| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) SG - Michael Ball (fresh) SF - Alexis Mancini (fresh) PF - Wade Williams (fresh) C - Chad Swaney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Eli Williams (fresh) SG - Jerry Boswell (fresh) SF - Larry King (fresh) PF - William Curtis (fresh) C - Harold Sapp (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Chad Swaney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Chad Swaney misses short on a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Missouri | Jerry Boswell snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Missouri | Larry King is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Larry King, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Wade Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Missouri | Eli Williams gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Missouri | William Curtis misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini loses the dribble to Harold Sapp | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Missouri | Eli Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Missouri | Harold Sapp tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Wade Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Chad Swaney | 3-0 |
| 17:58 | Missouri | Harold Sapp drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Boswell | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Long Tang's pass is intercepted by Eli Williams in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Missouri | Eli Williams scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Harold Sapp | 3-4 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Chad Swaney lays it in and he's hacked by Larry King - foul #2 on Larry King, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), Clarence Lefevre (SG), Christopher Garrett (SF), William Bennett (PF) Long Tang, Michael Ball, Alexis Mancini, Wade Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri | Ira Romano (PG), Jesse Glass (SG), Tony Gillespie (SF), Arnold Smith (PF), Joseph Robertson (C) Eli Williams, Jerry Boswell, Larry King, William Curtis, Harold Sapp | |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Chad Swaney misses the free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:32 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Joseph Robertson | 5-4 |
| 17:20 | Missouri | Tony Gillespie comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 5-4 |
| 17:18 | Louisville | William Bennett pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:12 | Missouri | Tony Gillespie grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:03 | Missouri | Joseph Robertson is hacked by Christopher Garrett - foul #1 on Christopher Garrett, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Slagle (C) Chad Swaney | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 16:58 | Missouri | William Bennett steals it from Ira Romano | 5-4 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Ira Romano is called for the reach on Rodney Zeals in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ira Romano, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre is fouled on the floor by Ira Romano - foul #2 on Ira Romano, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Jerry Boswell (SG) Ira Romano | |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 16:27 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett gets the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Richard Slagle misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 16:07 | Missouri | Arnold Smith pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:56 | Missouri | Arnold Smith misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-4 |
| 15:55 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Zeals (fresh) SG - Clarence Lefevre (fresh) SF - Christopher Garrett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Bennett (fresh) C - Richard Slagle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Tony Gillespie (fresh) SG - Jerry Boswell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jesse Glass (fresh) PF - Arnold Smith (fresh) C - Joseph Robertson (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Jesse Glass - foul #1 on Jesse Glass, team foul #5 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Michael Ball (SG), Wade Williams (PF) Rodney Zeals, Clarence Lefevre, William Bennett | |
| Subs | Missouri | Eli Williams (PG), William Curtis (PF), Harold Sapp (C) Tony Gillespie, Arnold Smith, Joseph Robertson | |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:47 | Missouri | The rebound goes to William Curtis | 6-4 |
| 15:31 | Missouri | Eli Williams buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Richard Slagle and the foul's on Jesse Glass - foul #2 on Jesse Glass, team foul #6 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Swaney (C) Richard Slagle | |
| Subs | Missouri | Tony Gillespie (PF) Jesse Glass | |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett misses the free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:14 | Missouri | Tony Gillespie snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 15:02 | Missouri | Harold Sapp misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 15:01 | Missouri | Eli Williams tips it but misses | 8-6 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Chad Swaney loses the ball out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Alexis Mancini (SF) Christopher Garrett | |
| Subs | Missouri | Arnold Smith (PF) Tony Gillespie | |
| 14:31 | Missouri | Alexis Mancini steals the ball from Jerry Boswell | 8-6 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Wade Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Chad Swaney grabs the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Wade Williams scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Ball | 11-6 |
| 13:48 | Missouri | Eli Williams misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Long Tang - foul #1 on Long Tang, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), Clarence Lefevre (SG), William Bennett (PF) Long Tang, Michael Ball, Wade Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri | Tony Gillespie (PF), Joseph Robertson (C) Arnold Smith, Harold Sapp | |
| 13:48 | Missouri | Eli Williams makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:48 | Missouri | Eli Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Jerry Boswell steals it from Alexis Mancini | 11-8 |
| 13:28 | Missouri | William Curtis slams it home on a great pass from Jerry Boswell | 11-10 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | William Bennett can't finish the layup | 11-10 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | William Bennett can't tip it in | 11-10 |
| 13:12 | Missouri | Tony Gillespie snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:07 | Missouri | Jerry Boswell buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Eli Williams | 11-13 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Rodney Zeals is hacked by Joseph Robertson - foul #1 on Joseph Robertson, team foul #7 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Slagle (C) Chad Swaney | |
| Subs | Missouri | Larry King (SF), Harold Sapp (C) Tony Gillespie, Joseph Robertson | |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Rodney Zeals makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Rodney Zeals makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:40 | Missouri | Jerry Boswell is called for traveling | 13-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Garrett (SF) Alexis Mancini | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 12:31 | Louisville | William Bennett's pass is intercepted by Eli Williams | 13-13 |
| 12:24 | Missouri | William Curtis connects on the 3 from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 12:06 | Louisville | William Bennett is fouled on the floor by Larry King - foul #3 on Larry King, team foul #8 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Ball (SG) Clarence Lefevre | |
| Subs | Missouri | Jesse Glass (SF), Arnold Smith (PF) Larry King, William Curtis | |
| 12:06 | Louisville | William Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:06 | Louisville | William Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:06 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Harold Sapp | 14-16 |
| 11:46 | Missouri | Eli Williams is fouled on the floor by Christopher Garrett - foul #2 on Christopher Garrett, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Alexis Mancini (SF), Wade Williams (PF) Rodney Zeals, Christopher Garrett, William Bennett | |
| Subs | Missouri | Ira Romano (PG), William Curtis (PF) Eli Williams, Arnold Smith | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) SG - Michael Ball (fresh) SF - Alexis Mancini (fresh) PF - Wade Williams (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Slagle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Ira Romano (fresh) SG - Jerry Boswell (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Glass (fresh) PF - William Curtis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Harold Sapp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Missouri | Harold Sapp clanks a 3 from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Michael Ball snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Wade Williams's pass is intercepted by William Curtis | 14-16 |
| 10:58 | Missouri | Ira Romano misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 14-16 |
| 10:56 | Missouri | Ira Romano grabs the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 10:36 | Missouri | Ira Romano is hacked by Richard Slagle - foul #1 on Richard Slagle, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), Clarence Lefevre (SG), William Bennett (PF), Chad Swaney (C) Long Tang, Michael Ball, Wade Williams, Richard Slagle | |
| Subs | Missouri | Eli Williams (PG), Tony Gillespie (SF), Arnold Smith (PF), Joseph Robertson (C) Ira Romano, Jerry Boswell, William Curtis, Harold Sapp | |
| 10:24 | Missouri | Jesse Glass misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | William Bennett connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Clarence Lefevre | 16-16 |
| 09:37 | Missouri | Eli Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-16 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | William Bennett pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | William Bennett can't finish the layup | 16-16 |
| 09:19 | Missouri | Joseph Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:15 | Missouri | Jesse Glass clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 09:13 | Missouri | Joseph Robertson hits the follow up shot | 16-18 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Chad Swaney hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-18 |
| 08:51 | Missouri | Tony Gillespie comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Bennett - foul #1 on William Bennett, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Michael Ball (SG), Wade Williams (PF) Rodney Zeals, Alexis Mancini, William Bennett | |
| Subs | Missouri | Jerry Boswell (SG), William Curtis (PF), Harold Sapp (C) Jesse Glass, Arnold Smith, Joseph Robertson | |
| 08:51 | Missouri | Tony Gillespie makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:51 | Missouri | Tony Gillespie misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Wade Williams snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Chad Swaney is whistled for traveling | 18-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Ira Romano (PG), Larry King (SF) Eli Williams, Tony Gillespie | |
| 08:33 | Missouri | Larry King clanks a 3 from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Chad Swaney grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre is denied on a dunk by William Curtis | 18-19 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Wade Williams hits the follow up shot | 20-19 |
| 08:09 | Missouri | Larry King hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 08:07 | Missouri | Ira Romano gets the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 07:50 | Missouri | Harold Sapp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Wade Williams snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) SG - Michael Ball (fresh) SF - Clarence Lefevre (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wade Williams (fresh) 8 pts. C - Chad Swaney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Ira Romano (fresh) SG - Jerry Boswell (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry King (fresh) 3 pf. PF - William Curtis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Harold Sapp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Ball | 23-19 |
| 07:05 | Missouri | William Curtis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Clarence Lefevre | 23-19 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Michael Ball buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Lefevre | 26-19 |
| 06:42 | Missouri | Jerry Boswell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ira Romano | 26-22 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Chad Swaney is hacked by Jerry Boswell - foul #1 on Jerry Boswell, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), Alexis Mancini (SF), William Bennett (PF) Long Tang, Clarence Lefevre, Wade Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri | Eli Williams (PG), Jesse Glass (SF) Ira Romano, Larry King | |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Chad Swaney makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Chad Swaney makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:15 | Missouri | Eli Williams is hacked by Michael Ball - foul #1 on Michael Ball, team foul #6 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Slagle (C) Chad Swaney | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 06:01 | Missouri | Jerry Boswell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Bennett | 28-22 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Ball | 31-22 |
| 05:48 | Missouri | Richard Slagle picks off the pass by William Curtis | 31-22 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | William Bennett misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Jerry Boswell - foul #2 on Jerry Boswell, team foul #10 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Larry King (SG), Arnold Smith (PF) Jerry Boswell, Jesse Glass | |
| 05:30 | Louisville | William Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | William Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 05:08 | Missouri | William Curtis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-22 |
| 05:07 | Missouri | Harold Sapp tips it back up and in | 32-24 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | William Bennett knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Rodney Zeals | 34-24 |
| 04:47 | Missouri | William Curtis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-24 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Richard Slagle gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Harold Sapp is called for the reach on Richard Slagle - foul #1 on Harold Sapp, team foul #11 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Clarence Lefevre (SG), Wade Williams (PF) Rodney Zeals, Michael Ball, William Bennett | |
| Subs | Missouri | Jesse Glass (SG), Tony Gillespie (PF), Joseph Robertson (C) William Curtis, Arnold Smith, Harold Sapp | |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Richard Slagle makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Richard Slagle makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 04:08 | Missouri | Jesse Glass comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-24 |
| 04:07 | Missouri | Tony Gillespie misses the tip | 36-24 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Slagle | 36-24 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Wade Williams is fouled on the floor by Tony Gillespie - foul #1 on Tony Gillespie, team foul #12 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Garrett (SF), Chad Swaney (C) Alexis Mancini, Richard Slagle | |
| Subs | Missouri | Ira Romano (PG), Jerry Boswell (SG), William Curtis (PF), Harold Sapp (C) Eli Williams, Larry King, Tony Gillespie, Joseph Robertson | |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Wade Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Wade Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 03:39 | Missouri | Ira Romano misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chad Swaney - foul #1 on Chad Swaney, team foul #7 | 38-24 |
| 03:39 | Missouri | Ira Romano makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 03:39 | Missouri | Ira Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) SG - Clarence Lefevre (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wade Williams (fresh) 10 pts. C - Chad Swaney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Ira Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Boswell (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Glass (fairly fresh) PF - William Curtis (tiring) 5 pts. C - Harold Sapp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Wade Williams misses the shot from the free throw line | 38-26 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Wade Williams grabs the offensive board | 38-26 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 03:05 | Missouri | Harold Sapp gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 02:48 | Missouri | Harold Sapp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), William Bennett (PF) Long Tang, Wade Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri | Tony Gillespie (PF), Joseph Robertson (C) William Curtis, Harold Sapp | |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Rodney Zeals throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Ball (SG), Richard Slagle (C) Clarence Lefevre, Chad Swaney | |
| Subs | Missouri | William Curtis (PF), Harold Sapp (C) Tony Gillespie, Joseph Robertson | |
| 02:12 | Missouri | Richard Slagle takes the ball from Ira Romano | 38-26 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Michael Ball makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Rodney Zeals | 41-26 |
| 01:45 | Missouri | Jerry Boswell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-26 |
| 01:44 | Missouri | Harold Sapp hits the follow up shot | 41-28 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | William Curtis is called for the reach on William Bennett - foul #1 on William Curtis, team foul #13 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Clarence Lefevre (SG), Alexis Mancini (SF) Rodney Zeals, Michael Ball, Christopher Garrett | |
| Subs | Missouri | Arnold Smith (PF), Joseph Robertson (C) William Curtis, Harold Sapp | |
| 01:30 | Louisville | William Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | William Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 01:21 | Missouri | Jerry Boswell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-28 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | William Bennett grabs the board | 42-28 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-28 |
| 00:53 | Missouri | Jerry Boswell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-28 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Richard Slagle pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Bennett | 48-28 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Arnold Smith misses the easy layup | 48-28 |