| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Loughran (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan White (fresh) 17 pts. PF - James Troutman (fresh) C - John Edison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Clem (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harold Barnhart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Bryan White inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | James Troutman misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Harold Barnhart - foul #1 on Harold Barnhart, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | James Troutman makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | James Troutman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | John Clem clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Bryan White grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | Willie Lewis is called for the reach on Edmund Robbs - foul #1 on Willie Lewis, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Bryan White travels with the ball | 41-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Landis (PF) James Troutman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Willie Lewis misses short on a shot from the baseline | 41-38 |
| 18:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Landis | 41-38 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 17:45 | St. John's | David Landis tips it home | 43-38 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Willie Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | John Edison pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Bryan White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Troy Kersten | 43-38 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart loses the dribble to David Landis | 43-38 |
| 16:40 | St. John's | David Landis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG), Greg Henry (SG), James Troutman (PF) Edmund Robbs, Raymond Loughran, John Edison | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Howard Hagan (PF), Curtis Secrist (C) Willie Lewis, Micheal Hause, Harold Barnhart, Troy Kersten | |
| 16:26 | Louisville | John Clem makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Polson | 43-41 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | David Landis is hacked by Curtis Secrist in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Secrist, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | James Troutman is open but can't throw it down | 43-41 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Christopher Hack tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist dunks the ball | 45-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan White (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Troutman (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Landis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) SF - John Clem (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Howard Hagan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | St. John's | Christopher Hack misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Howard Hagan - foul #2 on Howard Hagan, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Danforth (C) James Troutman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SF), Troy Kersten (C) John Clem, Howard Hagan | |
| 15:28 | St. John's | Christopher Hack makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 15:28 | St. John's | Christopher Hack makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 15:13 | Louisville | Jerry Polson misses long on a shot from the right side | 47-43 |
| 15:11 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist hits the follow up shot | 47-45 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Greg Henry makes the jump hook from close range set up by David Landis | 49-45 |
| 14:27 | Louisville | Micheal Hause knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Secrist | 49-48 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Christopher Hack is hacked by Jerry Polson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Polson, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), Raymond Loughran (SG), Dan Whelchel (SF), John Edison (C) Christopher Hack, Greg Henry, Bryan White, Joshua Danforth | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brandon Holguin (PG), Willie Lewis (SG), John Clem (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Jerry Polson, Phillip Slomski, Micheal Hause, Curtis Secrist | |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs can't finish the layup but the foul's on Willie Lewis - foul #2 on Willie Lewis, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Troutman (PF) David Landis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Hagan (PF) Joseph Jones | |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 14:10 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Howard Hagan | 49-48 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Willie Lewis throws it down | 49-50 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Brandon Holguin is called for the reach on Raymond Loughran in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Holguin, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Barnhart (PF) Troy Kersten | |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Willie Lewis misses badly on a floater from close range | 51-50 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart can't tip it in | 51-50 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | John Edison pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | John Edison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Greg Henry (SG), Bryan White (SF), Joshua Danforth (PF) Raymond Loughran, Dan Whelchel, James Troutman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SG), Troy Kersten (C) Willie Lewis, Howard Hagan | |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Joshua Danforth swats the dunk try by Harold Barnhart | 51-50 |
| 12:56 | St. John's | John Edison grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Bryan White drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 54-50 |
| 12:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joshua Danforth | 54-50 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs misses short on a floater near the basket | 54-50 |
| 12:14 | Louisville | Micheal Hause grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Greg Henry blocks the short jumper by Harold Barnhart | 54-50 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Holguin | 54-50 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Henry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan White (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Danforth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Edison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Brandon Holguin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Clem (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Harold Barnhart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Kersten (tiring) 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Troy Kersten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG), Raymond Loughran (SG), Dan Whelchel (PF), David Landis (C) Edmund Robbs, Greg Henry, Joshua Danforth, John Edison | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Willie Lewis (SF), Howard Hagan (PF), Curtis Secrist (C) Brandon Holguin, Micheal Hause, John Clem, Harold Barnhart, Troy Kersten | |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Bryan White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| 11:29 | Louisville | Jerry Polson loses the dribble to Bryan White | 54-50 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Bryan White hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Bryan White gets the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | David Landis buries a runner from the baseline set up by Dan Whelchel | 56-50 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Willie Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Troutman (PF) Bryan White | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Jerry Polson, Howard Hagan | |
| 10:10 | St. John's | James Troutman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Loughran | 58-50 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Willie Lewis | 58-53 |
| 09:34 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | James Troutman can't tip it in | 58-53 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | David Landis misses the tip | 58-53 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Willie Lewis pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Willie Lewis's pass is intercepted by Christopher Hack in the backcourt | 58-53 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | James Troutman makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Dan Whelchel and he's hacked by Joseph Jones - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), Greg Henry (SG), Bryan White (SF), John Edison (C) Christopher Hack, Raymond Loughran, Dan Whelchel, David Landis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), John Clem (SF), Harold Barnhart (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Willie Lewis, Phillip Slomski, Joseph Jones, Curtis Secrist | |
| 09:06 | St. John's | James Troutman makes the free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | John Clem hits a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Bryan White - foul #1 on Bryan White, team foul #1 | 61-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Danforth (PF) James Troutman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:46 | Louisville | John Clem makes the free throw | 61-56 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | John Edison loses the ball out of bounds | 61-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Hagan (C) Troy Kersten | |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Howard Hagan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-56 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Kersten (C) Harold Barnhart | |
| 07:46 | St. John's | John Edison loses the dribble to Howard Hagan | 61-56 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan White (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Danforth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Edison (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Micheal Hause (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Clem (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Howard Hagan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Howard Hagan lays it in set up by Micheal Hause | 61-58 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs is fouled in the backcourt by John Clem - foul #3 on John Clem, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Whelchel (SF), David Landis (PF) Bryan White, Joshua Danforth | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brandon Holguin (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Willie Lewis (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Jerry Polson, Micheal Hause, John Clem, Howard Hagan | |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Troy Kersten grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Willie Lewis clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 62-58 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | David Landis gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Greg Henry is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Kersten - foul #4 on Troy Kersten, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (PG) Edmund Robbs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Barnhart (PF), Curtis Secrist (C) Joseph Jones, Troy Kersten | |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Greg Henry misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Greg Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Christopher Hack grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | David Landis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 63-58 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist is hacked by Greg Henry - foul #2 on Greg Henry, team foul #2 | 63-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Loughran (SG), Bryan White (SF), James Troutman (PF) Greg Henry, Dan Whelchel, John Edison | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Micheal Hause (SG), John Clem (SF) Brandon Holguin, Phillip Slomski, Willie Lewis | |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Micheal Hause | 63-60 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Bryan White is whistled for traveling | 63-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), Joshua Danforth (C) Christopher Hack, David Landis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Hagan (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Harold Barnhart, Curtis Secrist | |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Edmund Robbs is called for the reach on Micheal Hause - foul #1 on Edmund Robbs, team foul #3 | 63-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Whelchel (PF) James Troutman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brandon Holguin (PG) Jerry Polson | |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joshua Danforth - foul #1 on Joshua Danforth, team foul #4 | 63-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Hack (SG) Raymond Loughran | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG) Brandon Holguin, John Clem | |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:44 | St. John's | Bryan White is denied on a dunk by Micheal Hause | 63-62 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Bryan White pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Bryan White can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Howard Hagan gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Dan Whelchel is called for the reach on Willie Lewis - foul #1 on Dan Whelchel, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Greg Henry (SG), James Troutman (PF), John Edison (C) Bryan White, Dan Whelchel, Joshua Danforth | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), John Clem (SF), Joseph Jones (PF) Willie Lewis, Phillip Slomski, Howard Hagan | |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Edmund Robbs denies the turnaround by Troy Kersten | 63-62 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Christopher Hack snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Micheal Hause takes the ball from Greg Henry in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | John Clem lays it in on a nice dish by Micheal Hause | 63-64 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Hack (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Greg Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Robbs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Troutman (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Edison (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Micheal Hause (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Clem (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 3 pf. C - Troy Kersten (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Christopher Hack is hacked by John Clem in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Clem, team foul #11 | 63-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Loughran (SG) Greg Henry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Barnhart (PF), Curtis Secrist (C) Joseph Jones, Troy Kersten | |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Christopher Hack makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Christopher Hack misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:44 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Micheal Hause comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-64 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | John Edison pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 03:19 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 64-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Greg Henry (SG), Bryan White (SF), David Landis (PF) Christopher Hack, Edmund Robbs, James Troutman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (SG) Micheal Hause | |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Willie Lewis hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jerry Polson | 64-66 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Edmund Robbs (PG), James Troutman (PF) Greg Henry, David Landis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (SG) John Clem | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Bryan White misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | John Edison tips it in | 66-66 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SF), Troy Kersten (C) Jerry Polson, Curtis Secrist | |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Troy Kersten's pass is intercepted by James Troutman | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:59 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Edmund Robbs | 69-66 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Phillip Slomski and the foul's on Raymond Loughran - foul #2 on Raymond Loughran, team foul #6 | 69-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (SF) Phillip Slomski | |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart makes the free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:33 | St. John's | Edmund Robbs is called for traveling in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Troy Kersten double dribbles | 69-69 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Bryan White misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-69 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Troy Kersten pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Willie Lewis is fouled on the floor by John Edison - foul #3 on John Edison, team foul #7 | 69-69 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Willie Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Bryan White pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran is hacked by Troy Kersten in the backcourt - foul #5 on Troy Kersten, team foul #12 | 69-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Hagan (C) Troy Kersten | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:40 | St. John's | Raymond Loughran misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Howard Hagan blows the layup | 70-69 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | John Edison snags the defensive board | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Willie Lewis is called for the reach on John Edison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Lewis, team foul #13 | 70-69 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | John Edison makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | John Edison makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | John Clem misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Willie Lewis grabs the offensive board | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | The clock runs out | 72-69 |