| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Frost (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Rolando Ramos and he's hacked by Jan Franks - foul #2 on Jan Franks, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF) David Broderick, Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | George Frost comes up short on the floater from the left block | 29-26 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Jan Franks steals the ball from William Grullon | 29-26 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | Jan Franks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) William Grullon, Dikembe Victor, Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Hirschman - foul #1 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (PF) Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Jan Franks pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Richard Jennings banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Hirschman | 30-28 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | George Frost steals it from David Broderick | 30-28 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Frost | 30-30 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | George Frost misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Richard Jennings tips it back up and in | 33-32 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi dunks the ball set up by Rolando Ramos | 35-32 |
| 16:01 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Frost | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Jennings (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hirschman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear loses the dribble to Richard Jennings | 35-34 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Jan Franks - foul #3 on Jan Franks, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), George Stevens (SG), Stephen Catalano (C) David Broderick, Rolando Ramos, Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Mark Rowland (C) Richard Jennings, Robert Hirschman, Jan Franks | |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:53 | St. John's | George Frost connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Lawhorn | 37-40 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Malcolm Hamilton | 39-40 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne is hacked by Gary Kinnear - foul #3 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG) George Stevens | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Catalano - foul #4 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) Malcolm Hamilton, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear banks in the layup | 41-42 |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Allan Philson is fouled on the floor by Florentino Lombardi - foul #1 on Florentino Lombardi, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), George Stevens (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) William Grullon, Dikembe Victor, Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jan Franks (C) Mark Rowland | |
| 13:24 | St. John's | George Frost's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Ryan Page (C) George Stevens, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Jennings (SF) Allan Philson | |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Eric Lavigne steps in front of the Malcolm Hamilton pass | 41-42 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Richard Jennings | 41-44 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton can't finish the layup | 41-44 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Richard Jennings pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne hits a jumper from the left block set up by Kenneth Lawhorn | 41-46 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses the easy layup | 41-46 |
| 11:43 | St. John's | Jan Franks snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Page (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Lavigne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | St. John's | Gary Kinnear steals the ball from Eric Lavigne | 41-46 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-46 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Kinnear | 41-46 |
| 10:39 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne is hacked by Malcolm Hamilton - foul #2 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), George Stevens (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) David Broderick, Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton, Ryan Page | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), Allan Philson (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF), Mark Rowland (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, George Frost, Richard Jennings, Eric Lavigne, Jan Franks | |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Allan Philson knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Rowland | 41-48 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | The refs have stopped play. George Stevens is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 41-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG) George Stevens | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 41-48 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Mark Rowland pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses the shot from the baseline | 41-48 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | William Grullon gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses badly on a runner near the basket | 41-48 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | John Pelzer grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ian Froehlich | 41-50 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Gary Kinnear | 43-50 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | William Grullon is called for the reach on Allan Philson - foul #1 on William Grullon, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) William Grullon, Dikembe Victor, Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), George Frost (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Jan Franks (C) Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson, John Pelzer, Mark Rowland | |
| 07:45 | St. John's | Richard Jennings clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 9 pts. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Malcolm Hamilton | 45-50 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | George Frost hits a floater from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses long on a floater from the right side | 45-52 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Richard Jennings grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn is hacked by David Broderick - foul #2 on David Broderick, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Lavigne (PF) Robert Hirschman | |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 45-52 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | George Frost takes the ball from Stephen Catalano | 45-52 |
| 06:33 | St. John's | Richard Jennings lays it in on a great pass from George Frost | 45-54 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | George Stevens is hacked by Kenneth Lawhorn - foul #3 on Kenneth Lawhorn, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) George Stevens, Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:54 | Louisville | The short jumper by Gary Kinnear is denied by Richard Jennings | 45-54 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | George Frost comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Broderick - foul #3 on David Broderick, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF) Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:47 | St. John's | George Frost makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | George Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano double dribbles | 45-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) George Stevens, Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hirschman (PF) Eric Lavigne | |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Richard Jennings | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Hirschman - foul #2 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #5 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Florentino Lombardi (SF) David Broderick, Malcolm Hamilton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), Allan Philson (SF) Kenneth Lawhorn, Richard Jennings | |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Jan Franks tips it in | 46-60 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Robert Hirschman - foul #3 on Robert Hirschman, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) George Stevens, Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Pelzer (SF) George Frost | |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Rolando Ramos steals it from Robert Hirschman | 47-60 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Kinnear | 50-60 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses the runner from the left block | 50-60 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (tired) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allan Philson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Pelzer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hirschman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jan Franks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), George Stevens (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF) David Broderick, Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), George Frost (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Mark Rowland (C) Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson, John Pelzer, Robert Hirschman, Jan Franks | |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Richard Jennings buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Lawhorn | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by William Grullon | 52-62 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) William Grullon, George Stevens, Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hirschman (PF), Jan Franks (C) Eric Lavigne, Mark Rowland | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Kinnear - foul #4 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), George Stevens (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Ryan Page (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) David Broderick, Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), Allan Philson (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Mark Rowland (C) Kenneth Lawhorn, George Frost, Richard Jennings, Jan Franks | |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Mark Rowland is called for the reach on George Stevens - foul #1 on Mark Rowland, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Lavigne (PF) Robert Hirschman | |
| 01:42 | Louisville | George Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | George Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:40 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) William Grullon, George Stevens, Florentino Lombardi, Ryan Page, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn (PG), George Frost (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Robert Hirschman (PF), Jan Franks (C) Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson, John Pelzer, Eric Lavigne, Mark Rowland | |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Kinnear - foul #5 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #9 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (PF) Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Robert Hirschman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 54-65 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Richard Jennings pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn is fouled in the backcourt by David Broderick - foul #4 on David Broderick, team foul #10 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), George Stevens (SG), Ryan Page (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) David Broderick, Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Mark Rowland (C) George Frost, Richard Jennings, Robert Hirschman, Jan Franks | |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | Kenneth Lawhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG) Kenneth Lawhorn | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses the easy layup | 54-67 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Mark Rowland tips it home | 54-69 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mark Rowland - foul #2 on Mark Rowland, team foul #8 | 54-69 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich runs out the clock | 56-69 |