| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Kearns (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Todd Klein (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Zank (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Shelby Jack (fresh) SF - Joseph Riley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Castleman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde McCullen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Kevin Winston inbounds the ball | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Todd Klein misses short on an open turnaround from the left block | 43-31 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | James Boyles gets the offensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 19:25 | Louisville | Todd Klein lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Winston | 45-31 |
| 19:02 | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-31 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Todd Klein pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Robert Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 18:38 | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack grabs the board | 45-31 |
| 18:15 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Castleman is fouled on the floor by Todd Klein - foul #2 on Todd Klein, team foul #1 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Taylor (SG), John Baker (SF), Bryan Howard (PF), Jamel Hanshaw (C) Matthew Kearns, Kevin Winston, Todd Klein, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Gribble (SG), Donald Shaffer (SF), Timothy Mitchell (C) Shelby Jack, Joseph Riley, Clyde McCullen | |
| 18:03 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-31 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | Jamel Hanshaw gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | James Boyles is fouled in the backcourt by James Zank - foul #2 on James Zank, team foul #1 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars (PG) James Zank | |
| 17:43 | Louisville | John Baker can't finish the layup | 45-31 |
| 17:41 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Patrick Buttars | 45-31 |
| 17:36 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars loses the dribble to John Baker | 45-31 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Bryan Howard is hacked by Kenneth Castleman - foul #2 on Kenneth Castleman, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Kearns (SG) James Boyles | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Zank (PG), Clyde McCullen (C) Patrick Buttars, Kenneth Castleman | |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Dale Taylor can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 45-31 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | John Baker tips it home | 47-31 |
| 16:28 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Jamel Hanshaw - foul #1 on Jamel Hanshaw, team foul #2 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (SF), Todd Klein (PF), Robert Smith (C) Matthew Kearns, Bryan Howard, Jamel Hanshaw | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack (SG), Kenneth Castleman (PF) Ronald Gribble, Timothy Mitchell | |
| 16:28 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | John Baker misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-34 |
| 16:03 | Sam Houston State | Clyde McCullen grabs the board | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dale Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - John Baker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Todd Klein (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Zank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Shelby Jack (fresh) SF - Donald Shaffer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Castleman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde McCullen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 15:42 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 47-34 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Todd Klein hits a wide open driving attempt from close range set up by Kevin Winston | 49-34 |
| 14:58 | Sam Houston State | Clyde McCullen drills a runner from the left block | 49-36 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | John Baker is hacked by James Zank in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Zank, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), Matthew Kearns (SG), Bryan Howard (PF), Jamel Hanshaw (C) Dale Taylor, John Baker, Todd Klein, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars (PG), Ronald Gribble (SG), Joseph Riley (SF), Nathan Bishop (PF), Timothy Mitchell (C) James Zank, Shelby Jack, Donald Shaffer, Kenneth Castleman, Clyde McCullen | |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Joseph Riley picks off the pass by Bryan Howard | 49-36 |
| 14:29 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 49-36 |
| 14:27 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 14:17 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars is hacked by Bryan Howard - foul #1 on Bryan Howard, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| 13:59 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Bryan Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Gribble - foul #3 on Ronald Gribble, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Todd Klein (SF) Kevin Winston | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Castleman (PF) Timothy Mitchell | |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Jamel Hanshaw misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Nathan Bishop - foul #4 on Nathan Bishop, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack (SG) Nathan Bishop | |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Jamel Hanshaw makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Jamel Hanshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 13:42 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Castleman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Castleman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 13:13 | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack grabs the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 12:58 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars is whistled for traveling | 50-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Taylor (SG), John Baker (SF), Billy Johnson (PF), Robert Smith (C) Matthew Kearns, Todd Klein, Bryan Howard, Jamel Hanshaw | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Zank (PG), Peter Jeleniewski (SF), Clyde McCullen (C) Patrick Buttars, Joseph Riley, Ronald Gribble | |
| 12:38 | Louisville | John Baker hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Dale Taylor | 52-36 |
| 12:24 | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack drills a jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Dale Taylor - foul #1 on Dale Taylor, team foul #4 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell (PF) Kenneth Castleman | |
| 12:24 | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack makes the free throw | 52-39 |
| 12:06 | Louisville | John Baker misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Billy Johnson tips it back up and in | 54-39 |
| 11:59 | Sam Houston State | James Zank hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Jeleniewski | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dale Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Baker (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Billy Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Zank (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shelby Jack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Jeleniewski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Timothy Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde McCullen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Louisville | James Boyles is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Boyles, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Kearns (SG), Todd Klein (PF), Jamel Hanshaw (C) James Boyles, Billy Johnson, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars (SG), Ronald Gribble (SF) Shelby Jack, Peter Jeleniewski | |
| 11:36 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Gribble clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jamel Hanshaw - foul #2 on Jamel Hanshaw, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer (SF) Clyde McCullen | |
| 11:36 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Gribble makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 11:36 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Gribble makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Ronald Gribble steals it from Jamel Hanshaw | 54-44 |
| 11:02 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Todd Klein - foul #3 on Todd Klein, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), Kevin Winston (SF) Dale Taylor, John Baker | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 11:02 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Todd Klein grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 10:39 | Louisville | Kevin Winston hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Klein | 57-44 |
| 10:23 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Gribble drills a shot from the left wing set up by James Zank | 57-46 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Todd Klein hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 57-46 |
| 09:57 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:37 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Gribble hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 57-46 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Todd Klein grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Patrick Buttars steals it from Todd Klein | 57-46 |
| 09:13 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 09:11 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell tips it in | 57-48 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Todd Klein drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Winston | 59-48 |
| 08:32 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by James Boyles - foul #3 on James Boyles, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Taylor (PG), John Baker (SG), Bryan Howard (PF), Robert Smith (C) James Boyles, Matthew Kearns, Todd Klein, Jamel Hanshaw | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack (SG), Joseph Riley (SF), Kenneth Castleman (PF), Clyde McCullen (C) James Zank, Donald Shaffer, Timothy Mitchell, Ronald Gribble | |
| 08:32 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 08:32 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | Dale Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Buttars - foul #2 on Patrick Buttars, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Peter Jeleniewski (PG) Patrick Buttars | |
| 08:19 | Louisville | John Baker is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kevin Winston | 62-50 |
| 08:06 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Joseph Riley, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | John Baker hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range | 62-50 |
| 07:49 | Sam Houston State | Clyde McCullen gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dale Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Baker (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Kevin Winston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. PF - Bryan Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Peter Jeleniewski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shelby Jack (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Riley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Castleman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde McCullen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Castleman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 07:29 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley grabs the offensive board | 62-50 |
| 07:16 | Sam Houston State | Clyde McCullen misses the driving attempt from the right block | 62-50 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | John Baker gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Robert Smith buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dale Taylor | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:30 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-50 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Dale Taylor | 64-50 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), Billy Johnson (PF) Kevin Winston, Bryan Howard | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Zank (PG), Nathan Bishop (PF) Peter Jeleniewski, Kenneth Castleman | |
| 06:09 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Shelby Jack | 64-53 |
| 05:55 | Louisville | Robert Smith banks in the layup set up by James Boyles | 66-53 |
| 05:38 | Sam Houston State | Clyde McCullen misses the 3 from straight away | 66-53 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Baker | 66-53 |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Shelby Jack is called for the reach on James Boyles - foul #3 on Shelby Jack, team foul #8 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Kearns (SG), Jamel Hanshaw (C) Dale Taylor, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars (PG), Ronald Gribble (SF), Kenneth Castleman (PF) James Zank, Joseph Riley, Clyde McCullen | |
| 05:16 | Louisville | James Boyles misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 05:16 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 05:04 | Sam Houston State | Billy Johnson steals it from Ronald Gribble | 66-53 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from James Boyles and he's hacked by Kenneth Castleman - foul #3 on Kenneth Castleman, team foul #9 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Taylor (PG), Todd Klein (SF), Bryan Howard (PF) James Boyles, John Baker, Billy Johnson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer (SF) Shelby Jack | |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns makes the free throw | 69-53 |
| 04:29 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars is hacked by Bryan Howard - foul #2 on Bryan Howard, team foul #9 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Zank (PG) Nathan Bishop | |
| 04:29 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 04:29 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | James Zank is called for the reach on Dale Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Zank, team foul #10 | 69-55 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Dale Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Dale Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 04:06 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Gribble can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-55 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Todd Klein grabs the defensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Dale Taylor misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-55 |
| 03:39 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Castleman snags the defensive board | 71-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dale Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Kearns (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Todd Klein (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamel Hanshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Zank (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Buttars (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Donald Shaffer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Castleman (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Gribble (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Donald Shaffer, team foul #11 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), Kevin Winston (SF) Matthew Kearns, Todd Klein | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Peter Jeleniewski (SF), Nathan Bishop (PF), Timothy Mitchell (C) James Zank, Donald Shaffer, Kenneth Castleman | |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Dale Taylor connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-55 |
| 02:59 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Gribble connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Nathan Bishop | 74-57 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Dale Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-57 |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Jamel Hanshaw tips it back up and in | 76-57 |
| 02:22 | Sam Houston State | Kevin Winston steals it from Timothy Mitchell | 76-57 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | James Boyles is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Jeleniewski - foul #1 on Peter Jeleniewski, team foul #12 | 76-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Kearns (SG), John Baker (SF), Todd Klein (PF), Billy Johnson (C) Dale Taylor, Kevin Winston, Bryan Howard, Jamel Hanshaw | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 02:19 | Louisville | James Boyles misses the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | James Boyles makes the 2nd free throw | 77-57 |
| 02:06 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-57 |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell can't tip it in | 77-57 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Todd Klein | 77-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Todd Klein's pass is intercepted by Peter Jeleniewski | 77-57 |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars misses the lay-in | 77-57 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Billy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 77-57 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | James Boyles is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 77-57 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Billy Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 77-57 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Billy Johnson misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-57 |
| 01:04 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 77-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars makes the floater from the left block | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | John Baker can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Peter Jeleniewski - foul #2 on Peter Jeleniewski, team foul #13 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Smith (C) Billy Johnson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer (SF) Peter Jeleniewski | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | John Baker makes the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | John Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 00:17 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop grabs the board | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Gribble hits a 3 from the right wing | 78-62 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | James Boyles runs out the clock | 78-62 |