| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kenneth Carey (fresh) SG - Steven Buntin (fresh) SF - Matthew Nash (fresh) PF - James Pursel (fresh) C - William Carlsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Hartman (fresh) SG - Kenneth Wright (fresh) SF - Russell Roberts (fresh) PF - Henry Spears (fresh) C - Christopher Rhodes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | James Pursel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by James Pursel | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Kenneth Wright connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Hartman | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | Christopher Rhodes steals it from James Pursel | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Russell Roberts misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes tips it in | 2-5 |
| 18:09 | Louisville | James Pursel is called for traveling | 2-5 |
| 17:44 | St. John's | Kenneth Wright scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Steven Buntin is hacked by Kenneth Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Wright, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | Kenneth Wright is called for the reach on Steven Buntin - foul #2 on Kenneth Wright, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (PG), Bobby Harman (PF) Kenneth Carey, James Pursel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (SG) Kenneth Wright | |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from William Carlsen | 4-8 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Bobby Harman swats the short shot by Christopher Rhodes | 4-8 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Bobby Harman grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter loses the dribble to Larry Oliveri in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Henry Spears scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Russell Roberts | 4-10 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Bobby Harman misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Larry Oliveri - foul #1 on Larry Oliveri, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carey (PG), James Pursel (PF), William Zenner (C) Steven Buntin, Matthew Nash, William Carlsen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Walsh (PG), George Cowell (SF), Donald Nguyen (PF), Richard Cummings (C) Michael Hartman, Russell Roberts, Henry Spears, Christopher Rhodes | |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Bobby Harman misses the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Bobby Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:38 | St. John's | Bobby Harman takes the ball from George Cowell | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kenneth Carey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Harman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Pursel (fresh) C - William Zenner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Walsh (fresh) SG - Larry Oliveri (fresh) SF - George Cowell (fresh) PF - Donald Nguyen (fresh) C - Richard Cummings (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Bobby Harman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-10 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | George Cowell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Derick Carpenter - foul #1 on Derick Carpenter, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Nash (SG) Kenneth Carey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Russell Roberts (SF), Christopher Rhodes (C) Larry Oliveri, Richard Cummings | |
| 14:59 | St. John's | George Cowell misses the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | George Cowell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Donald Nguyen takes the ball from Derick Carpenter in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Russell Roberts can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-11 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Michael Walsh grabs the offensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Derick Carpenter steps in front of the Christopher Rhodes pass | 5-11 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | James Pursel is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 5-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carey (PG), Steven Buntin (SG), Ray Roux (PF), William Carlsen (C) Derick Carpenter, Bobby Harman, James Pursel, William Zenner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Hartman (PG), Henry Spears (PF) George Cowell, Donald Nguyen | |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Michael Hartman is fouled on the floor by Ray Roux - foul #1 on Ray Roux, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (SG), Richard Cummings (C) Michael Walsh, Christopher Rhodes | |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Henry Spears is hacked by Ray Roux - foul #2 on Ray Roux, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Baskett (SF), James Pursel (PF) Matthew Nash, Ray Roux | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:10 | St. John's | William Carlsen steals it from Henry Spears | 5-11 |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett comes up short on the floater from the left side | 5-11 |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Richard Cummings pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Russell Roberts loses the dribble to Steven Buntin | 5-11 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Steven Buntin misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Richard Cummings - foul #1 on Richard Cummings, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (PG), Matthew Nash (SF), Bobby Harman (PF) Kenneth Carey, Ralph Baskett, James Pursel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Walsh (SG), George Cowell (SF), Christopher Rhodes (C) Larry Oliveri, Russell Roberts, Richard Cummings | |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Steven Buntin misses the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Steven Buntin misses the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 12:13 | St. John's | Henry Spears pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 11:58 | St. John's | Henry Spears misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-11 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Derick Carpenter | 5-11 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Matthew Nash is fouled in the backcourt by George Cowell - foul #1 on George Cowell, team foul #5 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (SG), Donald Nguyen (PF) Michael Hartman, Henry Spears | |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-11 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Buntin (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Nash (fresh) PF - Bobby Harman (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Carlsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Walsh (fresh) SG - Larry Oliveri (fairly fresh) SF - George Cowell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Nguyen (fresh) C - Christopher Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes lays it in | 5-13 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter banks in the layup | 7-13 |
| 10:38 | St. John's | Matthew Nash is called for the reach on Michael Walsh - foul #1 on Matthew Nash, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carey (PG), William Zenner (C) Steven Buntin, William Carlsen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Hartman (PG), Russell Roberts (SF), Henry Spears (PF) Larry Oliveri, George Cowell, Donald Nguyen | |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Russell Roberts hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Hartman | 7-16 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Russell Roberts is called for the reach on Derick Carpenter - foul #1 on Russell Roberts, team foul #6 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Buntin (SG), James Pursel (PF) Derick Carpenter, Matthew Nash | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (SG), Richard Cummings (C) Michael Walsh, Christopher Rhodes | |
| 09:42 | Louisville | James Pursel misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 7-16 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Russell Roberts snags the defensive board | 7-16 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Henry Spears misses badly on a shot from the right block | 7-16 |
| 09:15 | St. John's | Richard Cummings grabs the offensive board | 7-16 |
| 09:01 | St. John's | Russell Roberts misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 7-16 |
| 08:59 | Louisville | James Pursel gets the rebound | 7-16 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-16 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Richard Cummings grabs the board | 7-16 |
| 08:24 | St. John's | Russell Roberts buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-19 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Bobby Harman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG), Matthew Nash (SF), William Carlsen (C) Steven Buntin, Bobby Harman, William Zenner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Walsh (PG), George Cowell (SF), Donald Nguyen (PF), Christopher Rhodes (C) Michael Hartman, Russell Roberts, Henry Spears, Richard Cummings | |
| 07:39 | St. John's | George Cowell misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 7-19 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Matthew Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 7-19 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | George Cowell picks off the pass by Derick Carpenter in the backcourt | 7-19 |
| 07:17 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 7-19 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | William Carlsen grabs the board | 7-19 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kenneth Carey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Nash (fresh) PF - James Pursel (fairly fresh) C - William Carlsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Walsh (fresh) SG - Larry Oliveri (tiring) SF - George Cowell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Nguyen (fresh) C - Christopher Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey is hacked by Larry Oliveri - foul #2 on Larry Oliveri, team foul #7 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Hartman (SG) Larry Oliveri | |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey misses the 1st free throw | 7-19 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen gets the rebound | 7-19 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | George Cowell scores on a shot from the right wing | 7-21 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey is hacked by Michael Walsh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Walsh, team foul #8 | 7-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Roux (PF) James Pursel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kenneth Wright (SG), Russell Roberts (SF) Michael Hartman, George Cowell | |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey misses the 1st free throw | 7-21 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes grabs the board | 7-21 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Matthew Nash picks off the pass by Russell Roberts | 7-21 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Matthew Nash lays it in | 9-21 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes's pass is intercepted by Derick Carpenter | 9-21 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Matthew Nash misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-21 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter tips it but misses | 9-21 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Matthew Nash grabs the offensive rebound | 9-21 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | William Carlsen can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Rhodes - foul #1 on Christopher Rhodes, team foul #9 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Buntin (SG), Bobby Harman (SF) Kenneth Carey, Matthew Nash | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Hartman (PG), Henry Spears (PF), Richard Cummings (C) Michael Walsh, Donald Nguyen, Christopher Rhodes | |
| 05:18 | Louisville | William Carlsen misses the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | William Carlsen makes the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 04:59 | St. John's | Kenneth Wright misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-21 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | William Carlsen snags the defensive board | 10-21 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Steven Buntin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Baskett (SF), William Zenner (C) Ray Roux, William Carlsen | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Cowell (SF) Russell Roberts | |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Henry Spears comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Bobby Harman - foul #1 on Bobby Harman, team foul #5 | 10-21 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Henry Spears makes the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Henry Spears misses the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Bobby Harman grabs the board | 10-22 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Steven Buntin connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Derick Carpenter | 12-22 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Kenneth Wright misses the floater from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ralph Baskett | 12-22 |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Bobby Harman misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-22 |
| 03:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Michael Hartman | 12-22 |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Michael Hartman's pass is intercepted by Ralph Baskett | 12-22 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Derick Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Buntin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Baskett (fresh) PF - Bobby Harman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - William Zenner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Michael Hartman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Cowell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Spears (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Cummings (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Henry Spears denies the turnaround by Bobby Harman | 12-22 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter grabs the offensive board | 12-22 |
| 02:35 | Louisville | William Zenner misses the shot in the lane | 12-22 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Bobby Harman gets the offensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter is hacked by Michael Hartman - foul #1 on Michael Hartman, team foul #10 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carey (PG), Matthew Nash (SF), James Pursel (PF), William Carlsen (C) Steven Buntin, Ralph Baskett, Bobby Harman, William Zenner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Walsh (PG), Larry Oliveri (SG), Russell Roberts (SF), Donald Nguyen (PF), Christopher Rhodes (C) Michael Hartman, Kenneth Wright, George Cowell, Henry Spears, Richard Cummings | |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Carlsen - foul #1 on William Carlsen, team foul #6 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Buntin (SG) Derick Carpenter | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | William Carlsen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 14-24 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | James Pursel tips it but misses | 14-24 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Russell Roberts snags the defensive board | 14-24 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Russell Roberts misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-24 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri misses the tip | 14-24 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Matthew Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Steven Buntin's pass is intercepted by Christopher Rhodes in the backcourt | 14-24 |
| 01:21 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes can't finish the layup | 14-24 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | James Pursel pulls down the rebound | 14-24 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | James Pursel scores on a runner near the basket | 16-24 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Walsh | 16-26 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey misses long on a shot from the right side | 16-26 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Russell Roberts grabs the board | 16-26 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Christopher Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 16-26 |