| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Robert Zerbe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brent Knight (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Penrose (fresh) SF - Randy Hauer (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Beams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Willy Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Randy Hauer inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Louisville | Robert Beams is hacked by James Cooper - foul #2 on James Cooper, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:46 | Louisville | Robert Beams misses the shot from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 19:44 | Seton Hall | David Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 19:28 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe makes the fadeaway from the right side | 37-31 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Robert Beams scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Randy Hauer | 37-33 |
| 18:51 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 37-33 |
| 18:49 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight tips it in | 39-33 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Willy Jones's pass is intercepted by Brent Knight | 39-33 |
| 18:23 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Zerbe | 42-33 |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Randy Hauer makes the turnaround near the basket set up by William Morris | 42-35 |
| 17:47 | Seton Hall | James Cooper can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 17:45 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Brent Knight | 42-35 |
| 17:30 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 17:28 | Louisville | Randy Hauer snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | Randy Hauer buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by William Morris | 42-37 |
| 16:59 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold (PG), Mike Ehret (SF), Ronald Matthews (PF), Monroe Olson (C) Robert Zerbe, James Cooper, David Hickman, Brent Knight | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:40 | Louisville | Willy Jones knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Larry Penrose | 42-39 |
| 16:24 | Seton Hall | Monroe Olson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Randy Hauer grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Robert Beams connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Penrose and the foul's on Ronald Matthews - foul #3 on Ronald Matthews, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Hickman (PF) Ronald Matthews | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Robert Beams makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:55 | Seton Hall | Monroe Olson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Monroe Olson, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Scott Arnold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Wiggins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Mike Ehret (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Monroe Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) SF - Randy Hauer (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Beams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Willy Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Willy Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Cooper (SF), Ronald Matthews (PF), Brent Knight (C) Mike Ehret, David Hickman, Monroe Olson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:19 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Beams - foul #3 on Robert Beams, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| 15:19 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:19 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Robert Beams connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Penrose | 44-44 |
| 14:37 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews misses short on a shot from the left side | 44-44 |
| 14:35 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Robert Beams makes the driving attempt from the left block | 46-46 |
| 14:12 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Larry Penrose - foul #3 on Larry Penrose, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe (PG), Robert Hebert (SG), Monroe Olson (C) Scott Arnold, Charles Wiggins, Brent Knight | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Brown (SG), James Martens (PF) Larry Penrose, Robert Beams | |
| 14:12 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:12 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | James Martens grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | William Morris makes the fadeaway from the left side | 47-48 |
| 14:00 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe is hacked by Willy Jones - foul #1 on Willy Jones, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Hickman (PF) Ronald Matthews | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:50 | Seton Hall | Michael Brown steals it from Robert Zerbe | 47-48 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Michael Brown misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-48 |
| 13:29 | Seton Hall | Monroe Olson gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 13:08 | Seton Hall | Randy Hauer is called for the reach on James Cooper - foul #2 on Randy Hauer, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mike Ehret (SF), Brent Knight (C) James Cooper, Monroe Olson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vule Zickler (SG) William Morris | |
| 12:53 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight misses long on a shot from the left block | 47-48 |
| 12:52 | Louisville | Willy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Brent Knight blocks the jumper by Randy Hauer | 47-48 |
| 12:36 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:23 | Seton Hall | Robert Hebert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins (SG) Robert Hebert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Penrose (SF), Robert Beams (PF) Randy Hauer, Willy Jones | |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Brent Knight steps in front of the Robert Beams pass | 47-48 |
| 11:50 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight clanks a shot in the paint | 47-48 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | James Martens snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Robert Zerbe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Wiggins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Mike Ehret (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brent Knight (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Vule Zickler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Beams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Martens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Robert Beams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-48 |
| 11:23 | Louisville | Robert Beams hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| 11:10 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Larry Penrose gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:48 | Louisville | Robert Beams comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 47-50 |
| 10:47 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Robert Zerbe | 47-50 |
| 10:28 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by David Hickman and the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #4 on Michael Brown, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Hebert (SG), James Cooper (SF), Ronald Matthews (PF), Monroe Olson (C) Charles Wiggins, Mike Ehret, David Hickman, Brent Knight | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Morris (PG), Randy Hauer (SF), Willy Jones (C) Michael Brown, Larry Penrose, Robert Beams | |
| 10:28 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | Vule Zickler is fouled on the floor by Monroe Olson - foul #2 on Monroe Olson, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold (PG) Robert Zerbe | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Randy Hauer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-50 |
| 09:48 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 09:43 | Seton Hall | James Cooper's layup is rejected by Willy Jones | 50-50 |
| 09:42 | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold grabs the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 09:37 | Seton Hall | Monroe Olson can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on William Morris - foul #1 on William Morris, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| 09:37 | Seton Hall | Monroe Olson makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:37 | Seton Hall | Monroe Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:37 | Louisville | James Martens grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Vule Zickler misses the turnaround from the left block | 51-50 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Willy Jones snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | James Cooper is called for the reach on William Morris - foul #3 on James Cooper, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins (SG) Robert Hebert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Penrose (SF), Robert Beams (PF) Randy Hauer, James Martens | |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Charles Wiggins steals it from William Morris | 51-50 |
| 08:43 | Seton Hall | Monroe Olson is fouled on the floor by Willy Jones - foul #2 on Willy Jones, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Hickman (PF) Ronald Matthews | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:43 | Seton Hall | Monroe Olson misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Willy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Willy Jones is whistled for a carry | 51-50 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Brent Knight (C) Monroe Olson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:12 | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | David Hickman swats the short shot by Vule Zickler | 51-50 |
| 07:47 | Seton Hall | James Cooper pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Scott Arnold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Wiggins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - James Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brent Knight (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Morris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vule Zickler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Beams (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Willy Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Cooper | 54-50 |
| 07:07 | Louisville | William Morris double dribbles | 54-50 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe (PG), Robert Hebert (SG), Mike Ehret (SF), Ronald Matthews (PF) Scott Arnold, Charles Wiggins, James Cooper, David Hickman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Brown (SG), Randy Hauer (SF), James Martens (PF) Vule Zickler, Larry Penrose, Robert Beams | |
| 06:43 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe is whistled for a carry | 54-50 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Monroe Olson (C) Brent Knight | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:22 | Louisville | William Morris misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Matthews - foul #4 on Ronald Matthews, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | William Morris makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | William Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:22 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 06:08 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews loses the ball out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Hickman (PF) Ronald Matthews | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:50 | Louisville | William Morris is denied on a layup by Monroe Olson | 54-51 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Willy Jones | 54-51 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Willy Jones drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Michael Brown | 54-53 |
| 05:18 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Michael Brown | 54-53 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Michael Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Hauer | 54-56 |
| 04:40 | Seton Hall | James Martens is called for the reach on Robert Hebert - foul #2 on James Martens, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold (PG), James Cooper (SF), Brent Knight (C) Robert Zerbe, Mike Ehret, Monroe Olson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vule Zickler (SG), Larry Penrose (SF), Robert Beams (PF) William Morris, Randy Hauer, James Martens | |
| 04:40 | Seton Hall | Robert Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:40 | Seton Hall | Robert Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Robert Beams can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 56-56 |
| 04:23 | Seton Hall | James Cooper pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:15 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight is hacked by Willy Jones - foul #3 on Willy Jones, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins (SG), Ronald Matthews (PF) Robert Hebert, David Hickman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:15 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:15 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Beams | 57-56 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Michael Brown is fouled on the floor by Scott Arnold - foul #2 on Scott Arnold, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:41 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight can't finish the layup | 57-58 |
| 03:39 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Brent Knight | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Scott Arnold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Wiggins (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - James Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Brent Knight (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Vule Zickler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Beams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Willy Jones (tiring) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Seton Hall | Ronald Matthews hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 57-58 |
| 03:23 | Seton Hall | Scott Arnold tips it in | 59-58 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Willy Jones is fouled on the floor by Brent Knight - foul #2 on Brent Knight, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | David Hickman (PF) Ronald Matthews | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Morris (PG), James Martens (PF) Vule Zickler, Robert Beams | |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Willy Jones misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:09 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:53 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Brown - foul #5 on Michael Brown, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe (PG) Scott Arnold | |
| Subs | Louisville | Randy Hauer (SF), Robert Beams (PF) Michael Brown, Willy Jones | |
| 02:53 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:53 | Seton Hall | Charles Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:35 | Louisville | James Martens hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 60-58 |
| 02:34 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Brent Knight | 60-58 |
| 02:25 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 60-58 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Larry Penrose snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Larry Penrose hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 02:12 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Brent Knight | 60-58 |
| 01:51 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight double dribbles | 60-58 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willy Jones (C) James Martens | |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Charles Wiggins takes the ball from Robert Beams | 60-58 |
| 01:30 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Wiggins | 62-58 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Larry Penrose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-58 |
| 00:53 | Seton Hall | Randy Hauer takes the ball from David Hickman | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | James Cooper steals it from Willy Jones | 62-58 |
| 00:29 | Seton Hall | James Cooper throws it down | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Larry Penrose comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 00:21 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:18 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Penrose - foul #4 on Larry Penrose, team foul #11 | 64-58 |
| 00:18 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:18 | Seton Hall | Brent Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Willy Jones is whistled for traveling | 66-58 |
| 00:09 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe is hacked by Larry Penrose in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Penrose, team foul #12 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vule Zickler (SG) Larry Penrose | |
| 00:09 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:09 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Robert Beams scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | Robert Zerbe runs out the clock | 68-60 |