| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Allan Philson inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Jan Franks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-36 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kent Pittman | 30-36 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | George Frost misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich is fouled on the floor by Scott Carnegie - foul #2 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses badly on a shot in the lane | 30-36 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Scott Carnegie | 30-36 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Ryan Page is hacked by Eric Lavigne - foul #2 on Eric Lavigne, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | Allan Philson takes the ball from Florentino Lombardi | 30-36 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 30-36 |
| 17:53 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the tip | 30-36 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Philson | 30-36 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Rolando Ramos steals the ball from Eric Lavigne | 30-36 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi connects on the shot from the left block | 32-36 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne buries a jumper from the left side set up by Ian Froehlich | 32-38 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kent Pittman | 35-38 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne hits a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Scott Carnegie - foul #3 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Hicks (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (PF), Jamie Howell (C) Rolando Ramos, Ryan Page, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), James Zermeno (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Mark Rowland (C) George Frost, Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson, Jan Franks | |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by John Pelzer - foul #2 on John Pelzer, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Richardson (C) Eric Lavigne | |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Michael Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG), John Tope (C) Paul Hicks, Jamie Howell | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Maez (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Zermeno (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Pelzer (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mark Rowland (fresh) 2 blk. C - Michael Richardson (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Gary Sutton misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 15:40 | St. John's | Mark Rowland pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | John Tope steals the ball from John Pelzer | 37-41 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | John Tope drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Kent Pittman | 39-41 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | John Tope grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | John Tope is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on John Tope, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) Malcolm Hamilton, John Tope | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Ian Froehlich (SG), Jan Franks (C) Joseph Maez, James Zermeno, Michael Richardson | |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Jan Franks knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Pelzer | 39-43 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi's floater is knocked away by Jan Franks | 39-43 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Mark Rowland pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | John Pelzer clanks a floater near the basket | 39-43 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Gary Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ryan Page and he's hacked by Jan Franks - foul #2 on Jan Franks, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG) Kent Pittman, Gary Sutton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF) John Pelzer, Mark Rowland | |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | William Grullon steps in front of the George Frost pass in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Rolando Ramos and he's hacked by Jan Franks - foul #3 on Jan Franks, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | George Frost misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-43 |
| 13:00 | St. John's | Jan Franks hits the follow up shot | 45-45 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | William Grullon is fouled on the floor by George Frost - foul #1 on George Frost, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), James Zermeno (SG) George Frost, Ian Froehlich | |
| 12:19 | Louisville | A charge is called on Florentino Lombardi - foul #2 on Florentino Lombardi, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (PG) William Grullon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:53 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses short on a floater in the paint | 45-45 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Maez (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Zermeno (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jan Franks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 45-45 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | James Zermeno tips it but misses | 45-45 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Scott Carnegie | 48-45 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | The short jumper by Eric Lavigne is denied by Ryan Page | 48-45 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Kent Pittman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Jamie Howell (C) Rolando Ramos, Florentino Lombardi, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Ian Froehlich (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Mark Rowland (PF), Michael Richardson (C) Joseph Maez, James Zermeno, Allan Philson, Eric Lavigne, Jan Franks | |
| 10:27 | St. John's | John Pelzer is fouled on the floor by Gary Sutton - foul #4 on Gary Sutton, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Hicks (SG) Gary Sutton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:17 | St. John's | George Frost misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Malcolm Hamilton | 48-45 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Ryan Page drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Jamie Howell | 50-45 |
| 09:23 | St. John's | Mark Rowland is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mark Rowland, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Scott Carnegie (PF) Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton, Ryan Page | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF) John Pelzer | |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses short on a floater from the right side | 50-45 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | William Grullon gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Paul Hicks is fouled on the floor by Mark Rowland - foul #2 on Mark Rowland, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG) William Grullon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jan Franks (C) Michael Richardson | |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Paul Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Paul Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Jan Franks grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | George Frost misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Mark Rowland grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Allan Philson drills a driving attempt in the paint | 51-47 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi blows the layup but the foul's on Allan Philson - foul #1 on Allan Philson, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG), John Tope (C) Paul Hicks, Jamie Howell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), James Zermeno (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF) George Frost, Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson, Mark Rowland | |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Tope (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Maez (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Zermeno (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Pelzer (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | St. John's | John Pelzer hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 53-47 |
| 07:26 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Jan Franks | 53-47 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | James Zermeno comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | John Tope grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 07:07 | Louisville | John Tope misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie tips it in | 55-47 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Scott Carnegie - foul #4 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (PG), Ryan Page (PF) Rolando Ramos, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Ian Froehlich (SG), Allan Philson (SF) Joseph Maez, James Zermeno, John Pelzer | |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | Jan Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi jams it | 57-48 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Jan Franks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-48 |
| 05:57 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the tip | 57-48 |
| 05:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Tope | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:29 | Louisville | Ryan Page clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Eric Lavigne - foul #3 on Eric Lavigne, team foul #9 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Hicks (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) Gary Sutton, Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Rowland (C) Jan Franks | |
| 05:29 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich snags the offensive board | 59-48 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George Frost | 59-50 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Ryan Page can't connect on a floater from the left block | 59-50 |
| 04:26 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Allan Philson is denied on a layup by John Tope | 59-50 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Lavigne | 59-50 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | The jump hook by Ian Froehlich is blocked by Malcolm Hamilton | 59-50 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Paul Hicks grabs the board | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Hicks (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ryan Page (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - John Tope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Froehlich (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allan Philson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Lavigne (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Rowland (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Louisville | John Tope's floater is tipped away by Allan Philson | 59-50 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Allan Philson pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Allan Philson knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Ian Froehlich | 59-52 |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) Paul Hicks, Malcolm Hamilton, John Tope | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Pelzer (SF), Jan Franks (C) Allan Philson, Eric Lavigne | |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| 02:38 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Tope (C) Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allan Philson (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF) John Pelzer, Mark Rowland | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Ryan Page - foul #2 on Ryan Page, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Jan Franks gets the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich is hacked by Rolando Ramos - foul #1 on Rolando Ramos, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 02:19 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Ian Froehlich steals the ball from Kent Pittman in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | George Frost banks in the layup set up by Ian Froehlich | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Allan Philson - foul #2 on Allan Philson, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Ian Froehlich | 63-58 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Jan Franks swats the short shot by Ryan Page | 63-58 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | George Frost works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jan Franks | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | The jump hook by Florentino Lombardi is blocked by Eric Lavigne | 63-61 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Jan Franks grabs the board | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Allan Philson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 63-61 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Jan Franks tips it back up and in | 63-63 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Page | 63-63 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | John Tope grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses long on a fullcourt shot | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 26 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - John Tope (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Louisville | John Tope wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:36 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi lays it up and in | 65-63 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Allan Philson and he's fouled by Kent Pittman - foul #2 on Kent Pittman, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich makes the free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses short on a runner in the paint | 65-66 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Ryan Page tips it in | 67-66 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | Jan Franks is alone and drills a driving attempt in the lane | 67-68 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi is hacked by Allan Philson - foul #3 on Allan Philson, team foul #11 | 67-68 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Jan Franks travels with the ball | 68-68 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-68 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jan Franks | 68-68 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Carnegie (C) John Tope | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Page | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Jan Franks misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 71-68 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ryan Page | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 71-68 |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie tips it but misses | 71-68 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie hits the follow up shot | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich is hacked by Rolando Ramos - foul #2 on Rolando Ramos, team foul #10 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Tope (C) Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Jan Franks swats the dunk try by John Tope | 73-70 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jan Franks | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Jan Franks lays it in | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Tope (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Froehlich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allan Philson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Eric Lavigne (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Jan Franks (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Ryan Page throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Jan Franks can't finish the layup | 73-72 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Jan Franks grabs the offensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the jumper from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | John Tope pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:09 | Louisville | John Tope is fouled in the backcourt by Ian Froehlich - foul #2 on Ian Froehlich, team foul #12 | 73-72 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | John Tope misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | John Tope makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-72 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi is fouled in the backcourt by Ian Froehlich - foul #3 on Ian Froehlich, team foul #13 | 74-72 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 75-72 |