| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Donner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott White (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Gannon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Zane inbounds the ball | 44-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | St. John's | Thomas Gannon blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Travis Abbott | 44-42 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Michael Donner comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-42 |
| 19:32 | St. John's | James Fodor pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 19:28 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is whistled for traveling | 44-42 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Donner | 47-42 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | James Fodor misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Jonathan Thorson - foul #2 on Jonathan Thorson, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | James Fodor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-42 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | William Seibert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-42 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon can't tip it in | 47-42 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Michael Donner tips it home | 49-42 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Gannon - foul #3 on Thomas Gannon, team foul #1 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (SG), Francis Griffin (SF), Jim Gandy (PF), Michael Arce (C) Michael Donner, Frederick Thompson, Scott White, Thomas Gannon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF) James Zane, James Fodor | |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Buddy Williams is called for the reach on William Seibert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Buddy Williams, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Bradley Macklin (C) Buddy Williams, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Thomas Jackson steals the ball from Jim Gandy | 49-44 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Stephan Carr is whistled for a carry | 49-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Randall Lucas (SF) William Seibert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (SG) Travis Abbott | |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Willie Carr connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Randall Lucas | 51-44 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Randall Lucas - foul #1 on Randall Lucas, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Thompson (SF) Randall Lucas | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF) Stephan Carr | |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Francis Griffin misses the shot from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 16:11 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Richard Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Donner (SG), Scott White (PF), Thomas Gannon (C) Francis Griffin, Jim Gandy, Michael Arce | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), James Fodor (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) Richard Morrison, Bradley Macklin, Thomas Jackson | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Donner (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott White (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Gannon (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Zane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Willie Carr hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Scott White | 53-46 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Scott White is called for the reach on Jonathan Thorson - foul #1 on Scott White, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG) Willie Carr | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG) Thomas Witt | |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-49 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Buddy Williams is called for the reach on Michael Donner - foul #4 on Buddy Williams, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Stephan Carr (SF) Buddy Williams, James Zane | |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Michael Donner clanks a shot from the free throw line | 53-49 |
| 14:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Stephan Carr | 53-49 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is fouled on the floor by Michael Donner - foul #1 on Michael Donner, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (SF) Frederick Thompson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:14 | St. John's | Stephan Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Gandy (PF) Scott White | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Jackson (C) Jonathan Thorson | |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Jim Gandy loses the dribble to James Fodor | 53-49 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Gannon - foul #4 on Thomas Gannon, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Francis Griffin (SF), Michael Arce (C) Michael Donner, Thomas Gannon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (PG), James Zane (SF), Bradley Macklin (C) Richard Morrison, Stephan Carr, James Fodor | |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Willie Carr misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 13:19 | St. John's | Thomas Witt pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Thomas Witt makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Zane | 53-52 |
| 12:40 | Louisville | William Seibert is hacked by Thomas Witt - foul #1 on Thomas Witt, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose (SG), Frederick Thompson (SF), Scott White (PF) William Seibert, Willie Carr, Michael Arce | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Jonathan Thorson (C) Travis Abbott, Thomas Jackson | |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Francis Griffin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 12:27 | St. John's | James Zane grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Richard Morrison misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-52 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jim Gandy | 53-52 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Jim Gandy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Zane | 53-52 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | Thomas Witt buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Thorson | 53-55 |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Thomas Witt steals the ball from Francis Griffin | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Francis Griffin (fresh) SG - Norman Vanhoose (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott White (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jim Gandy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Zane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jonathan Thorson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | St. John's | James Zane misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-55 |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Francis Griffin pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson makes the runner from close range | 55-55 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin is whistled for a carry | 55-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG), Michael Donner (SG), David Hazelton (PF), Michael Arce (C) Francis Griffin, Norman Vanhoose, Scott White, Jim Gandy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Travis Abbott (SG), Stephan Carr (SF), James Fodor (PF), Thomas Jackson (C) Thomas Witt, James Zane, Bradley Macklin, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Michael Donner hits a 3 from the right wing set up by William Seibert | 58-55 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Travis Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Michael Donner | 58-55 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 58-55 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Stephan Carr | 58-55 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson connects on the jump hook from close range and he's hacked by David Hazelton - foul #1 on David Hazelton, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (SF), Scott White (PF) Frederick Thompson, David Hazelton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Witt (PG), Jonathan Thorson (C) Richard Morrison, James Fodor | |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Michael Arce's floater is tipped away by Jonathan Thorson | 58-58 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Thomas Jackson snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 09:00 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the floater in the lane | 58-60 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Scott White blows the layup | 58-60 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Willie Carr grabs the offensive board | 58-60 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Thomas Witt steals it from Michael Donner | 58-60 |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson is fouled on the floor by Willie Carr - foul #1 on Willie Carr, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Francis Griffin (SG), Randall Lucas (SF), David Hazelton (PF), Jim Gandy (C) William Seibert, Michael Donner, Scott White, Michael Arce | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), James Fodor (PF) Stephan Carr, Thomas Jackson | |
| 08:18 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Jim Gandy grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Francis Griffin is hacked by Thomas Witt - foul #2 on Thomas Witt, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gannon (C) David Hazelton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Bradley Macklin (C) Travis Abbott, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Francis Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-60 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Buddy Williams clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-60 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin hits the follow up shot | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Griffin (fresh) SF - Randall Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jim Gandy (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Gannon (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Buddy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Witt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Zane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Francis Griffin drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Willie Carr | 61-62 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Francis Griffin picks off the pass by Buddy Williams | 61-62 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Willie Carr banks in the layup set up by Francis Griffin | 63-62 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | James Zane can't throw it down | 63-62 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Bradley Macklin can't tip it in | 63-62 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | James Fodor snags the offensive board | 63-62 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Francis Griffin is called for the reach on Thomas Witt - foul #3 on Francis Griffin, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG), Michael Donner (SG), Frederick Thompson (SF), Scott White (PF) Willie Carr, Francis Griffin, Randall Lucas, Jim Gandy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (SF), Thomas Jackson (PF), Jonathan Thorson (C) James Zane, James Fodor, Bradley Macklin | |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Thomas Witt misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Scott White snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | William Seibert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 05:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Stephan Carr | 63-62 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | Buddy Williams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephan Carr | 63-64 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | William Seibert misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-64 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Seibert - foul #1 on William Seibert, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Arce (C) Thomas Gannon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG), Travis Abbott (SG), James Fodor (PF) Buddy Williams, Thomas Witt, Thomas Jackson | |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Stephan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:29 | St. John's | Stephan Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Michael Arce pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Michael Donner misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-65 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jonathan Thorson | 63-65 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | James Fodor is fouled on the floor by William Seibert - foul #2 on William Seibert, team foul #10 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zane (SF), Bradley Macklin (C) Stephan Carr, Jonathan Thorson | |
| 04:19 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | James Fodor misses the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:19 | Louisville | Scott White grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Michael Arce is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Arce, team foul #11 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (SG), Jim Gandy (PF) Michael Donner, Scott White | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Richard Morrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Francis Griffin (SF) Frederick Thompson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Bradley Macklin steps in front of the William Seibert pass | 63-66 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Carr (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Francis Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jim Gandy (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Arce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Richard Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Abbott (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Fodor (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Macklin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | James Fodor misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Jim Gandy - foul #2 on Jim Gandy, team foul #12 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Randall Lucas (SF) William Seibert | |
| Subs | St. John's | Buddy Williams (PG), Jonathan Thorson (C) Richard Morrison, Bradley Macklin | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | James Fodor makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Francis Griffin connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Willie Carr | 66-68 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Travis Abbott misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-68 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Michael Arce pulls down the rebound | 66-68 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG), Michael Donner (SG), Frederick Thompson (SF), Scott White (PF), Thomas Gannon (C) Willie Carr, Francis Griffin, Randall Lucas, Jim Gandy, Michael Arce | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:27 | Louisville | William Seibert is hacked by Buddy Williams - foul #5 on Buddy Williams, team foul #6 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG) Buddy Williams | |
| 02:06 | Louisville | William Seibert's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Thorson | 66-68 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | James Fodor hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 66-68 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Scott White grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | William Seibert hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Donner | 69-68 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson banks in the layup set up by James Zane | 69-70 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-70 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson clanks a turnaround in the paint | 69-70 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Michael Donner grabs the board | 69-70 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | William Seibert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-70 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Michael Donner - foul #2 on Michael Donner, team foul #13 | 69-70 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-72 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Zane | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | James Zane is fouled in the backcourt by William Seibert - foul #3 on William Seibert, team foul #14 | 69-72 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | James Zane makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Michael Donner misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 69-74 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson pulls down the rebound | 69-74 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson is hacked by William Seibert in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Seibert, team foul #15 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephan Carr (PG) Richard Morrison | |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | Jonathan Thorson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | William Seibert scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-76 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Travis Abbott is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Donner - foul #3 on Michael Donner, team foul #16 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Morrison (PG) James Zane | |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Travis Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | William Seibert buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-78 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Richard Morrison runs out the clock | 75-78 |