| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dan Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Mathew Weigel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Butz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine inbounds the ball | 44-22 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:56 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is hacked by Justin Niemi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Niemi, team foul #1 | 44-22 |
| 19:43 | Louisville | David Blanchard's dunk attempt is rejected by Mathew Weigel | 44-22 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits the follow up shot | 44-24 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Dan Carter banks in the layup set up by James Jones | 46-24 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the jumper in the lane set up by William Butz | 46-26 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | David Blanchard is called for the reach on Tony Gillis - foul #3 on David Blanchard, team foul #1 | 46-26 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Dan Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-26 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the defensive rebound | 46-26 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-29 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Dan Carter drills a 3 from the left corner | 49-29 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | David Blanchard is hacked by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #2 | 49-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, William Butz, Ryan Rine, David Blanchard, Louis Reaves | |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Rodney Heller misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #3 | 49-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG) Sammie Hudson | |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Rodney Heller makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Rodney Heller misses the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel grabs the defensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Leonel Lundin is called for the reach on Tony Gillis - foul #1 on Leonel Lundin, team foul #2 | 49-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sammie Hudson (PF) Sean Sowders | |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel hits a jumper from close range | 51-30 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Dan Carter is called for the reach on Arthur Yutzy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dan Carter, team foul #4 | 51-30 |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Peterman (C) Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Rodney Heller | 51-33 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the driving attempt from the right block | 53-33 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Leonel Lundin | 53-36 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman drills a shot from the left wing | 55-36 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (PG), Mark Silvia (SG), Russell Fleming (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) James Jones, Dan Carter, Justin Niemi, Tony Gillis, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), William Butz (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), David Blanchard (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Sammie Hudson, Leonel Lundin | |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Mark Silvia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-36 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the rebound | 55-36 |
| 14:19 | Louisville | William Butz knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Blanchard | 55-38 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Mark Silvia misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-38 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Mark Silvia gets the offensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Mark Spiro scores on a shot from the left side | 57-38 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-38 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Mark Silvia snags the defensive board | 57-38 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Mark Silvia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Tony Gillis (PF), Samuel Peterman (C) Russell Fleming, Peter Aronson, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sammie Hudson (PF) David Blanchard | |
| 13:19 | Louisville | William Butz is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Spiro - foul #2 on Mark Spiro, team foul #5 | 57-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG) William Butz | |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-40 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Louis Reaves blocks the short jumper by Dan Carter | 57-40 |
| 12:40 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 57-40 |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-40 |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the offensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Samuel Peterman swats the short shot by Louis Reaves | 57-40 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Dan Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 57-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Carter (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Silvia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Gillis (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Peterman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-40 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Mark Silvia tips it home | 59-40 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the jump hook from the left block | 59-40 |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Dan Carter gets the rebound | 59-40 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses long on a floater from the right side | 59-40 |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Dan Carter can't tip it in | 59-40 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 59-40 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Arthur Yutzy | 59-42 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Mark Spiro clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Sean Sowders - foul #1 on Sean Sowders, team foul #3 | 59-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Justin Niemi (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) Dan Carter, Mark Silvia, Tony Gillis, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), William Butz (SG), David Harvey (SF), David Blanchard (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Arthur Yutzy, Ryan Rine, Sammie Hudson, Louis Reaves | |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Mark Spiro makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | David Harvey knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG) Mark Spiro | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:22 | Louisville | David Harvey is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Niemi - foul #3 on Justin Niemi, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Rodney Heller is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-45 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Justin Niemi gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Justin Niemi scores on a shot from the left side and the foul's on David Harvey - foul #1 on David Harvey, team foul #4 | 62-45 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the free throw | 62-45 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Rodney Heller | 62-47 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is hacked by Rodney Heller - foul #2 on Rodney Heller, team foul #5 | 62-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Silvia (SG), Samuel Peterman (C) Dan Carter, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Rine (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF), Louis Reaves (C) David Harvey, David Blanchard, Leonel Lundin | |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Justin Niemi clanks a runner from the left block | 62-47 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Louis Reaves snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 08:21 | Louisville | Ryan Rine drills a floater from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 08:14 | St. John's | Peter Aronson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 08:12 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 08:10 | Louisville | Justin Niemi steps in front of the Rodney Heller pass in the backcourt | 62-49 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is fouled on the floor by Sammie Hudson - foul #4 on Sammie Hudson, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SG), Tony Gillis (PF), Mathew Weigel (C) Mark Silvia, Peter Aronson, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), David Blanchard (PF) Rodney Heller, William Butz, Ryan Rine, Sammie Hudson | |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Justin Niemi connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 64-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Spiro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Mathew Weigel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Louisville | David Harvey is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-49 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel grabs the board | 64-49 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Justin Niemi drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Tony Gillis | 66-49 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | David Harvey comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 66-49 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Mathew Weigel snags the defensive board | 66-49 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | Louis Reaves denies the turnaround by Justin Niemi | 66-49 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Tony Gillis tips it home | 68-49 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Spiro - foul #3 on Mark Spiro, team foul #7 | 68-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Dan Carter (SG), Mark Silvia (SF), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Mark Spiro, Justin Niemi, Mathew Weigel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Rine (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) David Harvey, David Blanchard, Louis Reaves | |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Sammie Hudson - foul #5 on Sammie Hudson, team foul #7 | 68-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), William Butz (SG), David Blanchard (PF) Sean Sowders, Arthur Yutzy, Sammie Hudson | |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 06:06 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-51 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin makes the floater from the right wing | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Mark Silvia comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 70-53 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | William Butz gets the rebound | 70-53 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Samuel Peterman steals it from Ryan Rine in the backcourt | 70-53 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Tony Gillis can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-53 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | William Butz grabs the defensive rebound | 70-53 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | David Blanchard hits a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Tony Gillis - foul #1 on Tony Gillis, team foul #8 | 70-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SG), Russell Fleming (SF), Peter Aronson (PF) Dan Carter, Mark Silvia, Tony Gillis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG) Rodney Heller | |
| 04:59 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the free throw | 70-56 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Mark Spiro can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 70-56 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Peter Aronson pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-56 |
| 04:45 | St. John's | James Lammers misses short on a shot in the paint | 70-56 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Peter Aronson hits the follow up shot | 72-56 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | James Lammers steals the ball from William Butz in the backcourt | 72-56 |
| 04:36 | St. John's | Russell Fleming lays it in on a great pass from James Lammers | 74-56 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | William Butz's pass is intercepted by Mark Spiro in the backcourt | 74-56 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Peter Aronson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Jones (PG), Kenneth Morin (C) James Lammers, Samuel Peterman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Louis Reaves (C) William Butz, Ryan Rine, Leonel Lundin | |
| 04:04 | Louisville | David Harvey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-56 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Peter Aronson gets the rebound | 74-56 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Mark Spiro drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Jones | 76-56 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-56 |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Peter Aronson pulls down the rebound | 76-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Spiro (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Fleming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Aronson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Morin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Blanchard (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Russell Fleming's pass is intercepted by Sean Sowders | 76-56 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | David Harvey is hacked by Russell Fleming - foul #1 on Russell Fleming, team foul #9 | 76-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Lammers (PG), Mark Silvia (SG), Samuel Peterman (C) James Jones, Mark Spiro, Kenneth Morin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Ryan Rine (SF) Sean Sowders, Arthur Yutzy | |
| 02:45 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 76-58 |
| 02:34 | St. John's | James Lammers misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 76-58 |
| 02:32 | St. John's | Peter Aronson can't tip it in | 76-58 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | David Harvey pulls down the rebound | 76-58 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Samuel Peterman - foul #2 on Samuel Peterman, team foul #10 | 76-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Spiro (SG) Russell Fleming | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (SG), Leonel Lundin (C) David Harvey, Louis Reaves | |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the 2nd free throw | 76-58 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Samuel Peterman pulls down the rebound | 76-58 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Mark Silvia misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-58 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin snags the defensive board | 76-58 |
| 01:32 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 76-58 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin hits the follow up shot | 76-60 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Mark Silvia misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-60 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin gets the rebound | 76-60 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | William Butz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Fleming (SF) James Lammers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Leonel Lundin | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Mark Spiro misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 76-60 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Sean Sowders snags the defensive board | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Sean Sowders knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Butz | 76-63 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Mark Spiro runs out the clock | 76-63 |