| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Shrader (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Byas (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeffrey Freitag (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Albert (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Black (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Samuel Owen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Walker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Erik Grill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Countess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Nordman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Randy Black scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Freitag | 27-26 |
| 19:23 | UMass | Samuel Owen drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Stanley Nordman | 27-29 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Troy Shrader's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Oatman (SF) Jeffrey Freitag | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:56 | UMass | Samuel Owen is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Owen, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Drennen (PG) Samuel Owen | |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Troy Shrader is called for traveling | 27-29 |
| 18:33 | UMass | Stanley Nordman hits the finger roll | 27-31 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Troy Shrader works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 27-31 |
| 18:09 | UMass | The rebound goes to William Countess | 27-31 |
| 17:57 | UMass | William Countess loses the ball out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Wall (SF) Antonio Oatman | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Troy Shrader connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Byas | 30-31 |
| 17:27 | UMass | Stanley Nordman clanks a turnaround near the basket | 30-31 |
| 17:26 | Louisville | Randy Black snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Randy Black misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 16:57 | UMass | Robert Walker gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 16:44 | UMass | Robert Walker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Byas - foul #1 on Kenneth Byas, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag (SF), Antonio Oatman (PF) Ryan Wall, David Albert | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Lam (SF), Russell Evenson (C) Erik Grill, Stanley Nordman | |
| 16:44 | UMass | Robert Walker misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:44 | UMass | Robert Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 16:18 | UMass | Paul Lam pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:02 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 16:01 | UMass | Russell Evenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 15:56 | UMass | Robert Walker comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 30-32 |
| 15:55 | Louisville | Randy Black grabs the board | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Shrader (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Byas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Freitag (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Oatman (fresh) C - Randy Black (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matthew Drennen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Lam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Countess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Evenson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Freitag | 32-32 |
| 15:05 | UMass | William Countess comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 15:03 | UMass | Russell Evenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 14:52 | UMass | Russell Evenson hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Robert Walker | 32-34 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Robert Walker is called for the reach on Troy Shrader - foul #2 on Robert Walker, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Albert (PF) Kenneth Byas | |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Owen (PG), Erik Grill (SF), Stanley Nordman (C) Robert Walker, Paul Lam, William Countess | |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Matthew Drennen - foul #2 on Matthew Drennen, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Garner (PF) Russell Evenson | |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:47 | UMass | Erik Grill is called for traveling | 35-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Byas (SG) Antonio Oatman | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 13:26 | UMass | Samuel Owen grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 13:22 | UMass | Troy Shrader is called for the reach on Samuel Owen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Troy Shrader, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Oatman (SF) Jeffrey Freitag | |
| Subs | UMass | William Countess (PF) Robert Garner | |
| 13:08 | UMass | Stanley Nordman can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 13:06 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | David Albert lays it in | 37-34 |
| 12:26 | UMass | Samuel Owen makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | David Albert is hacked by Matthew Drennen - foul #3 on Matthew Drennen, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Wall (SG), Jeffrey Freitag (SF) Kenneth Byas, Antonio Oatman | |
| Subs | UMass | Ralph Ingram (SG), Paul Lam (SF), Russell Evenson (PF) Matthew Drennen, Erik Grill, William Countess | |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Samuel Owen steals it from Jeffrey Freitag | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Shrader (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Wall (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeffrey Freitag (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Albert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Black (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Samuel Owen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Ingram (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Lam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Evenson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Nordman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | UMass | Samuel Owen makes the 3 from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Randy Black's pass is intercepted by Paul Lam | 37-39 |
| 10:59 | UMass | Stanley Nordman comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 37-39 |
| 10:57 | UMass | Paul Lam tips it home | 37-41 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Ralph Ingram is called for the reach on Ryan Wall - foul #2 on Ralph Ingram, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Byas (SG), Antonio Oatman (SF) Ryan Wall, Jeffrey Freitag | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Walker (SG), William Countess (PF) Samuel Owen, Stanley Nordman | |
| 10:22 | Louisville | David Albert is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Albert, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag (SF) Kenneth Byas | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:05 | UMass | William Countess can't finish the layup | 37-41 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Randy Black misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Russell Evenson - foul #1 on Russell Evenson, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Byas (SG) Antonio Oatman | |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Drennen (PG), Erik Grill (SF) Ralph Ingram, Paul Lam | |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Randy Black misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Randy Black makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 09:26 | UMass | Erik Grill is fouled on the floor by Randy Black - foul #3 on Randy Black, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Oatman (SF) Jeffrey Freitag | |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Owen (PG), Stanley Nordman (C) Matthew Drennen, Russell Evenson | |
| 09:12 | UMass | Stanley Nordman buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Samuel Owen | 38-43 |
| 08:49 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman misses the dunk attempt | 38-43 |
| 08:47 | UMass | Stanley Nordman pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 08:42 | UMass | Samuel Owen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 38-43 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Erik Grill tips it in | 38-45 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Randy Black and the foul's on Samuel Owen - foul #4 on Samuel Owen, team foul #7 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag (SF) Kenneth Byas | |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Drennen (PG), Ralph Ingram (SG), Paul Lam (SF), Robert Garner (PF) Samuel Owen, Robert Walker, Erik Grill, William Countess | |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 08:11 | UMass | Stanley Nordman makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Garner | 41-47 |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag clanks a shot from the left block | 41-47 |
| 07:41 | UMass | The rebound goes to Stanley Nordman | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Shrader (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Oatman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Freitag (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Albert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Black (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matthew Drennen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Ingram (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Lam (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Garner (fresh) C - Stanley Nordman (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | UMass | Randy Black takes the ball from Matthew Drennen | 41-47 |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Randy Black's pass is intercepted by Paul Lam | 41-47 |
| 06:45 | UMass | Paul Lam clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Troy Shrader - foul #4 on Troy Shrader, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Byas (SG) Antonio Oatman | |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Owen (PG), Robert Walker (SG), Erik Grill (PF), Russell Evenson (C) Matthew Drennen, Ralph Ingram, Robert Garner, Stanley Nordman | |
| 06:45 | UMass | Paul Lam misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 06:45 | UMass | Paul Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 41-48 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Freitag | 41-48 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Walker - foul #3 on Robert Walker, team foul #8 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Countess (PF) Paul Lam | |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 06:07 | UMass | William Countess hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Samuel Owen | 43-50 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-50 |
| 05:36 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on David Albert - foul #3 on David Albert, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Antonio Oatman (SF) Troy Shrader, Jeffrey Freitag | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:36 | UMass | Russell Evenson misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 05:36 | UMass | Russell Evenson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman double dribbles | 45-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Shrader (PG), Jeffrey Freitag (SF) Donald Charles, Antonio Oatman | |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Drennen (SG), Paul Lam (SF), Stanley Nordman (C) Robert Walker, Erik Grill, Russell Evenson | |
| 04:53 | UMass | Samuel Owen is hacked by Troy Shrader - foul #5 on Troy Shrader, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG) Troy Shrader | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:53 | UMass | Samuel Owen misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | David Albert grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Paul Lam swats the layup by Jeffrey Freitag | 45-51 |
| 04:33 | UMass | William Countess grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 04:24 | UMass | Stanley Nordman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 45-51 |
| 04:23 | UMass | Stanley Nordman can't tip it in | 45-51 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Samuel Owen steps in front of the Kenneth Byas pass | 45-51 |
| 03:31 | UMass | Stanley Nordman comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Randy Black - foul #4 on Randy Black, team foul #8 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Oatman (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Jeffrey Freitag, David Albert | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Walker (SG), Erik Grill (SF), Russell Evenson (PF) Samuel Owen, Paul Lam, William Countess | |
| 03:31 | UMass | Stanley Nordman makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 03:31 | UMass | Stanley Nordman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Randy Black gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Charles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Byas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Oatman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) C - Randy Black (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matthew Drennen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erik Grill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Evenson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Nordman (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 03:11 | UMass | Stanley Nordman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 03:02 | UMass | Randy Black is called for the reach on Robert Walker - foul #5 on Randy Black, team foul #9 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Albert (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Jeffrey Yeung, Randy Black | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:02 | UMass | Robert Walker makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 03:02 | UMass | Robert Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag (SF) Kenneth Byas | |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Owen (PG) Matthew Drennen | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag drills a floater from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 02:38 | UMass | Stanley Nordman makes the shot from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | David Albert is fouled on the floor by Russell Evenson - foul #2 on Russell Evenson, team foul #9 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Byas (SG) Jeffrey Freitag | |
| Subs | UMass | William Countess (PF) Russell Evenson | |
| 02:12 | Louisville | David Albert misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 02:12 | UMass | William Countess grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 02:00 | UMass | Erik Grill comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Antonio Oatman - foul #1 on Antonio Oatman, team foul #10 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag (SF) Antonio Oatman | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:00 | UMass | Erik Grill misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 02:00 | UMass | Erik Grill makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | David Albert misses long on a floater from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | David Albert hits the follow up shot | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:39 | UMass | Kenneth Byas steps in front of the Samuel Owen pass in the backcourt | 49-57 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | David Albert grabs the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Donald Charles can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-57 |
| 00:45 | UMass | The rebound goes to William Countess | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:44 | UMass | Donald Charles is called for the reach on William Countess in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Charles, team foul #11 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UMass | Ralph Ingram (SG) Robert Walker | |
| 00:44 | UMass | William Countess misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:44 | UMass | William Countess misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Stanley Nordman steals it from Jeffrey Freitag | 49-57 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Donald Charles is called for the reach on Samuel Owen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Charles, team foul #12 | 49-57 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Samuel Owen makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Samuel Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Donald Charles makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Samuel Owen is hacked by Donald Charles in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Charles, team foul #13 | 52-59 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Samuel Owen makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Samuel Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Walker (SG) Ralph Ingram | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Donald Charles is called for the reach on Samuel Owen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Charles, team foul #14 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Wall (PG) Donald Charles | |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Drennen (SG) William Countess | |
| 00:19 | UMass | Samuel Owen makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Samuel Owen misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | David Albert pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | David Albert gets the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Countess (PF) Matthew Drennen | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag grabs the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 00:00 | UMass | The rebound goes to Erik Grill | 55-62 |