| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Carlson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Al Burris (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Antwan Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Louisville | Kevin Regina is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Carlson | 38-37 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | James Carlson picks off the pass by Marvin Hughes | 38-37 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Kevin Regina loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Al Burris steps out of bounds on the baseline | 38-37 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | Calvin Malone is called for the reach on Ryan Rine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Antwan Harris pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Kevin Regina buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Al Burris can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 41-37 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Kevin Regina grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | James Carlson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Carlson, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Edward Drayton (SG), Matt Wynn (SF), David Harvey (PF), Frederick Byrd (C) Kevin Regina, James Carlson, Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 41-37 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 17:34 | Louisville | Matt Wynn travels in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Calvin Malone, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Steven Selvidge is called for the reach on Matt Wynn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Edward Drayton hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Harvey | 43-37 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Al Burris scores on a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Frederick Byrd - foul #1 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF) Calvin Malone | |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:51 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:46 | Louisville | Matt Wynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG) Tony Gillis | |
| 16:32 | St. John's | Antwan Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Frederick Byrd | 43-39 |
| 16:31 | Louisville | David Harvey snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 16:27 | Louisville | Edward Drayton is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), James Carlson (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Keith Matthews (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Sean Sowders, Edward Drayton, Matt Wynn, David Harvey, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF) Al Burris | |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right block | 43-39 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | James Carlson grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Carlson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Frank Reppert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Carter (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Steven Selvidge (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) C - Antwan Harris (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Keith Matthews and he's hacked by Marvin Hughes - foul #3 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Justin Niemi (SF) Dan Carter, Steven Selvidge | |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | James Carlson steals it from Justin Niemi | 46-39 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits the finger roll set up by James Carlson | 48-39 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Keith Matthews - foul #4 on Keith Matthews, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Edward Drayton (SG), David Harvey (PF) Kevin Regina, James Carlson, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Tony Gillis makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Tony Gillis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Marvin Hughes is called for the reach on Sean Sowders - foul #4 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SF), Frederick Byrd (C) Ryan Rine, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Al Burris (PF) Marvin Hughes, Calvin Malone, Tony Gillis | |
| 14:37 | Louisville | David Harvey misses long on a floater from the left side | 48-41 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Al Burris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (C) Antwan Harris | |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Edward Drayton is fouled in the backcourt by Al Burris - foul #2 on Al Burris, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | David Harvey knocks in the runner from the left block | 50-41 |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Al Burris buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Justin Niemi | 50-43 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd is whistled for traveling | 50-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), James Carlson (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Frank Reppert (C) Sean Sowders, Edward Drayton, Matt Wynn, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Tony Gillis (PF) Dan Carter, Al Burris | |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 3 from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | David Harvey gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Kevin Regina can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-43 |
| 13:13 | Louisville | David Harvey snags the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Frank Reppert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (C) Terry Bennett | |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Frank Reppert - foul #2 on Frank Reppert, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (SG) James Carlson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Al Burris (PF) Calvin Malone, Tony Gillis | |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Regina | 52-44 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Kevin Regina steals it from Antwan Harris | 52-44 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | Ryan Rine lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Regina | 54-44 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | The jumper by Robert Matney is denied by David Harvey | 54-44 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Edward Drayton | 54-44 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | David Harvey drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Reppert | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Drayton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ryan Rine (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Harvey (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Reppert (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Justin Niemi (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Antwan Harris (tired) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Al Burris misses long on a runner from the left block | 56-44 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Justin Niemi snags the offensive board | 56-44 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Antwan Harris knocks in the floater from close range | 56-46 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Kevin Regina is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Matney - foul #3 on Robert Matney, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SG), Matt Wynn (SF), Frederick Byrd (C) Edward Drayton, Ryan Rine, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Tony Gillis (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Al Burris, Antwan Harris | |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Tony Gillis pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-46 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Terry Bennett tips it back up and in | 57-48 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | David Harvey is whistled for a carry | 57-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG) Kevin Regina | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Calvin Malone can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Harvey - foul #4 on David Harvey, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (PF) David Harvey | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | James Carlson hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Keith Matthews | 59-50 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is denied on a layup by Frederick Byrd | 59-50 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Keith Matthews | 59-50 |
| 10:09 | Louisville | James Carlson drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Sean Sowders and he's fouled by Robert Matney - foul #4 on Robert Matney, team foul #8 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (SG), Ryan Rine (SF) Matt Wynn, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Al Burris (PF) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Steven Selvidge, Tony Gillis | |
| 10:09 | Louisville | James Carlson misses the free throw | 61-50 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Terry Bennett snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 09:54 | St. John's | Justin Niemi can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 09:53 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes tips it home | 61-52 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Edward Drayton is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Drayton, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (PF) James Carlson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is hacked by Edward Drayton - foul #2 on Edward Drayton, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Reppert (C) Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (C) Terry Bennett | |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Frank Reppert is hacked by Marvin Hughes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG) Marvin Hughes | |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Keith Matthews steps in front of the Justin Niemi pass | 63-54 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is hacked by Dan Carter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dan Carter, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG) Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi | |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Antwan Harris can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 64-54 |
| 08:53 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Frank Reppert can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Antwan Harris - foul #2 on Antwan Harris, team foul #11 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SG), Matt Wynn (SF), Keith Matthews (PF) Edward Drayton, Ryan Rine, Sean Sowders | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Al Burris, Antwan Harris | |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Kevin Regina snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | James Carlson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-54 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Keith Matthews pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Matney - foul #5 on Robert Matney, team foul #12 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (C) Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Justin Niemi (SF) Robert Matney, Steven Selvidge | |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Terry Bennett loses the dribble to James Carlson | 68-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Carlson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matt Wynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Frederick Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Justin Niemi (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Justin Niemi - foul #4 on Justin Niemi, team foul #13 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Rine (SF) Matt Wynn | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:36 | Louisville | James Carlson misses the free throw | 70-54 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Justin Niemi knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Calvin Malone | 70-56 |
| 07:14 | Louisville | James Carlson scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ryan Rine | 72-56 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-56 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Dan Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Terry Bennett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 72-56 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | James Carlson snags the defensive board | 72-56 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Terry Bennett picks off the pass by James Carlson in the backcourt | 72-56 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 72-58 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses the floater from the right block | 72-58 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd tips it back up and in | 74-58 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-58 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Kevin Regina snags the defensive board | 74-58 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Kevin Regina banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Keith Matthews | 76-58 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Edward Drayton (SG), Matt Wynn (SF), Frank Reppert (C) Kevin Regina, James Carlson, Ryan Rine, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF), Al Burris (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis, Terry Bennett | |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Antwan Harris knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Dan Carter | 76-60 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | Frank Reppert is alone and drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Matt Wynn | 78-60 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Al Burris jams it | 78-62 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Calvin Malone is called for the reach on Edward Drayton - foul #4 on Calvin Malone, team foul #14 | 78-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (PF) Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Edward Drayton makes the 1st free throw | 79-62 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Edward Drayton makes the 2nd free throw | 80-62 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Matt Wynn is called for the reach on Steven Selvidge - foul #1 on Matt Wynn, team foul #8 | 80-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Rine (SF) Matt Wynn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) Dan Carter | |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge makes the 1st free throw | 80-63 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge makes the 2nd free throw | 80-64 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Edward Drayton is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Malone - foul #5 on Calvin Malone, team foul #15 | 80-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG) Calvin Malone | |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Edward Drayton makes the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Edward Drayton makes the 2nd free throw | 82-64 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Justin Niemi comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 82-64 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the offensive board | 82-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Edward Drayton steps in front of the Steven Selvidge pass | 82-64 |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Edward Drayton can't finish the layup | 82-64 |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Al Burris snags the defensive board | 82-64 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Drayton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Ryan Rine (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Harvey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Frank Reppert (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Niemi (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dan Carter (tired) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Selvidge (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Antwan Harris (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 82-64 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the defensive rebound | 82-64 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Edward Drayton is hacked by Dan Carter in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dan Carter, team foul #16 | 82-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), Frederick Byrd (C) Sean Sowders, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (SG), Tony Gillis (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Dan Carter, Al Burris, Antwan Harris | |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Edward Drayton makes the 1st free throw | 83-64 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Edward Drayton makes the 2nd free throw | 84-64 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Peter Aronson clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Frederick Byrd - foul #2 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #9 | 84-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SG), Matt Wynn (SF), Keith Matthews (PF) Edward Drayton, Ryan Rine, David Harvey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (C) Justin Niemi | |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Peter Aronson makes the 1st free throw | 84-65 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Peter Aronson misses the 2nd free throw | 84-65 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 84-65 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | James Carlson clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Terry Bennett - foul #2 on Terry Bennett, team foul #17 | 84-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (PG) Al Burris | |
| 02:54 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 85-65 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 86-65 |
| 02:45 | St. John's | Terry Bennett is whistled for traveling | 86-65 |
| 02:30 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 86-65 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses the tip | 86-65 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 86-65 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Steven Selvidge | 86-68 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | James Carlson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 86-68 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Terry Bennett pulls down the rebound | 86-68 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Terry Bennett can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Matt Wynn - foul #2 on Matt Wynn, team foul #10 | 86-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Rine (SF), Frank Reppert (C) Matt Wynn, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (C) Justin Niemi | |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 86-69 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 86-69 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the board | 86-69 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Tony Gillis is called for the reach on Kevin Regina in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Gillis, team foul #18 | 86-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (PG) Antwan Harris | |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses the 1st free throw | 86-69 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 2nd free throw | 87-69 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Frank Reppert swats the dunk try by Peter Aronson | 87-69 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Justin Niemi snags the offensive board | 87-69 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Justin Niemi clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 87-69 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | James Carlson pulls down the rebound | 87-69 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Kevin Regina throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 87-69 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Justin Niemi double dribbles | 87-69 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 87-69 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | James Carlson gets the offensive rebound | 87-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Frank Reppert is alone and drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Regina | 89-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Terry Bennett buries a floater from the right side set up by Steven Selvidge | 89-71 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Kevin Regina runs out the clock | 89-71 |