| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 6 pts. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Frost (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Shawn Rose inbounds the ball | 27-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Rodney Washington loses the dribble to Daniel Beaudoin | 27-44 |
| 19:25 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the wide open runner in the lane | 27-44 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano snags the defensive board | 27-44 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Rodney Washington drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Rose | 30-44 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Stephen Catalano swats the layup by Daniel Beaudoin | 30-44 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by James King out of the doubleteam | 30-46 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano banks in the layup | 32-46 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke dunks the ball set up by James King and he's fouled by Rodney Washington - foul #2 on Rodney Washington, team foul #1 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), Richard Hearn (SG), Steve Seitz (PF), Robert Hirschman (C) James King, George Frost, Hiram Mraz, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke makes the free throw | 32-49 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Piao China comes up short on the floater from the left side | 32-49 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Steve Seitz snags the defensive board | 32-49 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses the jumper in the paint | 32-49 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman grabs the offensive board | 32-49 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Richard Hearn | 32-51 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Shawn Rose scores on a shot from the left block set up by Piao China | 34-51 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Gary Kinnear swats the short shot by Joshua Clarke | 34-51 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Piao China grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Rodney Washington clanks a jumper from the left side | 34-51 |
| 17:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Steve Seitz | 34-51 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Richard Hearn makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joshua Clarke | 34-53 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-53 |
| 16:34 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman grabs the board | 34-53 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Richard Hearn loses the dribble to Stephen Catalano | 34-53 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Piao China is hacked by Richard Hearn - foul #2 on Richard Hearn, team foul #1 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG), Ryan Page (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Rodney Washington, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Hiram Mraz (PF) Joshua Clarke, Robert Hirschman | |
| 15:59 | Louisville | James King is called for the reach on Piao China - foul #1 on James King, team foul #2 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG) Dikembe Victor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin (C) Steve Seitz | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Hearn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from George Stevens | 36-53 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 36-53 |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Ryan Page pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Piao China hits a shot from the left side | 38-53 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Lawhorn | 38-55 |
| 15:11 | Louisville | Piao China's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Clarke (SF), Steve Seitz (PF) Richard Hearn, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Page | 38-55 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | George Stevens snags the defensive board | 38-55 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes buries a shot from the left block set up by George Stevens and he's fouled by Hiram Mraz - foul #3 on Hiram Mraz, team foul #3 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Joshua Clarke, Hiram Mraz | |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes makes the free throw | 41-55 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | James King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin tips it in | 41-57 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes is fouled on the floor by Daniel Beaudoin - foul #1 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #4 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF) Piao China, Ryan Page | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF) George Frost, Richard Jennings, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 13:52 | Louisville | Rodney Washington is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #2 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #5 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Hearn (SF) Joshua Clarke | |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Rodney Washington scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz is open and buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Steve Seitz | 44-59 |
| 13:08 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is hacked by Steve Seitz - foul #3 on Steve Seitz, team foul #6 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Shawn Rose, Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Joshua Clarke (SF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) James King, Richard Hearn, Steve Seitz | |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Piao China can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-59 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes tips it home | 46-59 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Stephen Catalano swats the short shot by Daniel Beaudoin | 46-59 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz tips it but misses | 46-59 |
| 12:36 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Piao China loses the dribble to Daniel Beaudoin | 46-59 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-59 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz tips it back up and in | 46-61 |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Piao China connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Catalano | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) SF - Rodney Washington (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Rafael Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Frost (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Hiram Mraz (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-61 |
| 11:40 | Louisville | Piao China grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Piao China hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Rafael Barnes | 52-61 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 52-61 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Piao China misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Rodney Washington pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | Piao China buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Washington | 55-61 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Dikembe Victor steals the ball from Joshua Clarke | 55-61 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Piao China misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Joshua Clarke takes the ball from Piao China | 55-61 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke dunks the ball | 55-63 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Rodney Washington | 58-63 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Piao China - foul #2 on Piao China, team foul #2 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), George Stevens (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF), Ryan Page (C) Piao China, Dikembe Victor, Rodney Washington, Rafael Barnes, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | St. John's | James King (PG), Richard Hearn (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Steve Seitz (PF) Kenneth Lawhorn, George Frost, Joshua Clarke, Hiram Mraz | |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Shawn Rose knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from David Broderick | 60-64 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Ryan Page is called for the reach on James King - foul #1 on Ryan Page, team foul #3 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Robert Hirschman (C) Richard Jennings, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 08:13 | St. John's | James King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 08:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Kinnear | 60-64 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Shawn Rose hits a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Robert Hirschman - foul #1 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Clarke (SF) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the free throw | 63-64 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | David Broderick pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ryan Page (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Hearn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Shawn Rose's dunk attempt is rejected by Steve Seitz | 63-64 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Page | 63-64 |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear knocks in the floater in the lane and he's hacked by Richard Hearn - foul #3 on Richard Hearn, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Barnes (C) Ryan Page | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG) Joshua Clarke | |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn's pass is intercepted by George Stevens | 66-64 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | David Broderick hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Stevens | 68-64 |
| 07:09 | St. John's | James King is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 68-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Clarke (SF) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-64 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Steve Seitz grabs the board | 68-64 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Rafael Barnes swats the short shot by Robert Hirschman | 68-64 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Kinnear | 68-64 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear can't throw it down | 68-64 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear can't tip it in | 68-64 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Richard Hearn grabs the board | 68-64 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Robert Hirschman steals the ball from Rafael Barnes | 68-66 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from James King | 68-68 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Shawn Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the turnaround from close range | 68-68 |
| 05:21 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Richard Hearn misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Steve Seitz grabs the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | James King evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joshua Clarke | 68-71 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG), Rodney Washington (SG), Ryan Page (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) David Broderick, George Stevens, Gary Kinnear, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Hiram Mraz (PF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Joshua Clarke, Steve Seitz, Robert Hirschman | |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Rodney Washington is fouled on the floor by James King - foul #2 on James King, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Rodney Washington misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz pulls down the rebound | 68-71 |
| 04:09 | St. John's | James King makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-74 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | James King is called for the reach on Piao China - foul #3 on James King, team foul #10 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Clarke (SF), Steve Seitz (PF) Richard Hearn, Hiram Mraz | |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Ryan Page - foul #2 on Ryan Page, team foul #4 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 5 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Frost (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Clarke (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Beaudoin (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Shawn Rose is whistled for traveling | 70-75 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (PF) Ryan Page | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (SG), Hiram Mraz (PF) George Frost, Daniel Beaudoin | |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Gary Kinnear swats the short shot by Hiram Mraz | 70-75 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano gets the rebound | 70-75 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Piao China connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Rodney Washington | 73-75 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | James King is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-75 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz tips it home | 73-77 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Shawn Rose is hacked by Joshua Clarke - foul #2 on Joshua Clarke, team foul #11 | 73-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Barnes (C) Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), Richard Hearn (SF), Daniel Beaudoin (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Joshua Clarke, Steve Seitz | |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | James King evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-77 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear grabs the board | 74-77 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | James King is called for the reach on Shawn Rose - foul #4 on James King, team foul #12 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Ryan Page (PF) Rodney Washington, Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steve Seitz (PF) Hiram Mraz | |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Richard Hearn drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by George Frost | 76-80 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-80 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Ryan Page, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Clarke (SF), Hiram Mraz (PF) Richard Hearn, Steve Seitz | |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Rodney Washington | 78-80 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Joshua Clarke misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 78-80 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Rodney Washington pulls down the rebound | 78-80 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Rodney Washington buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn Rose | 80-80 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin can't connect on a shot from the left side | 80-80 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano snags the defensive board | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano is fouled on the floor by Daniel Beaudoin - foul #2 on Daniel Beaudoin, team foul #13 | 80-80 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano misses the 2nd free throw | 81-80 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz gets the rebound | 81-80 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Daniel Beaudoin hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James King | 81-82 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-82 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Piao China is denied on a layup by Daniel Beaudoin | 81-82 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Hiram Mraz pulls down the rebound | 81-82 |