| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | William Wallace inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Louisville | Warren Schneider connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Thayer | 34-32 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Stephen Kay travels with the ball | 34-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Michael Thayer's fadeaway is rejected by Ariel Rizzo | 34-32 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Donald Depuy grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by William Wallace - foul #3 on William Wallace, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Whittle (SF) William Wallace | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SG), James Rollo (PF) Robert Christian, Robin Williams | |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Michael Thayer buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | George Smathers misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Ronald Smith - foul #3 on Ronald Smith, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Robin Williams (C) Ariel Rizzo, James Rollo | |
| 17:59 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Thayer | 39-36 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Robin Williams clanks a jumper in the lane | 39-36 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Michael Thayer gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Luis Williams | 41-36 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | George Smathers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Michael Thayer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Warren Schneider hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 16:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robin Williams | 41-36 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | George Smathers is hacked by Robert Whittle - foul #1 on Robert Whittle, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Christopher Bunn (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Lamont Mallory, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), James Rollo (PF) Robert Christian, George Smathers, Donald Depuy | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Robin Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 41-36 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo grabs the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:17 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-36 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Robin Williams blows the layup | 41-36 |
| 14:55 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it but misses | 41-36 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 41-36 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | James Rollo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Robert Whittle grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Christopher Bunn | 44-36 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | James Rollo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Kay and he's hacked by Daryl Sheldon - foul #1 on Daryl Sheldon, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Louie Chavira, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), George Smathers (SF), Donald Depuy (C) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| 13:18 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | Warren Schneider comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-39 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory hits the follow up shot | 46-39 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Michael Thayer swats the short shot by Donald Depuy | 46-39 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | James Rollo pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:21 | St. John's | Stephen Kay drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from George Smathers | 46-41 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the lay-in | 46-41 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Donald Depuy grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 11:32 | St. John's | Donald Depuy is called for traveling | 46-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) James Rollo | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Depuy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses the lay-in | 46-41 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | The jump hook by Robin Williams is blocked by Michael Thayer | 46-41 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Ronald Smith grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | William Wallace misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Ronald Smith is called for the reach on Robert Christian - foul #4 on Ronald Smith, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Christopher Bunn (PF) Ronald Smith, Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Robin Williams | |
| 10:02 | St. John's | James Rollo blows the layup | 46-41 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Michael Thayer gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donald Depuy - foul #3 on Donald Depuy, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Robert Whittle (SF) Warren Schneider, William Wallace | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Robin Williams (C) Robert Christian, Donald Depuy | |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 09:08 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Bunn | 48-41 |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | James Rollo hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen Kay | 50-43 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | Michael Thayer connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Louie Chavira | 52-43 |
| 07:50 | St. John's | Robin Williams buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-45 |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Michael Thayer's pass is intercepted by Stephen Kay | 52-45 |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Stephen Kay lays it in | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:01 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Louie Chavira and the foul's on George Smathers - foul #2 on George Smathers, team foul #2 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Louie Chavira, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Ariel Rizzo (PF), Donald Depuy (C) Ronald Spangler, James Rollo, Robin Williams | |
| 07:01 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by George Smathers | 55-50 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Stephen Kay steps in front of the Warren Schneider pass | 55-50 |
| 06:16 | St. John's | George Smathers jams it on a great pass from Stephen Kay | 55-52 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by William Wallace | 57-52 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Wallace - foul #4 on William Wallace, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamont Mallory (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF), Robin Williams (C) Ariel Rizzo, Donald Depuy | |
| 05:32 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | William Wallace knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 59-53 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | James Rollo tips it home | 59-55 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robin Williams - foul #2 on Robin Williams, team foul #3 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF), Donald Depuy (C) George Smathers, Robin Williams | |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Donald Depuy grabs the board | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Donald Depuy can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Daryl Sheldon - foul #2 on Daryl Sheldon, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Michael Thayer (C) Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) James Rollo | |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Donald Depuy misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Robert Whittle's layup is rejected by Robin Williams | 60-56 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory tips it in | 62-56 |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Robin Williams lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Kay | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (tired) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Depuy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Donald Depuy blocks the short jumper by Lamont Mallory | 62-58 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo is called for a backcourt violation | 62-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) Warren Schneider, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), George Smathers (SF), James Rollo (PF) Robert Christian, Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Lamont Mallory (PF) Louie Chavira, Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 62-58 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Michael Thayer grabs the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Ronald Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Wallace | 64-58 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Donald Depuy clanks a floater in the paint | 64-58 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Michael Thayer snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Ronald Smith is hacked by Ronald Spangler - foul #2 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #4 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Robin Williams (C) Ronald Spangler, Donald Depuy | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory loses the dribble to Stephen Kay | 64-58 |
| 01:10 | St. John's | George Smathers comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 64-58 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Michael Thayer pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Warren Schneider clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | James Rollo misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Lamont Mallory - foul #1 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Lamont Mallory | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Kay - foul #3 on Stephen Kay, team foul #5 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Warren Schneider is fouled on the floor by Stephen Kay - foul #4 on Stephen Kay, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | William Wallace is hacked by Stephen Kay - foul #5 on Stephen Kay, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG) Stephen Kay | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | William Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Robin Williams gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | William Wallace steps in front of the George Smathers pass | 64-59 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Luis Williams is hacked by Ronald Spangler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Luis Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Rollo | 65-59 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Rollo | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Louisville | William Wallace is hacked by Ronald Spangler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF) Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:18 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamont Mallory (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF) Ronald Spangler | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:09 | Louisville | George Smathers is called for the reach on Warren Schneider in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Smathers, team foul #11 | 67-62 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Warren Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Michael Thayer picks off the pass by Ariel Rizzo | 68-62 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory is hacked by George Smathers in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Smathers, team foul #12 | 68-62 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | James Rollo hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 69-62 |