| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) SG - Robert Matney (fresh) SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) PF - Al Burris (fresh) C - Antwan Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) SG - James Carlson (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) C - Frank Reppert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Antwan Harris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Antwan Harris is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Antwan Harris, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Ryan Rine is alone and drills a runner near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge is hacked by Keith Matthews - foul #1 on Keith Matthews, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Ryan Rine grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Robert Matney picks off the pass by Frank Reppert | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Antwan Harris's layup is rejected by Keith Matthews | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Keith Matthews | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Frank Reppert misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Antwan Harris - foul #2 on Antwan Harris, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (C) Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Al Burris can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Frank Reppert gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | James Carlson hits a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Steven Selvidge - foul #1 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #3 | 0-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (PF), Frederick Byrd (C) Keith Matthews, Frank Reppert | |
| 17:35 | Louisville | James Carlson misses the free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Terry Bennett gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | James Carlson picks off the pass by Marvin Hughes | 0-6 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | David Harvey misses the floater from the free throw line | 0-6 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | James Carlson snags the offensive board | 0-6 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | James Carlson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Kevin Regina | 0-8 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-8 |
| 16:45 | St. John's | Al Burris hits the follow up shot | 2-8 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd is fouled on the floor by Terry Bennett - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #4 | 2-8 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) Steven Selvidge | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Edward Drayton (SG), Matt Wynn (SF) Kevin Regina, James Carlson, Ryan Rine | |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Sean Sowders knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Harvey | 2-10 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-10 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | David Harvey pulls down the rebound | 2-10 |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Sean Sowders clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-10 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd gets the offensive rebound | 2-10 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tiring) SG - Robert Matney (tiring) SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) PF - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Drayton (fresh) SF - Matt Wynn (fresh) PF - David Harvey (fairly fresh) C - Frederick Byrd (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Matt Wynn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-10 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Sean Sowders takes the ball from Justin Niemi | 2-10 |
| 15:21 | Louisville | Sean Sowders blows the layup | 2-10 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Al Burris | 2-10 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-10 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Terry Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Al Burris misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-10 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | Al Burris snags the offensive board | 2-10 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Al Burris misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frederick Byrd - foul #1 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Peter Aronson (C) Robert Matney, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett | |
| 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 | |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Keith Matthews buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Regina | 4-12 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-12 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF) Al Burris | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:07 | Louisville | James Carlson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-12 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is fouled on the floor by Kevin Regina - foul #1 on Kevin Regina, team foul #3 | 4-12 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 4-12 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the board | 4-12 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | James Carlson is hacked by Calvin Malone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Malone, team foul #5 | 4-12 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Frank Reppert hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ryan Rine | 4-14 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Steven Selvidge | 7-14 |
| 13:16 | Louisville | Ryan Rine connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Regina and he's fouled by Calvin Malone - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #6 | 7-16 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Robert Matney (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Terry Bennett (C) Marvin Hughes, Calvin Malone, Steven Selvidge, Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Edward Drayton (SG) Kevin Regina, James Carlson | |
| 13:16 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the free throw | 7-17 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses short on a shot from the left block | 7-17 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Ryan Rine snags the defensive board | 7-17 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Sean Sowders double dribbles in the backcourt | 7-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SF) Ryan Rine | |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Justin Niemi knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-17 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Keith Matthews can't connect on a runner in the paint | 10-17 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Justin Niemi | 10-17 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Terry Bennett jams it set up by Dan Carter | 12-17 |
| 12:00 | Louisville | Matt Wynn's pass is intercepted by Justin Niemi | 12-17 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Matney (tiring) SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) C - Terry Bennett (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Drayton (fresh) SF - Matt Wynn (fairly fresh) PF - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Reppert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Keith Matthews is fouled on the floor by Dan Carter - foul #1 on Dan Carter, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Al Burris (PF), Peter Aronson (C) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), James Carlson (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Frederick Byrd (C) Sean Sowders, Edward Drayton, Matt Wynn, Frank Reppert | |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | The rebound goes to James Carlson | 12-19 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses the dunk but he's hacked by Peter Aronson - foul #1 on Peter Aronson, team foul #8 | 12-19 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (PF) Keith Matthews | |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Al Burris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 12-21 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the board | 12-21 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | James Carlson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Matney - foul #1 on Robert Matney, team foul #9 | 12-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Reppert (C) Frederick Byrd | |
| 10:19 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | James Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| 10:08 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Matney | 15-22 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Frank Reppert misses short on a shot from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Robert Matney is hacked by Ryan Rine - foul #1 on Ryan Rine, team foul #4 | 15-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Justin Niemi (SF) Marvin Hughes, Steven Selvidge | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (SG) James Carlson | |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Al Burris drills a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by David Harvey - foul #1 on David Harvey, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Frederick Byrd (C) Kevin Regina, Frank Reppert | |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Edward Drayton drills a 3 from straight away set up by Sean Sowders | 18-25 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | David Harvey steals the ball from Al Burris | 18-25 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Peter Aronson is called for the reach on David Harvey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Aronson, team foul #10 | 18-25 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF), Terry Bennett (C) Al Burris, Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SG), Matt Wynn (SF) Edward Drayton, Ryan Rine | |
| 08:46 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Tony Gillis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 18-27 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Terry Bennett - foul #2 on Terry Bennett, team foul #11 | 18-27 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Antwan Harris (C) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), Keith Matthews (PF) Sean Sowders, David Harvey | |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 08:02 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 07:40 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-28 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Matthews | 21-28 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Robert Matney (very tired) 1 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) C - Antwan Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Carlson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matt Wynn (fairly fresh) PF - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Byrd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Keith Matthews can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 21-28 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd tips it back up and in | 21-30 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Tony Gillis is fouled on the floor by Keith Matthews - foul #2 on Keith Matthews, team foul #6 | 21-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Al Burris (PF) Marvin Hughes, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Edward Drayton (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), David Harvey (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Kevin Regina, James Carlson, Matt Wynn, Keith Matthews, Frederick Byrd | |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Antwan Harris can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Ryan Rine - foul #2 on Ryan Rine, team foul #7 | 21-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SF) Ryan Rine | |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Edward Drayton misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 22-30 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Antwan Harris grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Dan Carter buries a shot from just outside the lane | 24-30 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is fouled on the floor by Steven Selvidge - foul #2 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #12 | 24-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Justin Niemi (SF) Dan Carter, Steven Selvidge | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Sean Sowders snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Robert Matney is called for the reach on Edward Drayton - foul #2 on Robert Matney, team foul #13 | 24-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Tony Gillis (PF) Robert Matney, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG) Sean Sowders | |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Edward Drayton misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Edward Drayton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | David Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Edward Drayton connects on the jumper from the right side | 24-34 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Frank Reppert denies the turnaround by Antwan Harris | 24-34 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Malone | 24-34 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Reppert | 24-34 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Marvin Hughes is called for the reach on Kevin Regina - foul #1 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #14 | 24-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Al Burris (PF) Marvin Hughes, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SG), Frederick Byrd (C) Edward Drayton, Frank Reppert | |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Justin Niemi clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | James Carlson snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | James Carlson is hacked by Antwan Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Antwan Harris, team foul #15 | 24-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (C) Antwan Harris | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:04 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Calvin Malone, team foul #16 | 24-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF) Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Keith Matthews (PF) Kevin Regina, Matt Wynn, David Harvey | |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Keith Matthews travels with the ball | 24-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Matney (very tired) 1 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Byrd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-38 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the offensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the lay-in but the foul's on Frederick Byrd - foul #2 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #8 | 24-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Tony Gillis (PF) Dan Carter, Al Burris | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), Edward Drayton (SG), Frank Reppert (C) Sean Sowders, James Carlson, Frederick Byrd | |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Keith Matthews | 24-38 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Edward Drayton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Matney - foul #3 on Robert Matney, team foul #17 | 24-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG) Robert Matney | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Edward Drayton makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Edward Drayton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-40 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge grabs the offensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tony Gillis | 26-40 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 26-40 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge is whistled for a carry | 26-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Justin Niemi (SF), Al Burris (PF) Marvin Hughes, Steven Selvidge, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), James Carlson (SG), Frederick Byrd (C) Kevin Regina, Edward Drayton, Frank Reppert | |
| 01:25 | Louisville | James Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-40 |
| 01:11 | St. John's | Justin Niemi connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | James Carlson is whistled for a carry | 29-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (C) Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Justin Niemi drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Dan Carter | 32-40 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses short on a runner in the paint | 32-40 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Peter Aronson grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Justin Niemi comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Sean Sowders | 32-40 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Sean Sowders clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-40 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Peter Aronson snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Peter Aronson misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-40 |