| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bruce Peet (fresh) SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) SF - Henry Lee (fresh) PF - David Anderson (fresh) C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) SG - Jesse Maes (fresh) SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses badly on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Henry Lee snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | Ronald Soucy is called for the reach on Bruce Peet in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Henry Lee scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Winston | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno is whistled for a carry | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | Ronald Soucy takes the ball from Kevin Winston | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy banks in the layup | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | David Anderson buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Henry Lee | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is called for traveling | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | David Anderson is hacked by Ronald Soucy - foul #2 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Joseph Hart (SF) Ronald Soucy, Terry Sacks | |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Lazaro Bruno | |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Gilbert Fry takes the ball from Joseph Hart | 5-4 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | David Anderson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 5-4 |
| 15:42 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bruce Peet (fairly fresh) SG - Kevin Winston (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) SG - Jesse Maes (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) PF - Dikembe Adi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Bruce Peet clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #1 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (SG), Matthew Smith (PF), Earl Crosby (C) Kevin Winston, David Anderson, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Terry Sacks (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Jesse Maes, Dikembe Adi, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Bruce Peet makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Bruce Peet misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:02 | St. John's | Earl Crosby is called for the reach on Lazaro Bruno - foul #1 on Earl Crosby, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG) Bruce Peet | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Goble - foul #1 on Jeffrey Goble, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-8 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Earl Crosby tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Matthew Smith is called for the reach on Terry Sacks - foul #1 on Matthew Smith, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (SG), Hollis Smith (SF), Gilbert Fry (C) Jeffrey Goble, Henry Lee, Earl Crosby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Jesse Maes (SG), Lincoln Bettencourt (PF) Andrew Hadley, Joseph Hart, Terry Sacks | |
| 13:37 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Dario Gostowski | 8-10 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Edward Pipes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lazaro Bruno | 8-10 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Lincoln Bettencourt misses long on a shot from the left block | 8-10 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Kevin Winston grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Kevin Winston can't connect on a shot from the left side | 8-10 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry tips it in | 10-10 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Jesse Maes buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alfredo Gomez | 10-12 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 10-12 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Matthew Smith gets the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:40 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #2 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (PG), Jeffrey Goble (SG), Henry Lee (SF), David Anderson (PF) Edward Pipes, Kevin Winston, Hollis Smith, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG), Terry Sacks (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Clarence Staab (C) Jesse Maes, Dario Gostowski, Lincoln Bettencourt, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 11:40 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:40 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bruce Peet (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jeffrey Goble (fresh) SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) SG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Staab (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | St. John's | David Anderson swats the dunk try by Terry Sacks | 12-12 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | David Anderson pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Dikembe Adi - foul #2 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Earl Crosby (C) Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG), Joseph Hart (SF) Alfredo Gomez, Dikembe Adi | |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Jesse Maes can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jeffrey Goble - foul #2 on Jeffrey Goble, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (SG) Jeffrey Goble | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Kevin Winston grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Kevin Winston can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-12 |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Terry Sacks snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 09:48 | St. John's | Terry Sacks double dribbles | 14-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gilbert Fry (C) Earl Crosby | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Winston | 16-12 |
| 08:56 | St. John's | Jesse Maes banks in the layup | 16-14 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Henry Lee knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Winston | 18-14 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Jesse Maes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Henry Lee - foul #1 on Henry Lee, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), Matthew Smith (PF) Bruce Peet, David Anderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Lazaro Bruno (C) Andrew Hadley, Clarence Staab | |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gilbert Fry | 18-15 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | Kevin Winston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG) Jesse Maes | |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Joseph Hart's fadeaway is rejected by Gilbert Fry | 18-15 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kevin Winston | 18-15 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Pipes | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Winston (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hart (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Sacks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Joseph Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Anderson (PF), Earl Crosby (C) Matthew Smith, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG) Joseph Hart | |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-15 |
| 06:45 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Earl Crosby - foul #2 on Earl Crosby, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (SG), Hollis Smith (SF), Matthew Smith (PF) Kevin Winston, Henry Lee, Earl Crosby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Jesse Maes (SG) Andrew Hadley, Alfredo Gomez | |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Hollis Smith grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | David Anderson connects on the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Lazaro Bruno - foul #1 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #7 | 22-15 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | David Anderson makes the free throw | 23-15 |
| 05:49 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ronald Soucy, team foul #8 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF), Gilbert Fry (C) Hollis Smith, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG) Ronald Soucy | |
| 05:33 | Louisville | David Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Smith (PF) David Anderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF), Clarence Staab (C) Dario Gostowski, Terry Sacks | |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (SG) Edward Pipes | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Lazaro Bruno - foul #2 on Lazaro Bruno, team foul #9 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Sacks (PF) Lazaro Bruno | |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 04:34 | St. John's | Jesse Maes misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-15 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Bruce Peet gets the rebound | 25-15 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-15 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Clarence Staab | 25-15 |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Jesse Maes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 25-15 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Joseph Hart tips it home | 25-17 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Henry Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-17 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Clarence Staab grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Matthew Smith denies the turnaround by Joseph Hart | 25-17 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Bruce Peet grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bruce Peet (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kevin Winston (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) C - Gilbert Fry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) SG - Jesse Maes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Sacks (tiring) 2 pts. C - Clarence Staab (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-17 |
| 02:49 | St. John's | Terry Sacks grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jesse Maes and the foul's on Kevin Winston - foul #1 on Kevin Winston, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), Jeffrey Goble (SG), Hollis Smith (SF), David Anderson (PF), Earl Crosby (C) Bruce Peet, Kevin Winston, Henry Lee, Matthew Smith, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Joseph Hart, Clarence Staab | |
| 02:30 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses the free throw | 25-19 |
| 02:30 | Louisville | David Anderson gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Hollis Smith is fouled on the floor by Terry Sacks - foul #1 on Terry Sacks, team foul #10 | 25-19 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Hollis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Hollis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno is hacked by Edward Pipes - foul #1 on Edward Pipes, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SG) Terry Sacks | |
| 01:50 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | David Anderson snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | The short jumper by Hollis Smith is denied by Lazaro Bruno | 26-19 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Edward Pipes grabs the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Earl Crosby scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Hollis Smith | 28-19 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is fouled on the floor by Hollis Smith - foul #1 on Hollis Smith, team foul #9 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF), Gilbert Fry (C) Hollis Smith, Earl Crosby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (PG) Alfredo Gomez | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | David Anderson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-21 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Jesse Maes grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Jesse Maes drills a jumper from the left side | 28-23 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Edward Pipes hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 28-23 |