| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) SF - Robert Ward (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Stair (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Fish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Johnny Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thad Edington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Drury (fresh) C - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Ward inbounds the ball | 36-47 |
| 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) | |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Jesse Stone drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jose Sosa and he's hacked by Johnny Jones - foul #2 on Johnny Jones, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| 19:46 | St. John's | Jesse Stone makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Joseph Fish is called for the reach on Kenneth Anderson - foul #2 on Joseph Fish, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Johnny Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-47 |
| 19:02 | St. John's | Robert Ward knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jose Sosa | 41-47 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Stanley Drury | 41-50 |
| 18:31 | St. John's | Joseph Fish clanks a jumper from close range | 41-50 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Stanley Drury gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Robert Ward steps in front of the Kenneth Anderson pass | 41-50 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Robert Ward makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Albert Stair | 43-50 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson is hacked by Albert Stair - foul #2 on Albert Stair, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Musto (PF), Wendell Morrison (C) Albert Stair, Joseph Fish | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (SG) Johnny Jones | |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-50 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Robert Ward gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Jose Sosa is hacked by Tony Shepherd - foul #3 on Tony Shepherd, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Samuel Diggs (SG), Anthony Stidham (PF) Jose Sosa, Jesse Stone, Robert Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Carlile (SG), Frank Bates (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Tony Shepherd, Stanley Drury, Kenneth Anderson | |
| 16:57 | St. John's | Joe Horace buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Stidham | 45-50 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Thad Edington buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Andrew Gaskins blocks the short jumper by Anthony Stidham | 45-52 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | Thad Edington grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Arneson | 45-55 |
| 15:53 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-55 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison can't tip it in | 45-55 |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Frank Bates pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joe Horace (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Diggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Musto (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Stidham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wendell Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Arneson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Carlile (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thad Edington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Bates (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Gaskins (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-55 |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Frank Bates tips it back up and in | 45-57 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew Gaskins - foul #2 on Andrew Gaskins, team foul #3 | 45-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Robert Ward (SF), Albert Stair (PF) Joe Horace, Samuel Diggs, Paul Musto, Anthony Stidham | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Johnny Jones (SG), Robert Workman (SF), Stanley Drury (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Robert Arneson, Thomas Carlile, Thad Edington, Frank Bates, Andrew Gaskins | |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Albert Stair pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | Jesse Stone buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jose Sosa | 49-57 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Johnny Jones scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Tony Shepherd | 49-60 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Robert Ward is fouled on the floor by Tony Shepherd - foul #4 on Tony Shepherd, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Fish (C) Wendell Morrison | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (PG) Tony Shepherd | |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Albert Stair can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-60 |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson snags the defensive board | 49-60 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson makes the jumper from the right block | 49-62 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Jose Sosa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (PG), Thad Edington (SF) Steve Hartnett, Robert Workman | |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | Robert Ward gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Jesse Stone is denied on a dunk by Kenneth Anderson | 49-62 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | Robert Ward hits the follow up shot | 51-62 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Stanley Drury misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Joseph Fish grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 12:37 | St. John's | Albert Stair travels with the ball | 51-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Paul Musto (SF), Anthony Stidham (PF) Jose Sosa, Robert Ward, Albert Stair | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Carlile (SG), Frank Bates (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Johnny Jones, Stanley Drury, Kenneth Anderson | |
| 12:21 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-62 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Thad Edington gets the offensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Robert Arneson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Paul Musto grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | Joe Horace misses short on a shot from the right side | 51-62 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Frank Bates snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joe Horace (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Stone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Musto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Stidham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Fish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Arneson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Carlile (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thad Edington (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Bates (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Gaskins (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 51-62 |
| 11:42 | St. John's | Anthony Stidham grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | Paul Musto is whistled for traveling | 51-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG), Robert Ward (SF), Wendell Morrison (C) Joe Horace, Jesse Stone, Joseph Fish | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Frank Bates misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-62 |
| 11:06 | Louisville | Robert Arneson tips it but misses | 51-62 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Thad Edington | 51-62 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile is denied on a layup by Anthony Stidham | 51-62 |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Robert Ward pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Andrew Gaskins - foul #3 on Andrew Gaskins, team foul #5 | 51-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Stair (PF) Anthony Stidham | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (PG), Johnny Jones (SG), Stanley Drury (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Robert Arneson, Thomas Carlile, Frank Bates, Andrew Gaskins | |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Stanley Drury snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Jose Sosa - foul #2 on Jose Sosa, team foul #3 | 51-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Diggs (SG) Paul Musto | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Jose Sosa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 51-64 |
| 10:02 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison hits the follow up shot | 53-64 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Drury | 53-67 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Robert Ward banks in the layup set up by Wendell Morrison and he's hacked by Thad Edington - foul #2 on Thad Edington, team foul #6 | 55-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Anthony Stidham (PF), Joseph Fish (C) Jose Sosa, Samuel Diggs, Albert Stair, Wendell Morrison | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (SG), Thomas Carlile (SF) Johnny Jones, Thad Edington | |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses the free throw | 55-67 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson grabs the board | 55-67 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Robert Arneson is hacked by Joe Horace - foul #3 on Joe Horace, team foul #4 | 55-67 |
| Subs | St. John's | Samuel Diggs (SF) Robert Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Arneson | 55-69 |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Robert Arneson takes the ball from Joe Horace in the backcourt | 55-69 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Robert Arneson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 55-69 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Jesse Stone scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Joe Horace and he's fouled by Kenneth Anderson - foul #1 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #7 | 57-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Musto (SF) Samuel Diggs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thad Edington (SF), Frank Bates (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Steve Hartnett, Stanley Drury, Kenneth Anderson | |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Jesse Stone makes the free throw | 58-69 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Thad Edington can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Paul Musto - foul #1 on Paul Musto, team foul #5 | 58-69 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jose Sosa (PG), Albert Stair (PF), Wendell Morrison (C) Joe Horace, Anthony Stidham, Joseph Fish | |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Jones (SG) Thomas Carlile | |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Thad Edington makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 08:09 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Paul Musto | 58-70 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Albert Stair clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-70 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Thad Edington gets the rebound | 58-70 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins is whistled for a carry | 58-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ward (SF) Paul Musto | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG) Robert Arneson | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Ward (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Stair (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Wendell Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Johnny Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thad Edington (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Frank Bates (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Gaskins (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Jesse Stone travels with the ball | 58-70 |
| 07:07 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-70 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd snags the offensive board | 58-70 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Albert Stair steals the ball from Thad Edington | 58-70 |
| 06:41 | St. John's | Albert Stair comes up short on the runner from the right block | 58-70 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison grabs the offensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 06:25 | St. John's | Robert Ward's fadeaway is rejected by Thad Edington | 58-70 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Thad Edington | 58-70 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses long on a floater from the left wing | 58-70 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison grabs the board | 58-70 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses long on a floater from close range | 58-70 |
| 05:57 | St. John's | Jose Sosa gets the offensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 05:43 | St. John's | Andrew Gaskins blocks the short jumper by Wendell Morrison | 58-70 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Musto (PF), Joseph Fish (C) Albert Stair, Wendell Morrison | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stanley Drury (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Frank Bates, Andrew Gaskins | |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Thad Edington is hacked by Paul Musto - foul #2 on Paul Musto, team foul #6 | 58-70 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (SG) Johnny Jones | |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thad Edington | 58-73 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | Thad Edington picks off the pass by Joseph Fish | 58-73 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Robert Arneson lays it up and in on a great pass from Thad Edington | 58-75 |
| 04:40 | St. John's | Paul Musto connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Stone | 61-75 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-75 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Jose Sosa gets the rebound | 61-75 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Paul Musto misses the fadeaway from the right side | 61-75 |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Robert Ward tips it home | 63-75 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Thad Edington knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Tony Shepherd | 63-78 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Jose Sosa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Stone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ward (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Musto (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Fish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Arneson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thad Edington (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Drury (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Paul Musto misses the dunk attempt | 63-78 |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Jose Sosa tips it home | 65-78 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Robert Arneson drills a floater from just outside the lane | 65-80 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Jesse Stone misses the jumper from the right side | 65-80 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Robert Arneson snags the defensive board | 65-80 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 65-80 |
| 02:31 | St. John's | Robert Ward snags the defensive board | 65-80 |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Robert Ward banks in the layup set up by Jesse Stone | 67-80 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Thad Edington | 67-82 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Joseph Fish misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 67-82 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Thad Edington grabs the board | 67-82 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Robert Arneson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jesse Stone - foul #3 on Jesse Stone, team foul #7 | 67-82 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Samuel Diggs (SG), Anthony Stidham (PF), Wendell Morrison (C) Jose Sosa, Jesse Stone, Robert Ward, Joseph Fish | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (PG), Thomas Carlile (SF), Frank Bates (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Tony Shepherd, Thad Edington, Stanley Drury, Kenneth Anderson | |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Robert Arneson makes the 1st free throw | 67-83 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Robert Arneson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-84 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs hits a shot from the left side and he's fouled by Andrew Gaskins - foul #4 on Andrew Gaskins, team foul #8 | 69-84 |
| 01:19 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs makes the free throw | 70-84 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | The short jumper by Frank Bates is denied by Wendell Morrison | 70-84 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Paul Musto pulls down the rebound | 70-84 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-84 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins snags the defensive board | 70-84 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett's pass is intercepted by Samuel Diggs | 70-84 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Samuel Diggs slams it home | 72-84 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett blows the layup but the foul's on Wendell Morrison - foul #2 on Wendell Morrison, team foul #8 | 72-84 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett misses the 1st free throw | 72-84 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett misses the 2nd free throw | 72-84 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Wendell Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 72-84 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Paul Musto misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-84 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Frank Bates snags the defensive board | 72-84 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett runs out the clock | 72-84 |