| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | James Wilson inbounds the ball | 20-27 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by David Rhodes - foul #2 on David Rhodes, team foul #1 | 20-27 |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Stephen Little makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Robert Fusco lays it in | 23-29 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Stephen Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Robert Fusco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-29 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Stephen Little hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | James Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 17:34 | Louisville | Robert Fusco can't tip it in | 23-29 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | James Wilson can't tip it in | 23-29 |
| 17:32 | St. John's | David Rhodes snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | James Wilson steps in front of the James Hough pass | 23-29 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 23-29 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | James Hough pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-29 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | David Rhodes tips it in | 25-29 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Stephen Little - foul #1 on Stephen Little, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG), Thomas Powell (SF) Stephen Little, James Hough | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Vernon Harris (PF) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Zlatko Zukowsky is called for the reach on Chris Foster - foul #1 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (SF), Donald Fuhr (C) James Wilson, Marcus Stradford | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Fuhr (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | David Rhodes can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 25-29 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Zlatko Zukowsky | 25-31 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Donald Fuhr is called for the reach on Thomas Powell - foul #1 on Donald Fuhr, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG) John Hart | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Donald Fuhr | |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Chris Foster clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Vernon Harris pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Zlatko Zukowsky | 25-34 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | David Rhodes scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Little | 27-34 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky clanks a shot in the lane | 27-34 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses the tip | 27-34 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford can't finish the layup | 27-34 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Chris Foster comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 27-34 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant tips it home | 29-34 |
| 11:40 | Louisville | The jumper by Marcus Stradford is denied by David Rhodes | 29-34 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Rhodes (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Oliphant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 11:24 | Louisville | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits the finger roll | 29-36 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-36 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Vernon Harris snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 10:26 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Fusco | 29-38 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the shot from the right block | 29-38 |
| 09:56 | Louisville | James Wilson gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Wilson | 29-40 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | Stephen Little clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 09:11 | Louisville | Vernon Harris gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | James Wilson is whistled for a carry | 29-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), James Hough (SF), Steven Wiens (PF) Chris Foster, Thomas Powell, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Donald Fuhr (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Vernon Harris, Marcus Stradford | |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Theodore Robinson steals the ball from Stephen Little | 29-40 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Raymond Reid works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Lee | 29-43 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Nicholas Yarnell steals the ball from John Hart | 29-43 |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell banks in the layup on a great pass from Raymond Reid out of a doubleteam | 29-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Little (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Fuhr (fresh) | |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Stephen Little connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Hough - foul #4 on James Hough, team foul #3 | 32-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (PG) Stephen Little | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Eric Lee, Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson | |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | John Hart misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-47 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Oliphant | 32-47 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | John Hart misses the 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Robert Fusco - foul #1 on Robert Fusco, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe (PF) Steven Wiens | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG) Donald Fuhr | |
| 06:00 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | John Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 3rd free throw | 34-47 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Robert Fusco loses the ball out of bounds | 34-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SF), David Rhodes (PF) James Hough, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Harris (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Vernon Harris | 34-47 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | James Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-47 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford tips it back up and in | 34-49 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Chris Foster makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Oliphant | 36-49 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | James Wilson knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | St. John's | John Hart is whistled for traveling | 36-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SF), Steven Wiens (PF), Garland O'Keefe (C) Thomas Powell, David Rhodes, Paul Oliphant | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Donald Fuhr (C) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Marcus Stradford | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Zlatko Zukowsky | 36-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chris Foster (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hough (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) 3 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 7 reb. C - Donald Fuhr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Theodore Robinson picks off the pass by Chris Foster | 36-55 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Raymond Reid works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 36-55 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Steven Wiens grabs the board | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | John Hart drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Chris Foster | 39-55 |
| 02:08 | Louisville | James Hough is called for the reach on Raymond Reid - foul #5 on James Hough, team foul #4 | 39-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), Thomas Powell (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Chris Foster, James Hough, Steven Wiens, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Raymond Reid shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Zlatko Zukowsky | 39-58 |
| 01:18 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 39-58 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 39-58 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Raymond Reid evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Harris | 39-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | St. John's | David Rhodes comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Vernon Harris - foul #2 on Vernon Harris, team foul #4 | 39-61 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Vernon Harris | 40-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky is whistled for a carry | 40-61 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-61 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky runs out the clock | 42-61 |