| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Charles Thomas inbounds the ball | 25-39 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop clanks a runner in the lane | 25-39 |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd grabs the offensive board | 25-39 |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Charles Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-39 |
| 19:30 | Louisville | David Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Mark Boyce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| 19:03 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Charles Thomas pulls down the rebound | 25-39 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | James Mitchell takes the ball from Peter Jenkins | 25-39 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Gregory Hill gets the offensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | James Mitchell is hacked by Fredrick Cost - foul #1 on Fredrick Cost, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Fredrick Cost, Charles Thomas, Kerry Windham, Peter Jenkins | |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Gregory Hill misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-39 |
| 18:11 | St. John's | Robert Hardy gets the offensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | Gregory Hill is fouled on the floor by Robert Hyslop - foul #1 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | James Mitchell misses the lay-in | 25-39 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | James Mitchell tips it in | 27-39 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Keith Lorentz | 27-42 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-42 |
| 17:09 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer tips it in | 29-42 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Boyce | 29-44 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Robert Hardy loses the ball out of bounds | 29-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Woodrow Shapiro (SF), Martin Arsenault (PF), Garland O'Keefe (C) Donald Pleasants, Robert Hardy, Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Keith Lorentz, Mark Boyce, Aubrey Bell, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| 16:14 | Louisville | David Roberts misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 29-44 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro gets the rebound | 29-44 |
| 16:00 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault is hacked by Kerry Windham - foul #2 on Kerry Windham, team foul #3 | 29-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Robert Hyslop (PF) Fredrick Cost, Kerry Windham | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 4 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | St. John's | John Johnston hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Woodrow Shapiro | 32-44 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Mark Boyce blows the layup over the doubleteam | 32-44 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | John Johnston gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 34-44 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is fouled on the floor by Billy Charland - foul #1 on Billy Charland, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Gregory Hill (PF), James Mitchell (C) John Johnston, Billy Charland, Woodrow Shapiro, Martin Arsenault, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Latson (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop, Peter Jenkins | |
| 14:38 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd makes the floater near the basket | 34-46 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Aubrey Bell steals the ball from Donald Pleasants | 34-46 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Robert Latson is fouled on the floor by James Mitchell - foul #2 on James Mitchell, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF) Robert Latson, Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell, Kerry Windham | |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz's pass is intercepted by Donald Pleasants | 34-46 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Robert Hardy lays it up and in set up by Donald Pleasants | 36-46 |
| 13:32 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Keith Lorentz | 36-48 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Gregory Hill buries a jumper in the paint | 38-48 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop is fouled on the floor by James Mitchell - foul #3 on James Mitchell, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Peter Jenkins (C) Keith Lorentz, Charles Thomas, Joseph Boyd | |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 12:36 | Louisville | Mark Boyce grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins can't tip it in | 38-48 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | Mark Boyce hits the follow up shot | 38-50 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | James Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 38-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (PG), Woodrow Shapiro (SF), Martin Arsenault (PF) Donald Pleasants, Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Aubrey Bell, Robert Hyslop, Peter Jenkins | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Billy Charland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Charles Thomas knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Keith Lorentz | 38-53 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Billy Charland | 40-53 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Martin Arsenault steals it from Kerry Windham | 40-53 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Keith Lorentz - foul #2 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #4 | 40-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Garland O'Keefe (C) Robert Hardy, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Keith Lorentz, Fredrick Cost, Charles Thomas, Kerry Windham, Joseph Boyd | |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault is whistled for traveling | 42-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SF), Gregory Hill (PF) Woodrow Shapiro, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Charles Thomas (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) David Roberts, Aubrey Bell, Peter Jenkins | |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #5 | 42-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Latson (PG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Peter Jenkins (C) Keith Lorentz, Charles Thomas, Joseph Boyd | |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer drills a shot from just outside the lane | 44-55 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Martin Arsenault - foul #1 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Hardy (SG), James Mitchell (C) Billy Charland, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) Robert Latson, Mark Boyce, Aubrey Bell, Peter Jenkins | |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | James Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 44-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG) Donald Pleasants | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Kerry Windham (PF) David Roberts, Fredrick Cost, Robert Hyslop | |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Gregory Hill - foul #2 on Gregory Hill, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (PG) John Johnston | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), John Johnson (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF) Keith Lorentz, Charles Thomas, Kerry Windham | |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | James Mitchell gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | John Johnson is called for the reach on Roscoe Salzer - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, John Johnson, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Gregory Hill throws it down on a great pass from Roscoe Salzer | 46-58 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Kerry Windham knocks in the runner from the right block | 46-60 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Billy Charland (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roscoe Salzer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gregory Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Robert Hardy knocks in the turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Fredrick Cost - foul #2 on Fredrick Cost, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Woodrow Shapiro (SF), Martin Arsenault (PF) Billy Charland, Roscoe Salzer, Gregory Hill | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Keith Lorentz, Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell, Kerry Windham, Peter Jenkins | |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Robert Hardy makes the free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Mitchell - foul #4 on James Mitchell, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | James Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Joseph Boyd swats the short shot by Woodrow Shapiro | 49-60 |
| 07:11 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Pleasants | 49-60 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Boyce | 52-62 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | James Mitchell slams it home set up by Woodrow Shapiro | 54-62 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | James Mitchell is called for the reach on Joseph Boyd - foul #5 on James Mitchell, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer (SF), Gregory Hill (PF) Woodrow Shapiro, James Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas | |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault slams it home on a great pass from Donald Pleasants | 56-64 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Boyd | 56-67 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Gregory Hill's floater is tipped away by Joseph Boyd | 56-67 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer tips it home | 58-67 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd buries a floater in the paint | 58-69 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Gregory Hill loses the dribble to Robert Hyslop | 58-69 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop travels with the ball | 58-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Johnston (PG), Billy Charland (SG), Woodrow Shapiro (SF), Garland O'Keefe (C) Donald Pleasants, Robert Hardy, Roscoe Salzer, Martin Arsenault | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Keith Lorentz, Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| 04:11 | St. John's | Gregory Hill misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Charles Thomas gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Mark Boyce comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Gregory Hill snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Gregory Hill misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 58-69 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Charles Thomas snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Charland (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gregory Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Garland O'Keefe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | David Roberts clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-69 |
| 03:18 | Louisville | Charles Thomas can't tip it in | 58-69 |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Garland O'Keefe gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 58-69 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro hits the follow up shot | 60-69 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Kerry Windham is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Boyce out of a doubleteam | 60-71 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG), Robert Hardy (SG), Roscoe Salzer (SF), Martin Arsenault (C) John Johnston, Billy Charland, Woodrow Shapiro, Garland O'Keefe | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Robert Latson (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF) David Roberts, Charles Thomas, Kerry Windham | |
| 02:33 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer clanks a runner near the basket | 60-71 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Robert Hardy grabs the offensive board | 60-71 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault is hacked by Peter Jenkins - foul #3 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #8 | 60-71 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) Keith Lorentz, Peter Jenkins | |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Robert Latson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-71 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell tips it back up and in | 62-73 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Gregory Hill buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Hardy - foul #1 on Robert Hardy, team foul #8 | 64-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Charles Thomas (SF) Robert Latson, Aubrey Bell | |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:09 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault clanks a floater from the free throw line | 64-75 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd snags the defensive board | 64-75 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-75 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Martin Arsenault | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | St. John's | Gregory Hill can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 64-75 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Mark Boyce snags the defensive board | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Martin Arsenault is called for the reach on David Roberts - foul #2 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #9 | 64-75 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| 00:12 | Louisville | David Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | David Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Roscoe Salzer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-77 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Aubrey Bell | 64-77 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | David Roberts runs out the clock | 64-77 |