| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Charles Thomas inbounds the ball | 45-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Mark Boyce travels with the ball | 45-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG) David Roberts, Mark Boyce | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:22 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Hyslop - foul #1 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Kerry Windham (PF) Fredrick Cost, Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:22 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | Charles Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-38 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Kerry Windham tips it back up and in | 50-38 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Robert Hyslop (PF) Keith Lorentz, Mark Boyce, Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-38 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Gregory Hill gets the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-38 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | David Roberts buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | John Johnston misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-38 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | James Mitchell tips it home | 53-40 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Charles Thomas is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 53-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Robert Latson (SF), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Fredrick Cost, Charles Thomas, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Corey Parson (SF), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Johnston, Billy Charland, Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill, James Mitchell | |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants makes the 3 from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Robert Latson is fouled on the floor by Corey Parson - foul #2 on Corey Parson, team foul #1 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) Robert Latson, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Corey Parson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 1 pts. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd loses the ball out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Jenkins (C) Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:23 | St. John's | Robert Hardy knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Aubrey Bell - foul #4 on Aubrey Bell, team foul #2 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Johnson (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Aubrey Bell, Robert Hyslop, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:23 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Mark Boyce knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kerry Windham | 56-46 |
| 14:54 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is hacked by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #3 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Charles Thomas (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Keith Lorentz, John Johnson, Kerry Windham, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Gregory Hill (PF), James Mitchell (C) Robert Hardy, Corey Parson, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| 14:40 | St. John's | James Mitchell's floater is knocked away by Peter Jenkins | 56-46 |
| 14:38 | Louisville | Charles Thomas snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 14:17 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the shot from the baseline | 56-46 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | James Mitchell gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer comes up short on the shot in the lane | 56-46 |
| 14:01 | Louisville | David Roberts grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | David Roberts clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses long on a shot from the left block | 56-46 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Mark Boyce pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins drills a jump hook from the left block set up by David Roberts | 58-46 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Mitchell | 58-46 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | James Mitchell is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Mitchell, team foul #2 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Robert Latson (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Corey Parson (SF), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) Donald Pleasants, Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill, James Mitchell | |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Kerry Windham clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 58-46 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Corey Parson gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Latson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Corey Parson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 1 pts. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Billy Charland banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Johnston | 58-48 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Kerry Windham lays it up and in and he's hacked by John Johnston - foul #1 on John Johnston, team foul #3 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Johnson (SF) Robert Latson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the free throw | 61-48 |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Corey Parson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Hyslop (PF) Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG), James Mitchell (PF) Billy Charland, Martin Arsenault | |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop tips it back up and in | 63-48 |
| 10:53 | St. John's | John Johnson is called for the reach on Corey Parson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #4 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Robert Latson (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) Fredrick Cost, John Johnson, Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SF), Gregory Hill (PF) Corey Parson, Garland O'Keefe | |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer hits the finger roll | 63-50 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses short on a shot from the left side | 63-50 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Gregory Hill snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Hill | 63-53 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz hits a driving attempt near the basket | 65-53 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer drills a runner in the lane | 65-55 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Robert Hardy denies the turnaround by Kerry Windham | 65-55 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 09:08 | St. John's | Robert Latson is called for the reach on Robert Hardy - foul #1 on Robert Latson, team foul #5 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Keith Lorentz, Mark Boyce, Robert Latson, Kerry Windham, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Corey Parson (SF), Garland O'Keefe (PF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Johnston, Robert Hardy, Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill, James Mitchell | |
| 08:57 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants is called for 5 seconds | 65-55 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Charles Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 65-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Joseph Boyd (C) David Roberts, Fredrick Cost, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-55 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Joseph Boyd | 65-55 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Mark Boyce hits a shot from the left block | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Parson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 1 pts. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Arsenault | 67-58 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Mark Boyce knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Thomas | 70-58 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-58 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop gets the rebound | 70-58 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Thomas | 72-58 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Billy Charland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Peter Jenkins (C) Keith Lorentz, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Gregory Hill (PF), James Mitchell (C) Donald Pleasants, Corey Parson, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-58 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer snags the defensive board | 72-58 |
| 06:17 | St. John's | John Johnston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-58 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | David Roberts buries a fadeaway in the lane | 74-58 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Gregory Hill can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 74-58 |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell snags the defensive board | 74-58 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost is hacked by Billy Charland - foul #3 on Billy Charland, team foul #4 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Kerry Windham (PF) Fredrick Cost, Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG) Billy Charland | |
| 05:05 | Louisville | Kerry Windham knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from David Roberts | 76-58 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses the fadeaway in the paint | 76-58 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mark Boyce | 76-58 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Kerry Windham clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-58 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | James Mitchell snags the defensive board | 76-58 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-58 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | David Roberts grabs the board | 76-58 |
| 04:09 | Louisville | David Roberts is hacked by John Johnston - foul #2 on John Johnston, team foul #5 | 76-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Robert Hyslop (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Kerry Windham, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Corey Parson (SF), Garland O'Keefe (C) John Johnston, Robert Hardy, Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill | |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell travels with the ball | 76-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG) Fredrick Cost | |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (C) James Mitchell | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Corey Parson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) 1 pts. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) | |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Corey Parson scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Billy Charland | 76-60 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Martin Arsenault - foul #2 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #6 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG) Mark Boyce | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Corey Parson | 78-63 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Lorentz | 81-63 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Billy Charland hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Pleasants | 81-66 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 81-66 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the board | 81-66 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants buries a 3 from the right wing | 81-69 |
| 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 flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:27 | Louisville | The short jumper by Aubrey Bell is denied by Garland O'Keefe | 81-69 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Garland O'Keefe | 81-69 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-69 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Hyslop | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Garland O'Keefe steals the ball from Fredrick Cost | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Fredrick Cost steps in front of the Billy Charland pass | 81-69 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz misses the easy layup | 81-69 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe grabs the defensive rebound | 81-69 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Martin Arsenault | 81-72 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF) Keith Lorentz, Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Gregory Hill (PF), James Mitchell (C) Donald Pleasants, Corey Parson, Garland O'Keefe, Martin Arsenault | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Louisville | David Roberts is hacked by John Johnston in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Johnston, team foul #7 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (PF) Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:16 | Louisville | David Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | David Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-72 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Mark Boyce gets the rebound | 83-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | David Roberts runs out the clock | 83-72 |