| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Brock (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Maines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Aaron Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Autry (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Michel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Castaldo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Edward Michel inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:34 | St. John's | Thomas Autry buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Michel | 26-38 |
| 19:27 | Louisville | Robert Boyd can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Edward Michel - foul #2 on Edward Michel, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| 19:27 | Louisville | Robert Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 19:27 | Louisville | Robert Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Aaron Lee misses the shot from the right side | 28-38 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Aaron Lee tips it but misses | 28-38 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | Aaron Lee snags the offensive board | 28-38 |
| 18:45 | St. John's | Jeffrey Castaldo misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 28-38 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett is whistled for a carry | 28-38 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Steven Jackson knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Autry | 28-40 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Aaron Lee grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Thomas Autry banks in the layup on a nice dish by Aaron Lee | 28-42 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Robert Brock misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-42 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Thomas Autry gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Steven Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 28-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (SG), Tommy Burkhart (SF), Charles Fincher (C) Steve Hartnett, Robert Boyd, Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen (PG), Joe Horace (SG), Freddie Dawe (SF), Joseph Blanchard (C) Aaron Lee, Thomas Autry, Edward Michel, Jeffrey Castaldo | |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Robert Brock clanks a shot from the left side | 28-42 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Joseph Blanchard snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Joseph Blanchard misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Brock - foul #2 on Robert Brock, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Hall (SG), Inek Matkovic (C) Joseph Gordon, Robert Brock | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Joseph Blanchard misses the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Joseph Blanchard misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Inek Matkovic | 28-42 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Charles Fincher misses badly on a runner from close range | 28-42 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Steven Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Steven Jackson misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Rodney Link - foul #2 on Rodney Link, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (SG), Christopher Maines (C) Andrew Hall, Inek Matkovic | |
| Subs | St. John's | Aaron Lee (PG), Thomas Autry (SG), Edward Michel (SF), Francis Petit (C) Lloyd Hansen, Joe Horace, Freddie Dawe, Joseph Blanchard | |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Steven Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 15:58 | St. John's | Steven Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | Christopher Maines pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Link (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tommy Burkhart (fresh) PF - Charles Fincher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Maines (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Aaron Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Autry (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Michel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Francis Petit (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-43 |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Steven Jackson snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Edward Michel makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Aaron Lee | 28-45 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-45 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Charles Fincher tips it in | 30-45 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Edward Michel misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tommy Burkhart - foul #1 on Tommy Burkhart, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG), Robert Boyd (SF), Robert Brock (PF) Rodney Link, Tommy Burkhart, Charles Fincher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Castaldo (C) Steven Jackson | |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Edward Michel misses the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Edward Michel makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Aaron Lee steals the ball from Christopher Maines | 30-46 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Thomas Autry misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Jeffrey Castaldo grabs the offensive board | 30-46 |
| 14:06 | St. John's | Aaron Lee can't finish the layup | 30-46 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Jeffrey Castaldo tips it in | 30-48 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon loses the dribble to Aaron Lee in the backcourt | 30-48 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | Edward Michel makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Aaron Lee | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:35 | Louisville | Robert Boyd drills a jumper in the lane | 32-50 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Jeffrey Castaldo connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Aaron Lee and he's hacked by Christopher Maines - foul #3 on Christopher Maines, team foul #4 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (SG), Charles Fincher (C) Steve Hartnett, Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen (PG), Joe Horace (SG), Freddie Dawe (SF), Joseph Blanchard (PF) Aaron Lee, Thomas Autry, Edward Michel, Francis Petit | |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Jeffrey Castaldo makes the free throw | 32-53 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Rodney Link can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-53 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Fincher | 32-53 |
| 12:52 | Louisville | Charles Fincher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Hall (SG) Joseph Gordon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Jackson (PF) Jeffrey Castaldo | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Steven Jackson can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 32-53 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen can't tip it in | 32-53 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Robert Boyd gets the rebound | 32-53 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Rodney Link misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-53 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Steven Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 12:23 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Blanchard | 32-55 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Rodney Link is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Hansen - foul #2 on Lloyd Hansen, team foul #2 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart (SF), Inek Matkovic (C) Robert Boyd, Robert Brock | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Charles Fincher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Petit (PF) Steven Jackson | |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Joseph Blanchard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG), Steve Hartnett (SG) Rodney Link, Andrew Hall | |
| Subs | St. John's | Aaron Lee (PG), Edward Michel (SF) Joe Horace, Freddie Dawe | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tommy Burkhart (fresh) PF - Charles Fincher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Inek Matkovic (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Aaron Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lloyd Hansen (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Michel (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Francis Petit (fresh) 3 pf. C - Joseph Blanchard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic can't finish the layup | 32-55 |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Francis Petit pulls down the rebound | 32-55 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Francis Petit buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lloyd Hansen | 32-57 |
| 10:44 | Louisville | Joseph Blanchard steps in front of the Joseph Gordon pass | 32-57 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Michel | 32-60 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett drills a jumper from the left wing | 34-60 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Aaron Lee comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Gordon - foul #2 on Joseph Gordon, team foul #5 | 34-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Boyd (SF), Robert Brock (PF), Christopher Maines (C) Tommy Burkhart, Charles Fincher, Inek Matkovic | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Autry (SG), Freddie Dawe (SF), Steven Jackson (PF), Jeffrey Castaldo (C) Lloyd Hansen, Edward Michel, Francis Petit, Joseph Blanchard | |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Aaron Lee makes the 1st free throw | 34-61 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Aaron Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 34-62 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Robert Boyd misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Freddie Dawe - foul #2 on Freddie Dawe, team foul #3 | 34-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (PG), Andrew Hall (SG) Joseph Gordon, Steve Hartnett | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG) Aaron Lee | |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Robert Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 34-62 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Robert Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 35-62 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Freddie Dawe makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Autry | 35-65 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Andrew Hall is called for traveling | 35-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart (SF), Charles Fincher (PF), Howard Roemer (C) Robert Boyd, Robert Brock, Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Simpson (SG), Marc Starnes (SF), Francis Petit (C) Thomas Autry, Steven Jackson, Jeffrey Castaldo | |
| 08:29 | St. John's | Michael Simpson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Simpson, team foul #4 | 35-65 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | Howard Roemer misses long on a shot from the left block | 35-65 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Charles Fincher hits the follow up shot | 37-65 |
| 07:47 | St. John's | Joe Horace is hacked by Rodney Link - foul #3 on Rodney Link, team foul #6 | 37-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Inek Matkovic (PF) Charles Fincher | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen (PG) Michael Simpson | |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Rodney Link steals it from Joe Horace | 37-65 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Link (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tommy Burkhart (fairly fresh) PF - Inek Matkovic (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Roemer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lloyd Hansen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Horace (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Starnes (fresh) PF - Freddie Dawe (fresh) 3 pts. C - Francis Petit (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Rodney Link misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 37-65 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Freddie Dawe | 37-65 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Marc Starnes is hacked by Inek Matkovic - foul #1 on Inek Matkovic, team foul #7 | 37-65 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Marc Starnes makes the 1st free throw | 37-66 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Marc Starnes misses the 2nd free throw | 37-66 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Inek Matkovic | 37-66 |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Andrew Hall misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 37-66 |
| 06:55 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart can't tip it in | 37-66 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Francis Petit grabs the board | 37-66 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Francis Petit hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Freddie Dawe | 37-69 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart is fouled on the floor by Marc Starnes - foul #1 on Marc Starnes, team foul #5 | 37-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Fincher (PF) Howard Roemer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Simpson (SG), Joseph Blanchard (PF) Joe Horace, Marc Starnes | |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-69 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-69 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Andrew Hall snags the defensive board | 37-69 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic hits the finger roll | 39-69 |
| 05:11 | St. John's | Francis Petit can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-69 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Charles Fincher | 39-69 |
| 04:49 | Louisville | Rodney Link clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-69 |
| 04:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joseph Blanchard | 39-69 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Michael Simpson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Hansen | 39-72 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Francis Petit - foul #4 on Francis Petit, team foul #6 | 39-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Roemer (C) Andrew Hall | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joe Horace (PG), Marc Starnes (SF) Lloyd Hansen, Freddie Dawe | |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic misses the 1st free throw | 39-72 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic misses the 2nd free throw | 39-72 |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Joseph Blanchard grabs the board | 39-72 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Michael Simpson scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Marc Starnes | 39-74 |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Rodney Link | 41-74 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Charles Fincher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. SG - Rodney Link (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tommy Burkhart (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Inek Matkovic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Roemer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joe Horace (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Simpson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marc Starnes (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Blanchard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis Petit (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Michael Simpson buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Blanchard | 41-76 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Rodney Link is whistled for a carry | 41-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Hall (SG) Howard Roemer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen (SG) Michael Simpson | |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Joseph Blanchard loses the dribble to Inek Matkovic | 41-76 |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Charles Fincher | 43-76 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Joe Horace drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Francis Petit | 43-79 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Rodney Link's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-79 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Freddie Dawe (SF) Marc Starnes | |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Francis Petit connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Blanchard | 43-82 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Charles Fincher misses the turnaround from close range | 43-82 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | Freddie Dawe pulls down the rebound | 43-82 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Francis Petit and he's hacked by Charles Fincher - foul #2 on Charles Fincher, team foul #8 | 43-84 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen makes the free throw | 43-85 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Rodney Link hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Inek Matkovic | 45-85 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) 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 (+1) | |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Joseph Blanchard is denied on a layup by Charles Fincher | 45-85 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen tips it but misses | 45-85 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Rodney Link gets the rebound | 45-85 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Francis Petit is called for the reach on Charles Fincher - foul #5 on Francis Petit, team foul #7 | 45-85 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marc Starnes (SF) Francis Petit | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Charles Fincher makes the 1st free throw | 46-85 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Charles Fincher misses the 2nd free throw | 46-85 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Freddie Dawe | 46-85 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Lloyd Hansen runs out the clock | 46-85 |