| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Bray (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Roy Lebron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Verville (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. C - Howard Spencer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | James Carlson inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Daniel Miller is called for the reach on Nathan Bullock - foul #2 on Daniel Miller, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Levi Burkett misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-33 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Howard Spencer grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Roy Lebron misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Kevin Regina is hacked by Roy Lebron - foul #2 on Roy Lebron, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Levi Burkett | 38-33 |
| 18:06 | St. John's | The jump hook by Roy Lebron is blocked by David Bray | 38-33 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Russell Byrd snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Daniel Miller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kevin Regina | 38-33 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | David Bray loses the dribble to Anthony Verville in the backcourt | 38-33 |
| 17:36 | St. John's | Anthony Verville is fouled on the floor by James Carlson - foul #1 on James Carlson, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG), Jeffery Golinski (SG), Douglas Wright (SF), John Conklin (PF), Victor Gaines (C) Levi Burkett, Kevin Regina, James Carlson, David Bray, Nathan Bullock | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Daniel Miller drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roy Lebron | 38-35 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Victor Gaines misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Howard Spencer - foul #3 on Howard Spencer, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (C) Howard Spencer | |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Victor Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Victor Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Anthony Verville drills a fadeaway from the left side | 40-37 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Russell Byrd is called for the reach on Douglas Wright - foul #2 on Russell Byrd, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Levi Burkett (PG) Santos Nasser | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Fetters (SF), Jay Grier (PF) Anthony Verville, Russell Byrd | |
| 16:20 | Louisville | Douglas Wright misses long on a jumper from the left side | 40-37 |
| 16:19 | St. John's | Jay Grier grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Daniel Miller hits a 3 from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Victor Gaines travels in the backcourt | 40-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Deas (SG), David Bray (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) Jeffery Golinski, John Conklin, Victor Gaines | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG) Daniel Miller | |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 15:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Nathan Bullock | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Deas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wright (fairly fresh) PF - David Bray (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Lebron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Fetters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Grier (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Jay Grier steps in front of the Douglas Wright pass | 40-40 |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Roy Lebron scores on a jumper from the right side | 40-42 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Douglas Wright is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Bray | 42-42 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Michael Fetters misses the tip | 42-42 |
| 15:03 | St. John's | Jay Grier tips it back up and in | 42-44 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Roy Lebron steps in front of the Timothy Deas pass in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes lays it in on a nice dish by Roy Lebron | 42-46 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | David Bray scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Levi Burkett | 44-46 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Roy Lebron connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Marvin Hughes | 44-48 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | David Bray connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | The pull-up jumper by Jay Grier is blocked by Douglas Wright | 46-48 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Timothy Deas pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | Douglas Wright makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 48-48 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Roy Lebron misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-48 |
| 13:24 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Douglas Wright | 48-48 |
| 13:06 | Louisville | Levi Burkett misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-48 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock tips it but misses | 48-48 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roy Lebron | 48-48 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Roy Lebron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG), Kevin Regina (SG), James Carlson (SF), John Conklin (PF), Victor Gaines (C) Levi Burkett, Timothy Deas, Douglas Wright, David Bray, Nathan Bullock | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Miller (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Anthony Verville (SF), Russell Byrd (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Marvin Hughes, Roy Lebron, Michael Fetters, Jay Grier, Antwan Harris | |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Kevin Regina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-48 |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Victor Gaines is called for the reach on Howard Spencer - foul #1 on Victor Gaines, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | James Carlson is called for the reach on Reid Simpson - foul #2 on James Carlson, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| 11:32 | St. John's | John Conklin steals it from Daniel Miller | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Santos Nasser (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Conklin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Victor Gaines (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Miller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Reid Simpson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Verville (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Byrd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Spencer (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:03 | Louisville | John Conklin misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 48-48 |
| 11:01 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Daniel Miller | 48-48 |
| 10:44 | St. John's | Daniel Miller hits a jumper from the left side | 48-50 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | James Carlson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 48-50 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Santos Nasser can't tip it in | 48-50 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Daniel Miller grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Reid Simpson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Miller | 48-52 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | John Conklin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Anthony Verville grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Howard Spencer's pass is intercepted by Kevin Regina | 48-52 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Victor Gaines comes up short on the shot in the paint | 48-52 |
| 09:11 | Louisville | John Conklin misses the tip | 48-52 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Anthony Verville pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Reid Simpson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | James Carlson is called for 3 seconds | 48-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Levi Burkett (PG), Jeffery Golinski (SG), Douglas Wright (SF), David Bray (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) Santos Nasser, Kevin Regina, James Carlson, John Conklin, Victor Gaines | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Roy Lebron (SG), Michael Fetters (SF), Jay Grier (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Daniel Miller, Reid Simpson, Anthony Verville, Russell Byrd, Howard Spencer | |
| 08:27 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Golinski - foul #2 on Jeffery Golinski, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| 08:15 | St. John's | Roy Lebron connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Jay Grier swats the dunk try by David Bray | 48-58 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Jay Grier pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | David Bray is called for the reach on Jay Grier - foul #3 on David Bray, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SF) Douglas Wright | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Roy Lebron misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffery Golinski - foul #3 on Jeffery Golinski, team foul #6 | 48-58 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Roy Lebron makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Roy Lebron makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Levi Burkett is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Fetters - foul #2 on Michael Fetters, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG) Marvin Hughes | |
| 07:22 | Louisville | David Bray comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jay Grier - foul #1 on Jay Grier, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Deas (SG) Jeffery Golinski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Howard Spencer (C) Antwan Harris | |
| 07:22 | Louisville | David Bray misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 07:22 | Louisville | David Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Deas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Carlson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Bray (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roy Lebron (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Reid Simpson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Fetters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Grier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Spencer (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Reid Simpson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Levi Burkett can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-63 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Jay Grier gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | David Bray denies the turnaround by Michael Fetters | 49-63 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | James Carlson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Fetters - foul #3 on Michael Fetters, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski (SG) Timothy Deas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Robert Cosgrove (C) Reid Simpson, Michael Fetters, Howard Spencer | |
| 06:12 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Jeffery Golinski steals the ball from Roy Lebron | 51-63 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock misses short on an open fadeaway in the lane | 51-63 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Levi Burkett grabs the offensive board | 51-63 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Jay Grier is called for the reach on Levi Burkett - foul #2 on Jay Grier, team foul #8 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Deas (SG), Douglas Wright (SF), John Conklin (PF), Victor Gaines (C) Jeffery Golinski, James Carlson, David Bray, Nathan Bullock | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Miller (PG), Anthony Verville (SF), Antwan Harris (C) Marvin Hughes, Steven Selvidge, Jay Grier | |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Levi Burkett misses the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Antwan Harris | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Roy Lebron clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-63 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Antwan Harris hits the follow up shot | 51-65 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Levi Burkett scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Timothy Deas | 54-65 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Roy Lebron misses short on a 3 from straight away | 54-65 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | John Conklin gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Levi Burkett misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Victor Gaines tips it in | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Anthony Verville can't finish the layup | 56-65 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Douglas Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Levi Burkett misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Deas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Conklin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Gaines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Daniel Miller (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Lebron (tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Anthony Verville (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Cosgrove (tiring) 2 reb. C - Antwan Harris (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Robert Cosgrove double dribbles | 56-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG), Kevin Regina (SG), David Bray (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) Levi Burkett, Timothy Deas, John Conklin, Victor Gaines | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Reid Simpson (SG), Michael Fetters (SF), Russell Byrd (PF), Howard Spencer (C) Daniel Miller, Roy Lebron, Anthony Verville, Robert Cosgrove, Antwan Harris | |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Regina | 58-65 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Bray - foul #4 on David Bray, team foul #7 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Miller (PG) Marvin Hughes | |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:25 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Kevin Regina is fouled in the backcourt by Reid Simpson - foul #4 on Reid Simpson, team foul #9 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SF) Douglas Wright | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | Howard Spencer clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-67 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | David Bray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 60-67 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Michael Fetters gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Levi Burkett (PG) Santos Nasser | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Lebron (SG), Anthony Verville (SF) Reid Simpson, Michael Fetters | |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Daniel Miller misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-67 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | Russell Byrd grabs the offensive board | 60-67 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Russell Byrd makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Daniel Miller | 60-69 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Levi Burkett makes the 3 from the left wing | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Kevin Regina is called for the reach on Howard Spencer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Regina, team foul #8 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF) Daniel Miller, Anthony Verville | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Howard Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Howard Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock snags the defensive board | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Levi Burkett can't finish the layup | 63-70 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock gets the offensive rebound | 63-70 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock hits a floater from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Roy Lebron is hacked by Levi Burkett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Levi Burkett, team foul #9 | 65-70 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Roy Lebron misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock grabs the board | 65-70 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Levi Burkett is fouled on the floor by Howard Spencer - foul #4 on Howard Spencer, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Daniel Miller (PG), Anthony Verville (SF) Reid Simpson, Steven Selvidge | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Levi Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Levi Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Russell Byrd is hacked by Kevin Regina in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Regina, team foul #10 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reid Simpson (SG) Roy Lebron | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Russell Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Russell Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | David Bray is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 67-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jay Grier (PF) Russell Byrd | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Reid Simpson is fouled on the floor by Kevin Regina - foul #3 on Kevin Regina, team foul #11 | 67-71 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Reid Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Reid Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Levi Burkett misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 67-72 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | David Bray gets the offensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock loses the ball out of bounds | 67-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roy Lebron (PG) Daniel Miller | |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Jay Grier is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Regina - foul #4 on Kevin Regina, team foul #12 | 67-72 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Jay Grier makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Jay Grier misses the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Bray | 67-73 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Kevin Regina double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-73 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Roy Lebron is fouled on the floor by Kevin Regina - foul #5 on Kevin Regina, team foul #13 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski (SG) Kevin Regina | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Roy Lebron misses the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Roy Lebron makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | James Carlson can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 67-74 |