| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Nash (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Kallenberger (fresh) SF - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Pursel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Zenner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Larry Oliveri (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Nguyen (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Byron Berry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Spears (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen inbounds the ball | 17-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 19:30 | Louisville | William Zenner grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | James Pursel misses the lay-in | 17-23 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | James Pursel tips it back up and in | 19-23 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Byron Berry connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Oliveri | 19-25 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Donald Nguyen - foul #2 on Donald Nguyen, team foul #1 | 19-25 |
| 18:04 | Louisville | Henry Spears is called for the reach on Matthew Nash - foul #1 on Henry Spears, team foul #2 | 19-25 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Pursel | 22-25 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri is fouled in the backcourt by William Kallenberger - foul #1 on William Kallenberger, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Michael Walsh knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter can't finish the layup | 22-28 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Henry Spears misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Zenner - foul #3 on William Zenner, team foul #2 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Buntin (SG), Ray Roux (PF) William Kallenberger, James Pursel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Melton (PG), Corey Craig (SF), Richard Cummings (PF) Larry Oliveri, Donald Nguyen, Byron Berry | |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Henry Spears makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Henry Spears misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Ray Roux snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 16:15 | St. John's | Richard Cummings grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 15:52 | St. John's | Matthew Nash steals the ball from Richard Cummings | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Nash (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steven Buntin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derick Carpenter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ray Roux (fresh) C - William Zenner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Melton (fresh) SG - Michael Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Craig (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Spears (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Christopher Melton steps in front of the Matthew Nash pass in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Christopher Melton hits the finger roll | 22-31 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Henry Spears denies the turnaround by Steven Buntin | 22-31 |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Henry Spears gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 15:15 | St. John's | Henry Spears drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Walsh | 22-33 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Steven Buntin connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Nash | 24-33 |
| 14:25 | St. John's | Christopher Melton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 14:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Steven Buntin | 24-33 |
| 14:19 | Louisville | Michael Walsh steps in front of the Steven Buntin pass | 24-33 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Richard Cummings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Kallenberger (SG), Bobby Harman (SF), James Pursel (PF), Richard Guyton (C) Matthew Nash, Derick Carpenter, Ray Roux, William Zenner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (PG), Donald Nguyen (SF), Byron Berry (PF) Christopher Melton, Michael Walsh, Richard Cummings | |
| 13:28 | Louisville | William Kallenberger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-33 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | James Pursel can't tip it in | 24-33 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Henry Spears grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Henry Spears banks in the layup | 24-35 |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Bobby Harman misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-35 |
| 12:42 | Louisville | Steven Buntin tips it but misses | 24-35 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Henry Spears | 24-35 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | James Pursel takes the ball from Henry Spears | 24-35 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Bobby Harman misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Donald Nguyen - foul #3 on Donald Nguyen, team foul #3 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Nash (PG) Steven Buntin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Walsh (SG) Corey Craig | |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Bobby Harman makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Bobby Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 11:30 | St. John's | Michael Walsh is hacked by Richard Guyton - foul #2 on Richard Guyton, team foul #3 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG), William Zenner (C) William Kallenberger, Richard Guyton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Nash (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Harman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Pursel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Zenner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Larry Oliveri (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Nguyen (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Byron Berry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Spears (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:12 | St. John's | William Zenner swats the short shot by Henry Spears | 26-35 |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Matthew Nash grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 10:49 | Louisville | William Zenner hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Nash | 28-35 |
| 10:40 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen loses the dribble to Bobby Harman | 28-35 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | William Zenner hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Derick Carpenter and he's fouled by Henry Spears - foul #2 on Henry Spears, team foul #4 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Buntin (SG), Ray Roux (PF) Bobby Harman, James Pursel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Melton (PG), Randy Fuller (SF), Richard Cummings (PF), Michael Hoots (C) Larry Oliveri, Donald Nguyen, Byron Berry, Henry Spears | |
| 10:13 | Louisville | William Zenner makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Michael Walsh misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ray Roux - foul #1 on Ray Roux, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Kallenberger (SG) Steven Buntin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Craig (SF) Randy Fuller | |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Michael Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Michael Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | William Zenner misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-37 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Michael Hoots grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 09:05 | St. John's | Michael Walsh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Ray Roux grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | William Kallenberger makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Michael Walsh misses short on a jumper from the left side | 33-37 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Richard Cummings snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Michael Walsh comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 07:26 | Louisville | William Zenner grabs the board | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Nash (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Kallenberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derick Carpenter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ray Roux (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Zenner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Melton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Walsh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Craig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hoots (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Ray Roux comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Cummings - foul #2 on Richard Cummings, team foul #5 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Buntin (SG), Bobby Harman (SF), Richard Guyton (C) William Kallenberger, Derick Carpenter, William Zenner | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (PG), Randy Fuller (SG), Donald Nguyen (SF), Byron Berry (PF), Henry Spears (C) Christopher Melton, Michael Walsh, Corey Craig, Richard Cummings, Michael Hoots | |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Ray Roux misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Ray Roux misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 07:09 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Henry Spears | 33-37 |
| 06:48 | St. John's | Henry Spears blows the layup | 33-37 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Bobby Harman gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Bobby Harman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Byron Berry | 33-37 |
| 05:58 | St. John's | Ray Roux swats the layup by Byron Berry | 33-37 |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri grabs the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Bobby Harman denies the turnaround by Byron Berry | 33-37 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Steven Buntin pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Ray Roux misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Byron Berry - foul #2 on Byron Berry, team foul #6 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG), William Zenner (C) Matthew Nash, Richard Guyton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Walsh (SG) Randy Fuller | |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Ray Roux misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Ray Roux misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | William Zenner swats the short shot by Larry Oliveri | 33-37 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Ray Roux pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Bobby Harman misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 33-37 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Ray Roux grabs the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Steven Buntin's fadeaway is rejected by Byron Berry | 33-37 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter tips it home | 35-37 |
| 03:49 | St. John's | Henry Spears is fouled on the floor by Ray Roux - foul #2 on Ray Roux, team foul #5 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Kallenberger (SG), James Pursel (PF) Bobby Harman, Ray Roux | |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Melton (PG), Corey Craig (SF), Richard Cummings (PF) Larry Oliveri, Donald Nguyen, Byron Berry | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Henry Spears blows the dunk but he's fouled by William Zenner - foul #4 on William Zenner, team foul #6 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Nash (PG) Steven Buntin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Henry Spears misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Henry Spears misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | James Pursel grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | James Pursel buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Kallenberger | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Nash (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Kallenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Pursel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - William Zenner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Melton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Craig (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Spears (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Michael Walsh drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Cummings | 37-40 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | William Kallenberger misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Matthew Nash grabs the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Henry Spears | 37-40 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (PG), Donald Nguyen (SF), Byron Berry (PF) Christopher Melton, Corey Craig, Richard Cummings | |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Henry Spears scores on a floater near the basket | 37-42 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Henry Spears takes the ball from William Kallenberger | 37-42 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Byron Berry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 37-42 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | James Pursel grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Larry Oliveri steals it from William Zenner | 37-42 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Oliveri | 37-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Matthew Nash travels with the ball | 37-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Matthew Nash is called for the reach on Henry Spears in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Nash, team foul #7 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Fuller (PG), Michael Hoots (SF), Richard Cummings (PF) Larry Oliveri, Donald Nguyen, Byron Berry | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Henry Spears makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Henry Spears misses the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | William Zenner gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Matthew Nash | 40-45 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 40-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Nguyen (SF) Henry Spears | |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Michael Walsh is fouled in the backcourt by William Kallenberger - foul #2 on William Kallenberger, team foul #8 | 40-45 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Michael Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 00:38 | St. John's | Michael Walsh misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | William Zenner gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Michael Walsh snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Michael Walsh is hacked by William Kallenberger in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Kallenberger, team foul #9 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (PG), Byron Berry (PF) Donald Nguyen, Richard Cummings | |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Michael Walsh misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | William Zenner grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Kallenberger | 43-46 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 43-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Spears (C) Michael Hoots | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | William Kallenberger is called for the reach on Michael Walsh in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Kallenberger, team foul #10 | 43-46 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Michael Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Michael Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Matthew Nash is called for the reach on Larry Oliveri in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Nash, team foul #11 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Hoots (C) Henry Spears | |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | William Zenner snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Michael Hoots steps in front of the James Pursel pass | 43-49 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 43-49 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Michael Hoots is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Nash - foul #3 on Matthew Nash, team foul #12 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Cummings (C) Byron Berry | |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Michael Hoots misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Michael Hoots makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | William Kallenberger knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri runs out the clock | 46-50 |