| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Butner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jared Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison tips it home | 27-28 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | David Butner misses short on a shot from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Carl Kruger | 27-28 |
| 19:05 | Louisville | Jared Jackson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Kruger | 27-30 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield is fouled on the floor by Von Mitkowski - foul #3 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), John Thigpen (SF), Larry Watkins (C) Von Mitkowski, Lawrence Jamison, Howin Xue | |
| 18:27 | St. John's | David Butner drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Larry Watkins is fouled on the floor by Justin Britt - foul #1 on Justin Britt, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF) Jared Jackson | |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Carl Kruger is fouled on the floor by David Butner - foul #3 on David Butner, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (SG) David Butner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jared Jackson (PF) John Thigpen | |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Vincent Young steals it from Larry Watkins | 30-30 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Ivan Chrostowski steps in front of the Arthur Porterfield pass | 30-30 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Jared Jackson misses the easy layup | 30-30 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | John Lawrence grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | John Lawrence comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 16:29 | St. John's | The short jumper by John Lawrence is denied by Lawrence Jamison | 30-30 |
| 16:28 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden tips it but misses | 30-30 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Larry Watkins snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Carl Kruger drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Ivan Chrostowski | 30-32 |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Vincent Young is fouled on the floor by Carl Kruger - foul #2 on Carl Kruger, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), Corey Ulrich (SF), Jason Newman (C) Justin Britt, John Lawrence, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SF), John Thigpen (PF) Lawrence Jamison, Jared Jackson | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vincent Young (fresh) SG - David Butner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Corey Ulrich (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Thigpen (fresh) C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:16 | St. John's | David Butner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Larry Watkins | 30-32 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Jason Newman grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Watkins | 30-32 |
| 14:30 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Jason Newman connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from David Butner and he's fouled by Larry Watkins - foul #1 on Larry Watkins, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), John Lawrence (SF) Vincent Young, Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF), Jared Jackson (PF), Howin Xue (C) Carl Kruger, John Thigpen, Larry Watkins | |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Jason Newman misses the free throw | 32-32 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Jared Jackson gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 13:59 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jared Jackson and he's fouled by Justin Britt - foul #2 on Justin Britt, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Oden (C) Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Kruger (SG) Ivan Chrostowski | |
| 13:59 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 13:30 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden buries a runner from the right block | 34-35 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the dunk | 34-35 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Jared Jackson denies the turnaround by Benjamin Oden | 34-35 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Howin Xue pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Jared Jackson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Corey Ulrich - foul #1 on Corey Ulrich, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (PG), Arthur Porterfield (PF) Justin Britt, Corey Ulrich | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Larry Watkins (C) Lawrence Jamison, Howin Xue | |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Jared Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Jared Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | The jumper by John Lawrence is denied by Von Mitkowski | 34-37 |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Jared Jackson snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Jared Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Benjamin Oden blocks the short jumper by Larry Watkins | 34-37 |
| 11:44 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 11:17 | St. John's | John Lawrence buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from David Butner | 36-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vincent Young (fresh) SG - David Butner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jared Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Carl Kruger knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Jared Jackson and he's fouled by David Butner - foul #4 on David Butner, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), Corey Ulrich (SF) David Butner, John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF), John Thigpen (PF) Ivan Chrostowski, Jared Jackson | |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses the free throw | 36-39 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden makes the jumper from the left side and the foul's on Carl Kruger - foul #3 on Carl Kruger, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (SG), Howin Xue (C) Carl Kruger, Larry Watkins | |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | John Thigpen gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield snags the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Vincent Young is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Vincent Young, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SF), Jason Newman (C) Arthur Porterfield, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Kruger (SG), Jared Jackson (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Lawrence Jamison, John Thigpen, Howin Xue | |
| 09:08 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Jared Jackson tips it home | 38-44 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | John Lawrence is whistled for a carry | 38-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield (PF) Corey Ulrich | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF) Ivan Chrostowski | |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Von Mitkowski and the foul's on John Lawrence - foul #1 on John Lawrence, team foul #7 | 38-46 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Justin Britt misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Larry Watkins makes the jumper in the paint set up by Von Mitkowski and the foul's on Jason Newman - foul #1 on Jason Newman, team foul #8 | 38-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Butner (SG), Benjamin Oden (C) Vincent Young, Jason Newman | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (PF) Jared Jackson | |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Larry Watkins makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield clanks a runner from the right block | 38-50 |
| 07:33 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Larry Watkins | 38-50 |
| 07:28 | Louisville | David Butner is called for the reach on Carl Kruger - foul #5 on David Butner, team foul #9 | 38-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Vincent Young (SG) David Butner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Jared Jackson (PF), Howin Xue (C) Lawrence Jamison, John Thigpen, Larry Watkins | |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | John Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Jared Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Young (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Von Mitkowski (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jared Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Jared Jackson tips it back up and in | 38-52 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Justin Britt is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Kruger - foul #4 on Carl Kruger, team foul #5 | 38-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Ulrich (SF) John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF), Larry Watkins (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Howin Xue | |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield lays it up and in | 40-52 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Carl Kruger is hacked by Arthur Porterfield - foul #2 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #10 | 40-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (PF), Howin Xue (C) Jared Jackson, Larry Watkins | |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Carl Kruger makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Carl Kruger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses the lay-in | 40-54 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses the tip | 40-54 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich tips it home | 42-54 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Howin Xue is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Oden - foul #2 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #11 | 42-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SF) Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jared Jackson (PF) John Thigpen | |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Jared Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Jared Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Vincent Young - foul #4 on Vincent Young, team foul #12 | 42-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Larry Watkins (C) Lawrence Jamison, Howin Xue | |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Jared Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Jared Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 05:07 | St. John's | John Lawrence's floater is tipped away by Larry Watkins | 42-56 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jared Jackson | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Jared Jackson comes up short on the floater near the basket | 42-56 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski tips it but misses | 42-56 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Larry Watkins denies the turnaround by Benjamin Oden | 42-56 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Kruger and he's hacked by John Lawrence - foul #2 on John Lawrence, team foul #13 | 42-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leif Demski (PG), Arthur Porterfield (PF), Jason Newman (C) Justin Britt, John Lawrence, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF), John Thigpen (PF), Howin Xue (C) Von Mitkowski, Jared Jackson, Larry Watkins | |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the free throw | 42-59 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Thigpen | 44-61 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Leif Demski travels with the ball | 44-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (PG), Jared Jackson (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Ivan Chrostowski, John Thigpen, Howin Xue | |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-61 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Jared Jackson can't tip it in | 44-61 |
| 03:01 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Leif Demski (fresh) SG - Vincent Young (tiring) 4 pf. SF - Corey Ulrich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Von Mitkowski (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Kruger (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jared Jackson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Carl Kruger is called for the reach on Jason Newman - foul #5 on Carl Kruger, team foul #6 | 44-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SF) Arthur Porterfield | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (SG) Carl Kruger | |
| 02:31 | St. John's | John Lawrence double dribbles | 44-61 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Vincent Young - foul #5 on Vincent Young, team foul #14 | 44-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG) Vincent Young | |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (C) Larry Watkins | |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses short on a jumper from close range | 44-63 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Jason Newman tips it back up and in | 46-63 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Louisville | John Lawrence steals the ball from Jared Jackson | 46-63 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Leif Demski lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Lawrence | 48-63 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Jared Jackson banks in the layup | 48-65 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | John Lawrence misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-65 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Jared Jackson grabs the board | 48-65 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Jamison and he's hacked by Justin Britt - foul #3 on Justin Britt, team foul #15 | 48-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield (PF) John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the free throw | 48-68 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich blows the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Jamison - foul #2 on Lawrence Jamison, team foul #7 | 48-68 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich misses the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Corey Ulrich makes the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski runs out the clock | 49-68 |