| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Comeau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Marvin Lacefield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Michael Wilson inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Grammer - foul #1 on Robert Grammer, team foul #1 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Alexander (SG), Charles Wilton (PF) Robert Grammer, Jeffrey Genao | |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 19:07 | St. John's | Michael Clark misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 28-22 |
| 19:05 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Shilin Wang drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Leo Henderson | 31-22 |
| 18:27 | St. John's | Marvin Lacefield takes the ball from Mark Alexander | 31-22 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Fred Sluski steps in front of the Shilin Wang pass | 31-22 |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Charles Wilton snags the offensive board | 31-22 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Michael Clark misses the dunk attempt | 31-22 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | Michael Wilson grabs the board | 31-22 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | Leo Henderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 16:56 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Michael Clark misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-22 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Michael Wilson grabs the board | 31-22 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Michael Wilson connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Marvin Lacefield | 33-22 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Charles Wilton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Shilin Wang - foul #1 on Shilin Wang, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (PG), Calvin Schatz (SF), Mark Parker (C) Shilin Wang, Michael Wilson, Marvin Lacefield | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Robert Grammer (SG), Marin Lubelski (C) Robert Lundquist, Mark Alexander, Fred Sluski | |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Charles Wilton misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Charles Wilton misses the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Madison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Schatz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Comeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Wilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marin Lubelski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Mark Parker buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Madison | 35-22 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Charles Wilton clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-22 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Madison | 35-22 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | Mark Parker misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 35-22 |
| 14:46 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Marin Lubelski | 35-22 |
| 14:36 | St. John's | Charles Wilton loses the ball out of bounds | 35-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shilin Wang (PG), Marvin Lacefield (C) Leo Henderson, Gerald Comeau | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Lankford (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF) Ante Banowski, Charles Wilton | |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield dunks the ball on a great pass from John Madison | 37-22 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Robert Grammer misses the floater from close range | 37-22 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao grabs the offensive board | 37-22 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Michael Clark double dribbles | 37-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Henderson (SG), Michael Wilson (SF) John Madison, Calvin Schatz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Fred Sluski (C) Allen Lankford, Marin Lubelski | |
| 13:06 | Louisville | Mark Parker knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 39-22 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Ante Banowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-22 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Michael Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-22 |
| 12:25 | St. John's | Robert Grammer misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-22 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Michael Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-22 |
| 12:03 | Louisville | Shilin Wang comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-22 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Mark Parker grabs the offensive board | 39-22 |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Leo Henderson's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Genao | 39-22 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mark Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Lacefield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Grammer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Michael Clark is fouled on the floor by Mark Parker - foul #2 on Mark Parker, team foul #2 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (PG), Gerald Comeau (PF) Shilin Wang, Mark Parker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Allen Lankford (SF), Charles Wilton (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Ante Banowski, Robert Grammer, Jeffrey Genao, Fred Sluski | |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Allen Lankford is hacked by Gerald Comeau - foul #4 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #3 | 39-22 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Michael Clark connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-24 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield can't throw it down | 39-24 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield tips it in | 41-24 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | John Madison is called for the reach on Robert Lundquist - foul #1 on John Madison, team foul #4 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shilin Wang (PG), Calvin Schatz (SF) Leo Henderson, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Fred Sluski (C) Marin Lubelski | |
| 10:04 | St. John's | Michael Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Parker (C) Marvin Lacefield | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from John Madison | 43-24 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Fred Sluski lays it in set up by Robert Lundquist | 43-26 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz is whistled for a carry | 43-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Henderson (SG), Michael Wilson (SF) John Madison, Calvin Schatz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Alexander (SG), Marin Lubelski (C) Allen Lankford, Fred Sluski | |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Alexander and the foul's on Shilin Wang - foul #2 on Shilin Wang, team foul #5 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Grammer (SG) Mark Alexander | |
| 08:58 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist makes the free throw | 43-29 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | Shilin Wang drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leo Henderson | 45-29 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | A charge is called on Robert Lundquist - foul #2 on Robert Lundquist, team foul #2 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield (C) Mark Parker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Fred Sluski (C) Robert Lundquist, Robert Grammer, Marin Lubelski | |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Leo Henderson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-29 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fred Sluski | 45-29 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Marvin Lacefield steps in front of the Fred Sluski pass | 45-29 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Leo Henderson is fouled on the floor by Mark Alexander - foul #1 on Mark Alexander, team foul #3 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (PG), Calvin Schatz (SF), Mark Parker (C) Shilin Wang, Michael Wilson, Marvin Lacefield | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Robert Grammer (SG), Jeffrey Genao (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Ante Banowski, Mark Alexander, Charles Wilton, Fred Sluski | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Madison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Calvin Schatz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Comeau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (tired) 9 pts. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marin Lubelski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Louisville | John Madison clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 45-29 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau tips it home | 47-29 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski is called for traveling | 47-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Allen Lankford (SF), Charles Wilton (PF) Robert Lundquist, Robert Grammer, Michael Clark, Jeffrey Genao | |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Leo Henderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-29 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Allen Lankford gets the rebound | 47-29 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | Mark Parker is called for the reach on Ante Banowski - foul #3 on Mark Parker, team foul #6 | 47-29 |
| 05:42 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield (C) Gerald Comeau | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Leo Henderson's fadeaway is rejected by Marin Lubelski | 47-29 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Mark Alexander pulls down the rebound | 47-29 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Allen Lankford is fouled on the floor by Calvin Schatz - foul #1 on Calvin Schatz, team foul #7 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shilin Wang (PG) Leo Henderson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Allen Lankford misses the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield grabs the defensive rebound | 47-29 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz misses short on a runner from close range | 47-29 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Mark Parker hits the follow up shot | 49-29 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Calvin Schatz is called for the reach on Ante Banowski - foul #2 on Calvin Schatz, team foul #8 | 49-29 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Ante Banowski makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Ante Banowski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Shilin Wang is hacked by Ante Banowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ante Banowski, team foul #4 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gerald Comeau (PF) Marvin Lacefield | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Allen Lankford is called for the reach on Shilin Wang - foul #2 on Allen Lankford, team foul #5 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Henderson (SG) Shilin Wang | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Mark Parker makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Calvin Schatz | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Parker - foul #4 on Mark Parker, team foul #9 | 51-31 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski makes the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Madison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Calvin Schatz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Comeau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Parker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Alexander (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Allen Lankford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Wilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marin Lubelski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 51-33 |
| 02:59 | St. John's | Ante Banowski grabs the board | 51-33 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski is denied on a layup by Mark Parker | 51-33 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Mark Alexander misses the tip | 51-33 |
| 02:35 | St. John's | Allen Lankford tips it back up and in | 51-35 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau's pass is intercepted by Allen Lankford | 51-35 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Parker - foul #5 on Mark Parker, team foul #10 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield (C) Mark Parker | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski misses the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gerald Comeau | 51-35 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Leo Henderson and the foul's on Allen Lankford - foul #3 on Allen Lankford, team foul #6 | 53-35 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield misses the free throw | 53-35 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Leo Henderson | 53-35 |
| 01:32 | Louisville | John Madison buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Marvin Lacefield out of a doubleteam | 55-35 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Charles Wilton connects on the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Gerald Comeau - foul #5 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #11 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Herbert Nave (PF) Gerald Comeau | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Charles Wilton makes the free throw | 55-38 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield hits a fadeaway from close range | 57-38 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Marvin Lacefield swats the short shot by Charles Wilton | 57-38 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Leo Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-38 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Marin Lubelski | 57-38 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Charles Wilton's fadeaway is rejected by Herbert Nave | 57-38 |
| 00:14 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Alexander | 57-38 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Charles Wilton comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-38 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Mark Alexander tips it back up and in | 57-40 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | John Madison runs out the clock | 57-40 |