| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Ferris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Baker (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Langley (fresh) C - Brian Tinsley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Shoup (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Daniel Barton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Green (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) C - Michael Yang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Frank Baker inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Dwyer and he's fouled by Michael Yang - foul #3 on Michael Yang, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brandon West (C) Michael Yang | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Richard Shoup is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Brandon West tips it home | 27-30 |
| 18:44 | St. John's | Frank Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-30 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Justin Ferris steps in front of the Richard Shoup pass in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Richard Shoup steals the ball from Justin Ferris | 27-30 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Richard Shoup lays it up and in | 27-32 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Jeffery Green blocks the jumper by William Langley | 27-32 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Brandon West grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | Brandon West is hacked by Brian Tinsley - foul #4 on Brian Tinsley, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Nez (C) Brian Tinsley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Richard Shoup banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 27-34 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Richard Shoup steals the ball from Justin Ferris | 27-34 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Daniel Barton is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Nez - foul #1 on Kenneth Nez, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chadwick Palmore (SG), Christopher Albert (C) Justin Ferris, William Langley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (SF), Justin Rico (PF) Jeffery Green, Brian Smith | |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Richard Shoup's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tomas Mingle (SG) Daniel Barton | |
| 16:18 | St. John's | David Dwyer is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Brandon West is hacked by Christopher Albert - foul #1 on Christopher Albert, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Scott (PG) David Dwyer | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Christopher Albert is called for the reach on Justin Rico - foul #2 on Christopher Albert, team foul #4 | 27-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Yang (C) Brandon West | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chadwick Palmore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Baker (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kenneth Nez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Albert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Shoup (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SG - Tomas Mingle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tory Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin Rico (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Yang (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Richard Shoup misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Scott - foul #1 on Robert Scott, team foul #5 | 27-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Ferris (PG), David Christenson (SF) Robert Scott, Frank Baker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Green (SF) Tory Sullivan | |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Richard Shoup makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Richard Shoup makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Chadwick Palmore misses short on a shot from close range | 27-36 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Jeffery Green pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Jeffery Green makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Yang | 27-38 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Nez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Justin Ferris and he's hacked by Richard Shoup - foul #2 on Richard Shoup, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Dwyer (PG), Frank Baker (SF), William Langley (PF) Chadwick Palmore, David Christenson, Christopher Albert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (PG), Daniel Barton (SG), Brian Smith (PF) Richard Shoup, Tomas Mingle, Justin Rico | |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Kenneth Nez misses the free throw | 29-38 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Baker | 29-38 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Kenneth Nez misses the fadeaway from the left block | 29-38 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Jeffery Green grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 13:43 | St. John's | Frank Baker gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 13:23 | St. John's | Frank Baker makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Michael Yang comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 31-38 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Jeffery Green tips it but misses | 31-38 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | William Langley snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Justin Ferris connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Dwyer | 34-38 |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Daniel Barton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chadwick Palmore (SG), Russell Plemmons (PF), Brian Tinsley (C) Justin Ferris, William Langley, Kenneth Nez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Shoup (PG), Brandon West (C) Jeffery Green, Michael Yang | |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Russell Plemmons can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 34-38 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Brian Smith gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Chadwick Palmore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Plemmons (fresh) 6 pts. C - Brian Tinsley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Shoup (fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Barton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tory Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) C - Brandon West (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan travels with the ball | 34-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Christenson (SF) Frank Baker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tomas Mingle (SG), Justin Rico (PF) Tory Sullivan, Brian Smith | |
| 10:53 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by David Dwyer | 36-38 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Chadwick Palmore is called for the reach on Tomas Mingle - foul #1 on Chadwick Palmore, team foul #6 | 36-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Ferris (PG), Frank Baker (SF), William Langley (PF) David Dwyer, David Christenson, Russell Plemmons | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Green (SF), Michael Yang (C) Daniel Barton, Brandon West | |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Justin Rico scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Justin Ferris can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Jeffery Green gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Richard Shoup's layup is rejected by Brian Tinsley | 36-40 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Richard Shoup grabs the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Richard Shoup misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Yang - foul #4 on Michael Yang, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Dwyer (PG) Justin Ferris | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Barton (SG), Tory Sullivan (SF), Brian Smith (PF), Brandon West (C) Tomas Mingle, Jeffery Green, Justin Rico, Michael Yang | |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Brandon West snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Richard Shoup scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-43 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Shoup - foul #3 on Richard Shoup, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Ferris (SG), David Christenson (SF), Kenneth Nez (PF) Chadwick Palmore, Frank Baker, William Langley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Yang (C) Brandon West | |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Brian Tinsley swats the shot by Richard Shoup | 37-43 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kenneth Nez | 37-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Justin Ferris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Christenson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Nez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Tinsley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Shoup (fresh) 22 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Barton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tory Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) C - Michael Yang (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:01 | St. John's | David Dwyer is hacked by Daniel Barton - foul #1 on Daniel Barton, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Baker (SF), Christopher Albert (C) David Christenson, Brian Tinsley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Green (SF) Richard Shoup | |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Justin Ferris connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Frank Baker | 40-43 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Justin Ferris misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Brian Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 40-45 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Brian Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Michael Yang misses the easy layup | 40-45 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Kenneth Nez grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Justin Ferris misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Brian Smith | 40-45 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | Michael Yang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chadwick Palmore (SG), William Langley (PF) Justin Ferris, Christopher Albert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Shoup (PG), Tomas Mingle (SG), Justin Rico (PF), Brandon West (C) Tory Sullivan, Daniel Barton, Brian Smith, Michael Yang | |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Brandon West is called for the reach on Kenneth Nez - foul #1 on Brandon West, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Scott (PG), Brian Tinsley (C) David Dwyer, Kenneth Nez | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley's floater is tipped away by Justin Rico | 40-45 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | William Langley snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 42-45 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Tomas Mingle is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Richard Shoup | 42-47 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Robert Scott | 44-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Scott (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Chadwick Palmore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Baker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Langley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Tinsley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Shoup (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tomas Mingle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Rico (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon West (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Brandon West lays it in on a great pass from Tomas Mingle | 44-49 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Dwyer (PG), Justin Ferris (SG) Robert Scott, Chadwick Palmore | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Barton (SG), Brian Smith (PF), Michael Yang (C) Tomas Mingle, Justin Rico, Brandon West | |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Frank Baker misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-49 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Daniel Barton | 44-49 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Jeffery Green misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 44-49 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Jeffery Green tips it but misses | 44-49 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to William Langley | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-49 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Richard Shoup lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Daniel Barton and the foul's on Justin Ferris - foul #1 on Justin Ferris, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Richard Shoup makes the free throw | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Justin Ferris knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Dwyer | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Michael Yang is hacked by Brian Tinsley - foul #5 on Brian Tinsley, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Nez (C) Brian Tinsley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (PG), Tomas Mingle (SG) Richard Shoup, Daniel Barton | |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Michael Yang makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Michael Yang misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Kenneth Nez grabs the board | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Kenneth Nez hits a runner in the paint set up by Frank Baker and he's fouled by Brian Smith - foul #1 on Brian Smith, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Shoup (PG), Daniel Barton (SG) Tory Sullivan, Tomas Mingle | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Kenneth Nez misses the free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Brian Smith | 49-53 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Brian Smith is hacked by Justin Ferris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Ferris, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Brian Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | William Langley pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Frank Baker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Daniel Barton | 49-53 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Daniel Barton is fouled in the backcourt by David Dwyer - foul #3 on David Dwyer, team foul #10 | 49-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tomas Mingle (SG) Jeffery Green | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Daniel Barton makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Daniel Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Kenneth Nez travels with the ball | 49-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (SF) Daniel Barton | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by David Dwyer - foul #4 on David Dwyer, team foul #11 | 49-55 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Frank Baker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | William Langley grabs the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Justin Ferris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Ferris | 49-57 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Justin Ferris clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Michael Yang grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Green (SF) Richard Shoup | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | David Dwyer is called for the reach on Tory Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Dwyer, team foul #12 | 49-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chadwick Palmore (SG) David Dwyer | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | William Langley grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Justin Ferris hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan runs out the clock | 52-58 |