| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Frost (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Richard Jennings inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Stephen Catalano swats the dunk try by George Frost | 24-30 |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman can't finish the layup | 24-30 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Richard Jennings snags the offensive board | 24-30 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Richard Jennings splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left side | 24-30 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Malcolm Hamilton | 24-30 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by David Broderick | 24-32 |
| 18:08 | St. John's | George Frost is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 24-32 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman gets the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | Richard Jennings is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Richard Jennings, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), George Stevens (SG), Scott Carnegie (PF) David Broderick, Malcolm Hamilton, Florentino Lombardi | |
| 17:34 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses the floater from the left side | 24-32 |
| 17:33 | St. John's | Richard Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Jennings | 27-32 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie tips it but misses | 27-32 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Hirschman | 27-32 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | George Frost misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses the tip | 27-32 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman snags the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | George Frost gets the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | George Stevens can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Richard Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Hirschman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Jan Franks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Stevens (fresh) SF - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jan Franks - foul #2 on Jan Franks, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF), John Pelzer (PF), Mark Rowland (C) Richard Jennings, Robert Hirschman, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF) William Grullon, George Stevens, Rolando Ramos, Scott Carnegie | |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Malcolm Hamilton - foul #2 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano comes up short on the shot from close range | 30-34 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Pelzer | 30-34 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Mark Rowland is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mark Rowland, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG) Dikembe Victor | |
| 14:20 | Louisville | George Stevens can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Allan Philson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 13:58 | St. John's | John Pelzer knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Kenneth Lawhorn | 32-34 |
| 13:32 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton is hacked by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #4 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #4 | 32-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), Jan Franks (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF) George Stevens, Malcolm Hamilton | |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on John Pelzer - foul #3 on John Pelzer, team foul #5 | 32-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), Richard Jennings (SF) Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton (SF) Florentino Lombardi | |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 12:40 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Catalano | 32-39 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| 12:14 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Kinnear | 32-39 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano is fouled on the floor by Jan Franks - foul #3 on Jan Franks, team foul #6 | 32-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG), Robert Hirschman (PF) George Frost, John Pelzer | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF) David Broderick, Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton | |
| 11:52 | Louisville | William Grullon is hacked by Allan Philson - foul #1 on Allan Philson, team foul #7 | 32-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG) Dikembe Victor | |
| 11:52 | Louisville | William Grullon makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | William Grullon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Allan Philson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Catalano (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Allan Philson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG) William Grullon, Rolando Ramos | |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Robert Hirschman swats the short shot by Gary Kinnear | 32-41 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Richard Jennings pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Dikembe Victor is called for the reach on Richard Jennings - foul #1 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG) Richard Jennings | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) Dikembe Victor, Florentino Lombardi | |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | David Broderick pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | George Frost comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-41 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the fadeaway near the basket | 32-41 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear can't tip it in | 32-41 |
| 09:18 | St. John's | Jan Franks snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 09:13 | St. John's | David Broderick is called for the reach on Jan Franks - foul #2 on David Broderick, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), Richard Jennings (SF), John Pelzer (PF), Mark Rowland (C) Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson, Robert Hirschman, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), George Stevens (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF) David Broderick, Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton | |
| 09:03 | St. John's | George Frost misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 32-41 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | George Stevens snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by George Frost - foul #1 on George Frost, team foul #8 | 32-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG) George Stevens | |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | George Frost drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Jennings | 35-42 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Florentino Lombardi | 35-45 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses the easy layup | 35-45 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi travels with the ball | 35-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG), Robert Hirschman (PF), Jan Franks (C) George Frost, John Pelzer, Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), George Stevens (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) William Grullon, Rolando Ramos, Florentino Lombardi | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Allan Philson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Stevens (fresh) SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Catalano (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Richard Jennings loses the dribble to Gary Kinnear | 35-45 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG) George Stevens | |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Jan Franks hits the finger roll | 37-45 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | David Broderick clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-45 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Jan Franks snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 06:11 | St. John's | Jan Franks drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Allan Philson | 39-45 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Jan Franks is called for the reach on Gary Kinnear - foul #4 on Jan Franks, team foul #9 | 39-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (SG), John Pelzer (PF) Richard Jennings, Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton, Stephen Catalano | |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 05:34 | St. John's | David Broderick takes the ball from Kenneth Lawhorn | 39-47 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | David Broderick hits the finger roll | 39-49 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn hits the finger roll set up by George Frost | 41-49 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Florentino Lombardi | 41-51 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | George Frost connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Kenneth Lawhorn | 43-51 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF) Allan Philson, John Pelzer | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) David Broderick, Dikembe Victor, Florentino Lombardi, Scott Carnegie | |
| 04:09 | Louisville | The jump hook by Stephen Catalano is blocked by Jan Franks | 43-51 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Jan Franks snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jan Franks | 45-51 |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the turnaround from the baseline | 45-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Kinnear (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Catalano (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Richard Jennings comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-53 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Jan Franks tips it back up and in | 47-53 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 47-53 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano tips it but misses | 47-53 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jan Franks | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:45 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Lawhorn is blocked by Rolando Ramos | 47-53 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Richard Jennings steals the ball from William Grullon | 47-53 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn throws it down on a nice dish by Richard Jennings | 49-53 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Jan Franks grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Jennings | 52-53 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jan Franks | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Stephen Catalano takes the ball from George Frost | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Hirschman - foul #1 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #10 | 52-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG) William Grullon | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Malcolm Hamilton - foul #3 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Richard Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is hacked by Kenneth Lawhorn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #11 | 52-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:02 | St. John's | George Frost misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Jan Franks snags the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The clock runs out | 52-56 |