| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bobby Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Healy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Nakamura (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Sommers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Rodney Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) SF - Bobby Stowe (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Brigance (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | James Healy inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Bobby Hill | 27-23 |
| 19:23 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Cooper | 27-25 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley misses the easy layup | 27-25 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:45 | Minnesota | Bobby Hill steals it from Bobby Stowe | 27-25 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Bobby Hill misses the dunk | 27-25 |
| 18:41 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Steve Nakamura - foul #2 on Steve Nakamura, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Steven Cooper steals it from Willie Sommers | 27-27 |
| 17:31 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-27 |
| 17:29 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams tips it back up and in | 27-29 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Bobby Hill can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 17:04 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 16:45 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-31 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Mark Brigance is called for the reach on Steve Nakamura - foul #2 on Mark Brigance, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Bradley (PG), Barry Brower (SG), James Cox (SF), Jack Larson (PF), Robert Stephens (C) Bobby Hill, Daniel Stanley, James Healy, Steve Nakamura, Willie Sommers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen (SG), Micheal Fifield (C) Dean Stewart, Mark Brigance | |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Robert Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Bradley (fresh) SG - Barry Brower (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Cox (fresh) PF - Jack Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Rodney Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Mullen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Stowe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Micheal Fifield (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Stephens - foul #2 on Robert Stephens, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Hill (PG) William Bradley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:36 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 15:36 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Jack Larson snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Jack Larson's floater is tipped away by Micheal Fifield | 27-32 |
| 15:07 | Minnesota | Micheal Fifield gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 14:49 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-34 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Bobby Stowe denies the turnaround by Barry Brower | 27-34 |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Micheal Fifield grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 13:59 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 27-34 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Robert Stephens gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Bradley Mullen steals it from Jack Larson | 27-34 |
| 13:32 | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen lays it up and in | 27-36 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Jack Larson misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Micheal Fifield - foul #1 on Micheal Fifield, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Bradley (PG), Daniel Stanley (SG), James Healy (SF), Willie Sommers (C) Bobby Hill, Barry Brower, James Cox, Robert Stephens | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Vassar (PG), Dean Stewart (SG), Mark Brigance (C) Rodney Williams, Bradley Mullen, Micheal Fifield | |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Jack Larson makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Jack Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 13:19 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 13:04 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Walter Vassar | 28-38 |
| 12:42 | Louisville | William Bradley is fouled on the floor by Walter Vassar - foul #1 on Walter Vassar, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Nakamura (PF) Jack Larson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Bryant (PF) Steven Cooper | |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura hits the finger roll | 30-38 |
| 12:21 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by James Healy - foul #3 on James Healy, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Hill (PG) William Bradley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:21 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 12:21 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 12:21 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura connects on the floater in the paint | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bobby Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Healy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Nakamura (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Sommers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Vassar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Stowe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Bryant (fresh) C - Mark Brigance (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Minnesota | James Bryant blows the layup but the foul's on Daniel Stanley - foul #1 on Daniel Stanley, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney Williams (PG), Steven Cooper (PF) Walter Vassar, Bobby Stowe | |
| 11:28 | Minnesota | James Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 11:28 | Minnesota | James Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Willie Sommers gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 11:11 | Louisville | James Bryant steps in front of the James Healy pass | 32-40 |
| 11:08 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Bryant | 32-42 |
| 10:39 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen (SG), Goran Lijewski (SF) Dean Stewart, James Bryant | |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | Goran Lijewski banks in the layup on a great pass from Rodney Williams | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Mark Brigance - foul #3 on Mark Brigance, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Bradley (PG), Barry Brower (SG), James Cox (SF), Robert Stephens (C) Bobby Hill, Daniel Stanley, James Healy, Willie Sommers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe (SF), Micheal Fifield (C) Goran Lijewski, Mark Brigance | |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura misses the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 09:53 | Minnesota | Micheal Fifield snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 09:26 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper drills a turnaround in the paint | 33-46 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Robert Stephens hits a runner in the paint set up by James Cox | 35-46 |
| 08:48 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 08:46 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe tips it in | 35-48 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Steven Cooper - foul #1 on Steven Cooper, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Hill (PG), Daniel Stanley (SG), James Healy (SF), Willie Sommers (C) William Bradley, Barry Brower, James Cox, Robert Stephens | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Vassar (PG), Dean Stewart (SG), James Bryant (PF), Mark Brigance (C) Rodney Williams, Bradley Mullen, Steven Cooper, Micheal Fifield | |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 08:10 | Minnesota | Walter Vassar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley can't finish the layup | 37-48 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Willie Sommers tips it in | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bobby Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Healy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Nakamura (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Sommers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Vassar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Stowe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Bryant (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mark Brigance (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Minnesota | James Healy steals the ball from Walter Vassar | 39-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:01 | Louisville | James Healy knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Stanley | 42-48 |
| 06:39 | Minnesota | Walter Vassar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Cox (SF), Jack Larson (PF) James Healy, Steve Nakamura | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney Williams (PG), Goran Lijewski (SF), Steven Cooper (PF), Micheal Fifield (C) Walter Vassar, Bobby Stowe, James Bryant, Mark Brigance | |
| 06:19 | Louisville | James Cox misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Daniel Stanley tips it back up and in | 44-48 |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | James Cox is fouled on the floor by Goran Lijewski - foul #2 on Goran Lijewski, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Barry Brower (SG), Robert Stephens (C) Daniel Stanley, Willie Sommers | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen (SG), Bobby Stowe (SF) Dean Stewart, Goran Lijewski | |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Barry Brower is called for traveling | 44-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Healy (SF) James Cox | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mark Brigance (C) Micheal Fifield | |
| 04:59 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 04:58 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance can't tip it in | 44-51 |
| 04:56 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe tips it home | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:42 | Louisville | James Healy misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bobby Stowe - foul #1 on Bobby Stowe, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Bradley (PG) Bobby Hill | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:42 | Louisville | James Healy makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | James Healy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:28 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 46-53 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Robert Stephens gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:23 | Louisville | James Healy connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by William Bradley | 48-53 |
| 04:02 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe misses badly on a floater from the right side | 48-53 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Jack Larson pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Robert Stephens is fouled on the floor by Mark Brigance - foul #4 on Mark Brigance, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Hill (PG), Daniel Stanley (SG), Steve Nakamura (PF) William Bradley, Barry Brower, Jack Larson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Vassar (PG), Dean Stewart (SG), Goran Lijewski (SF), James Bryant (PF), Micheal Fifield (C) Rodney Williams, Bradley Mullen, Bobby Stowe, Steven Cooper, Mark Brigance | |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Robert Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Robert Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:39 | Minnesota | Micheal Fifield grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bobby Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Healy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Nakamura (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Vassar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Goran Lijewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Bryant (fresh) 1 pts. C - Micheal Fifield (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Minnesota | James Bryant misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Healy - foul #4 on James Healy, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Cox (SF), Willie Sommers (C) James Healy, Robert Stephens | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:14 | Minnesota | James Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:14 | Minnesota | James Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:14 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Willie Sommers | 49-53 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura makes the jump hook in the lane | 51-53 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Healy (SF) James Cox | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney Williams (PG), Bobby Stowe (SF), Steven Cooper (PF), Mark Brigance (C) Walter Vassar, Goran Lijewski, James Bryant, Micheal Fifield | |
| 02:21 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | James Healy gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Mark Brigance swats the short shot by Steve Nakamura | 51-53 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | James Healy grabs the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | James Healy clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Rodney Williams - foul #2 on Rodney Williams, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | James Healy misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | James Healy misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Nakamura | 51-53 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura can't tip it in | 51-53 |
| 01:19 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 01:01 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Rodney Williams and he's fouled by Willie Sommers - foul #1 on Willie Sommers, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| 01:01 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance makes the free throw | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Willie Sommers knocks in the runner from close range and he's fouled by Mark Brigance - foul #5 on Mark Brigance, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Micheal Fifield (C) Mark Brigance | |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Willie Sommers makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by James Healy - foul #5 on James Healy, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Cox (SF) James Healy | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Louisville | James Cox misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Willie Sommers gets the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | James Cox scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Daniel Stanley is called for the reach on Rodney Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Stanley, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Rodney Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Louisville | James Cox misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Daniel Stanley is called for the reach on Dean Stewart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Stanley, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Steve Nakamura pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | James Cox clanks a halfcourt shot | 57-60 |