| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wade Williams (fresh) 11 pts. C - Chad Swaney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Douglas Whisenant (fresh) SG - Zachary Briggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Hine (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Simek (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Willie Hine inbounds the ball | 44-18 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Samford | Willie Hine clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wade Williams - foul #1 on Wade Williams, team foul #1 | 44-18 |
| 19:45 | Samford | Willie Hine misses the 1st free throw | 44-18 |
| 19:45 | Samford | Willie Hine makes the 2nd free throw | 44-19 |
| 19:25 | Louisville | William Simek is called for the reach on Christopher Garrett - foul #3 on William Simek, team foul #1 | 44-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Chartier (C) William Simek | |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Wade Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-19 |
| 19:09 | Samford | Willie Hine pulls down the rebound | 44-19 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Zachary Briggs banks in the layup on a great pass from Willie Hine and the foul's on Chad Swaney - foul #2 on Chad Swaney, team foul #2 | 44-21 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Zachary Briggs makes the free throw | 44-22 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | Michael Ball makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Long Tang | 47-22 |
| 18:19 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant is hacked by Long Tang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Long Tang, team foul #3 | 47-22 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Zachary Briggs works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Douglas Whisenant | 47-25 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett is denied on a layup by Henry Chartier | 47-25 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Michael Ball misses the tip | 47-25 |
| 17:38 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jerry Scott | 47-25 |
| 17:34 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Zachary Briggs out of a doubleteam | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Chad Swaney loses the dribble to Zachary Briggs | 47-28 |
| 17:06 | Samford | Zachary Briggs lays it in | 47-30 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Long Tang hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Garrett | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:17 | Samford | Willie Hine lays it up and in set up by Zachary Briggs | 49-32 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Wade Williams is hacked by Douglas Whisenant - foul #1 on Douglas Whisenant, team foul #2 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), Clarence Lefevre (SG), Alexis Mancini (SF), William Bennett (PF), Richard Slagle (C) Long Tang, Michael Ball, Christopher Garrett, Wade Williams, Chad Swaney | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wright (PG), Robert Miller (SG), Darrell Bergerson (SF), Curtis Sanders (PF), William Simek (C) Douglas Whisenant, Zachary Briggs, Willie Hine, Jerry Scott, Henry Chartier | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Zeals (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Lefevre (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alexis Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Slagle (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrell Bergerson (fresh) PF - Curtis Sanders (fresh) C - William Simek (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Curtis Sanders takes the ball from Clarence Lefevre | 49-32 |
| 15:10 | Samford | Robert Miller connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Darrell Bergerson | 49-35 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre is fouled on the floor by Robert Wright - foul #1 on Robert Wright, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Samford | Zachary Briggs (SG), Jerry Scott (PF) Robert Wright, Curtis Sanders | |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Rodney Zeals | 52-35 |
| 14:16 | Samford | Jerry Scott lays it in and he's hacked by Rodney Zeals - foul #1 on Rodney Zeals, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Swaney (C) Richard Slagle | |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Hine (SF) Darrell Bergerson | |
| 14:16 | Samford | Jerry Scott misses the free throw | 52-37 |
| 14:16 | Louisville | William Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini is fouled on the floor by Willie Hine - foul #2 on Willie Hine, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 14:03 | Samford | Jerry Scott snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 13:51 | Samford | Zachary Briggs misses the floater from the free throw line | 52-37 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Rodney Zeals loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Ball (SG) Clarence Lefevre | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:33 | Samford | Zachary Briggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Wade Williams (PF) Rodney Zeals, William Bennett | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:08 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 13:07 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Simek | 52-37 |
| 12:56 | Samford | William Simek hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 52-37 |
| 12:54 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Scott | 52-37 |
| 12:40 | Samford | Robert Miller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Chad Swaney pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Michael Ball drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Long Tang | 54-37 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Jerry Scott jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Robert Miller | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Ball (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Alexis Mancini (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Wade Williams (fresh) 11 pts. C - Chad Swaney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Briggs (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willie Hine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - William Simek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Long Tang misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-39 |
| 11:41 | Samford | William Simek snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 11:35 | Samford | Chad Swaney swats the layup by Jerry Scott | 54-39 |
| 11:33 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Hine | 54-39 |
| 11:21 | Samford | Jerry Scott knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Michael Ball makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-42 |
| 10:46 | Samford | Robert Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-42 |
| 10:44 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Wade Williams is hacked by William Simek - foul #4 on William Simek, team foul #5 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), Clarence Lefevre (SG), Christopher Garrett (SF), William Bennett (PF), Richard Slagle (C) Long Tang, Michael Ball, Alexis Mancini, Wade Williams, Chad Swaney | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Troy Wolfe (SG), Darrell Bergerson (SF), Henry Chartier (PF), Curtis Sanders (C) Robert Miller, Zachary Briggs, Willie Hine, Jerry Scott, William Simek | |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Garrett | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:50 | Samford | Troy Wolfe misses the lay-in | 60-42 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:20 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Bennett | 63-42 |
| 08:58 | Samford | Troy Wolfe double dribbles | 63-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Samford | Zachary Briggs (SG) Troy Wolfe | |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre clanks a fadeaway from close range | 63-42 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | William Bennett tips it in | 65-42 |
| 08:13 | Samford | Zachary Briggs shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-42 |
| 08:12 | Samford | Curtis Sanders grabs the offensive board | 65-42 |
| 07:54 | Samford | Darrell Bergerson is whistled for traveling | 65-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Michael Ball (SG), Wade Williams (PF), Chad Swaney (C) Rodney Zeals, Clarence Lefevre, William Bennett, Richard Slagle | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Miller (PG), Willie Hine (SF), Jerry Scott (PF), William Simek (C) Douglas Whisenant, Darrell Bergerson, Henry Chartier, Curtis Sanders | |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Robert Miller is called for the reach on Long Tang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Miller, team foul #6 | 65-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Ball (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wade Williams (fresh) 11 pts. C - Chad Swaney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Briggs (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willie Hine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - William Simek (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Louisville | Wade Williams misses the dunk attempt | 65-42 |
| 07:31 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Simek | 65-42 |
| 07:09 | Samford | Willie Hine misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-42 |
| 07:07 | Louisville | Michael Ball pulls down the rebound | 65-42 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Zachary Briggs steals the ball from Wade Williams | 65-42 |
| 06:30 | Samford | Long Tang is called for the reach on Zachary Briggs - foul #2 on Long Tang, team foul #5 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), Alexis Mancini (SF) Long Tang, Christopher Garrett | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG) Robert Miller | |
| 06:11 | Samford | Willie Hine misses the lay-in | 65-42 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Wade Williams | 65-42 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Zachary Briggs is called for the reach on Michael Ball - foul #3 on Zachary Briggs, team foul #7 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Bennett (PF), Richard Slagle (C) Wade Williams, Chad Swaney | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wright (PG), Robert Miller (SG), Darrell Bergerson (SF), Henry Chartier (PF), Curtis Sanders (C) Douglas Whisenant, Zachary Briggs, Willie Hine, Jerry Scott, William Simek | |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Michael Ball misses the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 05:40 | Samford | The rebound goes to Darrell Bergerson | 65-42 |
| 05:27 | Samford | Robert Miller comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-42 |
| 05:26 | Samford | Curtis Sanders hits the follow up shot | 65-44 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | Richard Slagle's pass is intercepted by Robert Miller | 65-44 |
| 04:44 | Samford | Darrell Bergerson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 65-44 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Richard Slagle snags the defensive board | 65-44 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Curtis Sanders is called for the reach on Richard Slagle - foul #1 on Curtis Sanders, team foul #8 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Clarence Lefevre (SG), Chad Swaney (C) Rodney Zeals, Michael Ball, William Bennett | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Richard Slagle makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Richard Slagle misses the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 04:23 | Samford | Curtis Sanders pulls down the rebound | 66-44 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Robert Miller scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Wright | 66-46 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Long Tang hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-46 |
| 03:40 | Samford | Henry Chartier gets the rebound | 66-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clarence Lefevre (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alexis Mancini (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Slagle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Swaney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Bergerson (fresh) PF - Henry Chartier (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Samford | Darrell Bergerson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Clarence Lefevre - foul #1 on Clarence Lefevre, team foul #6 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Garrett (SF), Wade Williams (PF) Alexis Mancini, Richard Slagle | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:29 | Samford | Darrell Bergerson misses the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 03:29 | Samford | Darrell Bergerson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Chad Swaney grabs the board | 66-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Wade Williams buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Long Tang | 69-46 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Curtis Sanders clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Chad Swaney - foul #3 on Chad Swaney, team foul #7 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Wolfe (SG), Emanuel Gainey (C) Robert Wright, Henry Chartier | |
| 02:57 | Samford | Curtis Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 69-47 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Curtis Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-48 |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Chad Swaney tips it home | 71-48 |
| 02:19 | Samford | Troy Wolfe misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-48 |
| 02:18 | Samford | Curtis Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-48 |
| 02:04 | Samford | Wade Williams steals it from Troy Wolfe | 71-48 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre's fadeaway is rejected by Emanuel Gainey | 71-48 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Chad Swaney grabs the offensive rebound | 71-48 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Chad Swaney misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Emanuel Gainey - foul #1 on Emanuel Gainey, team foul #9 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Ball (SG), Alexis Mancini (SF) Clarence Lefevre, Christopher Garrett | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wright (PG), Henry Chartier (PF) Troy Wolfe, Emanuel Gainey | |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Chad Swaney makes the 1st free throw | 72-48 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Chad Swaney makes the 2nd free throw | 73-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Samford | Henry Chartier travels with the ball | 73-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wade Williams | 75-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Samford | Robert Wright misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-48 |
| 00:25 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Sanders | 75-48 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Henry Chartier lays it up and in | 75-50 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Long Tang runs out the clock | 75-50 |