| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hough (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Charles Thomas inbounds the ball | 40-19 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Louisville | Mark Boyce can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-19 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Scott Davis grabs the board | 40-19 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Scott Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-19 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd snags the defensive board | 40-19 |
| 19:18 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-19 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley snags the defensive board | 40-19 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | James Hough can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-19 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 40-19 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | James Hough is called for 3 seconds | 40-19 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses the easy layup | 40-19 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer grabs the board | 40-19 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Scott Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-19 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | James Hough snags the offensive board | 40-19 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | James Hough misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-19 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Charles Thomas | 40-19 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Mark Boyce drills a shot from the left side set up by Charles Thomas | 40-21 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | James Hough can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-21 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Charles Thomas | 40-21 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Mark Boyce knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-24 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Scott Davis buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jacob Beasley | 43-24 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Charles Thomas scores on a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by James Hough - foul #1 on James Hough, team foul #1 | 43-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Louis Taylor (PF), Garland O'Keefe (C) Scott Davis, James Hough, James Mitchell, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the free throw | 43-27 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Charles Thomas steals the ball from Louis Taylor | 43-27 |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Charles Thomas clanks a shot from the left side | 43-27 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Kerry Windham tips it in | 43-29 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 6 pts. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Robert Hardy knocks in the shot near the basket | 45-29 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Garland O'Keefe - foul #1 on Garland O'Keefe, team foul #2 | 45-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), James Mitchell (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Robert Hardy, Louis Taylor, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF) Keith Lorentz, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Kerry Windham | |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-30 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Hyslop | 45-30 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Woodrow Shapiro picks off the pass by David Roberts | 45-30 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Aubrey Bell steps in front of the James Hough pass | 45-30 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | David Roberts hits a turnaround in the lane | 45-32 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | James Hough hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Mitchell | 48-32 |
| 13:38 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by David Roberts | 48-34 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley's pass is intercepted by Aubrey Bell | 48-34 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost is hacked by Woodrow Shapiro - foul #2 on Woodrow Shapiro, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Louis Taylor (PF), Garland O'Keefe (C) Woodrow Shapiro, James Hough, James Mitchell, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Kerry Windham (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) David Roberts, Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell, Peter Jenkins | |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 48-34 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hyslop | 48-34 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | Mark Boyce buries a runner from the baseline set up by Robert Hyslop | 48-36 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop grabs the board | 48-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Louis Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-36 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Scott Davis pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Louis Taylor misses the easy layup | 48-36 |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Scott Davis | 48-36 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | Scott Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Kerry Windham grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-36 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Louis Taylor | 48-36 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Scott Davis connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Taylor | 51-36 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd is hacked by Roscoe Salzer - foul #4 on Roscoe Salzer, team foul #4 | 51-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), James Hough (SG), Billy Charland (SF), James Mitchell (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Scott Davis, Robert Hardy, Roscoe Salzer, Louis Taylor, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Charles Thomas (SF), Aubrey Bell (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Keith Lorentz, Kerry Windham, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses short on a shot from the right side | 51-36 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the tip | 51-36 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | Mark Boyce hits the follow up shot | 51-38 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | David Roberts steals it from James Hough | 51-38 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Charles Thomas is fouled on the floor by James Hough - foul #2 on James Hough, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG) Mark Boyce | |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins banks in the layup on a great pass from Fredrick Cost | 51-40 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | James Hough misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | James Hough can't tip it in | 51-40 |
| 08:16 | St. John's | James Mitchell can't tip it in | 51-40 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley tips it in | 53-40 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | David Roberts lays it in and he's hacked by James Mitchell - foul #2 on James Mitchell, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF) Billy Charland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Kerry Windham (PF) Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell | |
| 08:09 | Louisville | David Roberts misses the free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | James Hough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG) Woodrow Shapiro | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Scott Davis steals it from Mark Boyce | 53-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Hough (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:19 | St. John's | James Hough knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Mitchell | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:04 | Louisville | James Hough steals the ball from David Roberts | 56-42 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Charles Thomas takes the ball from James Mitchell | 56-42 |
| 06:40 | Louisville | Scott Davis is called for the reach on Kerry Windham - foul #2 on Scott Davis, team foul #7 | 56-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Louis Taylor (PF), Garland O'Keefe (C) James Mitchell, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Robert Hyslop (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) David Roberts, Charles Thomas, Peter Jenkins | |
| 06:40 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:40 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Robert Hardy comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Boyd - foul #2 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #1 | 56-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SF) Scott Davis, James Hough | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF) Kerry Windham | |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Robert Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Joseph Boyd | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-44 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the tip | 57-44 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Keith Lorentz steals the ball from Roscoe Salzer | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Louis Taylor - foul #1 on Louis Taylor, team foul #8 | 57-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (PG) Robert Hardy | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG) Keith Lorentz, Mark Boyce | |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer is hacked by Joseph Boyd - foul #3 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #2 | 57-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), James Hough (SG), James Mitchell (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Billy Charland, Woodrow Shapiro, Louis Taylor, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Jacob Beasley clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-46 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | James Hough steals the ball from David Roberts in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Scott Davis slams it home on a great pass from James Hough | 59-46 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop can't throw it down but he's fouled by James Mitchell - foul #3 on James Mitchell, team foul #9 | 59-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SF) Roscoe Salzer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Peter Jenkins (C) Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell, Joseph Boyd | |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Scott Davis is fouled on the floor by David Roberts - foul #2 on David Roberts, team foul #3 | 59-48 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | James Hough makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-48 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Jacob Beasley steals it from Peter Jenkins | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | David Roberts gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Hough (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jacob Beasley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the 3 from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Hardy | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Robert Hardy steps in front of the Robert Hyslop pass | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Scott Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by David Roberts - foul #3 on David Roberts, team foul #4 | 64-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Garland O'Keefe (C) James Hough, Robert Hardy, James Mitchell, Jacob Beasley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Xavier Willis (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop, Peter Jenkins | |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Scott Davis makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Scott Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Kerry Windham pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses short on a shot in the paint | 65-51 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Garland O'Keefe | 65-51 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | Scott Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-51 |
| 02:08 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Kerry Windham hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Keith Lorentz | 65-53 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Louis Taylor scores on a jumper from close range set up by Roscoe Salzer | 67-53 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Xavier Willis is called for traveling | 67-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), James Mitchell (PF), Jacob Beasley (C) Woodrow Shapiro, Louis Taylor, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Jenkins (C) Xavier Willis | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | James Hough drills a shot from the right block | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses long on a shot from the baseline | 69-53 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell hits the follow up shot | 69-55 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | James Mitchell comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 69-55 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Kerry Windham snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Scott Davis is called for the reach on Keith Lorentz - foul #3 on Scott Davis, team foul #10 | 69-55 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | James Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Scott Davis runs out the clock | 69-56 |