| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Gibson (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Allen Sharp inbounds the ball | 42-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | James Gibson misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on George Mulford - foul #2 on George Mulford, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | James Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | James Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | George Mulford misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | James Gibson gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | James Brown knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Robert Sweet | 45-40 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Robert Sweet takes the ball from George Mulford | 45-40 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | James Brown scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Robert Berlin | 47-40 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | George Mulford loses the dribble to James Brown | 47-40 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | James Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Sweet | 50-40 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn's floater is tipped away by James Brown | 50-40 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | Chris Gerken misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn tips it back up and in | 50-42 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Robert Berlin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 16:57 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Gibson | 50-42 |
| 16:42 | St. John's | Robert Sweet knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Don Jordan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | David Dunn gets the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by James Gibson - foul #3 on James Gibson, team foul #1 | 52-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Mark Harris (SG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, Robert Berlin, James Gibson, James Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG) George Mulford, Chris Gerken | |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses the free throw | 52-44 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Terry Burman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses the jumper from the right side | 52-44 |
| 15:50 | Louisville | David Dunn snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-44 |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Allen Sharp pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Mark Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 15:28 | Louisville | David Dunn snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | David Dunn blows the wide open layup | 52-44 |
| 15:21 | Louisville | David Dunn snags the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | David Dunn scores on a turnaround in the paint | 52-46 |
| 14:47 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the shot near the basket | 52-46 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | Don Jordan is called for the reach on Allen Sharp - foul #1 on Don Jordan, team foul #2 | 52-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Robert Berlin (SG), James Brown (C) Mark Harris, Allen Sharp, Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (SG), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Thomas Turkowski, David Dunn | |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Terry Burman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis travels with the ball | 52-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG) Timothy Taylor | |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Wynn | 52-46 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | George Mulford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Robert Berlin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Chris Gerken misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Robert Berlin is whistled for traveling | 52-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF), Kareem Brewer (C) Terry Burman, Jonathan Kennedy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (SF), Charles Steed (PF), David Dunn (C) Don Jordan, Kenneth Wynn, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 12:55 | Louisville | George Mulford buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chris Gerken | 52-50 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Allen Sharp clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 52-50 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | David Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Chris Gerken evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Robert Berlin - foul #1 on Robert Berlin, team foul #2 | 52-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG), James Gibson (PF) Robert Sweet, James Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Chris Gerken makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Chris Gerken makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | James Gibson buries a fadeaway from the right block | 54-52 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Chris Gerken works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Robert Berlin is fouled on the floor by Ricky Nelson - foul #2 on Ricky Nelson, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Don Jordan (SF), Kenneth Wynn (PF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) George Mulford, Chris Gerken, Ricky Nelson, Charles Steed, David Dunn | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Robert Berlin connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Harris | 57-55 |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-55 |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis can't tip it in | 57-55 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | James Gibson grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Mark Harris is hacked by Timothy Taylor - foul #1 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Terry Burman (SG), James Brown (SF), Jonathan Kennedy (PF) Mark Harris, Robert Berlin, Allen Sharp, James Gibson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-55 |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Turkowski | 57-57 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | James Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG) Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG), Chris Gerken (SG), David Dunn (C) Timothy Taylor, Thomas Turkowski, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Don Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses the turnaround from the baseline | 57-57 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Chris Gerken misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Harris - foul #1 on Mark Harris, team foul #3 | 57-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), James Gibson (PF) Mark Harris, Terry Burman, Jonathan Kennedy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (SF), Charles Steed (PF) Don Jordan, Kenneth Wynn | |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Chris Gerken makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Chris Gerken misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Robert Berlin loses the dribble to Charles Steed | 57-58 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Robert Sweet steps in front of the Charles Steed pass | 57-58 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Allen Sharp lays it in on a great pass from Robert Sweet | 59-58 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, James Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Jimmy Dupuis (C) George Mulford, David Dunn | |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Mark Harris is hacked by Ricky Nelson - foul #3 on Ricky Nelson, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG) Mark Harris | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG) Chris Gerken | |
| 08:31 | St. John's | Ricky Nelson is called for the reach on James Gibson - foul #4 on Ricky Nelson, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy (PF) James Gibson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Jordan (SF) Ricky Nelson | |
| 08:23 | St. John's | Robert Berlin's pass is intercepted by Timothy Taylor | 59-58 |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis is hacked by Terry Burman - foul #2 on Terry Burman, team foul #4 | 59-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (PF) Charles Steed | |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Don Jordan works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Allen Sharp gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Terry Burman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Wynn - foul #1 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG) Terry Burman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (SG) Thomas Turkowski | |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer grabs the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Robert Berlin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy hits the follow up shot | 61-58 |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses the jump hook from the baseline | 61-58 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jimmy Dupuis | 61-58 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Robert Sweet takes the ball from Timothy Taylor | 61-58 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Robert Berlin knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-58 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses short on a jump hook from close range | 64-58 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Allen Sharp | 64-58 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PF), James Brown (C) Jonathan Kennedy, Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG), David Dunn (C) Timothy Taylor, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 05:39 | St. John's | David Dunn is called for the reach on James Gibson - foul #3 on David Dunn, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | James Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Wynn | 64-58 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Don Jordan connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by George Mulford | 64-60 |
| 05:09 | St. John's | Robert Berlin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-60 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | James Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | James Brown misses long on a runner from close range | 64-60 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | James Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | Robert Berlin can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 64-60 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Dunn | 64-60 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | George Mulford misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Brown | 64-60 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | James Brown is called for traveling | 64-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (SG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Berlin, Allen Sharp, James Gibson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (SF), Charles Steed (PF) Don Jordan, Kenneth Wynn | |
| 03:43 | Louisville | David Dunn drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Charles Steed | 64-62 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Terry Burman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Steed (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Terry Burman knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Sweet | 66-62 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | George Mulford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Chris Gerken | 66-64 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Terry Burman misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Chris Gerken - foul #1 on Chris Gerken, team foul #9 | 66-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG), Allen Sharp (SF) Robert Sweet, James Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG) George Mulford, Chris Gerken | |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Terry Burman misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | Terry Burman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Robert Berlin (SG), James Gibson (PF), James Brown (C) Terry Burman, Mark Harris, Jonathan Kennedy, Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG), Chris Gerken (SG), Don Jordan (SF), Kenneth Wynn (PF) Timothy Taylor, Thomas Turkowski, Ricky Nelson, Charles Steed | |
| 02:38 | Louisville | David Dunn misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 67-64 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Don Jordan gets the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Allen Sharp picks off the pass by Chris Gerken | 67-64 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Allen Sharp buries a jumper from the baseline | 69-64 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Chris Gerken shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | George Mulford is hacked by Robert Sweet - foul #3 on Robert Sweet, team foul #5 | 69-64 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | George Mulford comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 69-64 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn hits the follow up shot | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 69-66 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Don Jordan snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | George Mulford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | James Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | James Gibson is hacked by George Mulford in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Mulford, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG) Robert Sweet | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | James Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | James Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the offensive board | 70-66 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | David Dunn is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #4 on David Dunn, team foul #11 | 70-66 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Don Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses short on a halfcourt shot | 71-66 |