| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Shoup (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Barton (fresh) SF - Jeffery Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) C - Michael Yang (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Winslow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Colin Nolan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bowser (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Jeffery Green inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Jeffery Green is whistled for a carry | 27-24 |
| 19:23 | Sacramento State | Thomas Brown misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brian Smith - foul #3 on Brian Smith, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Rico (PF) Brian Smith | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 19:23 | Sacramento State | Thomas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 19:23 | Sacramento State | Thomas Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Justin Rico grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | Colin Nolan takes the ball from Michael Yang | 27-25 |
| 18:41 | Sacramento State | John Winslow makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Brian Jackson | 27-27 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | Richard Shoup double dribbles in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jason White (PF) Thomas Brown | |
| 18:22 | Sacramento State | John Winslow knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Colin Nolan | 27-30 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Daniel Barton buries a jumper in the paint | 29-30 |
| 17:32 | Sacramento State | Brian Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 17:30 | Sacramento State | Colin Nolan hits the follow up shot | 29-32 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Jeffery Green is hacked by Colin Nolan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Colin Nolan, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tomas Mingle (SG), Tory Sullivan (SF), Brandon West (C) Daniel Barton, Jeffery Green, Michael Yang | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Homer Mojica (PG), Jerry Dupras (SG), Paul Ettinger (SF), Eldridge Clark (C) John Winslow, Brian Jackson, Colin Nolan, John Bowser | |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Richard Shoup makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Tory Sullivan | 32-32 |
| 16:41 | Sacramento State | Homer Mojica hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-32 |
| 16:40 | Louisville | Justin Rico grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Tory Sullivan is blocked by Eldridge Clark | 32-32 |
| 16:12 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Jason White | 32-32 |
| 15:57 | Sacramento State | Homer Mojica can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-32 |
| 15:55 | Louisville | Justin Rico gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Shoup (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tomas Mingle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tory Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Justin Rico (tiring) 3 reb. C - Brandon West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Homer Mojica (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jerry Dupras (fresh) SF - Paul Ettinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eldridge Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Jerry Dupras is called for the reach on Richard Shoup in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Dupras, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Green (SF), Brian Smith (PF) Richard Shoup, Justin Rico | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Gullette (PG), Brian Jackson (SG), Colin Nolan (SF), Thomas Brown (PF), Gary Prill (C) Homer Mojica, Jerry Dupras, Paul Ettinger, Jason White, Eldridge Clark | |
| 15:32 | Louisville | Brandon West misses the shot from close range | 32-32 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Brandon West tips it in | 34-32 |
| 15:15 | Sacramento State | Thomas Brown is whistled for traveling | 34-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Barton (SG) Tomas Mingle | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Bowser (C) Gary Prill | |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Thomas Brown is called for the reach on Tory Sullivan - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Yang (C) Brandon West | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Winslow (PG), Jerry Dupras (SG) David Gullette, Brian Jackson | |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Jeffery Green hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 34-32 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Brian Smith hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 14:13 | Sacramento State | Colin Nolan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Brian Smith | 36-32 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Daniel Barton is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Dupras - foul #3 on Jerry Dupras, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Shoup (PG), Brandon West (PF) Jeffery Green, Brian Smith | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Homer Mojica (PG), Eldridge Clark (PF), Gary Prill (C) John Winslow, Thomas Brown, John Bowser | |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Eldridge Clark swats the short shot by Tory Sullivan | 36-32 |
| 13:47 | Sacramento State | Gary Prill grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 13:26 | Sacramento State | Eldridge Clark drills a runner in the lane set up by Jerry Dupras | 36-34 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan is hacked by Colin Nolan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Colin Nolan, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tomas Mingle (SG), Jeffery Green (SF), Brian Smith (PF) Daniel Barton, Tory Sullivan, Michael Yang | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Gullette (PG), Paul Ettinger (SF), Jason White (PF) Jerry Dupras, Colin Nolan, Gary Prill | |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Tomas Mingle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Winslow (PG), Brian Jackson (SG), John Bowser (C) David Gullette, Homer Mojica, Eldridge Clark | |
| 12:29 | Sacramento State | Paul Ettinger misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Tomas Mingle - foul #2 on Tomas Mingle, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Yang (C) Brandon West | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 12:29 | Sacramento State | Paul Ettinger makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:29 | Sacramento State | Paul Ettinger makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 12:00 | Louisville | Tomas Mingle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Richard Shoup tips it but misses | 36-36 |
| 11:57 | Sacramento State | Brian Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Shoup (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tomas Mingle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Yang (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Winslow (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Ettinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bowser (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Sacramento State | Paul Ettinger loses the ball out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Barton (SG), Brandon West (C) Tomas Mingle, Michael Yang | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Homer Mojica (PG), Jerry Dupras (SG), Colin Nolan (SF), Thomas Brown (PF), Gary Prill (C) John Winslow, Brian Jackson, Paul Ettinger, Jason White, John Bowser | |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Brandon West comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Gary Prill - foul #1 on Gary Prill, team foul #6 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Rico (PF) Brian Smith | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Brandon West makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Brandon West makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 11:02 | Sacramento State | Jerry Dupras hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Thomas Brown | 38-38 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Brandon West drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 10:20 | Sacramento State | Justin Rico denies the turnaround by Colin Nolan | 40-38 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Justin Rico | 40-38 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Richard Shoup is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Shoup, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (PG), Tomas Mingle (SG), Brian Smith (PF), Michael Yang (C) Richard Shoup, Jeffery Green, Justin Rico, Brandon West | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Winslow (PG), Brian Jackson (SG), Jason White (SF), Eldridge Clark (PF), John Bowser (C) Homer Mojica, Jerry Dupras, Colin Nolan, Thomas Brown, Gary Prill | |
| 10:05 | Sacramento State | Michael Yang is called for the reach on John Bowser - foul #1 on Michael Yang, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| 09:44 | Sacramento State | John Bowser clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 09:43 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Daniel Barton | 40-38 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Tomas Mingle buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Yang | 42-38 |
| 08:56 | Sacramento State | John Winslow can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 08:55 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Jackson | 42-38 |
| 08:38 | Sacramento State | John Bowser lays it in | 42-40 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Tomas Mingle makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Yang | 45-40 |
| 07:54 | Sacramento State | John Winslow buries a floater from the left block | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tory Sullivan (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tomas Mingle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Barton (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Yang (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Winslow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eldridge Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Bowser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Tomas Mingle misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 07:28 | Sacramento State | John Bowser grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 07:07 | Sacramento State | John Winslow misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Daniel Barton | 45-42 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 06:43 | Sacramento State | John Bowser pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 06:38 | Sacramento State | John Winslow is hacked by Michael Yang - foul #2 on Michael Yang, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Shoup (PG), Jeffery Green (SF), Justin Rico (PF), Brandon West (C) Tory Sullivan, Tomas Mingle, Brian Smith, Michael Yang | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Homer Mojica (PG), Paul Ettinger (SG), Colin Nolan (SF), Thomas Brown (PF), Gary Prill (C) John Winslow, Brian Jackson, Jason White, Eldridge Clark, John Bowser | |
| 06:24 | Sacramento State | Colin Nolan is hacked by Jeffery Green - foul #1 on Jeffery Green, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| 06:13 | Sacramento State | Homer Mojica knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Richard Shoup makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Brandon West | 47-45 |
| 05:32 | Sacramento State | Gary Prill drills a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Brandon West - foul #2 on Brandon West, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tomas Mingle (SG) Daniel Barton | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jerry Dupras (SG) Colin Nolan | |
| 05:32 | Sacramento State | Gary Prill makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Jerry Dupras picks off the pass by Jeffery Green | 47-48 |
| 05:10 | Sacramento State | Homer Mojica lays it in on a great pass from Jerry Dupras | 47-50 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Tomas Mingle comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 47-50 |
| 04:45 | Sacramento State | Thomas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 04:30 | Sacramento State | Jerry Dupras comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Jeffery Green grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Justin Rico throws it down on a great pass from Richard Shoup | 49-50 |
| 04:10 | Sacramento State | Gary Prill misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-50 |
| 04:09 | Sacramento State | Homer Mojica tips it back up and in | 49-52 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Justin Rico buries a floater in the lane set up by Brandon West | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Shoup (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tomas Mingle (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Rico (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon West (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Homer Mojica (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jerry Dupras (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Ettinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Prill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Sacramento State | Gary Prill double dribbles | 51-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Barton (SG), Brian Smith (PF), Michael Yang (C) Tomas Mingle, Justin Rico, Brandon West | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Gullette (PG), Brian Jackson (SG), Colin Nolan (SF), John Bowser (C) Homer Mojica, Jerry Dupras, Paul Ettinger, Gary Prill | |
| 03:18 | Louisville | Michael Yang loses the dribble to John Bowser | 51-52 |
| 03:01 | Sacramento State | John Bowser clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 03:00 | Sacramento State | Colin Nolan pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 02:48 | Sacramento State | Brian Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jason White (PF) Thomas Brown | |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Jeffery Green misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-52 |
| 02:23 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Jason White | 51-52 |
| 02:05 | Sacramento State | David Gullette misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 02:03 | Sacramento State | Brian Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 01:52 | Sacramento State | Jason White can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Michael Yang snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Daniel Barton is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Jackson - foul #2 on Brian Jackson, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Winslow (PG), Thomas Brown (PF) David Gullette, Jason White | |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Daniel Barton makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Daniel Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 01:25 | Sacramento State | Colin Nolan is denied on a layup by Jeffery Green | 53-52 |
| 01:24 | Sacramento State | Thomas Brown can't tip it in | 53-52 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Michael Yang grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Richard Shoup drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Sacramento State | Colin Nolan's layup is rejected by Brian Smith | 56-52 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Daniel Barton grabs the board | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Daniel Barton is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Jackson - foul #3 on Brian Jackson, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Daniel Barton makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Daniel Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Sacramento State | Brian Jackson is called for traveling | 58-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (PG), Tomas Mingle (SG) Richard Shoup, Daniel Barton | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Tomas Mingle is hacked by Brian Jackson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Jackson, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Shoup (PG) Jeffery Green | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Tomas Mingle misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:34 | Sacramento State | Thomas Brown snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 00:29 | Sacramento State | John Winslow drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Brian Jackson | 58-55 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | John Winslow is called for the reach on Tory Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Winslow, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:20 | Sacramento State | Tory Sullivan is called for the reach on Colin Nolan - foul #2 on Tory Sullivan, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Barton (SG), Jeffery Green (SF) Tomas Mingle, Tory Sullivan | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:20 | Sacramento State | Colin Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:20 | Sacramento State | Colin Nolan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Jeffery Green is hacked by John Winslow in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Winslow, team foul #11 | 59-57 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Jeffery Green makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Jeffery Green makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:11 | Sacramento State | John Winslow can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Richard Shoup grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Richard Shoup is fouled in the backcourt by John Winslow - foul #4 on John Winslow, team foul #12 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tomas Mingle (SG) Daniel Barton | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Richard Shoup misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Richard Shoup makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:02 | Sacramento State | John Winslow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Michael Yang grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Michael Yang runs out the clock | 62-57 |