| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) PF - Louis Reaves (fresh) C - Frank Reppert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fresh) SG - Calvin Malone (fresh) SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) PF - Terry Bennett (fresh) C - Al Burris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Al Burris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | St. John's | Al Burris clanks a shot in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Robert Matney snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Justin Niemi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Frank Reppert gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is hacked by Justin Niemi - foul #1 on Justin Niemi, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Ryan Rine gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Matt Wynn clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Bennett | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Louis Reaves - foul #1 on Louis Reaves, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Reppert | 0-0 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses long on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Al Burris lays it in | 0-2 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Frank Reppert hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:52 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the jump hook from the right block | 4-2 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Terry Bennett connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Calvin Malone | 4-4 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Matney - foul #1 on Robert Matney, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Keith Matthews (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Calvin Malone steps in front of the Frederick Byrd pass | 4-4 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Malone | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Drayton (fresh) SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) SF - David Harvey (fresh) PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) C - Keith Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (fresh) PF - Terry Bennett (tiring) 2 pts. C - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Terry Bennett picks off the pass by Edward Drayton | 4-7 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Robert Matney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 15:26 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the easy layup but the foul's on Arthur Yutzy - foul #1 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF) Edward Drayton, David Harvey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (C) Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Mark Spiro, Al Burris | |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Sean Sowders comes up short on the floater from the right side | 4-8 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Tony Gillis | 4-8 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dan Carter | 4-11 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | James Jones takes the ball from Keith Matthews in the backcourt | 4-11 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Arthur Yutzy is called for the reach on Dan Carter - foul #2 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Louis Reaves (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Arthur Yutzy, Frederick Byrd, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (PF), Al Burris (C) Terry Bennett, Tony Gillis | |
| 14:08 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is hacked by Frank Reppert - foul #1 on Frank Reppert, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Matt Wynn takes the ball from Samuel Peterman | 4-11 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Sean Sowders clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman snags the defensive board | 4-11 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Al Burris misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Louis Reaves - foul #2 on Louis Reaves, team foul #5 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG) Dan Carter | |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 13:10 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd is alone and throws it down set up by Edward Drayton | 6-12 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Robert Matney is hacked by Frank Reppert - foul #2 on Frank Reppert, team foul #6 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (C) Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (C) James Jones, Mark Spiro, Al Burris | |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tony Gillis | 6-14 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-14 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Keith Matthews can't throw it down but he's hacked by Samuel Peterman - foul #1 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG) Robert Matney | |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Tony Gillis gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | David Harvey grabs the board | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Drayton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fairly fresh) SF - David Harvey (fresh) PF - Frederick Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Gillis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Louisville | David Harvey scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edward Drayton | 9-14 |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Justin Niemi can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Tony Gillis pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Calvin Malone's layup is rejected by Keith Matthews | 9-14 |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Dan Carter steps in front of the Keith Matthews pass in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dan Carter | 9-16 |
| 11:06 | Louisville | Calvin Malone is called for the reach on Edward Drayton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Malone, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF) Edward Drayton, David Harvey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) Dan Carter, Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Samuel Peterman, Tony Gillis | |
| 10:44 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd double dribbles | 9-16 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Mark Spiro hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-16 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Keith Matthews pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 10:26 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is hacked by Robert Matney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Matney, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG) Robert Matney | |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Matt Wynn connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Rine | 12-16 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | James Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | James Jones tips it home | 12-18 |
| 09:44 | Louisville | Sean Sowders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (PF) Terry Bennett | |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Al Burris misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 12-18 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the tip | 12-18 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ryan Rine | 12-18 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-18 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Ryan Rine tips it home | 14-18 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Frederick Byrd is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #1 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), David Harvey (SF) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) Mark Spiro | |
| 08:57 | St. John's | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:57 | St. John's | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Matt Wynn loses the ball out of bounds | 14-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Terry Bennett (PF), Tony Gillis (C) James Jones, Samuel Peterman, Al Burris | |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-20 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Matt Wynn snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Keith Matthews clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 14-20 |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Drayton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (tiring) 3 pts. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Byrd (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Matthews (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Tony Gillis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd is called for traveling | 14-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF) Edward Drayton, David Harvey | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Spiro (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Al Burris (C) Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett, Tony Gillis | |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Peter Aronson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Lammers | 14-23 |
| 06:55 | Louisville | Sean Sowders buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 06:53 | St. John's | Sean Sowders steps in front of the James Lammers pass in the backcourt | 17-23 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Ryan Rine blows the dunk | 17-23 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Peter Aronson snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | James Lammers can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 17-23 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Matt Wynn clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-23 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Peter Aronson makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Calvin Malone | 17-25 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Justin Niemi (SF), Terry Bennett (PF) James Lammers, Mark Spiro, Peter Aronson | |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Sean Sowders hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane set up by Matt Wynn | 19-25 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Terry Bennett is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Terry Bennett, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the easy layup | 19-25 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dan Carter | 19-25 |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Dan Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Sowders - foul #1 on Sean Sowders, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG) Calvin Malone | |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Matt Wynn drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-25 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | The jumper by Dan Carter is denied by Frederick Byrd | 22-25 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Terry Bennett steals the ball from Keith Matthews | 22-25 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 22-25 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Sean Sowders snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Ryan Rine knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 24-25 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Dan Carter is whistled for a carry | 24-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Louis Reaves (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Frederick Byrd, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Calvin Malone (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF), Tony Gillis (C) Dan Carter, James Jones, Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett, Al Burris | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Drayton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) SF - David Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Reaves (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (fresh) PF - Samuel Peterman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Gillis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Harvey | 27-25 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Calvin Malone comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Matney - foul #3 on Robert Matney, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG) Robert Matney | |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Samuel Peterman | 27-25 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Mark Spiro comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-25 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Tony Gillis tips it home | 27-27 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Tony Gillis is called for the reach on Edward Drayton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Gillis, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Al Burris (C) Calvin Malone, Tony Gillis | |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Edward Drayton misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | Al Burris snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | James Lammers is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Lammers, team foul #10 | 27-27 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Louis Reaves hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Frank Reppert snags the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy is hacked by James Lammers - foul #2 on James Lammers, team foul #11 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF) Edward Drayton, David Harvey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Terry Bennett (PF) James Lammers, Samuel Peterman | |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Al Burris is fouled on the floor by Louis Reaves - foul #3 on Louis Reaves, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (PF) Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG) James Jones | |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Al Burris steals it from Sean Sowders in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Al Burris is whistled for traveling | 28-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (C) Al Burris | |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Ryan Rine can't finish the layup but the foul's on Calvin Malone - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #12 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Samuel Peterman (PF) Calvin Malone, Mark Spiro, Terry Bennett | |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Ryan Rine loses the dribble to Justin Niemi in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | James Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Justin Niemi | 29-34 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is fouled on the floor by Dan Carter - foul #1 on Dan Carter, team foul #13 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), David Harvey (SF) Ryan Rine, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Al Burris (C) Dan Carter, Tony Gillis | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Lammers comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 30-34 |