| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) PF - George Hui (fresh) 1 pts. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Isaac Michael (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Winston Dismuke (fresh) C - Quinton Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo inbounds the ball | 43-47 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 19:43 | St. John's | Eugene Witz grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | George Hui misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-47 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Quinton Butler pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Isaac Michael misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-47 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Todd Griffin gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Eugene Witz misses the lay-in | 43-47 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Quinton Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Isaac Michael misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 18:51 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Quinton Butler steps in front of the Lanny Mumford pass | 43-47 |
| 18:09 | Louisville | Richard Byrd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | George Hui gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | The short jumper by George Hui is denied by Michael Lyons | 43-47 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | Michael Lyons misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | George Hui buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lanny Mumford | 46-47 |
| 16:52 | Louisville | Isaac Michael drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Byrd | 46-50 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Eugene Witz misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-50 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Isaac Michael grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Isaac Michael | 46-53 |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Lanny Mumford and the foul's on Richard Byrd - foul #3 on Richard Byrd, team foul #1 | 48-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Thomas (PG), Chen Wang (SG), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Peter Terrazas (C) Lanny Mumford, Todd Griffin, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Sledge (PG), Chad Lee (SG), Brady Duke (SF), Elvin Dilday (PF), Andrew Veras (C) Isaac Michael, Richard Byrd, Michael Lyons, Winston Dismuke, Quinton Butler | |
| 16:02 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chen Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Angel Arredondo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Raymond Sledge (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Chad Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brady Duke (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Elvin Dilday (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Veras (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Brady Duke is fouled on the floor by Angel Arredondo - foul #3 on Angel Arredondo, team foul #1 | 49-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Matthew Stoneking (C) Ernest Thomas, Angel Arredondo | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-53 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Chen Wang misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Raymond Sledge - foul #2 on Raymond Sledge, team foul #2 | 49-53 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Chen Wang makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Chen Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Randall Tallent is called for the reach on Raymond Sledge - foul #4 on Randall Tallent, team foul #2 | 51-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Thomas (PG) Randall Tallent | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Raymond Sledge, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Chad Lee | 51-53 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Brady Duke misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday misses the tip | 51-53 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ernest Thomas | 54-53 |
| 13:10 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday's layup is rejected by Bert Lagerberg | 54-53 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 12:51 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking is whistled for a carry | 54-53 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Ernest Thomas, Chen Wang, Peter Terrazas, Bert Lagerberg, Matthew Stoneking | |
| Subs | Louisville | Isaac Michael (PG), Richard Byrd (SG), Michael Lyons (SF), David McStay (PF), Quinton Butler (C) Raymond Sledge, Chad Lee, Brady Duke, Elvin Dilday, Andrew Veras | |
| 12:27 | Louisville | David McStay throws it down on a great pass from Quinton Butler | 54-55 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Todd Griffin comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David McStay - foul #1 on David McStay, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Winston Dismuke (PF) David McStay | |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Quinton Butler gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Angel Arredondo steals it from Richard Byrd | 54-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - George Hui (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Isaac Michael (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Lyons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Winston Dismuke (fresh) 3 pts. C - Quinton Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Eugene Witz travels with the ball | 54-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Lee (SF) Michael Lyons | |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Chad Lee's floater is tipped away by George Hui | 54-55 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Eugene Witz tips it in | 56-55 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Isaac Michael's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG) Todd Griffin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brady Duke (SF) Richard Byrd | |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Eugene Witz comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Quinton Butler - foul #2 on Quinton Butler, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David McStay (PF) Winston Dismuke | |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Eugene Witz misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | Eugene Witz misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Quinton Butler gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | David McStay connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 56-57 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 10:06 | St. John's | Eugene Witz gets the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Chen Wang misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Quinton Butler gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Brady Duke misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to David McStay | 56-57 |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Brady Duke's pass is intercepted by Lanny Mumford | 56-57 |
| 09:26 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lanny Mumford | 58-57 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Quinton Butler is whistled for a carry | 58-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Thomas (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Lanny Mumford, Chen Wang, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Sledge (PG), Richard Byrd (SG), Michael Lyons (SF), Winston Dismuke (PF) Isaac Michael, Chad Lee, David McStay, Quinton Butler | |
| 08:53 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Ernest Thomas | 60-57 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Brady Duke misses long on a 3 from straight away | 60-57 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke hits the follow up shot | 60-59 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Ernest Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-59 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Richard Byrd snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Bert Lagerberg steals it from Brady Duke | 60-59 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas scores on a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Brady Duke - foul #2 on Brady Duke, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Elvin Dilday (C) Brady Duke | |
| 08:09 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas makes the free throw | 63-59 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Richard Byrd misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-59 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Todd Griffin gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Stoneking (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Raymond Sledge (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Winston Dismuke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Elvin Dilday (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Ernest Thomas misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 63-59 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses the tip | 63-59 |
| 07:33 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Raymond Sledge | 63-59 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | Richard Byrd hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Elvin Dilday | 63-62 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg is whistled for traveling | 63-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Chen Wang (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Ernest Thomas, Todd Griffin, Peter Terrazas, Bert Lagerberg, Matthew Stoneking | |
| Subs | Louisville | Isaac Michael (PG), Chad Lee (SG), Quinton Butler (C) Raymond Sledge, Richard Byrd, Winston Dismuke | |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Randall Tallent steps in front of the Chad Lee pass | 63-62 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Eugene Witz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Chad Lee grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Isaac Michael buries a floater from the baseline set up by Michael Lyons | 63-64 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Randall Tallent buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Chen Wang | 66-64 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-64 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Isaac Michael misses the tip | 66-64 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Eugene Witz gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo banks in the layup on a great pass from Randall Tallent and the foul's on Quinton Butler - foul #3 on Quinton Butler, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG) Chen Wang | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Byrd (SG), Raymond Sledge (SF), Brady Duke (PF) Chad Lee, Michael Lyons, Elvin Dilday | |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the free throw | 69-64 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-64 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Todd Griffin gets the rebound | 69-64 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Randall Tallent is called for traveling | 69-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Peter Terrazas (C) Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Winston Dismuke (PF) Quinton Butler | |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Peter Terrazas - foul #1 on Peter Terrazas, team foul #3 | 69-64 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Randall Tallent is fouled on the floor by Brady Duke - foul #3 on Brady Duke, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (SG) Todd Griffin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Lee (SG), Andrew Veras (C) Richard Byrd, Raymond Sledge | |
| 04:25 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Andrew Veras grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 04:09 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Winston Dismuke blocks the short jumper by Bert Lagerberg | 69-65 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Tallent | 69-65 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chen Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Isaac Michael (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brady Duke (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Winston Dismuke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Veras (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Chen Wang knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-65 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Chad Lee knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Isaac Michael | 72-67 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Lanny Mumford, Chen Wang, Bert Lagerberg, Peter Terrazas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Byrd (SG), Michael Lyons (SF), Quinton Butler (C) Chad Lee, Brady Duke, Andrew Veras | |
| 02:51 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 72-67 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Quinton Butler makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Isaac Michael | 72-69 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Michael Lyons is called for the reach on Eugene Witz - foul #2 on Michael Lyons, team foul #9 | 72-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brady Duke (PF) Winston Dismuke | |
| 02:26 | St. John's | Eugene Witz misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Brady Duke gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 02:08 | Louisville | Brady Duke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG) Randall Tallent | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:52 | St. John's | Todd Griffin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 72-69 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Brady Duke grabs the board | 72-69 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Isaac Michael misses short on a shot from the left side | 72-69 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Quinton Butler can't tip it in | 72-69 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | George Hui snags the defensive board | 72-69 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | George Hui buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Lanny Mumford | 74-69 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Isaac Michael is hacked by Lanny Mumford - foul #1 on Lanny Mumford, team foul #4 | 74-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG) Lanny Mumford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Winston Dismuke (PF) Brady Duke | |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Quinton Butler double dribbles | 74-69 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Randall Tallent is whistled for traveling | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Michael Lyons knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Randall Tallent is fouled in the backcourt by Isaac Michael - foul #1 on Isaac Michael, team foul #10 | 74-72 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Quinton Butler pulls down the rebound | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Richard Byrd can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Todd Griffin - foul #3 on Todd Griffin, team foul #5 | 74-72 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Richard Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Richard Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Todd Griffin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-74 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - George Hui (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Isaac Michael (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Byrd (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Winston Dismuke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Quinton Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Quinton Butler wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Isaac Michael connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Lyons and the foul's on Randall Tallent - foul #5 on Randall Tallent, team foul #6 | 74-76 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG) Randall Tallent | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Isaac Michael makes the free throw | 74-77 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Eugene Witz banks in the layup on a nice dish by Angel Arredondo | 76-77 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Richard Byrd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-77 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Eugene Witz pulls down the rebound | 76-77 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Winston Dismuke steals the ball from George Hui | 76-77 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke is hacked by George Hui - foul #3 on George Hui, team foul #7 | 76-77 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brady Duke (SF) Michael Lyons | |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke misses the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Eugene Witz | 76-78 |
| 03:18 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Griffin | 79-78 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 79-78 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Brady Duke snags the offensive board | 79-78 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Richard Byrd misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Todd Griffin - foul #4 on Todd Griffin, team foul #8 | 79-78 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG) Todd Griffin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Elvin Dilday (PF) Winston Dismuke | |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Richard Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Richard Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Richard Byrd makes the 3rd free throw | 79-81 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-81 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG) Chen Wang | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Lyons (SF) Elvin Dilday | |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses the easy layup | 79-81 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Brady Duke pulls down the rebound | 79-81 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Michael Lyons buries a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by George Hui - foul #4 on George Hui, team foul #9 | 79-83 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Michael Lyons makes the free throw | 79-84 |
| 02:20 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 79-84 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Isaac Michael pulls down the rebound | 79-84 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Richard Byrd hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Lyons | 79-87 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 79-87 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | George Hui tips it but misses | 79-87 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Brady Duke pulls down the rebound | 79-87 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Michael Lyons misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-87 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Hui | 79-87 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Isaac Michael steps in front of the Lanny Mumford pass in the backcourt | 79-87 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | Brady Duke makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-90 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo is fouled on the floor by Michael Lyons - foul #3 on Michael Lyons, team foul #11 | 79-90 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Peter Terrazas (C) Todd Griffin, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Sledge (PG), Chad Lee (SG), Elvin Dilday (PF), Andrew Veras (C) Isaac Michael, Richard Byrd, Michael Lyons, Quinton Butler | |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the 1st free throw | 80-90 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the 2nd free throw | 81-90 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 81-90 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Chen Wang, Bert Lagerberg, Peter Terrazas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Isaac Michael (PG), Richard Byrd (SG), Michael Lyons (SF), Winston Dismuke (PF), Quinton Butler (C) Raymond Sledge, Chad Lee, Brady Duke, Elvin Dilday, Andrew Veras | |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Isaac Michael is fouled on the floor by Lanny Mumford - foul #2 on Lanny Mumford, team foul #10 | 81-90 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Isaac Michael makes the 1st free throw | 81-91 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Isaac Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 81-92 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - George Hui (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Isaac Michael (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Byrd (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Lyons (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Winston Dismuke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Quinton Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-92 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to George Hui | 81-92 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Quinton Butler denies the turnaround by Eugene Witz | 81-92 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Richard Byrd pulls down the rebound | 81-92 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Isaac Michael makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Lyons | 81-94 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo is hacked by Richard Byrd - foul #4 on Richard Byrd, team foul #12 | 81-94 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Peter Terrazas (C) Todd Griffin, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Sledge (PG), Chad Lee (SG), Brady Duke (SF), Elvin Dilday (PF), Andrew Veras (C) Isaac Michael, Richard Byrd, Michael Lyons, Winston Dismuke, Quinton Butler | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the 1st free throw | 82-94 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the 2nd free throw | 83-94 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Chad Lee is hacked by Bert Lagerberg - foul #1 on Bert Lagerberg, team foul #11 | 83-94 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking (C) Angel Arredondo | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Chad Lee misses the 1st free throw | 83-94 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Chad Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 83-95 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Sledge - foul #4 on Raymond Sledge, team foul #13 | 83-95 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the 1st free throw | 84-95 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 85-95 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge runs out the clock | 85-95 |