| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Beaudette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Whittle inbounds the ball | 39-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Robin Williams is called for the reach on Warren Schneider - foul #3 on Robin Williams, team foul #1 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SG) Robert Christian | |
| 19:26 | Louisville | Robert Whittle is called for traveling | 39-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Warren Schneider steps in front of the Robert Christian pass | 39-23 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Warren Schneider hits the finger roll | 41-23 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Robert Christian scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Steven Beaudette | 41-26 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-26 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Robin Williams pulls down the rebound | 41-26 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Ronald Smith is called for the reach on Steven Rose - foul #3 on Ronald Smith, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Kostka (SG) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Robert Christian | |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Robin Williams blows the layup | 41-26 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | Steven Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Lee - foul #1 on Kenneth Lee, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Whittle | 41-27 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Warren Schneider is hacked by Steven Rose during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Steven Rose, team foul #2 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Issa Abdullah | |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Warren Schneider works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-27 |
| 17:18 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee tips it back up and in | 43-27 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-27 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | James Kostka grabs the board | 43-27 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Steven Rose is called for the reach on Warren Schneider - foul #3 on Steven Rose, team foul #3 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Brennan (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Christopher Bunn, Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SG) Robert Christian | |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Robert Whittle misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Spangler - foul #2 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #4 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Issa Abdullah | |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Robert Whittle makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Robert Whittle makes the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Christian | 45-30 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 45-30 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Robert Christian scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Ronald Spangler | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Kostka (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Brennan (fresh) C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Beaudette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Rose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Warren Schneider splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Whittle | 48-32 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Beaudette | 48-34 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Robin Williams is called for the reach on Daryl Sheldon - foul #4 on Robin Williams, team foul #5 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Larry Shivers (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Kenneth Lee (C) Warren Schneider, James Kostka, Robert Whittle, Joseph Brennan, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Ardoin (PG), Issa Abdullah (SG), Gary Heppner (C) Ronald Spangler, Robert Christian, Robin Williams | |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Larry Shivers knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Bunn | 50-34 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Larry Shivers is called for the reach on Gary Heppner - foul #2 on Larry Shivers, team foul #3 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG) Jesse Ardoin | |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-34 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Louie Chavira | 52-34 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Robert Christian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Robert Christian | |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-34 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah gets the rebound | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Issa Abdullah, team foul #6 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Robert Whittle (SF) Louie Chavira, Larry Shivers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Robin Williams (C) Issa Abdullah, Gary Heppner | |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 54-34 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-34 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Whittle | 54-34 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | Robert Whittle loses the ball out of bounds | 54-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF) Steven Beaudette | |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is whistled for traveling | 54-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Brennan (PF) Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF) Issa Abdullah | |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Warren Schneider's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Rose | 54-34 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon tips it home | 56-34 |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-34 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the board | 56-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Brennan (fresh) C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Beaudette (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Steven Rose (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Louisville | Warren Schneider can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-34 |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon tips it back up and in | 58-34 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Steven Beaudette hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ronald Spangler | 58-37 |
| 10:49 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon double dribbles | 58-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), James Kostka (SG), Larry Shivers (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Kenneth Lee (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, Robert Whittle, Joseph Brennan, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Ardoin (PG), Issa Abdullah (SG) Ronald Spangler, Robert Christian | |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah is fouled on the floor by James Kostka - foul #1 on James Kostka, team foul #4 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Robert Christian (SG) Jesse Ardoin, Steven Beaudette | |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Robert Christian connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-40 |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Larry Shivers is fouled on the floor by Issa Abdullah - foul #2 on Issa Abdullah, team foul #7 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF) Robert Christian | |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Larry Shivers makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Larry Shivers makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ronald Spangler | 60-42 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee's floater is knocked away by Robin Williams | 60-42 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn tips it home | 62-42 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Robin Williams is hacked by Kenneth Lee - foul #2 on Kenneth Lee, team foul #5 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Robert Whittle (SF) Louie Chavira, James Kostka, Larry Shivers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (PG) Ronald Spangler | |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Steven Rose scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Issa Abdullah | 62-44 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Steven Rose - foul #4 on Steven Rose, team foul #8 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Issa Abdullah | |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Lee - foul #3 on Kenneth Lee, team foul #6 | 63-44 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robin Williams - foul #5 on Robin Williams, team foul #9 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Issa Abdullah (SF), Gary Heppner (C) Steven Beaudette, Robin Williams | |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Gary Heppner misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-46 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Gary Heppner tips it in | 65-48 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Ronald Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Brennan (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Christopher Bunn, Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF) Ronald Spangler | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Brennan (fresh) C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Issa Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Steven Beaudette (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Steven Rose (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Heppner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-48 |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Ronald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah grabs the board | 65-48 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the 3 from the right corner | 65-48 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the board | 65-48 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Robert Whittle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-48 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon can't tip it in | 65-48 |
| 06:49 | St. John's | Steven Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Robert Christian hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-50 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Robert Whittle hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Warren Schneider | 67-50 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Ronald Smith takes the ball from Robert Christian | 67-50 |
| 06:08 | Louisville | Ronald Smith lays it in | 69-50 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Gary Heppner misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Daryl Sheldon - foul #1 on Daryl Sheldon, team foul #7 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), James Kostka (SG), Larry Shivers (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Kenneth Lee (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, Robert Whittle, Joseph Brennan, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Robert Christian | |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Gary Heppner misses the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Gary Heppner makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Larry Shivers misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Larry Shivers comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gary Heppner | 69-51 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Steven Rose misses short on a floater from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Ronald Spangler steals it from James Kostka | 69-51 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler banks in the layup | 69-53 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 71-53 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Robert Whittle (SF) Louie Chavira, James Kostka, Larry Shivers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG) Steven Beaudette | |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-53 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee pulls down the rebound | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Ronald Smith is fouled on the floor by Steven Rose - foul #5 on Steven Rose, team foul #10 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Larry Shivers (SF), Joseph Brennan (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn, Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Beaudette (SF) Steven Rose | |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Larry Shivers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Brennan (fresh) C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Beaudette (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Issa Abdullah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Heppner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Smith - foul #4 on Ronald Smith, team foul #8 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Kostka (SG) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | James Kostka misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-55 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon tips it home | 75-55 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Gary Heppner loses the ball out of bounds | 75-55 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | James Kostka scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Shivers | 77-55 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-55 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah snags the offensive board | 77-55 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Daryl Sheldon is called for the reach on Ronald Spangler - foul #2 on Daryl Sheldon, team foul #9 | 77-55 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 77-56 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses the 2nd free throw | 77-56 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the board | 77-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:36 | Louisville | James Kostka can't connect on a shot from the left side | 77-56 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah gets the rebound | 77-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Robert Christian buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Issa Abdullah | 77-59 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Brennan | 79-59 |
| 01:00 | St. John's | Robert Christian misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-59 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Heppner | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Brennan - foul #1 on Joseph Brennan, team foul #10 | 79-59 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Issa Abdullah misses the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| 00:54 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Heppner | 79-59 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-59 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon pulls down the rebound | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Robert Christian is called for the reach on James Kostka - foul #1 on Robert Christian, team foul #11 | 79-59 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | James Kostka misses the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | James Kostka makes the 2nd free throw | 80-59 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Robert Christian makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ronald Spangler | 80-62 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Louie Chavira runs out the clock | 80-62 |