| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dan Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mathew Weigel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Gillis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:54 | Louisville | Mathew Weigel steals the ball from Matt Wynn in the backcourt | 31-38 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Keith Matthews - foul #2 on Keith Matthews, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is called for a charge - foul #1 on Sean Sowders, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Ryan Rine grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Dan Carter takes the ball from Matt Wynn | 33-38 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Louis Reaves is called for the reach on Tony Gillis - foul #3 on Louis Reaves, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Frederick Byrd (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Matt Wynn, Keith Matthews, Louis Reaves | |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Tony Gillis can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leonel Lundin - foul #2 on Leonel Lundin, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), David Harvey (SF) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine | |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:09 | Louisville | David Harvey grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Dan Carter is called for the reach on Arthur Yutzy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dan Carter, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (SG) Dan Carter | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Tony Gillis steps in front of the Rodney Heller pass | 33-38 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | James Jones double dribbles | 33-38 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | James Jones picks off the pass by Frederick Byrd | 33-38 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Calvin Malone | 35-38 |
| 16:27 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 35-40 |
| 16:08 | St. John's | Frederick Byrd is called for the reach on Mathew Weigel - foul #1 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Spiro (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Calvin Malone, Justin Niemi, Mathew Weigel, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Keith Matthews (PF) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Frederick Byrd | |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Terry Bennett knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Lammers and he's hacked by Keith Matthews - foul #3 on Keith Matthews, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG) James Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Reaves (C) Leonel Lundin | |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Lammers (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dan Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Spiro (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Terry Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. C - Samuel Peterman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Louis Reaves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-40 |
| 15:30 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ryan Rine | 38-40 |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Matt Wynn's pass is intercepted by James Lammers in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Dan Carter makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Spiro | 41-40 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Spiro - foul #2 on Mark Spiro, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (C) Mark Spiro, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | James Lammers is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Matt Wynn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:38 | St. John's | Justin Niemi loses the dribble to Sean Sowders | 41-41 |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Louis Reaves clanks a jumper from the baseline | 41-41 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Ryan Rine gets the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-41 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Bennett | 41-41 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Justin Niemi drills a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Keith Matthews - foul #4 on Keith Matthews, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Samuel Peterman (C) James Lammers, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews | |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy is hacked by Justin Niemi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Niemi, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:34 | Louisville | David Harvey misses the easy dunk attempt | 44-41 |
| 13:32 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy can't tip it in | 44-41 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | David Harvey tips it in | 44-43 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Calvin Malone can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Louis Reaves snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 13:08 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 44-43 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:02 | St. John's | Dan Carter is whistled for traveling | 44-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mathew Weigel (PF) Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonel Lundin (C) Louis Reaves | |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Terry Bennett - foul #3 on Terry Bennett, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (C) Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey | |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel is denied on a layup by Ryan Rine | 44-44 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Tony Gillis gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Ryan Rine denies the turnaround by Dan Carter | 44-44 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Tony Gillis gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dan Carter (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mathew Weigel (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Frederick Byrd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Leonel Lundin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:48 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 11:41 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 11:40 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd can't tip it in | 44-44 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Dan Carter gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:32 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Dan Carter | 46-44 |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Dan Carter is called for the reach on Matt Wynn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dan Carter, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Calvin Malone, Dan Carter, Mark Spiro, Mathew Weigel, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Leonel Lundin | |
| 11:03 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Louis Reaves is blocked by Terry Bennett | 46-44 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is denied on a layup by Louis Reaves | 46-44 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | James Lammers steals the ball from Louis Reaves | 46-44 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | James Jones is hacked by Frederick Byrd - foul #2 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #8 | 46-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (C) Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey | |
| 10:10 | St. John's | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | James Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Matt Wynn is fouled on the floor by Justin Niemi - foul #2 on Justin Niemi, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Aronson (PF) Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 47-44 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Peter Aronson pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Justin Niemi can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Aronson | 47-44 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Peter Aronson scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-44 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | Sean Sowders comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Tony Gillis is whistled for a carry | 49-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Mark Spiro (SF), Mathew Weigel (PF), Terry Bennett (C) James Lammers, Justin Niemi, Peter Aronson, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves | |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Calvin Malone picks off the pass by David Harvey | 49-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Jones (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Spiro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mathew Weigel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frederick Byrd (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel hits the finger roll set up by Calvin Malone | 51-44 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Harvey | 51-46 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Frederick Byrd - foul #3 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #9 | 51-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Keith Matthews (PF) Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Frederick Byrd | |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Rodney Heller can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Dan Carter snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Dan Carter scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Calvin Malone | 55-46 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Ryan Rine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Peter Aronson (PF), Tony Gillis (C) Calvin Malone, Mathew Weigel, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Leonel Lundin | |
| 06:17 | St. John's | Dan Carter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-46 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Keith Matthews | 55-46 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | James Lammers picks off the pass by Sean Sowders in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Peter Aronson is hacked by Keith Matthews - foul #5 on Keith Matthews, team foul #10 | 55-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF) Mark Spiro | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (PF) Keith Matthews | |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Peter Aronson makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Peter Aronson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Sean Sowders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Louis Reaves tips it back up and in | 56-48 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Peter Aronson clanks a shot from close range | 56-48 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Sean Sowders loses the dribble to James Lammers in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Justin Niemi clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ryan Rine - foul #1 on Ryan Rine, team foul #11 | 56-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG), Mathew Weigel (PF), Terry Bennett (C) James Lammers, Peter Aronson, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF) Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine | |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:06 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | David Harvey connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Terry Bennett is whistled for a carry | 58-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Louis Reaves | |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Rodney Heller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-50 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Spiro | 60-50 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Bennett | 60-50 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin can't tip it in | 60-50 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Dan Carter gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Calvin Malone (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mathew Weigel (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frederick Byrd (very tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonel Lundin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:42 | St. John's | Dan Carter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Rodney Heller | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | David Harvey steals it from Terry Bennett | 60-53 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin double dribbles | 60-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Tony Gillis (C) Calvin Malone, Dan Carter, Mark Spiro, Mathew Weigel, Terry Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Leonel Lundin | |
| 02:46 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG) James Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:27 | St. John's | James Lammers misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frederick Byrd - foul #4 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #12 | 60-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (PF) Peter Aronson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:27 | St. John's | James Lammers misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | James Lammers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-53 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (PG) James Lammers | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:53 | St. John's | Calvin Malone drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Justin Niemi | 64-53 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Matt Wynn comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-53 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Calvin Malone | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Frederick Byrd - foul #5 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #13 | 64-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), James Jones (SG), Mark Spiro (SF), Samuel Peterman (C) Calvin Malone, Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (PF) Frederick Byrd | |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 66-53 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James Lammers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-53 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | James Jones gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Mark Spiro hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Jones | 68-53 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Samuel Peterman - foul #2 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #7 | 68-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonel Lundin (C) David Harvey | |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Lammers runs out the clock | 68-54 |