Robert Beers snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Adam Little comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Robert Beers snags the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Carr - foul #3 on Paul Carr, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Anthony Baden | |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Dino Winski (SF) Troy Barrie, Adam Little | |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Paul Carr pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Paul Carr scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Roberts | 39-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Merrill Koga (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dino Winski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Beers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Raymond Stephens picks off the pass by Dikembe Adi | 39-35 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Paul Carr jams it set up by Raymond Stephens | 41-35 |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-35 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Roland Nieman pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Dino Winski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Gustavo Bruno - foul #1 on Gustavo Bruno, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Irvin Foster (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Adam Little (SF), Henry Moritz (PF) Merrill Koga, Dikembe Adi, Dino Winski, Robert Beers | |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 43-37 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Troy Barrie is hacked by Anthony Baden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Baden, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), John Johnson (C) Gustavo Bruno, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-37 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Henry Moritz takes the ball from Irvin Foster | 43-37 |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Clarence Roberts - foul #3 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #7 | 43-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (SF), Matthew Jones (C) Clarence Roberts, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Beers (C) Rickey Parsley | |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Roland Nieman double dribbles | 43-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SF) Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Adam Little blows the dunk | 43-40 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Troy Barrie tips it home | 43-42 |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Matthew Jones (C) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Beers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Louisville | Gustavo Bruno steps in front of the Troy Barrie pass | 43-42 |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Irvin Foster hits a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Henry Moritz - foul #3 on Henry Moritz, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), John Johnson (C) Gustavo Bruno, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dino Winski (PF), Rickey Parsley (C) Henry Moritz, Robert Beers | |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the free throw | 45-42 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley is called for a charge - foul #2 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG) Ronald Dibiase | |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Dino Winski is called for the reach on Anthony Baden - foul #2 on Dino Winski, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (PF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG) Troy Barrie | |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Rickey Parsley | 47-44 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Anthony Baden | 50-44 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | The jump hook by Dikembe Adi is blocked by Roland Nieman | 50-44 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Merrill Koga tips it back up and in | 50-46 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Anthony Baden | 52-46 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Dino Winski misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Anthony Baden - foul #2 on Anthony Baden, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF), John Johnson (C) Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Henry Moritz (PF), Robert Beers (C) Merrill Koga, Dikembe Adi, Adam Little, Rickey Parsley | |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Dino Winski makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Dino Winski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Beers | 52-48 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Henry Moritz | 52-48 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Troy Barrie comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-48 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Henry Moritz pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Dino Winski lays it in | 52-50 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Irvin Foster knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 54-50 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Dino Winski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Dino Winski is whistled for a carry | 54-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno (SG), Roland Nieman (SF), Paul Carr (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Raymond Stephens, Clarence Roberts, Irvin Foster, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Adam Little (SF) Dino Winski | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Anthony Baden, team foul #9 | 54-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF), Irvin Foster (PF) Paul Carr, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gustavo Bruno (fresh) SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Henry Moritz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Paul Carr (PF) Anthony Baden, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Gustavo Bruno is whistled for a carry | 54-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Irvin Foster (PF), Matthew Jones (C) Gustavo Bruno, Paul Carr, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Robert Beers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Troy Barrie | 54-52 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Irvin Foster can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Adam Little grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Robert Beers hits a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Matthew Jones - foul #1 on Matthew Jones, team foul #10 | 54-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnson (C) Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Irvin Foster gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is fouled on the floor by Troy Barrie - foul #2 on Troy Barrie, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Robert Beers pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | The short jumper by Adam Little is denied by Irvin Foster | 54-54 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Henry Moritz snags the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Robert Beers's floater is tipped away by Irvin Foster | 54-54 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase tips it in | 54-56 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 54-56 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Irvin Foster snags the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts double dribbles | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Troy Barrie is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Baden - foul #4 on Anthony Baden, team foul #11 | 54-56 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Troy Barrie makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Troy Barrie misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 54-57 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 54-57 |