| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) 3 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Penrose (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Monks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Andrew Parker inbounds the ball | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is denied on a dunk by Paul Lehmann | 42-31 |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the tip | 42-31 |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Larry Penrose buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Radomil Lakowski | 42-33 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Larry Penrose pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann is fouled on the floor by Aldo Rossi - foul #1 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | Larry Penrose's layup is rejected by Claudio Rossi | 42-33 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Willis Williams snags the offensive board | 42-33 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | Willis Williams comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Larry Penrose gets the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Willis Williams misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Reginald Hutson - foul #1 on Reginald Hutson, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Willis Williams misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Andrew Parker can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-34 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | George Monks hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Willis Williams | 42-36 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Albert Sims and he's hacked by George Monks - foul #3 on George Monks, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Leif Taberski (SF) Reginald Hutson, Andrew Parker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram (C) George Monks | |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| 16:52 | Louisville | Joshua Pettaway steals it from Willis Williams | 45-36 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | Matthew Wolfram swats the layup by Claudio Rossi | 45-36 |
| 16:13 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi hits the follow up shot | 47-36 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 16:00 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Pettaway (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Albert Sims and he's hacked by Matthew Wolfram - foul #3 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Andrew Parker (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Albert Sims, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (PF) Matthew Wolfram | |
| 15:55 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses the free throw | 49-36 |
| 15:55 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | George Monks is fouled on the floor by Donald Ordonez - foul #4 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Aldo Rossi (PF) Joshua Pettaway, Donald Ordonez | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Larry Penrose grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Willis Williams is fouled on the floor by Aldo Rossi - foul #2 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG) Reginald Hutson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 49-39 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Willis Williams hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Radomil Lakowski | 49-42 |
| 13:48 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Larry Penrose hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Aldo Rossi | 49-42 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Sims | 52-42 |
| 12:42 | Louisville | Willis Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-44 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Albert Sims comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Penrose - foul #1 on Larry Penrose, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Claudio Rossi (C) Joshua Pettaway, Andrew Parker, Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (PG), Benjamin Byram (SG), Claud Zagen (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Willis Williams, Radomil Lakowski, Larry Penrose, Paul Lehmann | |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Albert Sims makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses the 3rd free throw | 53-44 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | Benjamin Byram grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Henry Blunt's floater is tipped away by Claudio Rossi | 53-44 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | George Monks can't tip it in | 53-44 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Henry Blunt snags the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Claud Zagen drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Byram | 53-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Clevenger (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Henry Blunt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Byram (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Claud Zagen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Monks (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi misses the driving attempt from the left block | 53-47 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 11:29 | Louisville | Henry Blunt is whistled for a carry | 53-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SF) Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Paul Lehmann (PF) Henry Blunt, George Monks | |
| 11:01 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Sims | 55-47 |
| 10:46 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram lays it in | 55-49 |
| 10:28 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Albert Sims | 57-49 |
| 10:05 | Louisville | Willis Williams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Byram | 57-51 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Benjamin Byram picks off the pass by Leif Taberski | 57-51 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | The refs have stopped play. Matthew Wolfram is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 57-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Parker (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Albert Sims, Leif Taberski, Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG), Larry Penrose (PF) Benjamin Byram, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-51 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Andrew Parker gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 57-51 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Radomil Lakowski | 57-51 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski jams it on a great pass from Larry Penrose | 57-53 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway tips it in | 59-53 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses long on a floater from the left block | 59-53 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Andrew Parker pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Larry Penrose steals the ball from Reginald Hutson | 59-53 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Claud Zagen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 08:13 | St. John's | Andrew Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (PG), Claudio Rossi (C) Reginald Hutson, Ivan Zausch | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (PF) Willis Williams | |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Larry Penrose's pass is intercepted by Joshua Pettaway | 59-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Pettaway (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Aldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Claud Zagen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Lehmann (tiring) 3 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | St. John's | Albert Sims travels with the ball | 59-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Ordonez (PF) Aldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Larry Penrose can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-53 |
| 07:29 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | Andrew Parker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | George Monks grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Larry Penrose buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Radomil Lakowski | 59-55 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Larry Penrose is called for the reach on Andrew Parker - foul #2 on Larry Penrose, team foul #4 | 59-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Taberski (SF) Andrew Parker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG) Radomil Lakowski | |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Leif Taberski is fouled on the floor by Claud Zagen - foul #3 on Claud Zagen, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| 06:27 | St. John's | Leif Taberski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | George Monks misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 62-55 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Leif Taberski snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi is fouled on the floor by Paul Lehmann - foul #2 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clevenger (C) Claudio Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG), Matthew Wolfram (C) Claud Zagen, Paul Lehmann | |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Byram - foul #2 on Benjamin Byram, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Andrew Parker (SF) Albert Sims, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG) Benjamin Byram | |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Larry Penrose tips it but misses | 64-55 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez is fouled on the floor by George Monks - foul #4 on George Monks, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG) Joshua Pettaway | |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (PG) Willis Williams | |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 05:20 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski hits a 3 from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Albert Sims connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Clevenger | 69-58 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Claudio Rossi (C) Michael Clevenger | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Claud Zagen (SF) Benjamin Byram, Larry Penrose | |
| 04:17 | St. John's | Andrew Parker hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Albert Sims | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:03 | Louisville | George Monks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Leif Taberski (SF) Reginald Hutson, Andrew Parker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG) Radomil Lakowski | |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-58 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Willis Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 71-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Pettaway (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Byram (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Claud Zagen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - George Monks (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 71-58 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to George Monks | 71-58 |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Claud Zagen misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-58 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | George Monks tips it back up and in | 71-60 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway comes up short on the shot near the basket | 71-60 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Wolfram | 71-60 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Andrew Parker (SF) Joshua Pettaway, Leif Taberski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG), Larry Penrose (SF), Paul Lehmann (PF) Benjamin Byram, Claud Zagen, George Monks | |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Willis Williams | 71-62 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 02:39 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram snags the defensive board | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Willis Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-62 |
| 02:18 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 02:12 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-62 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Wolfram | 71-62 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram is whistled for a carry | 71-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (PF) Matthew Wolfram | |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 71-62 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson tips it but misses | 71-62 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann snags the defensive board | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Willis Williams buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Radomil Lakowski | 71-64 |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Albert Sims hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Parker | 74-64 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Larry Penrose makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Radomil Lakowski | 74-66 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Albert Sims scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Larry Penrose hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 76-66 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Andrew Parker gets the rebound | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Reginald Hutson | 78-66 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | The short jumper by Radomil Lakowski is denied by Claudio Rossi | 78-66 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson grabs the defensive rebound | 78-66 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson runs out the clock | 78-66 |