| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jared Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Howin Xue (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford inbounds the ball | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | South Carolina | Richard Manes's dunk attempt is rejected by Howin Xue | 26-40 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Carl Kruger gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Jared Jackson is hacked by John Hammond - foul #2 on John Hammond, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (PG), Reed Aliff (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Jack Kelley (C) John Hammond, Wesley Conklin, Harold Wafford, James Thompson, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (PG), John Thigpen (SF), Larry Watkins (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Lawrence Jamison, Howin Xue | |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Darrell Horner blocks the short jumper by Carl Kruger | 26-40 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Watkins | 26-40 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-40 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 18:35 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson double dribbles | 26-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Edward Peterson (PF) Richard Harris, Reed Aliff, Thomas Hudson, Darrell Horner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Lawrence Jamison (SF), Howin Xue (C) Ray Overstreet, John Thigpen, Larry Watkins | |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 26-40 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Harold Wafford | 26-40 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson blows the layup | 26-40 |
| 17:59 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson grabs the offensive board | 26-40 |
| 17:46 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (PG), Reed Aliff (SG), Darrell Horner (SF), James Thompson (PF) Vincent Visosky, Wesley Conklin, Harold Wafford, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (PG), Larry Watkins (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Howin Xue | |
| 17:28 | Louisville | Richard Harris picks off the pass by Larry Watkins | 26-40 |
| 17:24 | South Carolina | Richard Harris throws it down | 28-40 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison buries a runner from the baseline set up by Carl Kruger | 28-42 |
| 16:52 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Harris | 30-42 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jack Kelley | 30-42 |
| 16:31 | South Carolina | Richard Harris double dribbles in the backcourt | 30-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Edward Peterson (PF), Richard Manes (C) Richard Harris, Reed Aliff, Darrell Horner, James Thompson, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), John Thigpen (SF), Howin Xue (C) Ray Overstreet, Lawrence Jamison, Larry Watkins | |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses short on a floater in the lane | 30-42 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | Richard Manes pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson loses the dribble to Ivan Chrostowski | 30-42 |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski is hacked by John Hammond - foul #3 on John Hammond, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF) John Hammond, Thomas Hudson, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (PG), Lawrence Jamison (SF), Larry Watkins (C) Ivan Chrostowski, John Thigpen, Howin Xue | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Kruger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jared Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-42 |
| 15:30 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Jackson | 30-42 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison clanks a runner from close range | 30-42 |
| 15:23 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Kruger | 30-44 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina | Richard Manes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Carl Kruger is fouled on the floor by Vincent Visosky - foul #2 on Vincent Visosky, team foul #3 | 30-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Reed Aliff (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Vincent Visosky, Wesley Conklin, Harold Wafford, James Thompson, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Howin Xue (C) Lawrence Jamison, Larry Watkins | |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski is fouled on the floor by John Hammond - foul #4 on John Hammond, team foul #4 | 30-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (PG) John Hammond | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Watkins (C) Howin Xue | |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Carl Kruger connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Ivan Chrostowski | 30-47 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ivan Chrostowski | 32-49 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 32-49 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson grabs the offensive board | 32-49 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson is denied on a layup by Jared Jackson | 32-49 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Larry Watkins gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski is whistled for traveling | 32-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Richard Harris, Reed Aliff, Thomas Hudson, Darrell Horner, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF), Howin Xue (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Larry Watkins | |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Howin Xue - foul #2 on Howin Xue, team foul #1 | 32-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG) Wesley Conklin | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (PF) Jared Jackson | |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford makes the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford misses the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Howin Xue snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Vincent Visosky steals the ball from John Thigpen | 33-49 |
| 11:39 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley's pass is intercepted by Carl Kruger | 33-49 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jack Kelley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Kruger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Thigpen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Louisville | James Thompson is called for the reach on Lawrence Jamison - foul #2 on James Thompson, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Richard Manes (C) Richard Harris, Harold Wafford, James Thompson, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (SG), Jared Jackson (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Carl Kruger, John Thigpen, Howin Xue | |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Wesley Conklin takes the ball from Von Mitkowski | 33-49 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-49 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-49 |
| 10:14 | South Carolina | Richard Manes gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 09:52 | South Carolina | Richard Manes is denied on a layup by Jared Jackson | 35-49 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin tips it home | 37-49 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Jared Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 37-49 |
| 09:29 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Vincent Visosky | 37-49 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jared Jackson | 37-49 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jared Jackson | 37-52 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Richard Manes clanks a floater from the baseline | 37-52 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Larry Watkins snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ivan Chrostowski | 37-55 |
| 08:34 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Darrell Horner, team foul #6 | 37-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (PG), Reed Aliff (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Edward Peterson (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Wesley Conklin, Thomas Hudson, Darrell Horner, Richard Manes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (PG), Carl Kruger (SG), John Thigpen (PF), Howin Xue (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Lawrence Jamison, Jared Jackson, Larry Watkins | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:10 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-55 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Carl Kruger buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Overstreet | 37-58 |
| 07:27 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Thigpen - foul #1 on John Thigpen, team foul #2 | 37-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), James Thompson (PF) Richard Harris, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF), Jared Jackson (PF) Ray Overstreet, John Thigpen | |
| 07:27 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 07:27 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Reed Aliff (fresh) SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Von Mitkowski (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Kruger (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jared Jackson (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Jared Jackson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-58 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Jared Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-58 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Carl Kruger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-58 |
| 06:36 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson pulls down the rebound | 39-58 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | Von Mitkowski is called for the reach on Harold Wafford - foul #4 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #3 | 39-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG), Jack Kelley (C) Reed Aliff, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), John Thigpen (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Lawrence Jamison, Jared Jackson, Howin Xue | |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford's pass is intercepted by John Thigpen | 39-58 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Harold Wafford takes the ball from Von Mitkowski | 39-58 |
| 05:21 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford can't finish the layup but the foul's on Von Mitkowski - foul #5 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #4 | 39-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (SG), Edward Peterson (PF) Richard Harris, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF), Jared Jackson (PF) Von Mitkowski, John Thigpen | |
| 05:21 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford misses the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 05:21 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Harold Wafford - foul #1 on Harold Wafford, team foul #7 | 40-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson (SF), James Thompson (PF), Richard Manes (C) Harold Wafford, Edward Peterson, Jack Kelley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (C) Larry Watkins | |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 05:00 | South Carolina | James Thompson gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| 04:41 | South Carolina | James Thompson hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Hammond | 42-59 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ivan Chrostowski | 42-61 |
| 03:58 | South Carolina | Richard Manes hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Thompson | 44-61 |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison misses the lay-in | 44-61 |
| 03:32 | South Carolina | James Thompson snags the defensive board | 44-61 |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | Howin Xue blocks the jumper by John Hammond | 44-61 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Reed Aliff (fresh) SF - Thomas Hudson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Manes (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jared Jackson (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Carl Kruger scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ivan Chrostowski | 44-64 |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Howin Xue - foul #3 on Howin Xue, team foul #5 | 44-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Darrell Horner (SF), Edward Peterson (PF) John Hammond, Reed Aliff, Thomas Hudson, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (PG), John Thigpen (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Jared Jackson, Howin Xue | |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | Richard Manes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Vincent Visosky - foul #3 on Vincent Visosky, team foul #8 | 45-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF) Vincent Visosky, Darrell Horner, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jared Jackson (PF), Howin Xue (C) John Thigpen, Larry Watkins | |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:38 | South Carolina | John Hammond can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Ray Overstreet - foul #2 on Ray Overstreet, team foul #6 | 45-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG) Ray Overstreet | |
| 01:38 | South Carolina | John Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 01:38 | South Carolina | John Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Carl Kruger knocks in the floater from the right wing | 47-68 |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford lays it in on a great pass from James Thompson | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jared Jackson | 49-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Richard Manes hits a jump hook from close range | 51-70 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski runs out the clock | 51-70 |