| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Philson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pelzer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | John Pelzer inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Carnegie | 29-25 |
| 18:58 | St. John's | Kenneth Castle takes the ball from Mark Rowland | 29-25 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton knocks in the runner from the left block | 29-27 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | John Pelzer can't finish the layup but the foul's on Scott Carnegie - foul #2 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:20 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie loses the dribble to Jan Franks | 31-27 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | John Pelzer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-27 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Rolando Ramos | 31-29 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | John Pelzer clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-29 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 31-29 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 31-29 |
| 16:27 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle misses the tip | 31-29 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Mark Rowland grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses the jumper from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Philson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pelzer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Rowland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Kent Pittman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-32 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle misses the shot in the paint | 34-32 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Jan Franks snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Jan Franks's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Castle | 34-32 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Kent Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Jan Franks snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Allan Philson connects on the turnaround from close range | 36-32 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle is hacked by Mark Rowland - foul #3 on Mark Rowland, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), Duane Kneeland (SG), Van Joyner (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Robert Hirschman (C) Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson, John Pelzer, Mark Rowland, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Gary Sutton (SG), John Small (SF), Jamie Howell (PF), John Tope (C) Rolando Ramos, Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton, Kenneth Castle, Scott Carnegie | |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Joseph Maez is called for the reach on John Tope - foul #2 on Joseph Maez, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Jamie Howell drills a shot from the baseline set up by Gary Sutton | 36-34 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Van Joyner misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on John Small - foul #1 on John Small, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Van Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Van Joyner misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Tope | 37-34 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | John Tope blows the layup | 37-34 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Duane Kneeland pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Maez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Kneeland (fresh) SF - Van Joyner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Hirschman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Small (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jamie Howell (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Tope (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by William Grullon - foul #1 on William Grullon, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), Jan Franks (C) Duane Kneeland, Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Carnegie (PF) Jamie Howell | |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 11:26 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | William Grullon makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Carnegie and he's hacked by Jan Franks - foul #1 on Jan Franks, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG) Joseph Maez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG) Gary Sutton | |
| 11:08 | Louisville | William Grullon misses the free throw | 38-36 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Jan Franks gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Allan Philson is hacked by John Small - foul #2 on John Small, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Rowland (PF) Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (PG) William Grullon | |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Ian Froehlich, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Pelzer (SF) Van Joyner | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Jan Franks blocks the short jumper by Scott Carnegie | 38-36 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie tips it home | 38-38 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | The jumper by Kent Pittman is denied by Allan Philson | 38-38 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie tips it in | 38-40 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Allan Philson clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Kent Pittman - foul #1 on Kent Pittman, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Lavigne (C) Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF) Kent Pittman, John Small, John Tope | |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Allan Philson makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 09:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Castle | 39-42 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-42 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Rolando Ramos | 39-44 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Pelzer | 41-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Philson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pelzer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mark Rowland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos is hacked by John Pelzer - foul #1 on John Pelzer, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), Duane Kneeland (SG), Van Joyner (SF), Jan Franks (C) Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson, John Pelzer, Mark Rowland | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Kent Pittman (SG), Jamie Howell (PF), John Tope (C) Rolando Ramos, Gary Sutton, Kenneth Castle, Scott Carnegie | |
| 06:45 | Louisville | John Tope hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Jamie Howell hits the follow up shot | 41-46 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne's fadeaway is rejected by Jamie Howell | 41-46 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | William Grullon is fouled on the floor by Van Joyner - foul #2 on Van Joyner, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG) Duane Kneeland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Carnegie (PF) Jamie Howell | |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Kent Pittman | 41-48 |
| 05:14 | St. John's | 3 seconds is called on Joseph Maez | 41-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Mark Rowland (PF) Joseph Maez, Van Joyner, Eric Lavigne | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (PG), John Small (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF) William Grullon, Malcolm Hamilton, Scott Carnegie | |
| 04:47 | Louisville | John Tope misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jan Franks - foul #2 on Jan Franks, team foul #7 | 41-48 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | John Tope makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | John Tope misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | Mark Rowland pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Mark Rowland misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Rolando Ramos - foul #1 on Rolando Ramos, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Carnegie (C) John Tope | |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Mark Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Mark Rowland makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Kent Pittman double dribbles | 43-49 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Mark Rowland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Castle - foul #1 on Kenneth Castle, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Mark Rowland misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Mark Rowland makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | The rebound goes to John Pelzer | 44-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Philson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pelzer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Small (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Allan Philson is fouled on the floor by Kent Pittman - foul #2 on Kent Pittman, team foul #8 | 44-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Van Joyner (SF) John Pelzer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), John Tope (C) Kent Pittman, John Small, Scott Carnegie | |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Allan Philson makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Allan Philson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Gary Sutton is hacked by Jan Franks - foul #3 on Jan Franks, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), Eric Lavigne (PF), Robert Hirschman (C) Ian Froehlich, Mark Rowland, Jan Franks | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Carnegie (PF) Kenneth Castle | |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Gary Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Gary Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:54 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (PG), John Pelzer (SF), Mark Rowland (PF), Jan Franks (C) Joseph Maez, Van Joyner, Eric Lavigne, Robert Hirschman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG), Kenneth Castle (PF) Gary Sutton, Scott Carnegie | |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Allan Philson | 49-51 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Kent Pittman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Castle | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:13 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kent Pittman - foul #3 on Kent Pittman, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | John Tope pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Kent Pittman drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rolando Ramos | 50-55 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Malcolm Hamilton takes the ball from Allan Philson | 50-55 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos lays it in on a great pass from Malcolm Hamilton | 50-57 |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | John Tope gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Kent Pittman comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Allan Philson - foul #3 on Allan Philson, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Kent Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Allan Philson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Ian Froehlich is called for the reach on Rolando Ramos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ian Froehlich, team foul #10 | 50-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Gary Sutton (SG), Scott Carnegie (PF) Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton, Kenneth Castle | |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-60 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton (SF) Rolando Ramos | |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Gary Sutton is fouled in the backcourt by Ian Froehlich - foul #4 on Ian Froehlich, team foul #11 | 53-60 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Gary Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Gary Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Philson | 53-62 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (PG), Kent Pittman (SG), Kenneth Castle (PF) William Grullon, Gary Sutton, John Tope | |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie is fouled in the backcourt by Ian Froehlich - foul #5 on Ian Froehlich, team foul #12 | 56-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG) Ian Froehlich | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-64 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Allan Philson grabs the offensive board | 56-64 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Kent Pittman gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos runs out the clock | 56-64 |