| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stroud (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Mobley (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Hyde (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (fresh) 11 pts. SG - David Bueche (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Espinosa (fresh) C - William Langley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | David Dwyer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | William Stroud tips it in | 38-30 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | David Bueche is hacked by Jamie Okamoto - foul #2 on Jamie Okamoto, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 18:46 | St. John's | David Bueche makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-33 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | David Bueche is called for the reach on William Stroud - foul #3 on David Bueche, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Hunt (PG), Daniel Hammond (SG), Michael Martucci (C) Matthew McCleary, William Stroud, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Albert (PF) Brian Espinosa | |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | William Mobley misses the tip | 38-33 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci gets the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:57 | Kentucky | The jump hook by William Mobley is blocked by William Langley | 38-33 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci hits the follow up shot | 40-33 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Christopher Albert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), William Stroud (SG), Kenneth Young (SF), Kenneth Gilbert (PF) Robert Hunt, Daniel Hammond, Jamie Okamoto, William Mobley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nicholas Gregory (SG), Danny Davenport (SF), Roderick Hasegawa (C) David Bueche, Robert Ribeiro, William Langley | |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci scores on a shot from the left block | 42-33 |
| 17:00 | St. John's | Nicholas Gregory misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-33 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Danny Davenport grabs the offensive board | 42-33 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Kenneth Gilbert steps in front of the Danny Davenport pass | 42-33 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | David Dwyer is called for the reach on Matthew McCleary - foul #1 on David Dwyer, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Hunt (PG), Daniel Hammond (SG), Paul Hyde (C) Matthew McCleary, William Stroud, Michael Martucci | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Espinosa (PF) Christopher Albert | |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 16:20 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 16:00 | St. John's | David Dwyer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-33 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Young | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Young (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Nicholas Gregory (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Danny Davenport (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Espinosa (fresh) C - Roderick Hasegawa (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Kentucky | Robert Hunt comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on David Dwyer - foul #2 on David Dwyer, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto (SF), William Mobley (PF), Kevin Langdon (C) Kenneth Young, Kenneth Gilbert, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Bueche (SG), Robert Scott (SF), William Langley (C) Nicholas Gregory, Danny Davenport, Roderick Hasegawa | |
| 15:44 | Kentucky | Robert Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:44 | Kentucky | Robert Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa blows the wide open dunk | 44-33 |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Robert Hunt snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Kevin Langdon makes the turnaround from the right block | 46-33 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Robert Scott misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Hunt - foul #1 on Robert Hunt, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), William Stroud (SG), Michael Martucci (C) Robert Hunt, Daniel Hammond, William Mobley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SF), Christopher Albert (PF) David Dwyer, Brian Espinosa | |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Robert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Robert Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | Kevin Langdon is denied on a layup by Christopher Albert | 46-34 |
| 14:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Christopher Albert | 46-34 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | William Stroud is called for the reach on Robert Ribeiro in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Stroud, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Smith (SG) William Stroud | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:16 | St. John's | David Bueche scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Scott | 46-36 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci can't throw it down but he's hacked by Robert Scott - foul #2 on Robert Scott, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond (SG), William Mobley (PF) Jamie Okamoto, Kevin Langdon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nicholas Gregory (SG), Roderick Hasegawa (C) David Bueche, William Langley | |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Matthew McCleary takes the ball from Robert Scott in the backcourt | 47-36 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left side | 49-36 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicholas Gregory | 49-38 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Matthew McCleary | 52-38 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Robert Scott blows the layup | 52-38 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 12:49 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Christopher Albert grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Robert Scott buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-40 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci loses the dribble to Nicholas Gregory | 52-40 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nicholas Gregory | 52-42 |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Nicholas Gregory - foul #2 on Nicholas Gregory, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Gilbert (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Daniel Hammond, Keith Smith, William Mobley, Michael Martucci | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Dwyer (PG), David Bueche (SG), Danny Davenport (SF), Brian Espinosa (PF), William Langley (C) Robert Scott, Nicholas Gregory, Robert Ribeiro, Christopher Albert, Roderick Hasegawa | |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Stroud (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Gilbert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (fresh) 14 pts. SG - David Bueche (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Espinosa (fresh) C - William Langley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | St. John's | A charge is called on Brian Espinosa - foul #1 on Brian Espinosa, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Hunt (PG) Matthew McCleary | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | William Stroud hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Danny Davenport snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | William Stroud picks off the pass by Danny Davenport in the backcourt | 54-42 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Robert Hunt banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Stroud | 56-42 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | David Dwyer misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa hits the follow up shot | 56-44 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Espinosa - foul #2 on Brian Espinosa, team foul #7 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond (SG), Kenneth Young (SF), Kevin Langdon (C) William Stroud, Jamie Okamoto, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Scott (SG) David Bueche | |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Robert Scott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-44 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Robert Hunt snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Young, team foul #4 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), William Mobley (PF) Robert Hunt, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SF), Christopher Albert (C) Danny Davenport, William Langley | |
| 09:36 | St. John's | David Dwyer buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Albert | 58-47 |
| 09:18 | Kentucky | William Mobley is whistled for traveling | 58-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Smith (PG), William Stroud (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF) Matthew McCleary, Daniel Hammond, Kenneth Young | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Bueche (SG), Roderick Hasegawa (C) Robert Ribeiro, Brian Espinosa | |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa's pass is intercepted by William Mobley | 58-47 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | David Bueche is called for the reach on William Stroud - foul #4 on David Bueche, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Martucci (C) Kevin Langdon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nicholas Gregory (SF), William Langley (C) Robert Scott, Christopher Albert | |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | David Dwyer misses the 3 from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | William Stroud grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci lays it up and in set up by William Mobley | 60-47 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | David Dwyer misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Keith Smith - foul #1 on Keith Smith, team foul #5 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Hunt (PG), Daniel Hammond (SG), Kenneth Young (SF), Kenneth Gilbert (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Keith Smith, William Stroud, Jamie Okamoto, William Mobley, Michael Martucci | |
| Subs | St. John's | Danny Davenport (SF), Christopher Albert (PF) David Bueche, Roderick Hasegawa | |
| 07:51 | St. John's | David Dwyer makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | David Dwyer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Hunt (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kenneth Young (fresh) PF - Kenneth Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Hyde (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (tiring) 19 pts. SG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Albert (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Langley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert's pass is intercepted by David Dwyer | 60-49 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | David Dwyer drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hunt | 63-52 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | William Langley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Hunt | 63-52 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond is hacked by Nicholas Gregory - foul #3 on Nicholas Gregory, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kevin Langdon (PF), Michael Martucci (C) Robert Hunt, Kenneth Young, Kenneth Gilbert, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Scott (PG), David Bueche (SG), Robert Ribeiro (SF), Brian Espinosa (PF) David Dwyer, Nicholas Gregory, Christopher Albert, William Langley | |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Jamie Okamoto picks off the pass by Brian Espinosa in the backcourt | 65-52 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary jams it on a nice dish by Jamie Okamoto | 67-52 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Danny Davenport misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Jamie Okamoto - foul #3 on Jamie Okamoto, team foul #6 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Smith (PG) Matthew McCleary | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa (C) Robert Ribeiro | |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Danny Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Danny Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Kevin Langdon misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Bueche - foul #5 on David Bueche, team foul #10 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (SG) Daniel Hammond | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Dwyer (PG), Robert Ribeiro (SF) David Bueche, Danny Davenport | |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Kevin Langdon makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Kevin Langdon makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Michael Martucci picks off the pass by David Dwyer in the backcourt | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 69-54 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Kevin Langdon snags the offensive board | 69-54 |
| 05:21 | Kentucky | William Stroud drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Langdon | 71-54 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | David Dwyer's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by William Stroud | 71-54 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci pulls down the rebound | 71-54 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Stroud | 73-54 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | David Dwyer misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-54 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Robert Scott tips it back up and in | 73-56 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Kevin Langdon slams it home set up by William Stroud | 75-56 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | David Dwyer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-56 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci pulls down the rebound | 75-56 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Roderick Hasegawa - foul #3 on Roderick Hasegawa, team foul #11 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Daniel Hammond (SG), Kenneth Young (SF), William Mobley (PF) Keith Smith, William Stroud, Jamie Okamoto, Kevin Langdon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nicholas Gregory (SG), Danny Davenport (SF), Christopher Albert (PF), William Langley (C) Robert Scott, Robert Ribeiro, Brian Espinosa, Roderick Hasegawa | |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci misses the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci makes the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Kenneth Young (fresh) PF - William Mobley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Michael Martucci (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (tiring) 22 pts. SG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Albert (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Langley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | St. John's | David Dwyer drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by William Langley | 76-58 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 76-58 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Young | 76-58 |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Matthew McCleary and the foul's on Danny Davenport - foul #2 on Danny Davenport, team foul #12 | 78-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Scott (PG) David Dwyer | |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci makes the free throw | 79-58 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | Danny Davenport is hacked by Michael Martucci - foul #2 on Michael Martucci, team foul #7 | 79-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Hyde (C) Michael Martucci | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:24 | St. John's | Danny Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 79-58 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Paul Hyde gets the rebound | 79-58 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Christopher Albert picks off the pass by Daniel Hammond | 79-58 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Matthew McCleary takes the ball from Nicholas Gregory in the backcourt | 79-58 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Hammond | 81-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Robert Scott hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 81-58 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Young | 81-58 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses short on a shot from the left wing | 81-58 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | William Langley grabs the board | 81-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Robert Scott is fouled on the floor by Matthew McCleary - foul #1 on Matthew McCleary, team foul #8 | 81-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF) Daniel Hammond, Kenneth Young | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (SF), Brian Espinosa (PF) Danny Davenport, Christopher Albert | |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Robert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 81-59 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Robert Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 81-59 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Hyde | 81-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary is called for traveling | 81-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Dwyer (PG) Robert Scott | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Paul Hyde is called for the reach on Brian Espinosa - foul #1 on Paul Hyde, team foul #9 | 81-59 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa makes the 1st free throw | 81-60 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa makes the 2nd free throw | 81-61 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary runs out the clock | 81-61 |