| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Kearns (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Kevin Winston inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-35 |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Soucy | 30-35 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | The jump hook by Gilbert Fry is blocked by Shaiming Chin | 30-35 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | James Boyles pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Anderson | 30-38 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Boyles - foul #3 on James Boyles, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (PG) James Boyles | |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | David Anderson comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 32-38 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | Terry Sacks can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns loses the ball out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (C) Terry Sacks, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SG), Matthew Smith (PF) Matthew Kearns, David Anderson | |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy loses the ball out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Lazaro Bruno (C) Neil Anderson, Shaiming Chin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF), Bryan Howard (C) Kevin Winston, Gilbert Fry | |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Joseph Hart takes the ball from Hollis Smith | 32-38 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Hart | 34-38 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Henry Lee steps in front of the Joseph Hart pass | 34-40 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi grabs the board | 34-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jeffrey Goble (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) C - Bryan Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses badly on a shot from the left side | 34-40 |
| 15:56 | Louisville | Henry Lee snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Hollis Smith misses long on a jumper from close range | 34-40 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Joseph Hart is called for a backcourt violation | 34-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Neil Anderson (SG), Terry Sacks (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF), Paul Seabolt (C) Ronald Soucy, Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), Matthew Kearns (SG), Kevin Winston (SF), David Anderson (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) Jeffrey Goble, Hollis Smith, Henry Lee, Matthew Smith, Bryan Howard | |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-40 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Anderson - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | David Anderson connects on the floater from close range | 36-42 |
| 14:31 | St. John's | Andrew Hadley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-42 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrew Hadley - foul #3 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 13:52 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Winston | 36-46 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Anderson - foul #3 on David Anderson, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Joseph Hart (SF) Andrew Hadley, Terry Sacks | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 13:36 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Boyles | 37-48 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-48 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin tips it but misses | 37-48 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | James Boyles gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | James Boyles is hacked by Ronald Soucy - foul #1 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Joseph Hart blocks the jumper by Matthew Kearns | 37-48 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 12:49 | St. John's | James Boyles steals it from Ronald Soucy | 37-48 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Paul Seabolt is called for the reach on James Boyles - foul #4 on Paul Seabolt, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Neil Anderson, Shaiming Chin, Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SG), Henry Lee (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Bryan Howard (C) Matthew Kearns, Kevin Winston, David Anderson, Gilbert Fry | |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Matthew Smith misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Dikembe Adi - foul #2 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (SF) Joseph Hart | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Matthew Smith misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Matthew Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) C - Bryan Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Louisville | James Boyles's floater is tipped away by Lazaro Bruno | 39-48 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Sacks | 39-48 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses short on a shot from the left side | 39-48 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Bryan Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Bryan Howard lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Smith | 39-50 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno drills a floater from the right block | 41-50 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | Matthew Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:03 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lazaro Bruno | 44-50 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | James Boyles's pass is intercepted by Terry Sacks | 44-50 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno knocks in the floater from close range set up by Dikembe Adi and he's fouled by Bryan Howard - foul #2 on Bryan Howard, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Neil Anderson (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF) Ronald Soucy, Alfredo Gomez, Terry Sacks, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (PG), Matthew Kearns (SG), Kevin Winston (SF), David Anderson (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) James Boyles, Hollis Smith, Henry Lee, Matthew Smith, Bryan Howard | |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Neil Anderson is called for the reach on Matthew Kearns - foul #1 on Neil Anderson, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Kevin Winston clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Joseph Hart - foul #2 on Joseph Hart, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Kevin Winston makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno can't finish the layup | 47-51 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin can't tip it in | 47-51 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Lazaro Bruno | 47-51 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Joseph Hart clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 47-51 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Lazaro Bruno - foul #2 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Kevin Winston scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gilbert Fry | 50-56 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Joseph Hart drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Hadley | 52-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jeffrey Goble (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Matthew Kearns (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Kevin Winston is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hart - foul #3 on Joseph Hart, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Paul Seabolt (C) Andrew Hadley, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG) Jeffrey Goble | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Kevin Winston makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Kevin Winston makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin makes the shot from the right side set up by Neil Anderson | 54-58 |
| 06:40 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns hits a 3 from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-61 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy grabs the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Kevin Winston is called for the reach on Ronald Soucy - foul #2 on Kevin Winston, team foul #5 | 54-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (SG), Minh Zheng (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF) Neil Anderson, Joseph Hart, Shaiming Chin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SG), Henry Lee (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Bryan Howard (C) Matthew Kearns, Kevin Winston, David Anderson, Gilbert Fry | |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Dikembe Adi | 56-61 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Ronald Soucy picks off the pass by Matthew Smith | 56-61 |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy lays it up and in | 58-61 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Bryan Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF) Minh Zheng, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alfredo Gomez | 60-61 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Bryan Howard blows the layup | 60-61 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-61 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Hollis Smith gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Neil Anderson (SG) Alfredo Gomez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Kearns (SG), Kevin Winston (SF), David Anderson (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) Hollis Smith, Henry Lee, Matthew Smith, Bryan Howard | |
| 04:04 | Louisville | James Boyles can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Terry Sacks - foul #1 on Terry Sacks, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | James Boyles makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | James Boyles makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | David Anderson gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neil Anderson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaiming Chin (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Seabolt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Kearns (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:43 | Louisville | James Boyles can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-63 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy is whistled for a carry | 60-63 |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry is whistled for traveling | 60-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno (C) Paul Seabolt | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-63 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Kevin Winston pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Neil Anderson is called for the reach on James Boyles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Neil Anderson, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF) Terry Sacks | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:41 | Louisville | James Boyles makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | James Boyles makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (SF), Paul Seabolt (C) Joseph Hart, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin can't connect on a shot in the paint | 60-65 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Neil Anderson tips it in | 62-65 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Kevin Winston's pass is intercepted by Neil Anderson | 62-65 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | David Anderson steals the ball from Paul Seabolt | 62-65 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 62-65 |
| 01:23 | St. John's | Paul Seabolt snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Neil Anderson | 65-65 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Shaiming Chin is called for the reach on Matthew Kearns - foul #1 on Shaiming Chin, team foul #11 | 65-65 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Shaiming Chin | 65-65 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Shaiming Chin misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 65-65 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Kevin Winston knocks in the turnaround from close range | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Neil Anderson misses the fullcourt shot | 65-67 |