| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Danny Davenport inbounds the ball | 20-25 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Ribeiro | 20-27 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 20-27 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Danny Davenport misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Theodore Robinson - foul #1 on Theodore Robinson, team foul #1 | 20-27 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Danny Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Danny Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Danny Davenport gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Michael Jackson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-32 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 20-32 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Vernon Harris gets the offensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 17:28 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro clanks a jumper from the right side | 23-32 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Michael Jackson grabs the offensive board | 23-32 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Danny Davenport lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 23-34 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford is whistled for traveling | 23-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chris Foster (SF), Steven Wiens (PF), Thomas Powell (C) Danny Davenport, Roderick Hasegawa, Brian Espinosa | |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Thomas Powell misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 23-34 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) C - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Raymond Reid connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Vernon Harris | 26-34 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Marcus Stradford is called for the reach on Robert Ribeiro - foul #2 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (PG), John Hart (SG), Danny Davenport (SF), Roderick Hasegawa (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Michael Jackson, Robert Ribeiro, Chris Foster, Steven Wiens, Thomas Powell | |
| 14:55 | St. John's | Stephen Little misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Brian Espinosa denies the turnaround by Marcus Stradford | 26-34 |
| 14:27 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford can't tip it in | 26-34 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Brian Espinosa | 26-34 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 26-34 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Raymond Reid | 26-34 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-34 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Brian Espinosa | 26-34 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Robert Fusco steals it from Danny Davenport | 26-34 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Fusco | 28-34 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Stephen Little's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Robert Ribeiro (SG), Chris Foster (SF), Steven Wiens (PF), Thomas Powell (C) Stephen Little, John Hart, Danny Davenport, Roderick Hasegawa, Brian Espinosa | |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson tips it but misses | 28-34 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford tips it home | 30-34 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Chris Foster misses the 3 from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-34 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Chris Foster snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Michael Jackson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Ribeiro | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Foster (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Wiens (fresh) C - Thomas Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Chris Foster steals the ball from Theodore Robinson | 30-37 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro misses the easy layup | 30-37 |
| 11:14 | St. John's | Steven Wiens pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Theodore Robinson picks off the pass by Michael Jackson | 30-37 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford is hacked by Chris Foster - foul #1 on Chris Foster, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), Jeffery Maloney (SF), James Wilson (PF) Robert Fusco, Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | St. John's | Danny Davenport (SF), Roderick Hasegawa (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Chris Foster, Steven Wiens, Thomas Powell | |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Raymond Reid drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Marcus Stradford | 33-37 |
| 10:00 | St. John's | Michael Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford drills a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Brian Espinosa - foul #1 on Brian Espinosa, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG) Raymond Reid | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Little (SG) Robert Ribeiro | |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Danny Davenport's layup is rejected by Marcus Stradford | 36-37 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr drills a shot from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Danny Davenport clanks a runner in the paint | 38-37 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | James Wilson gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | James Wilson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Fusco | 40-37 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Fuhr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Maloney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Little (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Danny Davenport steps in front of the Marcus Stradford pass | 40-37 |
| 07:19 | St. John's | Stephen Little blows the layup | 40-37 |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Stephen Little is hacked by Donald Fuhr - foul #1 on Donald Fuhr, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF) Donald Fuhr, Jeffery Maloney, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro (PG), Chris Foster (SF), Steven Wiens (PF), Thomas Powell (C) Michael Jackson, Danny Davenport, Roderick Hasegawa, Brian Espinosa | |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro's fadeaway is rejected by Vernon Harris | 40-37 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Stephen Little tips it back up and in | 40-39 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vernon Harris | 42-39 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Chris Foster knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Vernon Harris misses the tip | 42-42 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Thomas Powell gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 05:01 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Little | 42-44 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Raymond Reid tips it home | 44-44 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marcus Stradford (C) James Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Jackson (PG), Danny Davenport (SF), Roderick Hasegawa (PF), Brian Espinosa (C) Stephen Little, Chris Foster, Steven Wiens, Thomas Powell | |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Danny Davenport is fouled on the floor by Theodore Robinson - foul #2 on Theodore Robinson, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Robert Ribeiro is called for traveling | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ribeiro (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Davenport (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roderick Hasegawa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Michael Jackson is called for the reach on Robert Fusco - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG) Robert Fusco | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Roderick Hasegawa picks off the pass by Vernon Harris | 44-44 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Danny Davenport tips it but misses | 44-44 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Vernon Harris snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Roderick Hasegawa swats the shot by Theodore Robinson | 44-44 |
| 02:13 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Danny Davenport clanks a turnaround in the paint | 44-44 |
| 01:44 | St. John's | Roderick Hasegawa gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 44-46 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Danny Davenport picks off the pass by Raymond Reid | 44-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Danny Davenport comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Theodore Robinson - foul #3 on Theodore Robinson, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (PG) Donald Fuhr | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Danny Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Danny Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Danny Davenport is hacked by Raymond Reid in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Reid, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa is hacked by Vernon Harris - foul #1 on Vernon Harris, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Brian Espinosa misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Vernon Harris gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson tips it in | 48-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Danny Davenport clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 48-48 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Danny Davenport tips it back up and in | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 48-50 |