| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Clausen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Catanzaro (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jarek Buljan (fresh) C - Gary Dardar (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Tucker (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Ray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jordon Stebbins (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Gary Dardar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 19:29 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | William Walker tips it home | 35-36 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Gary Dardar gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 18:57 | St. John's | Robert Ray grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Gary Dardar is called for the reach on Robert Ray - foul #3 on Gary Dardar, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Julio Ruiz (C) Gary Dardar | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:37 | St. John's | David Gary connects on the shot from the left side set up by Joshua Tucker | 35-38 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen is hacked by Joshua Tucker - foul #2 on Joshua Tucker, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro's floater is tipped away by William Walker | 35-38 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Jarek Buljan - foul #1 on Jarek Buljan, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kong Xiao (PF) Jarek Buljan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | David Gary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Poole (PG), Dale Robinson (SG), Arthur Nitz (SF) Ramon Gutierrez, Kyle Clausen, Robert Catanzaro | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:40 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 38-40 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | William Walker's floater is tipped away by Kong Xiao | 38-40 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | William Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Walker | 38-43 |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz's pass is intercepted by Jordon Stebbins | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Poole (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dale Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Arthur Nitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kong Xiao (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Julio Ruiz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Tucker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jordon Stebbins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - William Walker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-43 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Jordon Stebbins is called for the reach on Kong Xiao - foul #3 on Jordon Stebbins, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG), Kyle Clausen (SG), Robert Catanzaro (SF), Jarek Buljan (PF), Gary Dardar (C) Timothy Poole, Dale Robinson, Arthur Nitz, Kong Xiao, Julio Ruiz | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | William Walker grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Ward (C) William Walker | |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Gary Dardar scores on a runner from the right block | 40-43 |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Robert Ray misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Robert Ray blocks the short jumper by Jarek Buljan | 40-43 |
| 13:59 | Louisville | Gary Dardar snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by David Gary - foul #2 on David Gary, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach (PF), William Walker (C) Jordon Stebbins, Floyd Ward | |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | David Gary is fouled on the floor by Ramon Gutierrez - foul #1 on Ramon Gutierrez, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG) David Gary | |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 13:12 | St. John's | William Walker tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Robert Ray steps in front of the Gary Dardar pass | 42-45 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker is whistled for traveling | 42-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Robinson (SG), Kong Xiao (PF) Kyle Clausen, Jarek Buljan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Waldo Coop (SG), Jordon Stebbins (PF), Floyd Ward (C) Joshua Tucker, Jeffrey Beach, William Walker | |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Gary Dardar clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Waldo Coop gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dale Robinson - foul #1 on Dale Robinson, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Poole (PG), Arthur Nitz (SF), Julio Ruiz (C) Ramon Gutierrez, Robert Catanzaro, Gary Dardar | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG), Jeffrey Beach (PF) Kenneth Moncayo, Robert Ray | |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Dale Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Clausen (SG) Dale Robinson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Poole (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kyle Clausen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Nitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kong Xiao (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Julio Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Waldo Coop (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Floyd Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Beach (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jordon Stebbins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | St. John's | Kyle Clausen picks off the pass by David Gary | 42-47 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Kong Xiao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jarek Buljan (PF) Kong Xiao | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Tucker (SG), William Walker (C) Floyd Ward, Jeffrey Beach | |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by David Gary | 42-49 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan misses the lay-in | 42-49 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Arthur Nitz | 42-49 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Joshua Tucker is called for the reach on Kyle Clausen - foul #3 on Joshua Tucker, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG), Dale Robinson (SG), Robert Catanzaro (SF), Kong Xiao (PF), Gary Dardar (C) Timothy Poole, Kyle Clausen, Arthur Nitz, Jarek Buljan, Julio Ruiz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo (PG), Robert Ray (SF), Jeffrey Beach (PF) David Gary, Waldo Coop, Jordon Stebbins | |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez loses the ball out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Ward (C) William Walker | |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Ray | 42-51 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Kong Xiao grabs the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 08:53 | Louisville | Dale Robinson's pass is intercepted by Robert Ray | 42-51 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach's pass is intercepted by Dale Robinson | 42-51 |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ramon Gutierrez | 45-51 |
| 08:20 | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach knocks in the floater from the baseline | 45-53 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Kong Xiao hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-53 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Robert Ray snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Robert Ray makes the runner from the right block | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Catanzaro (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kong Xiao (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Dardar (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Kenneth Moncayo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Tucker (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Jeffrey Beach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Kong Xiao buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ramon Gutierrez | 47-55 |
| 07:02 | St. John's | Kenneth Moncayo is hacked by Gary Dardar - foul #4 on Gary Dardar, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Clausen (SG), Jarek Buljan (PF) Dale Robinson, Kong Xiao | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Gary (PG), Waldo Coop (SG), Jordon Stebbins (PF), William Walker (C) Kenneth Moncayo, Joshua Tucker, Jeffrey Beach, Floyd Ward | |
| 06:46 | St. John's | Robert Catanzaro picks off the pass by Robert Ray | 47-55 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen lays it in set up by Robert Catanzaro | 49-55 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Robert Ray loses the ball out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Poole (PG), Arthur Nitz (SF), Julio Ruiz (C) Ramon Gutierrez, Robert Catanzaro, Gary Dardar | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-55 |
| 06:13 | St. John's | William Walker gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | David Gary hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Poole - foul #1 on Timothy Poole, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | David Gary makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | David Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-57 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by William Walker | 51-59 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Timothy Poole comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | Robert Ray gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | David Gary misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 04:49 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG), Robert Catanzaro (SF), Gary Dardar (C) Timothy Poole, Arthur Nitz, Julio Ruiz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Tucker (SG) Robert Ray | |
| 04:32 | St. John's | David Gary misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Gary Dardar misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Jordon Stebbins - foul #4 on Jordon Stebbins, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Robinson (SG), Kong Xiao (PF) Kyle Clausen, Jarek Buljan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Ward (C) William Walker | |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Gary Dardar makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Gary Dardar makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Waldo Coop is hacked by Dale Robinson - foul #2 on Dale Robinson, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Waldo Coop makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Waldo Coop makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Kong Xiao clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Floyd Ward - foul #2 on Floyd Ward, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ray (SF), Jeffrey Beach (PF) Waldo Coop, Jordon Stebbins | |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Kong Xiao misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Kong Xiao makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Catanzaro (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kong Xiao (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Dardar (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Gary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Tucker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Jeffrey Beach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-63 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez grabs the offensive board | 54-63 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Clausen (SG), Jarek Buljan (PF) Dale Robinson, Kong Xiao | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins (PF), William Walker (C) Jeffrey Beach, Floyd Ward | |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-63 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | William Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Jordon Stebbins misses the runner from the baseline | 54-63 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 01:35 | St. John's | William Walker can't throw it down | 57-63 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Robert Ray gets the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Jarek Buljan takes the ball from Joshua Tucker | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Gary Dardar misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Walker - foul #1 on William Walker, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Gary Dardar makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Gary Dardar makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Ramon Gutierrez is called for the reach on Joshua Tucker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ramon Gutierrez, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Joshua Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Jordon Stebbins is called for the reach on Ramon Gutierrez - foul #5 on Jordon Stebbins, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Beach (PF) Jordon Stebbins | |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | William Walker pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | William Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Ramon Gutierrez - foul #3 on Ramon Gutierrez, team foul #9 | 60-65 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | William Walker makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | William Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-67 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Robert Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Robert Ray is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Clausen - foul #2 on Kyle Clausen, team foul #10 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Ward (C) William Walker | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Robert Ray makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Robert Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kyle Clausen | 63-69 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Robert Ray is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Clausen - foul #3 on Kyle Clausen, team foul #11 | 63-69 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Robert Ray makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:20 | St. John's | Robert Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-71 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Gary Dardar grabs the offensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-71 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Floyd Ward | 63-71 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | David Gary runs out the clock | 63-71 |