| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses long on a jumper in the lane | 38-29 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Warren Schneider - foul #1 on Warren Schneider, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Ronald Smith | 39-31 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Robin Williams is whistled for traveling | 39-31 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | Ronald Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-31 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the easy layup | 39-31 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Lamont Mallory | 39-31 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Robert Christian is fouled on the floor by Lamont Mallory - foul #2 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Lamont Mallory, Kenneth Lee | |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Christian | 42-31 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ronald Spangler (SG), Vasily Losiewski (SF), Gary Heppner (C) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian, Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), James Kostka (SG), Robert Whittle (SF) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, William Wallace | |
| 16:47 | St. John's | James Rollo double dribbles | 42-31 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn clanks a jumper from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 16:10 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette grabs the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 16:00 | St. John's | James Rollo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-31 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Daryl Sheldon | 42-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randy Blanchette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vasily Losiewski (fresh) PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Heppner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) SG - James Kostka (fresh) SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 1 pts. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Louisville | James Kostka misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Spangler - foul #1 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), George Smathers (SF), Ariel Rizzo (PF), Robin Williams (C) Randy Blanchette, Vasily Losiewski, James Rollo, Gary Heppner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), William Wallace (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF), Kenneth Lee (C) Louie Chavira, Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 15:53 | Louisville | James Kostka misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | James Kostka misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Stephen Kay can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | 3 seconds is called on James Kostka | 42-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Ronald Spangler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG) James Kostka | |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Robert Christian connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Stephen Kay | 45-31 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory hits a shot from the right block and the foul's on Stephen Kay - foul #3 on Stephen Kay, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Kenneth Lee is called for the reach on James Rollo - foul #1 on Kenneth Lee, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Stephen Kay buries a jumper from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | William Wallace knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Smith and he's hacked by George Smathers - foul #4 on George Smathers, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF), Gary Heppner (C) George Smathers, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:02 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | James Rollo hits a 3 from straight away | 50-37 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Christian - foul #1 on Robert Christian, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Ronald Spangler (SG) Stephen Kay, Robert Christian | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) Warren Schneider, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory | |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Gary Heppner snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Robert Whittle is called for the reach on Randy Blanchette - foul #3 on Robert Whittle, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) Gary Heppner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon (C) Kenneth Lee | |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is fouled on the floor by Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski (SF), Gary Heppner (PF) Ariel Rizzo, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-40 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Vasily Losiewski snags the offensive board | 50-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randy Blanchette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vasily Losiewski (fresh) PF - Gary Heppner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 1 pts. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is fouled on the floor by Ronald Smith - foul #3 on Ronald Smith, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Robert Christian (SG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), James Rollo (PF) Randy Blanchette, Ronald Spangler, Vasily Losiewski, Gary Heppner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), James Kostka (SG), William Wallace (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF) Louie Chavira, Ronald Smith, Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn | |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Stephen Kay comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-40 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it home | 52-40 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory is hacked by Stephen Kay - foul #4 on Stephen Kay, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Cecil Reed (C) Stephen Kay, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Lee (C) Daryl Sheldon | |
| 10:45 | Louisville | William Wallace knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Warren Schneider | 52-42 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | James Rollo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lamont Mallory - foul #3 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #7 | 52-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Gary Heppner (C) Cecil Reed | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:38 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | William Wallace is fouled on the floor by Gary Heppner - foul #1 on Gary Heppner, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | William Wallace hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Kenneth Lee | 53-44 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-44 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it back up and in | 55-44 |
| 09:08 | Louisville | Warren Schneider makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Kostka | 55-46 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | William Wallace buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Warren Schneider | 55-48 |
| 08:22 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Blanchette (PG), Vasily Losiewski (SF), Cecil Reed (PF), Robin Williams (C) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo, James Rollo, Gary Heppner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, James Kostka, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory, Kenneth Lee | |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Randy Blanchette - foul #1 on Randy Blanchette, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Cecil Reed gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette loses the dribble to Daryl Sheldon | 55-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randy Blanchette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Vasily Losiewski (fresh) PF - Cecil Reed (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 1 pts. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Robert Whittle knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Louie Chavira and he's fouled by Vasily Losiewski - foul #1 on Vasily Losiewski, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), George Smathers (SF) Robert Christian, Vasily Losiewski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG) Louie Chavira | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Robert Whittle misses the free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Robin Williams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Kay | 57-51 |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Ronald Smith steps out of bounds on the baseline | 57-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Cecil Reed | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Randy Blanchette clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Robert Whittle pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Warren Schneider clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-51 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon tips it in | 57-53 |
| 06:07 | St. John's | James Rollo is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on James Rollo, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Randy Blanchette | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wallace (SF), Kenneth Lee (C) Robert Whittle, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 57-53 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ronald Spangler | 57-53 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | James Rollo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-53 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | William Wallace gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | William Wallace clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee hits the follow up shot | 57-55 |
| 05:02 | St. John's | Christopher Bunn picks off the pass by Ronald Spangler | 57-55 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | William Wallace hits the finger roll on a great pass from Warren Schneider | 57-57 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | James Rollo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Ariel Rizzo (C) Ronald Spangler, Robin Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), James Kostka (SG), Lamont Mallory (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, Christopher Bunn, Kenneth Lee | |
| 04:25 | Louisville | James Kostka hits a 3 from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | James Rollo hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon's layup is rejected by James Rollo | 60-60 |
| 03:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Smathers | 60-60 |
| 03:29 | St. John's | James Rollo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Stephen Kay tips it back up and in | 62-60 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Kostka (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Christian - foul #2 on Robert Christian, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Gary Heppner (PF), Robin Williams (C) Stephen Kay, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Kenneth Lee (C) James Kostka, William Wallace, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | Ronald Smith steps in front of the Robin Williams pass | 62-60 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo, Gary Heppner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), William Wallace (SF) Louie Chavira, Robert Whittle | |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-60 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Stephen Kay clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Wallace - foul #1 on William Wallace, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory is whistled for a carry | 63-60 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | James Rollo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Warren Schneider double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | James Rollo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Warren Schneider gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses short on a floater from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Warren Schneider hits the follow up shot | 63-62 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | James Rollo's layup is rejected by Kenneth Lee | 63-62 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Ronald Smith drills a runner near the basket | 63-64 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | George Smathers knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 65-64 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | William Wallace misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Robert Christian - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #11 | 65-64 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | William Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Robin Williams blows the layup | 65-65 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:31 | Louisville | William Wallace misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory tips it home | 65-67 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Robert Christian is hacked by Kenneth Lee - foul #2 on Kenneth Lee, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-67 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee tips it but misses | 66-67 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-67 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Warren Schneider snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory comes up short on the runner in the lane | 66-67 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses the tip | 66-67 |
| 03:18 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory grabs the offensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee is fouled on the floor by Robert Christian - foul #4 on Robert Christian, team foul #12 | 66-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) William Wallace, Lamont Mallory | |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Robert Christian knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Ronald Smith - foul #4 on Ronald Smith, team foul #10 | 68-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon (C) Kenneth Lee | |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:39 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wallace (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF) Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn | |
| 02:26 | Louisville | William Wallace scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Smith | 69-71 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | James Rollo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | William Wallace misses the shot in the lane | 69-71 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 69-71 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Robert Christian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Lee (C) Daryl Sheldon | |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Warren Schneider hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 69-71 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | George Smathers comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on William Wallace - foul #2 on William Wallace, team foul #11 | 69-71 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lee | 70-71 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Warren Schneider can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-71 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-71 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Kay - foul #5 on Stephen Kay, team foul #13 | 70-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Stephen Kay | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Robin Williams clanks a shot from the free throw line | 70-72 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Wallace | 70-72 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | William Wallace runs out the clock | 70-72 |